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The Impulse Society: America in the Age of Instant Gratification

Paperback • 2015 • English

The Impulse Society: America in the Age of Instant Gratification

By Paul Roberts

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About the book

Paul Roberts' galvanizing, sweeping social critique of our Impulse Society is now available in paperback. More timely than ever, the book confronts a world where business shamelessly seeks the fastest reward, regardless of the long-term social costs; where political leaders reflexively choose short-term fixes over broad, sustainable social progress; where individuals feel increasingly exploited by a marketplace obsessed with our private cravings but oblivious to our spiritual well-being or the l...Show more

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9781620407660

Publisher

Bloomsbury USA

Published year

2015

Language

English

Original title

The Impulse Society: America in the Age of Instant Gratification

Format

Paperback

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