Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic

Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic
Author John de Graaf, David Wann, and Thomas H. Naylor
ISBN 978-1-57675-199-2

Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic is a 2001 anti-consumerist book by John de Graaf, environmental scientist David Wann, and economist Thomas H. Naylor. Viewing consumerism (with its accompanying overwork and dissatisfaction) as a deliberately spread disease, the book consists of three parts — symptoms, origins, and treatment. Affluenza is described as "a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety, and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more".[1]

The book was considered one of the eight best non-fiction books of the year by Detroit Free Press, and copies were given to every freshman by two universities.[2] Amazon.com lists 38 books citing it.[3] The book was highly recommended for academic and public libraries by M. Bay from Indiana University in Library Journal.[4] The Idaho State University has focused its Book Reading Project 2007 on the book.[5]

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  1. ↑ O'Neill, Barbara (2008). "Book Review: Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic (2nd Edition)" (PDF). Journal of Financial Counseling & Planning 19 (1): 70–72. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
  2. ↑ Affluenza, Second Edition Archived 4 April 2012 at WebCite
  3. ↑ Citations
  4. ↑ Editorial Reviews
  5. ↑ ISU Reading Project ‘Affluenza’ events scheduled Sept. 18-21

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