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White Noise
The Story of Stuff: How Our Obsession with Stuff is Trashing the Planet, Our Communities, and our Health—and a Vision for Change
American Gods (American Gods, #1)
Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
The Day the World Stops Shopping: How Ending Consumerism Saves the Environment and Ourselves
The Overspent American: Why We Want What We Don't Need
Not Buying It: My Year Without Shopping
Super Sad True Love Story
Born to Buy: The Commercialized Child and the New Consumer Culture
Brave New World
Consumed - How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults & Swallow Citizens Whole
Chuck Palahniuk
Experts in ancient Greek culture say that people back then didn't see their thoughts as belonging to them. When ancient Greeks had a thought, it occurred to them as a god or goddess giving an order. Apollo was telling them to be brave. Athena was telling them to fall in love. Now people hear a commercial for sour cream potato chips and rush out to buy, but now they call this free will. At least the ancient Greeks were being honest. ...more
Chuck Palahniuk, Lullaby

Confucius
The Master said, “If your conduct is determined solely by considerations of profit you will arouse great resentment.
Confucius

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