The Cheating Culture: Why More Americans Are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead

ISBN 10: 1402579268 ISBN 13: 9781402579264

Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc., 2003

Synopsis

In this provocative audiobook author David Callahan examines the cheating epidemic-at work, in school, on the ballfield and everywhere else-that is the new American plague. Now more than ever, people are bending rules and breaking laws to get what they want. From the Enron scandal to the dot-com collapses to the plagiarism that has rocked the publishing world, this remarkable book exposes the new culture of cheating while offering reasonable suggestions for righting the wrongs.

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Review

"Hair-raising. [P]acked with alarming anecdotes."

"A damning and persuasive critique of America's new economic life."

"Well-constructed, civic-minded.full of compelling statistics and anecdotes."

"The author provides persuasive evidence that our society is riddled with dishonesty."

"Callahan's on to something: an ingrained and growing national compulsion to succeed at any cost."

"On-target analysis of how this noxious and, in the true sense, un-American corruption came to infect our culture."

"Hair-raising. ÝP¨acked with alarming anecdotes."

"Callahan compiles a meticulous mountain of data about our current state of disgrace."

"Dozens of books have examined this phenomenon. None I have yet seen does it with [this] anger, vigor and persuasiveness."

"A damning and persuasive critique of America''s new economic life."

"Callahan''s on to something: an ingrained and growing national compulsion to succeed at any cost."

"Highly readable. Callahan has done us a good turn by confronting the question of ''why do Americans do wrong?''"

"This should be required reading for every high school and college student, and anyone who''s ever complained about how bad things have gotten."

PRAISE FOR THE CHEATING CULTURE
"It's not exactly hot news that many Americans cheat . . . But there is much reason to believe that these days, as David Callahan puts it, 'cheating is everywhere.' . . . Watch what we do, not what we say or read; our real-world Book of Virtues is in serious need of rewriting." -Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post
"Read this book for [Callahan's] eye-opening portrait of the way we live now, his sobering analysis of how we got here and his prescient warning of where we may be headed if we don't get back our bearings."-Los Angeles Times
PRAISE FOR THE CHEATING CULTURE
"It's not exactly hot news that many Americans cheat . . . But there is much reason to believe that these days, as David Callahan puts it, 'cheating is everywhere.' . . . Watch what we do, not what we say or read; our real-world Book of Virtues is in serious need of rewriting." -Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post
"Read this book for [Callahan's] eye-opening portrait of the way we live now, his sobering analysis of how we got here and his prescient warning of where we may be headed if we don't get back our bearings."-Los Angeles Times
PRAISE FOR KINDRED SPIRITS
"As Americans wrestle with how to fix what has gone wrong in the system of corporate governance, the message that can be taken from Kindred Spirits is that there may be no quick fixes."--The New York Times
"David Callahan gives us an intriguing, incredibly detailed look at the values, work ethic, and creative minds that characterized this group of businessmen."-USA Today

From the Back Cover

Updated with a new afterword
Free cable television. Imaginary tax deductions. Movies and music downloadable on your home computer. Do you take your chance to cheat? David Callahan thinks many of us would: witness corporate scandals, doping athletes, plagiarizing journalists. Why all the cheating? Why now?
Callahan blames the dog-eat-dog climate of the past twenty years: An unfettered market and unprecedented economic inequality have corroded our values and threaten to corrupt the equal opportunity we cherish. Callahan's "Winning Class" has created a separate moral reality where it cheats without consequences -- while the "Anxious Class" believes choosing not to cheat could cancel its only shot at success in a winner-take-all world.
Analyzing the very latest scandals, "The Cheating Culture" takes us on a gripping tour of cheating in America and makes a powerful case for why it matters.
"Everything you ever wanted to know about what's gone wrong with ethics in our society is explained in David Callahan's remarkable and readable new book. For its meticulously researched, thoughtful and damning look at our broken moral compass, this should be required reading . . . This is one of those rare books that will make you mad, ashamed, and one may hope, determined to change."--"Philadelphia Inquirer"
David Callahan is cofounder of the public policy center Demos, where he is a senior fellow. He is the author of five previous books, and his articles have appeared in many publications, including the" New York Times, "the "Washington Post, "and "USA Today." He received a Ph.D. in politics from Princeton University and lives in New York City. Look for more information about cheating on his Web site, www.cheatingculture.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1402579268
• ISBN 13: 9781402579264
• Binding: Audio CD