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Berton, Paul.
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Celebrities -- Psychology.
Fame -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Rich people -- Psychology.
Wealth -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Berton, Paul.
Celebrities -- Psychology.
Fame -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Fame -- Psychological aspects.
Rich people -- Psychology.
Wealth -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Wealth -- Psychological aspects.
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Misfortune & fame : 10 reasons you don't want to be rich (or famous) / Paul Berton.
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Berton, Paul.
Douglas & McIntyre, 2023.
Call #:
070
.449178
B547m
Subjects
Celebrities -- Psychology.
Fame -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Fame -- Psychological aspects.
Rich people -- Psychology.
Wealth -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Wealth -- Psychological aspects.
ISBN:
9781771623728 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Misfortune and fame : 10 reasons you don't want to be rich (or famous)
Description:
232 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"A lively and satire-laced exposé of the rich, famous, and totally miserable that lays bare the dysfunctional cycles of celebrity and wasteful excesses of consumer culture. There is little argument that having enough money to meet your needs is important. But beyond that, what makes us happy? Is a lot of money the answer? Is a glamorous life actually glamorous? Must we have thousands of followers on social media, only to have the internet rabble criticize us at every turn? Amid all the fun and frivolity, there is inevitable misery and madness. A double-edged sword. A poisoned chalice. That's what this book is about: In ten punchy chapters full of anecdotes about the miseries and misfortunes of the affluent, Paul Berton (Shopomania) offers readers ten reasons NOT to wish for fame or fortune."-- From publisher.
Paul Berton is an award-winning journalist, writer, editor, and public speaker. He is the editor-in-chief of Metroland Media, a conglomerate of local newspapers including The Hamilton Spectator, the Waterloo Region Record, and the Niagara Falls Review, and previously worked as the editor-in-chief of the London Free Press. His writing has been published in the Toronto Star, the Globe and Mail, and Maclean's. His two books, Shopomania and Misfortune and Fame, have both been published by Douglas & McIntyre. He lives in London, Ontario.
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