Affluenza: The All-consuming Epidemic - Couverture souple

De Graaf, John; Wann, David; Naylor, Thomas

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1576753573 ISBN 13 : 9781576753576

Editeur : Berrett-Koehler, 2005

Synopsis

Unusual book

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Affluenza should make us all realise that material possessions are never enough to satisfy spiritual hunger. The authors of Affluenza challenge us to think beyond the superficiality of individual economic demand to the deeper meaning of life.” —Bill Bradley, former United States Senator and Presidential Candidate

The first edition was a bestseller (more than 75,000 copies sold) that inspired a movement; now heavily revised, the second edition addresses today’s “affluenza” with a new urgency, but also hope for recovery.

Based on two highly acclaimed PBS documentaries, Affluenza uses the metaphor of a disease to tackle a very serious subject: the damage done to our health, our families, our communities, and our environment, by the obsessive quest for material gain.

With a new introduction and updated figures all throughout, this revised edition ups the ante for the continuing war we must wage against consumerism nationwide.

Biographie de l'auteur :

John de Graaf is an independent documentary producer who is the recipient of more than 100 awards for filmmaking, including three Emmy awards. He is currently active in the Happiness Initiative (www.happycounts.org) and is an advisor to the prime minister of Bhutan.
David Wann is the author of ten books on sustainable lifestyles and designs and the producer of twenty-five documentaries, several of them award winners. He codesigned the cohousing neighborhood he lives in and coordinates the community garden.
Thomas H. Naylor is a professor emeritus of economics at Duke University and is the author of over thirty books.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Berrett-Koehler
• Date d'édition: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1576753573
• ISBN 13: 9781576753576
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 300