Our Worst Strength Wins a Nautilus Award!

Better Books for a Better World

Nonfiction authors without institutional affiliations in academia or media struggle to break through. This may not surprise you, but it's why I’m excited to see reviewers at Nautilus pit indie authors against trade nonfiction in an open contest not biased by the PR machines of Malcolm Gladwell and Jonathan Haidt.

Reader Highlights (from Kindle):

“The single most important freedom in the modern world is the freedom to ignore the past.”

“Chasing consumer trends is a critical behavior we all use to maintain our escape velocity from the past.”

American individualism has fragmented us into thousands of different lifestyles with a fragile civic glue. We are even free to reinvent ‘traditions’ and pretend we didn’t completely refashion them.

Here is a great podcast interview with a reader fan, if you need a taste of its contents before committing:

One of the roots of American cultural anthropology was a profound despair at the consequences of industrialization and modern life in general. At the loss of community, rootedness, and traditions that bound us together.

What I call the “rights-enabled consumer,” is a seductive notion that has spread across the world. It builds large middle-class cohorts where only poverty and despair once existed.

I wrote this book not to demand a return to some romantic past where we had little to buy, poor health and nonstop family interference but rather to make us aware that we still have a lot of work to do to make highly individualistic societies function for 99% of us, not just 70-80%. We can do better.

A healthy nation protects AND nurtures. And this begins with rebuilding local communities.

If you enjoy Homo Imaginari, please consider grabbing a copy and supporting its production. I’ve put all formats on sale for two weeks.

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