The Selfish Capitalist

Nov 2, 2024 5:31 PM

Author:Oliver James

In the bestselling Affluenza, world-renowned psychologist Oliver James introduced us to a modern-day virus sweeping through the English-speaking world. He met those suffering from it and demonstrated how their obsessive, envious tendencies made them twice as prone to depression, anxiety and addictions than people in other developed nations.

Now The Selfish Capitalist provides more detailed substantiation for the claims made in Affluenza. It looks deeper into the origins of the virus and outlines the political, economic and social climate in which it has grown. James points out that, since the seventies, the rich have got much, much richer, yet the average person's wage has not increased at all.

A rallying cry to the Government to reduce our levels of distress by adopting a form of unselfish capitalism, this hard-hitting and thought-provoking work tells us why our personal well-being must take precedence over the wealth of a tiny minority if we are to cure ourselves of this disease.

Reviews

the nation's shrink

—— The Times

James is charting the new frontiers in psychology

—— Guardian

An affecting portrait...Gathorne-Hardy's enthusiasm for his subject is infectious... An excellently researched book

—— Literary Review

A deeply humane book... This biography's vivid protrait of a genius possessed is so compelling... Kinsey is one of the most fascinating and influential figures of the twentieth century, a flawed visionary whose brave and amusing experiences are a testament to the rich complexity of human sexuality... With grace and wit Gathorne-Hardy has given us the full measure of the man

—— Michael Shelden , Daily Telegraph

At exactly the right moment, Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy has produced a serious study of Kinsey, of the man and the work... This is the book we need to cap Kinsey's work of liberation at his century's end

—— Gore Vidal

Excellent - gives one the interest and confidence to start negotiating.

—— Irish Independent

The best negotiation book of all time.

—— Inc Magazine

A superb how-to book.

—— Kirkus Reviews

I rely on Stuart Diamond's negotiation tools every day

—— Christian Hernandez, Head of International Business Development, Facebook

One wishes this book could get into the hands of all the suffering children who need it

—— Washington Post

This story of unfathomable child abuse is told with remarkable wit, compassion, and courage

—— Augusten Burroughs, author of Running with Scissors

Highly articulate … Her memories are real, not recovered

—— The Times

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