(Originally Reviewed December 18, 2004)
Description:
From the producer of the award-winning TV specials Affluenza and Escape from Affluenza, uses the whimsical 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. The authors examine the origins, evolution, and symptoms of the affluenza epidemic. But more importantly, they explore cures and suggest strategies for rebuilding families and communities and for restoring and respecting the earth.
This book was very eye opening! The author really explains how advertisers pull in their consumers, and why we always feel the need to buy stuff. This book also asks us: is the stuff we buy really what makes us happy? Is it helping our environment as well? This book really made me think about how wasteful I am, and I recommend this book to anybody and everybody!!
Rating: A
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