Description: Further DetailsTitle: American ManiaCondition: NewSubtitle: When More is Not EnoughISBN-10: 039332849XEAN: 9780393328493ISBN: 9780393328493Publisher: WW Norton & CoFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 06/16/2006Description: Despite an astonishing appetite for life, more and more Americans are feeling overworked and dissatisfied. In the world's most affluent nation, epidemic rates of stress, anxiety, depression, obesity, and time urgency are now grudgingly accepted as part of everyday existence they signal the American Dream gone awry. Peter C. Whybrow, director of the Neuropsychiatric Institute at UCLA, grounds the extraordinary achievements and excessive consumption of the American nation in an understanding of the biology of the brain's reward system offering for the first time a comprehensive and physical explanation for the addictive mania of consumerism. American Mania presents a clear and novel vantage point from which to understand the most pressing social issues of our time, while offering an informed approach to refocusing our pursuit of happiness. Drawing upon rich scientific case studies and colorful portraits, "this fascinating and important book will change the way you think about American life" (Karen Olson, Utne Reader).Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 208mmItem Length: 140mmItem Width: 25mmItem Weight: 446gAuthor: Peter C. WhybrowGenre: Society & CultureRelease Year: 2006 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: American Mania
Title: American Mania
Subtitle: When More is Not Enough
ISBN-10: 039332849X
EAN: 9780393328493
ISBN: 9780393328493
Release Date: 06/16/2006
Release Year: 2006
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Book Title: American Mania : When more Is Not Enough
Number of Pages: 360 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
Topic: Personal Growth / Happiness, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Sociology / General, General, Economics / General, Social Psychology, Sociology / Social Theory
Item Height: 0.1 in
Publication Year: 2006
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Philosophy, Social Science, Self-Help, Business & Economics, Psychology
Item Weight: 15.7 Oz
Item Length: 0.8 in
Author: Peter C. Whybrow
Item Width: 0.6 in
Format: Perfect
