Viewed in this context, the recent magnum opus of dr. Peter whybrows, md, groundbreaking book, american mania. Swept along by the cascading advances of todays technology, most of us take for granted that progress brings improvement. The indictment of american society offered herethat americas supercharged. When more is not enough, 2005 addresses significant issues related to the navigation toward a more meaningful life. Peter s whybrows american mania when more is not enough is a wonderful and comprehensive analysis of the disease that afflicts us all. The first two quotes give the basic feel for the book.
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Born and educated in england, he is the author, among other books, of a mood apart and the awardwinning american mania. Whybrow in a book discussion on the welltuned brain. The author effectively presents the case for a neurobiological connection to current societal trends. May 18, 2015 in this optimistic and inspiring book, peter whybrow, the prizewinning author of american mania, returns to offer a prescription for genuine human progress. American mania presents a clear and novel vantage point from. Whybrow grounds the extraordinary achievements and excessive consumption of the american nation in an understanding of the biology of the brains reward system offering for the first time a comprehensive and physical explanation for the addictive mania of consumerism. Peter whybrow, american mania when more is not enough. Many of societys current plaguesobesity, debt, stress, etc. The benefit you get by reading this book is actually information inside. Whybrow director, semel institute for neuroscience and human behaviorucla. When more is not enough, is the first work to approach the american national obsession with materialism and overconsumption from the multiple perspectives of economics, philosophy, psychology, and neurobiology. When more is not enough, new book by dr peter c whybrow, director of semel institute of neuroscience and. This book dissects the american character of drive and consumption in terms of human brain chemistry and reveals the modern paradox of anxiety in the face of abundance. Self author of american mania 2005 tavis smiley tv series self episode dated 21 march 2005 2005.
He also explains how things have gone awry in regard to having too much of a good thing. American mania book ottawa public library bibliocommons. When more is not enough by whybrow md, peter c abebooks. He is also the judson braun distinguished professor and executive chair of the department of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at the david geffen school of medicine and ceo of the resnick neuropsychiatric hospital at. Whybrow is an english psychiatrist and director of the semel institute for neuroscience and human behavior at ucla. Or, 2 use it to analyze your own life, looking for help with your own attempts to make intelligent decisions about what is best for your life and needs. Whybrow, director of the neuropsychiatric institute at ucla, grounds the extraordinary achievements and excessive consumption of the american nation in an understanding of the biology of the brains reward system offering for the first time a comprehensive and physical explanation for the addictive mania of consumerism american. Discover book depositorys huge selection of peter whybrow books online. Pasadenas finest independent new and used bookstore since 1992. Whybrow, director of the neuropsychiatric institute at ucla, grounds the extraordinary achievements and excessive consumption of the american nation in an understanding of the biology of the brains reward system offering for the first time a comprehensive and physical explanation for the addictive mania of consumerism american mania presents a clear and novel vantage point from which. When first published in 1997 this groundbreaking work on the science of mood both redefined the. When more is not enough ww norton, 2006, is a provocative neurobiological analysis of the origins of the instinctual and social behaviors that balance a market economy. More history more nonfiction more nonfiction more by peter c.
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