Vance Packard

Examines America's child-rearing institutions and cultural trends affecting the young, such as divorce and families in which both parents work, identifies their potentially harmful affects, and offers specific advice for creating a nurturing environment.

Examines projects and developments in several scientific fields that are concerned with the physical modifications and behavior control of humans, including genetic engineering, bionics, and programming behavior.

Deals with the massive uprooting and the fragmentation of our society as people move from job to job and city to city.

The author writes about American business executives subjected to training programs, screened by psychiatrists and stimulated by a frantic desire for success. He tells why many of them stop advancing far short of the peak of their particular corporate pyramid.

Study of the informal class system in America and the characteristics of the individual social levels.

Examines the invasion of privacy in the United States by government, business, and education. Describes surveillance techniques and tools of investigative experts.

Dertig superrijke Amerikanen vertellen hoe ze aan hun geld zijn gekomen, wat ze ermee doen en hoe ze leven.