Format:
Book
Author:
Leonard, Annie.
Title:
The story of stuff : how our obsession with stuff is trashing the planet, our communities, and our health--and a vision for change / Annie Leonard with Ariane Conrad.
Publisher, Date:
New York : Free Press, 2010.
Description:
xxxiv, 317 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Summary:
The author tracks the life of the "stuff" we use every day, transforming how we think about our patterns of consumption.
Subjects:
Material culture.
Personal belongings.
Acquisitiveness -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Consumption (Economics) -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Consumption (Economics) -- Environmental aspects.
Consumption (Economics) -- Social aspects.
Sustainable development.
Other Author:
Conrad, Ariane.
Contents:
A word about words -- Extraction -- Production -- Distribution -- Consumption -- Disposal -- Writing the new story -- Examples of promising policies, reforms, and laws -- Recommended individual actions -- Sample letter to PVC retailers, manufacturers, and lobbyists -- How we made this book.
LCCN:
2009042207
ISBN:
9781439125663
143912566X
Other Number:
377665558
System Availability:
1
Current Holds:
0
# Local items:
1
Control Number:
298341
Call Number:
306.4
Course Reserves:
0
# Local items in:
1
# System items in:
1