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PublisherShambhala Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-101570628017
ISBN-139781570628016
eBay Product ID (ePID)2206622
Product Key Features
Book TitleBoomeritis : a Novel That Will Set You Free!
Number of Pages368 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2002
TopicPsychological, General
GenreFiction
AuthorKen Wilber
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight27.2 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2001-055023
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"Wilber's erudition is matched by a parodic sense of humor. Given the charm of Wilber's young, witty seekers, the samurai intensity of his dissection of the worst of postmodernism, and his voluminous Internet presence, this rant of a novel seems destined for cult status."-Donna Seaman,Booklist(Starred Review)
Dewey Decimal813/.6
SynopsisKen Wilber's latest book is a daring departure from his previous writings-a highly original work of fiction that combines brilliant scholarship with tongue-in-cheek storytelling to present the integral approach to human development that he expounded in more conventional terms in his recentA Theory of Everything.The story of a naÏve young grad student in computer science and his quest for meaning in a fragmented world provides the setting in which Wilber contrasts the alienated "flatland" of scientific materialism with the integral vision, which embraces body, mind, soul, and spirit in self, culture, and nature. The book especially targets one of the most stubborn obstacles to realizing the integral vision: a disease of egocentrism and narcissism that Wilber calls "boomeritis" because it seems to plague the baby-boomer generation most of all. Through a series of sparkling seminar-lectures skillfully interwoven with the hero's misadventures in the realms of sex, drugs, and popular culture, all of the major tenets of extreme postmodernism are criticized-and exemplified-including the author's having a bad case of boomeritis himself. Parody, intellectual slapstick, and a mind-twisting surprise ending unite to produce a highly entertaining summary of the work of cutting-edge theorists in human development from around the world.
LC Classification NumberPS3623.I52B66 2002
