{"product_id":"agency-martin-seligman","title":"Agency: The Psychological History of Human Progress","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMartin Seligman · John Murray · Paperback\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom the New York Times bestselling author and founding father of positive psychology\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the world feels complicated and unstable, it's easy to feel powerless — as if we're passengers in a vehicle we can't steer. Agency, the conviction that our actions matter and can make the future better, is the antidote. It is the mindset that lets us hope, that moves us from inertia to action, and that gives our lives purpose and direction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Periclean Athens and the Hebrew Torah to the Renaissance, the Enlightenment and the Civil Rights Movement, history has been shaped by surges and collapses in agency. Societies flourish when people feel able to act with confidence, optimism and imagination; when that belief fades, fear and passivity spread, and societies fall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on six decades of pioneering research, Martin Seligman offers a radical reinterpretation of the past, a clear-eyed look at an AI-transformed future, and an urgent case for agency as the route to the next great era of human flourishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This may be his most important book yet' — Steven Pinker\u003cbr\u003e'Highly liberating and optimistic' — Rory Sutherland\u003cbr\u003e'In this extraordinary book, Martin Seligman shows that one phenomenon — agency — has propelled all human progress and flourishing' — Arthur C. Brooks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMartin Seligman is widely regarded as the founding father of positive psychology and is the author of bestsellers including \u003cem\u003eLearned Optimism\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAuthentic Happiness\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFlourish\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Murray (Hachette) paperback · ISBN 9781399843058\u003cbr\u003eFor sale only in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Pakistan\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Murray","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52828380430552,"sku":"9781399843058","price":639.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0818\/1471\/6632\/files\/9781399843058.jpg?v=1793177522","url":"https:\/\/www.readersparadise.co\/products\/agency-martin-seligman","provider":"Readers Paradise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}