The hacking of the American mind: the science behind the corporate takeover of our bodies and brains

Part I. A few fries short of a happy meal. The garden of earthly delights

Looking for love in all the wrong places

Part II. Reward

the agony of ecstasy. Desire and dopamine, pleasure and opioids

Killing Jiminy: stress, fear, and cortisol

The descent into Hades

The purification of addiction

Part III. Contentment

the bluebird of happiness. Contentment and serotonin

Picking the lock to Nirvana

What you eat in private you wear in public

Self-inflicted misery: the dopamine-cortisol-serotonin connection

Part IV. Slaves to the machine: How did we get hacked? Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?

Gross national unhappiness

Extreme makeover

Washington edition

Are you "lovin' it?" Or "liking it?"

The death spiral

Part V. Out of our minds

in search of the four Cs. Connect (religion, social supports, conversation)

Contribute (self-worth, altruism, volunteerism, philanthropy)

Cope (sleep, mindfulness, exercise)

Cook (for yourself, your friends, your family).