debt shadow wealth debt shadow wealth non fiction book written nature debt book chapters delivered hour lecture different canadian city beginning newfoundland october ending toronto november lectures broadcast ideas november book published paperback limited edition hardcover lectures book originally scheduled moved avoid conflicting forthcoming novel book delayed publisher content examines borrowing lending financial psychological theological literary ecological points view release coincided extensive media coverage recent financial crisis led numerous critics comment book canadian market book peaked globe_and_mail bestseller list october sold previous books critics found book researched thought provoking humorous reviewers found discussions non monetary aspects debt better parts book critics identified sections ecological debt worse parts book adapted documentary produced premiered film festival january background toronto based author asked times numerous years deliver broadcast radio ideas published finally agreed chose subject literary criticism specifically author gender age affects critical reception delivering lectures oxford_university cambridge_university similar topics considered choice began thinking debt topic writing letter america globe_and_mail march later reprinted nation pending invasion iraq asking americans understood debt committing scheduled release new novel fall deliver lectures fall insistence american editor canadian british editors agents agreed january postpone release novel year avoid competing presidential election attention people organizing ideas discovered scheduling newspaper article asked deliver lectures fall meaning text june agreed condition providing research technical assistance text written late january june took time cuba france original title debt owner convinced change depressing synopsis content divided parts considers psychological historical aspects debt calls debt imaginative human construct derived sense need greed sense equivalent values cites study suggests sense genetic trait shared study illustrates given level playing field strategy unto strategy superior strategy game theory debt borrowing mechanisms ancient biblical societies compared including provisions code ancient roman second debt sin explores theological including moral ethical characteristics attributed creditors society religion debt like certain cigarette smoking experienced times considered times fashionable biblical references like book lord prayer sin eating examined growth debt linked growth written media relationship contract devil debt plot examines game games people play derivative try collect debt motif theme explained especially 19th century literature examples devil vanity_fair madame mill theory reverse character doctor rich unwilling spend money living saved doctor rich happy generous ends hell fourth shadow looks happens creditors debts paid debts matter honour repay equivalent value forgive exact revenge debts society committing crimes paid vengeance based imprisonment united_kingdom prison pay abolished economic reasons prevented labourers working cost operation societies services family members creditors like king philip france applies economics debt examines psychology shadow final titled examines ecological debt recounts journey christmas carol placed modern setting modern day visited spirits earth day past witnesses debts nature animal human sacrifices crowded populations present witnesses current practices fishing creating debt nature effects climate impacts people finally future shown versions friendly human society balanced environmental systems future disaster affecting fuel food resources way sets renders money useless publication sales book released october began lecture series newfoundland october second lecture took place vancouver 15th followed 17th montreal 20th ending november toronto series recorded aired ideas november event fielded questions audience participated book entered globe_and_mail bestseller list peaked october best selling book date fourth printing end november excerpts printed times april finalist annual won silver medal category month acquired film rights plans adapt feature length documentary announced involvement director producer june book awarded year reviewers commented book release magnitude causes recent financial crisis apparent reviewers commented previous books like novel society devastated genetically engineered virus coincided outbreak playing theme canadian magazine fund gala charitable foundation auctioned crystal predictions written sealed inside journalist winning wrote predictions include diminished use fabric rise use industrial article magazine critical response critics found book researched thought provoking reviewers enjoyed humour writing style described eclectic literary rich novelist wrote book engaging smart funny clever canadian writer called book adult fun displays energy lively dinner party anecdotes opinions book entertaining parts discussions non monetary debts debts portrayed literature speeches reviewer wrote delivery usual smooth paced precise frequent appreciated laugh lines wrote combined rigorous analysis wide ranging playful imagination recommended book libraries negative reviews came disagreed delivery final chapter ecological debt writing artistic engagement ideological guardian agreed chapter means highlight book wrote constantly new directions doesn time sink claws deep topic result packed information oddly thin enthusiasm subject lively style long way making flaws brilliant phrase maker gift idea single vivid image reviewing find coherent argument presented found writing style academic writing obvious reviewers economist uncomfortable distinguishing contrasting good bad debt
Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth