Why the World Is Full of Useless Things
Steve McKevitt
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Add to basket: Este libro de Steve McKevitt explora con humor las razones detrás de la abundancia de objetos inútiles en el mundo. Publicado por Cyan Books en tapa dura, cuenta con 192 páginas y unas dimensiones de 7.7 x 4.9 x 0.9 pulgadas, con un peso de 9.9 onzas. Una mirada divertida y perspicaz sobre el consumismo y la cultura del descarte. EAN: 9781905736027 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Otros Título: Why the World Is Full of Useless Things Autor: Steve McKevitt Páginas: 192 Formato: tapa dura.
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A witty and cynical look at how we have allowed phoney ideas and useless
products to dominate our lives. How did this happen? Why is the world so
full of rubbish?
Steve McKevitt went to QVC and back to find the answers.
Synopsis
Our journey begins with Home Creative Studio (a pointless piece of software
that cost millions to develop), and takes in bottled water, homoeopathy,
the Cosmic Ordering Service, Cillit Bang, spam email, the seven signs of
ageing, personal loans, reality TV, celebrity authors, chicken tikka
masala, Princess Diana, Café Rouge, Big Brother, gap years, online gaming,
The Daily Mail, the Interactive Bible (an ambitious attempt to do nothing
less than improve upon The Word of God) and much more besides.
Discover a world that has embraced technology, but forgotten science; a
world that doesn't know what it wants, but knows when it wants it - now.
Most importantly, find out why the world is full of useless things.
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