{"product_id":"life-project","title":"Life Project","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e LONGLISTED FOR THE 2017 ORWELL PRIZE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Eye-opening, extraordinary insights into ordinary lives'' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''Superb'' \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe remarkable story of a unique series of studies that have touched the lives of almost everyone in Britain today\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIn  March 1946, scientists began to track thousands of children born in one  cold week. No one imagined that this would become the longest-running  study of human development in the world, growing to encompass five  generations of children. Today, they are some of the best-studied people  on the planet, and the simple act of observing human life has changed  the way we are born, schooled, parent and die. This is the tale of these  studies and the remarkable discoveries that have come from them.  Touching almost every person in Britain today, they are one of our  best-kept secrets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''If  you ever wondered whether the circumstances of your early life steered  you along a particular path, look no further than this book ... highly  readable ... a goldmine of social history'' Eric Kaufmann, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Hugely engaging ... the scientists are an irresistibly eccentric, passionate bunch'' Nick Curtis, \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57319529873790,"sku":"NW9780141976617","price":11.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780141976617.jpg?v=1778699737","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/life-project","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}