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100 1 _aRoberts, James A.
_q(James Andrew)
245 1 0 _aShiny objects :
_bwhy we spend money we don't have in search of happiness we can't buy /
_cJames A. Roberts.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bHarperOne,
_c
300 _axi, 353 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 315-337) and index.
505 0 0 _tShiny objects --
_tChasing the American dream --
_tThe American dream on steroids --
_tThe cat's out of the (shopping) bag --
_tThe treadmill of consumption --
_tThe cashless society --
_tMoney's hidden costs : sacrificing our life goals --
_tCollateral damage : relationships --
_tWhy are we so materialistic? --
_tHeaven help us : the prosperity gospel --
_tWeapons of mass consumption --
_tThe three ingredients of self-control --
_tStep away from the shopping cart : environmental programming for consumers --
_tThe carrot and the stick : behavioral programming for consumers --
_tYour money or your life.
520 1 _aRoberts, professor of marketing at Baylor University, studies why Americans believe and behave as if possessions will induce, increase, and enhance happiness. His inquiry provides ample psychological and historical insights as well as self-assessment quizzes on how much we spend and how vulnerable we are to status anxiety.
610 2 7 _a
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650 0 _aConsumption (Economics)
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aAmerican Dream.
650 0 _aMaterialism
_zUnited States.
650 7 _aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS
_xConsumer Behavior.
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650 7 _aMaterialism.
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650 7 _aConsumption (Economics)
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650 7 _aAmerican Dream.
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650 7 _aVerbraucherverhalten
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650 7 _aConsumption (Economics)
_zUnited States.
_2sears
650 7 _aMaterialism
_zUnited States.
_2sears
655 4 _aNonfiction.
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