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Selfishness and greed have been our tools of survival from the very beginning, ever since our earliest forebears climbed down from the trees and set off across the savannah in search of God. Evolution has given us an instinct that is as crucial to our survival as fear or sex but, in the third millennium, greed has become a juggernaut that is steering out of control:
· The world's most expensive sandwich = £85, London.
· The world's most expensive dinner = £17,563, Bangkok.
· A sacked national football coach waiting out his contract = £13,000 a day.
The world cannot go on fulfilling the demands we make of it but the juggernaut is showing no signs of slowing down. And yet we can still appreciate the genius of those whose ambitions have created works of art, gourmet food, brilliant technologies . . .
Spanning across a whole range of issues including obesity, American evangelism, the Iraq war and GM food, Greed is not just a lament for lost innocence or an assault on the fat cats - it's also a celebration of all that greed has prompted us to achieve. It began as a primitive instinct but greed has become a driving force so powerful it is capable of over-riding everything in its path.
This is its story.
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Recensione
"Some cracking sections . . . there's stuff to make your jaw drop . . . Girling also has a very good ear for the telling quotation." (Sam Leith Daily Mail)
"In many circumstances, greed . . . is good. Without it, we could say goodbye to most of mankind's finest achievements. However, in the course of his wide-ranging and brilliantly written polemic, which succeeds in throwing new light on subjects as diverse as the obesity epidemic, footballers' wages, looming demographic crises in Europe, the manipulative powers of the International Monetary Fund and the human cost of cheap bananas, Girling demonstrates just why we need to keep the monster firmly on the leash." (Sunday Times)
"His observations are insightful." (Daily Telegraph)
"Richard Girling's Greed is a book to curl up with . . . also curling your lip and maybe your fists as well. Beware though, he has one or two surprises in store . . ." (Classic FM)
"Lively and energetic... an enriching exploration into the ways in which greed and its progeny - selfishness, jealousy, and ambition - are essential to our wellbeing, enjoyment and more,and to our success as human beings." (Good Book Guide)
Descrizione del libro
A biography of our primary instinct and how it took us out of our caves, and on to levels of extraordinary creativity but is now sending us careering towards our destruction.
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- EditoreDoubleday
- Data di pubblicazione2009
- ISBN 10 0385613288
- ISBN 13 9780385613286
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine368
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Transworld Publishers Ltd, United Kingdom, London, 2009
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Paperback. Condizione: Good. Selfishness and greed have been our tools of survival from the very beginning, ever since our earliest forebears climbed down from the trees and set off across the savannah in search of God. Evolution has given us an instinct that is as crucial to our survival as fear or sex but, in the third millennium, greed has become a juggernaut that is steering out of control: The world's most expensive sandwich = GBP85, London. The world's most expensive dinner = GBP17,563, Bangkok. A sacked national football coach waiting out his contract = GBP13,000 a day. The world cannot go on fulfilling the demands we make of it but the juggernaut is showing no signs of slowing down. And yet we can still appreciate the genius of those whose ambitions have created works of art, gourmet food, brilliant technologies .Spanning across a whole range of issues including obesity, American evangelism, the Iraq war and GM food, Greed is not just a lament for lost innocence or an assault on the fat cats - it's also a celebration of all that greed has prompted us to achieve. It began as a primitive instinct but greed has become a driving force so powerful it is capable of over-riding everything in its path. This is its story. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Codice articolo GOR001957033
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Greed
Editore:
Transworld Publishers Ltd, United Kingdom, London, 2009
ISBN 10: 0385613288
ISBN 13: 9780385613286
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Paperback
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Selfishness and greed have been our tools of survival from the very beginning, ever since our earliest forebears climbed down from the trees and set off across the savannah in search of God. Evolution has given us an instinct that is as crucial to our survival as fear or sex but, in the third millennium, greed has become a juggernaut that is steering out of control: The world's most expensive sandwich = GBP85, London. The world's most expensive dinner = GBP17,563, Bangkok. A sacked national football coach waiting out his contract = GBP13,000 a day. The world cannot go on fulfilling the demands we make of it but the juggernaut is showing no signs of slowing down. And yet we can still appreciate the genius of those whose ambitions have created works of art, gourmet food, brilliant technologies .Spanning across a whole range of issues including obesity, American evangelism, the Iraq war and GM food, Greed is not just a lament for lost innocence or an assault on the fat cats - it's also a celebration of all that greed has prompted us to achieve. It began as a primitive instinct but greed has become a driving force so powerful it is capable of over-riding everything in its path. This is its story. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Codice articolo GOR001397437
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Greed: Why We Can't Help Ourselves
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Condizione: Very Good. Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. 1.06. Codice articolo 0385613288-2-3
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