Book cover of The Materialistic World: How to Escape Materialism, Theory of Materialism, Mindful Living, Living with True Happiness

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What's The Next Thing You Want to Buy? We all have heard of the phrase "Money can't buy happiness", but what we don't realize is a lot of us are under the control of the media and advertising industry, and have been fed by the idea that having more materialistic…

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1 author picked The Materialistic World as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I read this book on a friend’s recommendation and loved the way it is presented. In very relevant examples, the book establishes the way materialism has taken over us. It is a matter of time that we realize "Money can't buy happiness", and a lot of us are under the control of the media and advertising industry.

The obsession with having fancy clothes, nice cars, or bigger houses has distracted many people from being kind, friendly and respectful to each other and I have several observed this fact around in my personal and professional settings. 

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