Hypercapitalism

<div><B>PAPERBACK ORIGINAL From the bestselling cartoonist of <I>The Cartoon History of the Universe</I> comes an explosive graphic takedown of capitalism</B><BR><BR>Bestselling overeducated cartoonist Larry Gonick has delighted readers for years with sharp digestible and funny accounts of everything from the history of the universe to the intricacies of calculus. Now Gonick teams up with psychologist and scholar Tim Kasser to create an accessible and pointed cartoon guide to how global privatizing market-worshiping hypercapitalism threatens human well-being social justice and the planet. But Gonick and Kasser don't stop at an analysis of how the economic system got out of whack-they also point the way to a healthier future.<BR><BR>A primer for the post-Occupy generation <em>Hypercapitalism</em> draws from contemporary research on values well-being and consumerism to describe concepts (corporate power free trade privatization deregulation) that are critical for understanding the world we live in and movements (voluntary simplicity sharing alternatives to GDP protests) that have developed in response to the system. Gonick and Kasser's pointed and profound cartoon narratives provide a deep exploration of the global economy and the movements seeking to change it all rendered in clear graphic-and sometimes hilarious-terms.<BR></div>