In this highly insightful essay on the culture of dependency and its damaging effects on the moral fiber of society; from corporate welfare to affirmative action, the author takes on the culture of copping out. It's a book against depression, existential angst, cry-babies and whining "victims," either acting like kids in a candy store or martyrs of their own fears. Men against women, women against men - isn't it time to grow up and take charge of our own destiny? Awarded the prestigious Académie Française Prix 2000 and the Medici Prize for Essays. Pascal Bruckner is an acclaimed French essayist and novelist, whose Bitter Moon was made into a film by Roman Polanski. This is his 14th book. Bruckner has been a guest lecturer at New York University, the University of Chicago and University of Connecticut. Used Book in Good Condition