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Format:

Book

Author:

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.

Edition:

First Free Press hardcover edition.

Publisher, Date:

New York : Free Press, 2010.

Description:

xxxiv, 317 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Summary:

The director of The Story of Stuff Project tracks the life of the "stuff" we use every day, transforming how we think about our patterns of consumption. This book is based on the author's 2007 internet film, "The Story of stuff." "With just 5 percent of the world's population, [the U.S.] is consuming 30 percent of the world's resources and creating 30 percent of the world's waste."--Jacket.

Subjects:

Acquisitiveness -- Moral and ethical aspects.

Consumption (Economics) -- Moral and ethical aspects.

Consumption (Economics) -- Environmental aspects.

Consumption (Economics) -- Social aspects.

Personal belongings.

Material culture.

Sustainable development.

Other Author:

Conrad, Ariane, contributor.

Other Title:

Stuff

Story of stuff (Motion picture)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-302) and index.

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.

Web Site:

Sample text

Contributor biographical information

Publisher description

LCCN:

2009042207

ISBN:

9781439125663

143912566X

9781439148785

1439148783

Other Number:

377665558

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

260926

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

306.4 Leonard