{"product_id":"affluenza-how-overconsumption-is-killing-us-and-how-to-fight-back-9781609949273","title":"Affluenza: How Overconsumption Is Killing Us--And How to Fight Back","description":"affluenza, \u003ci\u003en.\u003c\/i\u003e a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety, and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e We tried to warn you  The 2008 economic collapse proved how resilient and dangerous affluenza can be. Now in its third edition, this book can safely be called prophetic in showing how problems ranging from loneliness, endless working hours, and family conflict to rising debt, environmental pollution, and rampant commercialism are all symptoms of this global plague. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The new edition traces the role overconsumption played in the Great Recession, discusses new ways to measure social health and success (such as the Gross Domestic Happiness index), and offers policy recommendations to make our society more simplicity-friendly. The underlying message isn't to stop buying--it's to remember, always, that the best things in life aren't things.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berrett-Koehler Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609949273\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.60w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Independent Publisher Book Awards - Silver Medal Winner","brand":"John de Graaf, David Wann, Thomas Naylor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36661928493212,"sku":"9781609949273","price":19.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_22d39853-1f6e-4b5b-a6b1-6d22e8a87c14.jpg?v=1603900594","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/affluenza-how-overconsumption-is-killing-us-and-how-to-fight-back-9781609949273","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}