On Paradise Drive : how we live now (and always have) in the future tense / David Brooks.
On Paradise Drive : how we live now (and always have) in the future tense / David Brooks.
On Paradise Drive : how we live now (and always have) in the future tense / David Brooks.
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New York : Simon & Schuster, c2004.
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N305.80097/ 6
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English
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Physical content
x, 304 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents
Introduction : the great dispersal -- Ch 1. Out for a drive -- Ch 2. Thyroid nation -- Ch 3. Americans : bimbos of the world -- Ch 4. The spiritual wind -- Ch 5. Growing -- Ch 6. Learning -- Ch 7. Shopping -- Ch 8. Working -- Ch 9. A history of imagination.
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Publisher
New York : Simon & Schuster, c2004.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2004.
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Summary
"As diverse as we are, as complacent as we sometimes seem, Americans are united by a common mentality, which we have inherited from our ancestors and pass on, sometimes unreflectingly, to our kids." "We are united by future-mindedness. We see the present from the vantage point of the future. We are tantalized, at every second of the day, by the awa...
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On Paradise Drive : how we live now (and always have) in the future tense / David Brooks.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N305.80097/ 6
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74VK2edXVvx3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK2edXVvx3
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ISBN
0743227387
9780743227384
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305.800973
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991018185999702626
