An Embarrassment of Riches

Alexander Green 지음

Wiley 2013년 11월 06일 출간

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Tune into the news and you'll hear stories of war, disease, natural disasters, corruption, violence, poverty, crime, nuclear proliferation, terrorism and political dysfunction in Washington. Polls show many believe the American dream is fading, our children face limited opportunities, and the country is decidedly on the wrong track. Yet this dour perspective n- one recycled 24/7 by the national media n- is a gross distortion of the world we live in today.As national investment expert and bestselling author Alexander Green reveals in this engrossing and provocative new book, the human race has never had it so good. In the West today, we work shorter hours, have more purchasing power, enjoy goods and services in almost limitless supply, and have more leisure time than ever before. Living standards are the highest they have ever been. The human life span has nearly doubled over the past hundred years. Literacy and education levels n- even I.Q.'s n- are at all-time highs. Technology and medicine are revolutionizing our lives. All forms of pollution n- with the exception of greenhouse gases n- are in decline. Access to the arts has never been greater. Crime is in a long-term cycle of decline. And the risk of death by violence has never been smaller for most of humanity.By almost every measure, our lives today are wealthy beyond measure. We are all heir to an embarrassment of riches. Yet n- thanks in large part the drumbeat of negative media coverage n- most of us don't realize it. Green compares the average citizen to ldquo;a lottery winner whose ticket is lost in some upstairs drawer.rdquo;The consequences of adopting the cynical but popular worldview are many, including needless pessimism, missed investment opportunities, and n- surprisingly n- even poorer health. Yet An Embarrassment of Riches

Preface ixIntroduction xiPART ONE: A WEALTH OF GRATITUDE 1A Message from the Land of the Unwell 3The Reason You Should Be Biased 7What We Live to Discover 11Like No Other Nation in the World 15How to Put a Touch of Glory in Your Life 19The Greatest Star of Them All 22The Man Who Invented Christmas 26Do You Know Where You Are? 29The Mind-Boggling Universe, Part II 32The Best That Has Been Thought and Said 35A Titan for Freedom and Prosperity 39The Great Key to Successful Living 43What You Can Learn from “The Gadfl y of Athens” 46The True Rulers of the Planet 50Confessions of an Analog Man 54How to Be Miserable in One Easy Lesson 58For Music Lovers Only 61PART TWO: A WEALTH OF WISDOM 65Where Can Wisdom Be Found? 69Discovering a New Sense of the Sacred 73The Cash Value of the American Mind 76The Key to Civility … and Greatness 79How to Defeat Death 83The Sage Who Spoke to Everyman 86The Greatest Best Seller of All Time 90The Pursuit of Moral Perfection 94How Apple Got Its Zen 97The Secret of “Big-Ass Salads” 101Take a Vacation Inside Your Head 107The Biggest Question of Them All 111A Requiem for an Atheist 115The Nation&'s Most Misunderstood Man 120Why Grant&'s Final Victory Was His Greatest 124The Other Freedom Document of 1776 129The Right Man at the Right Time 134The Most Powerful Thing You Can Do for Your Body 137The “Howling Atheist” Who Governed the Country 143PART THREE: A WEALTH OF UNDERSTANDING 149Why You Love and Need the Rat Race 153How to Live the “Good Life” 156Nassim Nicholas Taleb … and the Pursuit of Phronesis 159The Gift a Man Gives Himself 162A Bil

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ALEXANDER GREEN is the Chief Investment Strategist of The Oxford Club and the author of three national bestsellers: The Gone Fishin#39; Portfolio, The Secret of Shelter Island and Beyond Wealth. He has been featured on Oprah #38; Friends, Fox News, The O#39;Reilly Factor, CNBC, MSNBC, and C#45;SPAN and has been profiled in the Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Forbes, and many other publications. He currently lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, and Winter Springs, Florida, with his wife Karen and their children, Hannah and David.

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