{"product_id":"9780702265648","title":"Choose Compassion: Why it matters and how it works","description":"When you think of compassion, what comes to mind? Kindness, understanding, tenderness, empathy, maybe warmth? Compassion can be all those things –              but it is much more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on his many years of experience as a clinical psychologist and researcher, Dr James Kirby brings together hard science and real-life examples to offer a guide to a more compassionate life and society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKirby debunks the myth that compassion is simply a feeling and shows us how it is a motivational force that can shape our behaviour and relationships with each other and the world. He considers how it might help with self-criticism, parenting and grief, and he explores what part artificial intelligence might play in a compassionate future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this engaging and timely book, Kirby traverses philosophy, psychology and pop culture to show how we can choose compassion to make our lives healthier, happier and more meaningful.","brand":"University of Queensland Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46277976850673,"sku":"9780702265648","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9780702265648_p0.jpg?v=1765175677","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780702265648","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}