Affluenza : (Record no. 11621)
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| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
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| International Standard Book Number | 9780091900106 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Call number | 158.1 JA AF |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Authors | James, Oliver. |
| TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Affluenza : |
| Subtitle | how to be successful and stay sane / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Oliver James. |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | London : |
| Publisher | Vermilion, |
| Date | 2007. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xvii, 382 p. : ; |
| Size | 25 cm. |
| GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Includes bibliographical reference and index. |
| SUMMARY | |
| Summary | There is currently an epidemic of 'affluenza' throughout the world - an obsessive, envious, keeping-up-with-the-Joneses - that has resulted in huge increases in depression and anxiety among millions. Over a nine-month period, bestselling author Oliver James travelled around the world to try and find out why. He discovered how, despite very different cultures and levels of wealth, affluenza is spreading. Cities he visited include Sydney, Singapore, Moscow, Copenhagen, New York and Shanghai, and in each place he interviewed several groups of people in the hope of finding out not only why this is happening, but also how one can increase the strength of one's emotional immune system. He asks: why do so many more people want what they haven't got and want to be someone they're not, despite being richer and freer from traditional restraints? And, in so doing, uncovers the answer to how to reconnect with what really matters and learn to value what you've already got. In other words, how to be successful and stay sane. |
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| Topical Heading | Success. |
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| Topical Heading | Consumption (Economics) |
| General | Moral and ethical aspects. |
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| Topical Heading | Consumer behavior. |
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| Topical Heading | Materialism |
| General | Psychological aspects. |
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| Topical Heading | Quality of life. |
| ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | https://uowd.box.com/s/jmsftku8wlfmlae4qrrdh40sqfcnc2zf |
| Public note | Location Map |
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| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Permanent location | Current location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type | Uniform Resource Identifier |
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| University of Wollongong in Dubai | University of Wollongong in Dubai | Tough Topics | 2007-02-13 | AMAUK | 158.1 JA AF | T0029429 | 2017-01-26 | 10.79 | 2017-01-26 | REGULAR | link |