The triumph of the airheads: and the retreat from commonsense
Philosophie, Essais et documents généraux
Audio avec voix humaine, Braille automatisé
Résumé
We live in a world where ignorance is not just bliss, it's celebrated. Celebrities are multiplying like tadpoles; millionaires are breeding even faster; values have gone out the window, and commonsense has run off with the pool-boy. Soon we'll be… talking about Paris Hilton for US president. Shelley Gare has written a book about how our society is losing the plot. In a series of snapshots covering everything from the rise of the jargon-speaking HR manager to our obsession with cushions, cafes and lifestyle, from the rise of the empty-headed It-girls to the multi-million dollar payouts to failed CEOs, The Triumph of the Airheads looks at how our society has been turned upside-down.