ISBN: 9780385695206 - all we want: building the life we cannot buy (8 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Our endless consumption is untenable. (And it makes us miserable, too.) Can we reimagine the good life? All We Want reveals the origin of consumer culture--from the early ad men who learned to foment desire, to the politicians that promised endless material growth. Then, award-winning author Michael Harris reveals powerful alternatives to the consumer story: the enduring worlds of Craft, the Sublime, and Care. Called this generation's McLuhan (The Province), Harris has written a deeply personal book that's part meditation and part manifesto. Through interviews with philosophers, scientists, artisans, and economists, Harris pulls apart the narrative of consumerism and hands us new ways to measure our lives. All We Want is a blazing takedown of our past mistakes and a roadmap to a healthier future. …

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Our lives are defined by a story of endless growth and consumption. Now a climate crisis demands that we change. Can we write new stories In All We Want, award-winning author Michael Harris dismantles our untenable consumer culture and delivers surprising, heartwarming alternatives. Drawing on the wisdom of philosophers, scientists, and artists, Harris uncovers three realms where humans have always found deeper meaning: the worlds of Craft, the Sublime, and Care. Past attempts to blunt our impact on the environment have simply redirected our consumptionwe bought fuel-efficient cars and canvas tote bags. We cannot, however, buy our way out of this crisis. We need, instead, compelling new stories about life's purpose. Part meditation and part manifesto, All We Want is a blazing inquest into the destructive and unfulfilling promise of our consumer society, and a roadmap toward a more humane future.…

Gebunden. Zustand: New. MICHAEL HARRIS is the bestselling author of The End of Absence, Solitude, and All We Want. A recipient of the Governor General s Literary Award, he is also a faculty member in the Literary Journalism program at the Banff Centre and the .

Buch. Zustand: Neu. All We Want | Building the Life We Cannot Buy | Michael Harris | Buch | Einband - fest (Hardcover) | Englisch | 2021 | Doubleday Canada | EAN 9780385695206 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.…