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Affluenza : how overconsumption is killing us-- and how we can fight back / John de Graaf, David Wann.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- De Graaf, John.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Quality of life--United States.
- Quality of life.
- Wealth--United States.
- Wealth.
- Consumption (Economics)--United States.
- Consumption (Economics).
- United States--Social conditions.
- United States.
- United States--Economic conditions.
- United States--Civilization--1970-.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (289 p.)
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Previous editions of Affluenza described the early symptoms of the disease that led to a nearly fatal shutdown of all our financial systems in 2008. This new edition puts more focus on the behavior changes we need to make to be certain that the Great Recession does not become a prelude to something worse.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; PART ONE: SYMPTOMS; 1. Feverish expectations; 2. All stuffed up; 3. Stressed to kill; 4. Family fractures; 5. Community chills; 6. Heart failure; 7. Social scars; 8. Resource exhaustion; 9. Industrial diarrhea; 10. A cancerous culture; PART TWO: CAUSES; 11. Early infections; 12. An ounce of prevention; 13. The road not taken; 14. An emerging epidemic; 15. The Age of Affluenza; 16. Spin doctors; PART THREE: CURES; 17. Diagnostic test; 18. Bed rest; 19. Affluholics anonymous; 20. Fresh air; 21. Back to work; 22. Building immunity
- 23. Policy prescriptions24. Vital signs; 25. The glow of health; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; About the authors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781609949297
- 1609949293
- 9781784028374
- 1784028371
- 9781609949280
- 1609949285
- OCLC:
- 867050543
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