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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Talonbooks Ltd
Publication date
September 1, 2005
Pages
95
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780889225312
ISBN-10
0889225311
Dimensions
0.25 by 5.50 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.30 lbs.
Published in
Canada
Original list price
$13.95
Summaries and Reviews
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Peter and Mary are unhappy. But they donât know it yet. They work long hours. They invest their money for a retirement they will probably never enjoy. They buy things that are supposed to make them happy but that they never use. They obsess about the nightmare engines of Western economic growth: make more, earn more, have more.
Bringing a child into this frightening world fueled by instant gratification; wanting to have some time and space for themselves so they can continue to grow and develop; or dedicating time to deepen the bonds between their friends; all seem like colossal tasks. Even worse, they seem like acts of resistanceÂone could even say betrayalÂagainst a system that requires everyone to be active, productive and consuming.
But in this dark and thoroughly contemporary comedy echoing The Wastemakers of the 1950s, is it too late for such unthinkable acts of defiance?
Bringing a child into this frightening world fueled by instant gratification; wanting to have some time and space for themselves so they can continue to grow and develop; or dedicating time to deepen the bonds between their friends; all seem like colossal tasks. Even worse, they seem like acts of resistanceÂone could even say betrayalÂagainst a system that requires everyone to be active, productive and consuming.
But in this dark and thoroughly contemporary comedy echoing The Wastemakers of the 1950s, is it too late for such unthinkable acts of defiance?
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from Talonbooks Ltd (September 1, 2005)
9780889225312 | details & prices | 95 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.25 in. | 0.30 lbs | List price $13.95
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