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Too Much Magic: Wishful Thinking, Technology, and the Fate of the Nation
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James Howard Kunstler

Too Much Magic

Wishful Thinking, Technology, and the Fate of the Nation

James Howard Kunstler

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Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
09 July 2013
Urban communities
James Howard Kunstler's critically acclaimed and best-selling The Long Emergency, originally published in 2005, quickly became a grassroots hit, going into nine printings in hardcover. Kunstler's shocking vision of our post-oil future caught the attention of environmentalists and business leaders alike, and stimulated widespread discussion about our dependence on fossil fuels and our dysfunctional financial and government institutions. Kunstler has since been profiled in the New Yorker and invited to speak at TED. In Too Much Magic, Kunstler evaluates what has changed in the last seven years and shows us that, in a post-financial-crisis world, his ideas are more relevant than ever. ""Too Much Magic"" is what Kunstler sees in the bright visions of a future world dreamed up by optimistic souls who believe technology will solve all our problems. Their visions remind him of the flying cars and robot maids that were the dominant images of the future in the 1950s. Kunstler's image of the future is much more sober. With vision, clarity of thought, and a pragmatic worldview, Kunstler argues that the time for magical thinking and hoping for miracles is over, and the time to begin preparing for the long emergency has begun.
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Imprint:   Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 209mm,  Width: 133mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   297g
ISBN:   9780802121448
ISBN 10:   0802121446
Pages:   256
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

James Howard Kunstler was born in New York City in 1948. He is the author of eleven novels, including World Made By Hand and The Witch of Hebron, and four nonfiction books, including The Long Emergency. He is a frequent lecturer at colleges and professional organizations across the country. He lives in Saratoga Springs, New York.

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