Miami Herald names Life Inc 'best of 2010'

Miami Herald book reviewer Richard Pachter takes "a look back at the best business books of 2009" and does me a great honor while providing a terrific summary of my intentions:

Life Inc.: How the World Became a Corporation and How to Take it Back. Douglas Rushkoff. Random House. 304 pages. 6/15/09

The "operating system'' behind the world's economies and monetary systems is flawed and antithetical to productivity and most other human values. Greed, avarice and (unenlightened) self-interest flourish. So do artificial scarcity, perpetual debt and empty allegiance to the slogans and logos of oppressive corporations. A less elegant and gifted writer might have produced a dour and plodding polemic against materialism and consumerist culture, but Rushkoff's persuasive prose is a pleasure.

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Comments

[mason]

That's the thing so irritating about Doug! He doesn't force conclusions on the reader or upon those who do not read at all. We *all* are free. We are *all* responsible. We are *all* slaves. Do what you will.

"This is the triplewon hat of Lipoleum. *Tip*. Lipoleumhat."

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[John R. Sedivy]

Congratulations on having your most recent book named in this 'best of' list. I'm a huge fan of Life Inc. among your other work such as Media Virus and Coercion. Life Inc. especially forced me to re-evaluate my relationships with local business and the community in general.