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This book is incredibly thought provoking. Not only are the stories told very elegantly, but the message behind them are so powerful. Rushkoff somehow tells the story of our extremely corporatized society and the notion of how we have all become individual actors in competition with one another. I felt like I shed my skin reading this book, as it gave me something to really think about and my interactions with others and the world. It's also laugh out loud funny.
A must read!!!
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Life Inc.: How the World Became a Corporation and How to Take It Back by Douglas Rushkoff
Rita_Smith, June 23, 2009
This book is incredibly thought provoking. Not only are the stories told very elegantly, but the message behind them are so powerful. Rushkoff somehow tells the story of our extremely corporatized society and the notion of how we have all become individual actors in competition with one another. I felt like I shed my skin reading this book, as it gave me something to really think about and my interactions with others and the world. It's also laugh out loud funny.A must read!!!
(9 of 12 readers found this comment helpful)