Postmodern Alchemists: The Architecture of Desire and the Economy of Illusion

HERE, DREAMS TURN INTO REALITY, LEAD INTO GOLD, AND YOUR MONEY INTO VAPOR...

One of the greatest minds in human history, Isaac Newton discovered the law of gravity and calculated the motions of planets-yet he lost what would amount to millions of dollars today because of a stock market "bubble."
Newton was not foolish. He was simply human.
And wherever there are humans, the Alchemists set up their stalls.
Once, they worked in dark laboratories, trying to turn lead into gold. Today, they sell filtered lives on smartphone screens, digital dreams on crypto exchanges, "Post-Truth" deceptions in political arenas, and the art of pretending in the lobbies of luxury hotels.
Postmodern Alchemists traces the map of that grand illusion-from Tulip Mania to Charles Ponzi, from Anna Delvey to quantum life coaches.
This book does not promise to make you rich overnight. On the contrary, it reveals what those who make such promises are truly after. It deciphers the "Invisible Formula" employed by charlatans, fraudsters, and merchants of hope.
Never before have the Sirens' songs been so loud, nor the traps so seductive.
If you wish to protect your wallet, your mind, and your soul;
Welcome to the laboratory...