Winning: Reflections on an American Obsession

by Francesco Duina

Book Overview

Why winning doesn't always lead to happiness

Most of us are taught from a young age to be winners and avoid being losers. But what does it mean to win or lose? And why do we care so much? Does winning make us happy? Winning undertakes an unprecedented investigation of winning and losing in American society, what we are really after as we struggle to win, our collective beliefs about winners and losers, and much more.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691159645
• ISBN13: 9780691159645
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"