{"product_id":"the-wealth-delusion-paul-green-9781966703280","title":"The Wealth Delusion: How Money and Power Distort the Mind","description":"You already know something is wrong with them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe boss who takes credit for everything and feels nothing. The\u003cbr\u003ebillionaire who lectures you about sacrifice from a private jet. The\u003cbr\u003eCEO whose entire company walked on eggshells while he collected\u003cbr\u003eawards. You've seen it. You've worked for it. You've paid for it.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow there's a name for it. And peer-reviewed citations.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Wealth Delusion\u003c\/b\u003e maps the six-stage cycle by which extreme\u003cbr\u003ewealth and concentrated power reliably distort the human mind -\u003cbr\u003edocumented in neuroscience labs, psychology journals, and decades\u003cbr\u003eof organizational behavior research that most people never see. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside, you'll discover: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhy your brain on money looks neurologically similar to your\u003cbr\u003e brain on cocaine - and what happens when the supply never stops\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe documented mechanism by which power suppresses the brain's\u003cbr\u003e ability to read other people's emotions - measurable in imaging studies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhy corporate hierarchies function as psychopathy screening tools\u003cbr\u003e that preferentially promote the profiles most dangerous to everyone else\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow philanthropy works as reputation management and regulatory\u003cbr\u003e capture - and why the numbers prove it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhat DARVO is, how it's used by the powerful, and how to neutralize it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhat structural policy changes the evidence actually supports -\u003cbr\u003e and what you can do right now\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is not a book about hating wealthy people.\u003c\/b\u003e It is a book\u003cbr\u003eabout understanding what concentrated money and power reliably do\u003cbr\u003eto human beings - and why a functioning society has every reason\u003cbr\u003eto care about that, regardless of political affiliation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSmart. Funny. Furious. Evidence-based.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe book your economist friends wish they'd written and your\u003cbr\u003etherapist is going to start recommending.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor readers of Dacher Keltner, Jon Ronson, Anand Giridharadas, \u003cbr\u003eand Thomas Piketty.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Green\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1966703287\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781966703280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Humbolton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.52d","brand":"Paul Green","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49001789260031,"sku":"9781966703280","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-wealth-delusion-paul-green-9781966703280","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}