"Fame, Fortune, and Ambition: What Is The Value in Striving for Worldly Success?" examines the outward symptoms and the underlying psychology of preoccupations with money and celebrity, with a perspective that is thought-provoking and often surprising - and particularly relevant to our troubled economic times: Why do celebrities and the wealthy seem to have so much influence in the world? Do values like competitiveness and ambition have a place in bringing innovation and positive change? Where does greed come from? Is it really true that money can't buy happiness?
