{"product_id":"the-age-of-addiction-how-bad-habits-became-big-business-9780674248229","title":"The Age of Addiction: How Bad Habits Became Big Business","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A mind-blowing tour de force that unwraps the myriad objects of addiction that surround us...Intelligent, incisive, and sometimes grimly entertaining.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Rod Phillips, author of \u003ci\u003eAlcohol: A History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A fascinating history of corporate America's efforts to shape our habits and desires.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eVox\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe live in an age of addiction, from compulsive gaming and shopping to binge eating and opioid abuse. Sugar can be as habit-forming as cocaine, researchers tell us, and social media apps are deliberately hooking our kids. But what can we do to resist temptations that insidiously rewire our brains? A renowned expert on addiction, David Courtwright reveals how global enterprises have both created and catered to our addictions. \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Addiction\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the triumph of what he calls \"limbic capitalism,\" the growing network of competitive businesses targeting the brain pathways responsible for feeling, motivation, and long-term memory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Compulsively readable...In crisp and playful prose and with plenty of needed humor, Courtwright has written a fascinating history of what we like and why we like it, from the first taste of beer in the ancient Middle East to opioids in West Virginia.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eAmerican Conservative\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A sweeping, ambitious account of the evolution of addiction...This bold, thought-provoking synthesis will appeal to fans of 'big history' in the tradition of \u003ci\u003eGuns, Germs, and Steel\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCourtwright, David T.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - David T. Courtwright is Presidential Professor Emeritus at the University of North Florida and the author of \u003ci\u003eDark Paradise: A History of Opiate Addiction in America\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eForces of Habit: Drugs and the Making of the Modern World\u003c\/i\u003e (both from Harvard). He was an inaugural recipient of a grant from the highly competitive NEH Public Scholar Program and is a regular media commentator on the history of addiction.","brand":"Belknap Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50376561164562,"sku":"9780674248229","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_248b8e73-33ec-432d-923d-4e821f01f0f9.jpg?v=1728600936","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-age-of-addiction-how-bad-habits-became-big-business-9780674248229","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}