{"product_id":"9780802194381","title":"Too Much Magic: Wishful Thinking, Technology, and the Fate of the Nation","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe author of \u003ci\u003eThe Long Emergency \u003c\/i\u003eexplains why technology can’t solve all our problems, and how excessive optimism can endanger our future\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Long Emergency\u003c\/i\u003e quickly became a grassroots hit, offering a shocking vision of our post-oil future and capturing the attention of environmentalists and business leaders alike. As discussion about our dependence on fossil fuels and our dysfunctional financial and government institutions continues, the author returns with \u003ci\u003eToo Much Magic\u003c\/i\u003e—evaluating what has changed and what has not, and what direction we need to take in this post-financial-crisis world.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Too much magic” is what James Howard Kunstler sees in the bright utopian visions of the future dreamed up by optimistic souls who believe technology will solve all our problems. Their visions remind him of the flying cars and robot maids that were the dominant images of the future in the 1950s. Kunstler’s image of the future is much more sober. With vision, clarity of thought, and a pragmatic worldview, Kunstler argues that the time for magical thinking and hoping for miracles is over—and the time to begin preparing for the long emergency has begun.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A sharp critic of energy-sucking, big-box landscapes.” —\u003ci\u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Grove\/Atlantic, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47127953703152,"sku":"9780802194381","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780802194381_p0.jpg?v=1769907350","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780802194381","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}