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Stuffocation

In this brilliant and original book, James Wallman explains and analyses why Stuffocation is the most pressing problem of our time – and then goes in search of its solution. On the way, he goes down the halls of the Elysée Palace with Nicolas Sarkozy, up in a helicopter above Barbra Streisand's house on the California coast, and into the world of the original Mad Men.

Through fascinating characters and brilliantly told stories, Wallman introduces the innovators whose lifestyles provide clues to how we will all be living tomorrow, and he makes some of the world's most counterintuitive, radical, and worldchanging ideas feel inspiring – and possible for us all.

350 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2013

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James Wallman

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James Wallman is a journalist and trend forecaster. He has forecast the future and written for clients and publications such as Absolut, BMW, Nike, the Guardian, The New York Times, Esquire and GQ. In the line of duty, he has interviewed terrorists, the victims of serious crime, Noam Chomsky, and a woman who wanted to marry her alarm clock.

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August 17, 2015
Dalla povertà e mancanza di risorse al consumismo sfrenato che però comincia a 'soffocosarci'.
Interessanti riferimenti storici, un excursus scorrevole anche per i non esperti in economia.
Un libro che - almeno nel mio caso - può aiutare a dare nome e contorni più definiti a un malessere antimaterialista che soffoca. E una chiave o forse una mappa per interpretare ciò che verrà.
Quando ne avevo letto un estratto mi aspettavo qualcosa di completamente diverso, molto più psicologico e individuale, quindi dopo averne letti un paio di capitoli mi aveva quadi deluso, ma non ho desistito e alla fine mi è sembrato molto interessante, da molti spunti su cui riflettere.
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