In this book, William Ian Miller offers his Reflections on the perverse consequences, indeed often the opposite of intended effects, of so-called \'good things\'.
Drawing on a truly immense store of knowledge encompassing literature, philosophy, theology, and history, he excavates the evidence of human anxieties around scarcity in al.
Noted for his remarkable erudition, wit, and playful pessimism, Miller here ranges over topics from personal disasters to literary and national ones.
In this book, William Ian Miller offers his Reflections on the perverse consequences, indeed often the opposite of intended effects, of so-called \'good things\'