The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in An Age of Diminishing ExpectationsClassic · Nonfiction, Psychology, Sociology
The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in An Age of Diminishing Expectations
1978 · 368 pages · Nonfiction
40
Classic
★ 3.96 on Goodreads · 5K ratings
≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Nonfiction) winner (1980). 3.96★ from 5K Goodreads ratings.
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40Must-Read Score
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- Readers34 out of 100 · counts 50%+19
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
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- #76 of the 100 science and ideas books we rank
- #236 of the 296 classics we rank
- #900 of the 1,344 books we rank
Won
- National Book Award (Nonfiction) winner (1980)
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