The Age of Addiction

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Mentioned by

Mary Harrington

as a critique of ways that profitable sources of innovation hack people’s basic primitive drives.

Mentioned as a relevant book to look into, concerning the current age and different kinds of addictions.

Recommended by

Jonathan Haidt

as an analysis of the social history of pleasure and the increasing concentration and addictive power of substances.

Mentioned by

Bryan Barley

as a relevant book for understanding addiction.

Mentioned by

Michael Lewis

as a writer on the topic of addiction and how it became big business.

Recommended by

Jonathan Haidt

as a book chronicling how people have always wanted sugar and how it has become more accessible.

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