The ▁New ▁York er ▁ ▁" How ▁Much ▁Is ▁En ough ? ▁is ▁a ▁delight ful ▁book . ▁It ▁addresses ▁a ▁Big ▁Question ▁without ▁the ▁j arg on ▁and ▁ob f us cation ▁that ▁poll utes ▁so ▁much ▁philosophy . ▁The ▁pro se ▁is ▁luc id , ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁relevant ▁issues ▁are ▁raised ▁and ▁addressed ." ▁— The ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Journal ▁ ▁" The ▁authors ▁turn ▁to ▁historical ▁fiction , ▁philosophy , ▁and ▁political ▁theory , ▁drawing ▁on ▁Fa ust , ▁Marx ' s ▁critique ▁of ▁capital ism , ▁and ▁Arist ot le ' s ▁uses ▁of ▁wealth . ▁Their ▁conclusion ▁that ▁concepts ▁like ▁respect , ▁friendship , ▁and ▁community ▁are ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁contribute ▁to ▁satisfaction ▁and ▁overall ▁happiness ▁than ▁wealth ▁makes ▁for ▁a ▁fasc in ating , ▁if ▁c ere br al , ▁read ." ▁ ▁— Pub lish ers ▁Week ly ▁ ▁" The ▁Sk idel sk ys ▁move ▁se am lessly ▁from ▁the ▁abstract ▁to ▁the ▁concrete ; ▁from ▁philosophy ▁to ▁public ▁policy ." ▁— The ▁Independent ▁ ▁Richard ▁Pos ner , ▁in ▁his ▁review ▁for ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁disag re ed ▁with ▁both ▁the ▁book ' s ▁concept ▁of ▁le is ure ▁and ▁its ▁proposition ▁that ▁more ▁le is ure ▁time ▁would ▁lead ▁to ▁overall ▁personal ▁better ment . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 2 ▁non - f iction ▁books ▁Category : E conom ics ▁books ▁Category : Ph il osoph y ▁of ▁life <0x0A> </s> ▁White ▁Day : ▁A ▁Lab yr