American Mania

When More is Not Enough

Auteur Peter C. Whybrow

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ISBN

9780393328493

Bindwijze

Paperback

Taal

Engels

Auteur

Peter C. Whybrow

Uitgeverij

Ww Norton & Co

Jaar van uitgifte

2006

Aantal pagina's

360

Waar gaat het over?

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).

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