Shiny Objects—Why We Spend Money We Don’t Have in Search of Happiness We Can’t Buy

This is a book review of “Shiny Objects—Why We Spend Money We Don’t Have in Search of Happiness We Can’t Buy” by James A.
Roberts, published by Harper-Collins, New York, 2011. This book addresses issues of materialism and focuses on the history
of America by discussing the American dream as being a belief in the freedom that allows citizens to pursue their goals through
hard work and freedom of choice in relation to the search for happiness.