{"title":"Robert Pantano","description":"Robert Pantano is the founder and writer behind the popular philosophy and self-development YouTube channel, \"Pursuit of Wonder.\" He is the author of several self-published books, including The Art of Living a Meaningless Existence and The Art of Living an Absurd Existence.","products":[{"product_id":"the-hidden-story-of-every-person-other-short-stories-paperback","title":"The Hidden Story of Every Person: \u0026 Other Short Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of short stories that bend the mind, pull the heartstrings, and explore the eternal questions of existence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally published as videos seen by millions on Robert Pantano's popular YouTube channel Pursuit of Wonder, \u003ci\u003eThe Hidden Story of Every Person\u003c\/i\u003e contains thirty-one of Pantano's short fiction stories, including \u003ci\u003eThe Nova Effect, The Last Thought You'll Ever Have, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Beginning \u0026amp; End of Humanity\u003c\/i\u003e. The collection offers wide-ranging reimaginations of reality, both familiar and distant, comfortable and unsettling, each story probing into different science and philosophically driven themes, including the essence of self, the nature of reality, the role of chance in life, the implications of technology, humanity's place in the cosmos, the experience of anxiety, regret, compassion, and much more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe stories contained have been re-edited and improved since their original publications in video form but broadly remain consistent.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51374253211871,"sku":"9798510670653","price":14.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/m5uK6dIUMS9798510670653.webp?v=1789175639"},{"product_id":"the-art-of-living-a-meaningless-existence-ideas-from-philosophy-that-change-the-way-you-think-paperback","title":"The Art of Living a Meaningless Existence: Ideas from Philosophy That Change the Way You Think - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of essays that journey through philosophy and grapple with the increasingly relevant problem of finding meaning in what appears, for many of us, to be an inherently meaningless existence. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWithout any of the sugarcoating often found in the modern \u003ci\u003ehyper-positive self-help \u003c\/i\u003egenres, Robert Pantano attempts to provide the value of motivation and personal development through unwavering philosophical honesty. Studying and pulling from ideas in Stoicism, Existentialism, Nihilism, Absurdism, Buddhism, Taoism, and more, he combines his own thoughts with concepts from philosophy to create accessible, thought-provoking, and beautiful takeaways that will change the way you think about yourself, existence, and how to appreciate the absurdity of it all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost of the essays contained in this book were originally published as videos seen by tens of millions of people on Pantano's popular YouTube channel, Pursuit of Wonder. Because of their popularity, he has created an organized collection of revised essays gathered in the form of this book. Not only have the essays been improved and revised, but Pantano has also added additional essays containing deeper insights about the overarching subjects covered and why he has personally found them valuable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDriven by a sense of doubt, skepticism, fascination, and a yearning for awe, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Living a Meaningless Existence\u003c\/i\u003e inspires readers to embark on their own \u003ci\u003epursuit of wonder\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51377616421087,"sku":"9798841289180","price":20.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/8WkQ-CzP6B9798841289180.webp?v=1789236203"},{"product_id":"the-terrible-paradox-of-self-awareness-how-awareness-is-the-beginning-and-end-of-suffering-paperback","title":"The Terrible Paradox of Self-Awareness: How Awareness Is the Beginning and End of Suffering - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Art of Living a Meaningless Existence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e comes a moving, accessible, and ultimately hopeful series of meditations on the gifts and burdens of self-awareness.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether we realize it or not, all of us experience the pain of self-awareness. In an age when we are aware of so much--about ourselves and the world--this pain can be overwhelming. But the same awareness that causes us pain also opens the door to beauty and wonder. This is the paradox of self-awareness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a series of poignant aphorisms and short essays, Robert Pantano offers nuanced approaches to confronting, understanding, and living within this paradox. Rather than pretending to provide certainty or easy answers, this thought-provoking collection offers ideas and space for reflection--for living well and finding comfort and peace \u003ci\u003ewithout\u003c\/i\u003e clear solutions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFocusing on major issues of today such as personal alienation, nihilism, the futility of progress, and the malleability of truth, as well as on timeless struggles such as desire, anxiety, aging, and death, this work explores powerful philosophical and psychological ideas in an impressively succinct and memorable way.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51377720885471,"sku":"9798881602345","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/2EVu89-Lfa9798881602345.webp?v=1789240014"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/robert-pantano.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}