Greed - Softcover

Girling, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0552173223 ISBN 13: 9780552173223

Publisher: Corgi Books, 2016

Synopsis

Selfishness and greed have been our tools of survival from the very beginning, ever since our earliest forebears climbed down from the trees and set off across the savannah in search of God. Evolution has given us an instinct that is as crucial to our survival as fear or sex but, in the third millennium, greed has become out of control: · The world's most expensive sandwich costs £85. · A failed banker is given a pension fund approaching £700,000 a year · A sacked national football coach waiting out his contract earns £13,000 a day. Spanning across a whole range of issues including obesity, American evangelism, the Iraq war and GM food, Greed is not just a lament for lost innocence or an assault on the fat cats - it's also a celebration of all that greed has prompted us to achieve and what should be possible for us in the future.

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About the Author

Richard Girling is a senior feature writer for the Sunday Times magazine. He was awarded the title Journalist of the Year for two years in a row at the Press Gazette Environmental Press Awards 2008 and 2009. He has also been named Specialist Writer of the Year< at the UK Press Awards in 2002 and was also shortlisted for this award in 2005 and 2006.

Review

"In the course of his wide-ranging and brilliantly written polemic... Girling demonstrates just why we need to keep the monster firmly on the leash."
--Sunday Times

"Richard Girling's Greed is a book to curl up with... also curling your lip and maybe your fists as well. Beware though, he has one or two surprises in store."
--Classic FM

About this edition

• Publisher: Corgi Books
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0552173223
• ISBN 13: 9780552173223
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368