The Impulse Society - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Impulse Society write by Paul Roberts. This book was released on 2014-09-02. The Impulse Society available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. It's something most of us have sensed for years-the rise of a world defined only by “mine” and “now.” A world where business shamelessly seeks the fastest reward, regardless of the long-term social consequences; where political leaders reflexively choose short-term fixes over broad, sustainable social progress; where individuals feel increasingly exploited by a marketplace obsessed with our private cravings yet oblivious to our spiritual well-being or the larger needs of our families and communities. At the heart of The Impulse Society is an urgent, powerful story: how the pursuit of short-term self-gratification, once scorned as a sign of personal weakness, became the default principle not only for individuals, but for all sectors of our society. Drawing on the latest research in economics, psychology, political philosophy, and business management, Paul Roberts shows how a potent combination of rapidly advancing technologies, corrupted ideologies, and bottom-line business ethics has pushed us across a threshold to an unprecedented state: a virtual merging of the market and the self. The result is a socioeconomic system ruled by impulse, by the reflexive, id-like drive for the largest, quickest, most “efficient” reward, without regard for long-term costs to ourselves or to broader society. More than thirty years ago, Christopher Lasch hinted at this bleak world in his landmark book, The Culture of Narcissism. In The Impulse Society, Roberts shows how that self-destructive pattern has grown so pervasive that anxiety and emptiness are becoming embedded in our national character. Yet it is in this unease that Roberts finds clear signs of change-and broad revolt as millions of Americans try step off the self-defeating treadmill of gratification and restore a sense of balance. Fresh, vital, and free of ideological, right-wing/left-wing formulations, The Impulse Society shows the way back to a world of real and lasting good.
Instant Gratification
Instant Gratification - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Instant Gratification write by Lauren Blakely. This book was released on 2019-09-10. Instant Gratification available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. I need a fake date. She needs my late-night expertise. Now, if we can just keep our hands off each other... As the premier best-man-for hire in all of Manhattan, I promise discretion, so when I need a plus one for a couple of “I dos,” I turn to my gorgeous, clever, witty best friend’s sister. She's my good friend, too, and I lust after her completely. I mean, I TRUST her completely. After all, just look how she's kept her lips sealed about the hot, multi-O night we spent together. Yes, just look at those sexy lips. In any case, we only fell off the wagon once, and it was months ago. I’m sure we can make it through these weddings without banging each other in the limo. Or can we?
Instant Gratification
Instant Gratification - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Instant Gratification write by Lauren Chattman. This book was released on 2000-05-16. Instant Gratification available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Good news: Lack of time is no longer an excuse for not making dessert. Pastry chef and busy mom Lauren Chattman offers 110 foolproof desserts that can be put together in less than fifteen minutes. These amazing desserts are created by someone who truly understands what it means to cook against the clock. Using quality ingredients and the best of convenience foods, Lauren shares her favorite professional tips and shortcuts, like how to turn wonton wrappers into sweet and crisp "shortcakes" and using crumb cursts instead of time-consuming pastry doughs for pies. Instant Gratification features streamlined, refined versions of beloved classics: Plum Brown Betty, Blueberry-Walnut Crisp, and warm brownies and ice cream. When a spoonful of comfort food is in order, you'll find succor with Banana-Caramel Bread Pudding, Tea-Infused Panna Cotta, and Buttery Butterscotch Pudding. Company coming? In the blink of an eye, you can whip up Champagne Sabayon with Blackberries or Flourless Chocolate-Almond Cake. Bake sale tomorrow? Throw together some almost-instant Deluxe Four-Layer Bars. And when your sweet tooth really demands immediate satisfaction, there's an entire chapter with sweets that can be made and on the table in less than a quarter of an hour. Every recipe features an equipment list so that no time will be lost fiddling in the kitchen looking for the right utensil. Instant Gratification is all about delicious desserts--and this book shows that it doesn't take long to make them.
Instant Gratification
Instant Gratification - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Instant Gratification write by Jill Shalvis. This book was released on 2012-10-30. Instant Gratification available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. While running her father's clinic in Wishful, California, for the summer, Emma Sinclair, a former ER doctor from New York City, begins an affair with one of her patients.
Instant Temptation
Instant Temptation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Instant Temptation write by Jill Shalvis. This book was released on 2020-08-11. Instant Temptation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 'Perfect, feel-good fiction' Sarah Morgan on The Lemon Sisters If you love Holly Martin, Jill Mansell and Debbie Macomber, you'll LOVE Jill Shalvis and her irresistible trademark gift for humour, warmth and romance! Jill's books are guaranteed to make you smile: 'You can't go wrong with a Jill Shalvis book' 5* reader review 'A heartwarming read with all the feels' 5* reader review 'Another winner... I cannot wait for more' 5* reader review 'A riveting and comforting romance' 5* reader review To Harley Stephens, the landscape around Wishful, California, is exhilarating, untamed, and more than a little dangerous... The same could be said for T.J. Wilder, who's invited himself along on her trek to study a rare coyote. He's the perfect package of breathtaking adventure and excitement. But Harley's career is riding on this trip, and she doesn't need a stubborn, incredibly sexy distraction tagging along. For T.J., Harley is the one woman he's never been able to forget. But he's a professional guide who knows when to stay back and when to provide invaluable expertise - just like he's done since they were in high school. And Harley, as usual, is torn between throttling him and giving in to the raw attraction that's been smoldering all these years. After waiting so long, it's all about timing... Want more warm, funny romance? Check out the Heartbreaker Bay novels starting with Sweet Little Lies, visit stunning Wildstone, gorgeous Cedar Ridge, spellbinding Lucky Harbor or experience some Animal Magnetism in Sunshine, Idaho in Jill's other unforgettable series.
