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Description edit
In the tradition of The Culture of Narcissism and Listening to Prozac , a resonant exploration of the paradoxes of self-improvement. Americans have always been the world's most anxiously enthusiastic consumers of "enhancement technologies." There is nothing novel about our use of... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Griffin: Add a description of this character.
- Arthur Hamilton
- Rita Lin
- Walker Percy
- Barrett
- Morris
- Kate
- Frank Bascombe
- Fussell
- David
- Taylor
- Holden
- Drury
- Phillips
- Pinocchio
- Dorothy
- Sapolsky
- Cowley
- Schuyler
- Alice
- Riesman
- Mead
- Wittgenstein
- Kramer
- Miltown
- Grant
- Mccracken
- Robert Smith
- Paul
- Dixon
- Geertz
- Struwwelpeter
- Elvis
- Aiken
- John Money
- Joshua Solomon
- Chadd
- Phyllis
- Dadas
- Sam
- Grady
- Erving Goffman
- Dave
- Sandra
- Cooley
Setting & Locations edit
- Mall Of America
- Paxil
- Bali
- United States
- Japan
- California
- Vermont
- Prozac
- New York
- Europe
- Britain
- Germany
- France
- London
- Huntington
- South Carolina
- Paris
- Revolutionary Road
- Haddam
- Hollywood
- Falkirk
- Alabama
- Scotland
- Viagra
- Hattiesburg
- Kansas
- Ambro
- Jordan
- Minnesota
First Sentence edit
In 1985, the English physicist Stephen Hawking lost his voice.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Carl Elliott (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 039305201X
Page Count: 320
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 039305201X
Page Count: 320
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 306.4610973
Subjects edit
- Books › Medicine › Physician & Patient › Medical Ethics
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Popular Culture
- Books › Nonfiction › Politics
- Books › Nonfiction › Philosophy
- Books › Medicine › Education & Training
- Books › Health, Mind & Body › Personal Health
- Books › Medicine › Internal Medicine
- Books › Medicine › Allied Health Professions
- Books › Literature & Fiction
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