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We have met the enemy

self-control in an age of excess

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An edition of We have met the enemy (2011)

We have met the enemy

self-control in an age of excess

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  • ★★★★ 4.0 (2 ratings) ·
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A witty and wide-ranging investigation of the central problem of our time: how to save ourselves from what we want. This is journalist Akst's irreverent search for answers, delving into overeating, overspending, procrastination, anger, addiction, wayward sexual attraction and most of the other homely transgressions that bedevil us daily in a world of freedom, prosperity and technological empowerment. Akst ransacks history, literature, psychology, philosophy and economics to alarm, teach, empower and, at the very least, entertain. Using self-control as a lens rather than a cudgel, he draws a vivid picture of the many-sided problem of desire--and delivers a blueprint for how we can steer shrewdly toward the wants we most want for ourselves. At stake is not just our health but our humanity, for what could make us more fully human than the ability to set aside impulse when we choose to do so?--From publisher description.

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Penguin Press
Language
English
Pages
303

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We Have Met the Enemy: Self-Control in an Age of Excess
2014, Scribe Publications
in English
Cover of: We have met the enemy
We have met the enemy: self-control in an age of excess
2011, Penguin Press
in English
Cover of: We Have Met the Enemy
We Have Met the Enemy: Self-Control in an Age of Excess
2011, Scribe Publications
in English

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-292) and index.

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New York

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Dewey Decimal Class
153.8
Library of Congress
BF632 .A35 2011, BF632.A35 2011

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xiv, 303 p. ;
Number of pages
303

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OL24914093M
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ISBN 10
1594202818
ISBN 13
9781594202810
LCCN
2010028525
OCLC/WorldCat
648148028

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OL16010550W

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