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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
Economist and bestselling author Juliet Schor lays out a positive vision for rethinking our relationship to consumer goods in this accessible and timely analysis of the devastating ecological, social, and personal costs of mass consumerism. Ranging from cutting-edge developments in economic theory, social analysis, and ecological design to real-world examples of these ideas being put into practice around the world, Schor makes a compelling case that...
4) Mallamall
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
India is undergoing a retail revolution in which the aspiring middle-class is demanding more western goods and services. Modern malls are muscling into the traditional marketplace, pushing India's economic infrastructure to the limits and threatening to put thousands of bazaar owners and small farmers out of business. In Hindi "Mallamall" literally means "bountiful goods," and nowhere else in the world are the markets so lively with their jewel-colored...
5) Never Enough
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
Michele Gitlin has 700 sweaters. In touch with the pain as well as the pleasure of over-collecting, she calls Ron "Disaster Master" Alford for help. Ron, a de-cluttering expert who believes that "clutter begins in the head, and ends up on the floor," determines that Michele is a hoarder with a rating of 8 (out of ten) on his "clutter index." Ron also visits a retired Marine with 7,800 Beanie Babies and a home shopping addict whose purchases are literally...
6) The wrench
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"In this quirky, brightly illustrated take on overconsumption, Bob goes to the store to buy one thing and comes home with many things he doesn't need"--
11) Kill the mall
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf Canada
Language
English
Description
After writing a letter in praise of malls, our eccentric narrator is offered a "residency" at a shabby suburban shopping centre. His mission: to occupy the mall for several weeks, splitting his time between "making work" and "engaging the public," all while chronicling his adventures in weekly progress reports. Before long, a series of strange after-hour events rattles our hero, and he sets forth on a nightly quest to untangle the mysterious forces...
Author
Publisher
Disney, Hyperion
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Mommy and Daddy take Jake and Jenny back-to-school shopping, they are determined to stick to their list but when Mommy steps away, requests for items not on the list abound, including one from Daddy.
Author
Series
Shopaholic series volume 6
Language
English
Description
Becky Brandon (nee Bloomwood) is back, this time hilariously challenged by the mini-terror who is her two-year-old. Two-year-old Minnie is a little tearaway who has created havoc everywhere from Harrods to her own christening. On top of this Becky's husband Luke is feeling low after the death of his beloved stepmother. To cheer him up, Becky decides to throw Luke a surprise birthday party and that's when things become really complicated. As Becky...
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Language
English
Description
"This title discusses the important difference between wants and needs, and how it relates to money. Through imaginative activities and relatable What would you do? scenarios, children will learn how to weigh the pros and cons of a purchase, and to equate smart money choices with examples from their own lives."--Amazon.com.
Author
Series
Shopaholic series volume 4
Language
English
Description
“Kinsella’s heroine is blessed with the resilience of ten women, and her damage-limitation brain waves are always good for a giggle.”—Glamour (U.K.)
What’s a round-the-world honeymoon if you can’t buy the odd souvenir to ship back home? Like the twenty silk dressing gowns Becky Brandon (née Bloomwood) finds in Hong Kong, or the hand-carved dining table from Sri Lanka, or the, um,...
What’s a round-the-world honeymoon if you can’t buy the odd souvenir to ship back home? Like the twenty silk dressing gowns Becky Brandon (née Bloomwood) finds in Hong Kong, or the hand-carved dining table from Sri Lanka, or the, um,...
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