Affluenza

Oliver James is excellent at showing why social scientists think that the surge in material affluence can produce the opposite of happiness. – Avner Offer, Professor of Economic History, University of OxfordShould be mandatory reading for everyone – Will SelfNever before have I read a book that so precisely captures the way we are all being emotionally snookered by the demands of 21st-century living… read this book – Jeremy VineA wonderfully clear and cogent thesis * Guardian *An absorbing and effective wake-up call * London Lite *as Oliver James’s very important book demonstrates…he has thought about the problem a lot and he approaches it in a very winning fashion…he is consistently engaging in both his apercus and his occasionally eccentric asides – Nick Lezard * The Guardian *

Oliver James trained and practised as a child clinical psychologist and, since 1987, has worked as a writer, journalist and television documentary producer and presenter. His books include Juvenile Violence in a Winner-Loser Culture, the bestselling They F*** You Up and Britain on the Couch, which was also a successful documentary series for Channel 4. He is a trustee of two children’s charities- the National Family and Parenting Institute and Homestart.