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- 2010028525 abstract "A witty and wide-ranging investigation of the central problem of our time: how to save ourselves from what we want. This is journalist Akst's irreverent search for answers, delving into overeating, overspending, procrastination, anger, addiction, wayward sexual attraction and most of the other homely transgressions that bedevil us daily in a world of freedom, prosperity and technological empowerment. Akst ransacks history, literature, psychology, philosophy and economics to alarm, teach, empower and, at the very least, entertain. Using self-control as a lens rather than a cudgel, he draws a vivid picture of the many-sided problem of desire--and delivers a blueprint for how we can steer shrewdly toward the wants we most want for ourselves. At stake is not just our health but our humanity, for what could make us more fully human than the ability to set aside impulse when we choose to do so?--From publisher description.".
- 2010028525 contributor B11770768.
- 2010028525 created "2011.".
- 2010028525 date "2011".
- 2010028525 date "2011.".
- 2010028525 dateCopyrighted "2011.".
- 2010028525 description "A witty and wide-ranging investigation of the central problem of our time: how to save ourselves from what we want. This is journalist Akst's irreverent search for answers, delving into overeating, overspending, procrastination, anger, addiction, wayward sexual attraction and most of the other homely transgressions that bedevil us daily in a world of freedom, prosperity and technological empowerment. Akst ransacks history, literature, psychology, philosophy and economics to alarm, teach, empower and, at the very least, entertain. Using self-control as a lens rather than a cudgel, he draws a vivid picture of the many-sided problem of desire--and delivers a blueprint for how we can steer shrewdly toward the wants we most want for ourselves. At stake is not just our health but our humanity, for what could make us more fully human than the ability to set aside impulse when we choose to do so?--From publisher description.".
- 2010028525 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-292) and index.".
- 2010028525 extent "xiv, 303 p. ;".
- 2010028525 identifier "1594202818".
- 2010028525 identifier "9781594202810".
- 2010028525 identifier 2010028525-b.html.
- 2010028525 identifier 2010028525-d.html.
- 2010028525 issued "2011".
- 2010028525 issued "2011.".
- 2010028525 language "eng".
- 2010028525 publisher "New York : Penguin Press,".
- 2010028525 subject "153.8 22".
- 2010028525 subject "BF632 .A35 2011".
- 2010028525 subject "Moderation.".
- 2010028525 subject "Self-control.".
- 2010028525 subject "Supply and demand.".
- 2010028525 title "We have met the enemy : self-control in an age of excess / Daniel Akst.".
- 2010028525 type "text".