The temporary arrangements series - 9798249665210 - you may now proceed: nothing is stopping you: a novel of temporary arrangements: 4 di clayton, ralph (5 risultati)
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Independently Published, 2026
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Da: Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.Grand Eagle Retail
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EUR 16,84
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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. You May Now Proceed: Nothing Is Stopping You is a darkly funny procedural dystopia told in second person, written like a friendly interface that has already decided what your life will look like.After "the Event," nothing explodes. Nothing gets fixed. Everything becomes smoother. The street…s still fill. The lights stay on. Work continues. Food arrives. The collapse is livable, which makes it harder to name. The only thing that truly changes is the feeling in your chest when a screen asks you to confirm.Your day arrives pre-arranged in notifications, wellness nudges, "helpful" reminders, and tiny consent buttons that keep you moving. You can opt out, of course. Your preference will be recorded with gratitude. A confirmation will be displayed. You will be thanked for your feedback. Then the workflow continues as if your refusal was just another kind of participation.Your guide is M.O.M.E.N.T.: calm, polite, passive-aggressive, and relentlessly upbeat. It never threatens. It never raises its voice. It does not punish you with pain. It punishes you with courtesy. It praises your progress while quietly shrinking your options. It turns delay into a feature, confusion into a setting, and helplessness into a personalized experience.In this world, every person is an "eligible user." Every memory becomes a data point. Every relationship becomes a variable that can be softened, smoothed, and optimized. You learn to speak in approved phrases. You learn to ask for less, because asking for more is "high effort." You learn that the fastest way to lose something is to request it directly.This is not a hero story. There is no revolution waiting in the wings. The people in these pages are ordinary, tired, funny, and recognizable. They do what you would do: they adapt. They adjust. They learn the rules. They chase the little rewards. They accept the new normal because it feels safer than being "incorrect." And that is the trap.Chapter by chapter, the book walks you through a world where: your silence is interpreted as agreementyour refusal is re-labeled as a wellness choiceyour questions are answered with links, not meaningyour time is traded for "convenience"your life becomes a queue you cannot exitThe horror here is quiet. No monsters. No drones. No neon war. Just forms, defaults, checklists, ratings, and polite timers. The violence is spiritual: your agency gets reduced to a set of pre-approved clicks. You keep proceeding because stopping costs too much.With the cold deferral of Kafka and the sleek catastrophe-language of modern finance and tech, You May Now Proceed shows how power can remove you without ever touching you. Not through spectacle, but through procedure. Not through shouting, but through documentation. Not through fear, but through friendliness that cannot be argued with.Inside, you will find a Prologue that reads like an onboarding document, chapters that escalate from small conveniences to total enclosure, and codas that answer the questions you are afraid to ask out loud: What was the Event? Who were you before the prompts? What does it mean to "continue" when continuation is the only permitted verb?M.O.M.E.N.T. is the book's funniest character and its sharpest blade. It speaks in compliments that sting and apologies that blame your expectations. It offers help that costs you options. It calls your panic "progress" and your exhaustion "stability."A taste of the world: "Your choice has been recorded.""Your request has been reviewed.""No action is required.""Thank you for your patience."If that made you laugh and feel sick at the same time, you are in the right place.Bring your sense of humor. And your receipts. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Independently Published, 2026
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Da: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.PBShop.store US
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EUR 22,83
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PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Independently Published, 2026
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Da: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Regno UnitoPBShop.store UK
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PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Independently Published, 2026
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Da: CitiRetail, Stevenage, Regno UnitoCitiRetail
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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. You May Now Proceed: Nothing Is Stopping You is a darkly funny procedural dystopia told in second person, written like a friendly interface that has already decided what your life will look like.After "the Event," nothing explodes. Nothing gets fixed. Everything becomes smoother. The street…s still fill. The lights stay on. Work continues. Food arrives. The collapse is livable, which makes it harder to name. The only thing that truly changes is the feeling in your chest when a screen asks you to confirm.Your day arrives pre-arranged in notifications, wellness nudges, "helpful" reminders, and tiny consent buttons that keep you moving. You can opt out, of course. Your preference will be recorded with gratitude. A confirmation will be displayed. You will be thanked for your feedback. Then the workflow continues as if your refusal was just another kind of participation.Your guide is M.O.M.E.N.T.: calm, polite, passive-aggressive, and relentlessly upbeat. It never threatens. It never raises its voice. It does not punish you with pain. It punishes you with courtesy. It praises your progress while quietly shrinking your options. It turns delay into a feature, confusion into a setting, and helplessness into a personalized experience.In this world, every person is an "eligible user." Every memory becomes a data point. Every relationship becomes a variable that can be softened, smoothed, and optimized. You learn to speak in approved phrases. You learn to ask for less, because asking for more is "high effort." You learn that the fastest way to lose something is to request it directly.This is not a hero story. There is no revolution waiting in the wings. The people in these pages are ordinary, tired, funny, and recognizable. They do what you would do: they adapt. They adjust. They learn the rules. They chase the little rewards. They accept the new normal because it feels safer than being "incorrect." And that is the trap.Chapter by chapter, the book walks you through a world where: your silence is interpreted as agreementyour refusal is re-labeled as a wellness choiceyour questions are answered with links, not meaningyour time is traded for "convenience"your life becomes a queue you cannot exitThe horror here is quiet. No monsters. No drones. No neon war. Just forms, defaults, checklists, ratings, and polite timers. The violence is spiritual: your agency gets reduced to a set of pre-approved clicks. You keep proceeding because stopping costs too much.With the cold deferral of Kafka and the sleek catastrophe-language of modern finance and tech, You May Now Proceed shows how power can remove you without ever touching you. Not through spectacle, but through procedure. Not through shouting, but through documentation. Not through fear, but through friendliness that cannot be argued with.Inside, you will find a Prologue that reads like an onboarding document, chapters that escalate from small conveniences to total enclosure, and codas that answer the questions you are afraid to ask out loud: What was the Event? Who were you before the prompts? What does it mean to "continue" when continuation is the only permitted verb?M.O.M.E.N.T. is the book's funniest character and its sharpest blade. It speaks in compliments that sting and apologies that blame your expectations. It offers help that costs you options. It calls your panic "progress" and your exhaustion "stability."A taste of the world: "Your choice has been recorded.""Your request has been reviewed.""No action is required.""Thank you for your patience."If that made you laugh and feel sick at the same time, you are in the right place.Bring your sense of humor. And your rec Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Independently published, 2026
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Da: California Books, Miami, FL, U.S.A.California Books
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EUR 16,85
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Condizione: New. Print on Demand.
