Busy bodies : why our time-obsessed society keeps us running in place / Lee Burns ; with illustrations by Shinji Isozaki.
Argues that Americans are seeking immediate gratification instead of long-term rewards, and suggests that this impatience is leading to hectic, less fulfilling lives.
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Busy bodies : |b why our time-obsessed society keeps us running in place / |c Lee Burns ; with illustrations by Shinji Isozaki. |
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-377) and index. | ||
| 505 | 2 | |a Machinery of time. -The value of time. -The paradox of the good life. -Rising curtains, falling attendance. -Chaste by time. -Cleanliness, fitness, beautifulness. -Housework. -Undoing others. -Young folks in trouble. Old folks doing well. -The disservicing of America. -Time for the matters of the mind. -Who runs America? -Waste-making haste. -Time future. -Saving these United States of America. | |
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