Natural Causes

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Life, Death and the Illusion of Control

By Barbara Ehrenreich

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Natural Causes by Barbara Ehrenreich delves into the implications of our obsession with controlling the ageing process and health. It examines how we attempt to take command of natural processes through health trends, medical interventions, and wellness practices. The book offers a critical perspective on the way we perceive life, death, and our quest for the illusion of control.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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You might enjoy this book if you're curious about the complex ways the medical industry, wellness culture, and our own biology influence perceptions of health and ageing. It offers a thought-provoking critique of how we often attempt to control the uncontrollable aspects of life, blending science with personal insight.

Natural Causes

The seminal thinker offers a new understanding of our bodies, our selves and our powerlessness in controlling either.

The seminal thinker offers a new understanding of our bodies, our selves and our powerlessness in controlling either

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We tend to believe we have agency over our bodies, our minds and even our deaths. Yet emerging science challenges our assumptions of mastery: at the microscopic level, the cells in our bodies facilitate tumours and attack other cells, with life-threatening consequences.

In this revelatory book, Natural Causes, Barbara Ehrenreich argues that our bodies are a battleground over which we have little control, and lays bare the cultural charades that shield us from this knowledge. Challenging everything we think we know about life and death, she also offers hope - that we find our place in a natural world teeming with animation and endless possibility.

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Natural Causes by Barbara Ehrenreich is lauded for its candid and thought-provoking exploration of the wellness industry and the inevitabilities of aging and death. Reviewers appreciate Ehrenreich's blend of research and personal insight, highlighting her critique of the societal obsession with control over our bodies. The book's sharp wit and questioning of whether health and self-improvement regimens can ultimately prevent aging resonate with readers who favour critical examinations of popular health ideologies.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781783782420

Publisher: Granta Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 April 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Granta Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 194g

Pages: 272

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About the Author

Barbara Ehrenreich is the author of fifteen books, including the bestselling Smile or Die and Nickel and Dimed. She has written for Time, Harper's, the New York Times Magazine and various British newspapers including The Times and the Guardian. She lives in Virginia, USA.

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