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Table of Contents
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
CONTENTS
Foreword to the First Edition
Foreword to the Second Edition
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART ONE: SYMPTOMS
1. Shopping Fever
2. A Rash of Bankruptcies
3. Swollen Expectations
4. Chronic Congestion
5. The Stress Of Excess
6. Family Convulsions
7. Dilated Pupils
8. Community Chills
9. An Ache for Meaning
10. Social Scars
11. Resource Exhaustion
12. Industrial Diarrhea
13. The Addictive Virus
14. Dissatisfaction Guaranteed
PART TWO: CAUSES
15. Original Sin
16. An Ounce of Prevention
17. The Road Not Taken
18. An Emerging Epidemic
19. The Age of Affluenza
20. Is There a (Real) Doctor in the House?
PART THREE: TREATMENT
21. The Road to Recovery
22. Bed Rest
23. Aspirin and Chicken Soup
24. Fresh Air
25. The Right Medicine
26. Back to Wor
27. Vaccinations and Vitamins
28. Political Prescriptions
29. Annual Check-Ups
30. Healthy Again
Notes
Bibliography and Sources
Index
About the Contributors
About Redefining Progress
