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From Publishers WeeklyLeonard examines conspicuous consumption and its human and environmental costs in an expansion of her short documentary of the same name. The analysis is accessible, and Leonard is skilled at breaking down large and abstruse concepts for the listeners. She's less winning as a reader, however: her bubbly voice and predilection for overemphasis are grating—and occasionally, her explanations and prescriptions veer into condescension. These failings aside, here is a wealth of very important information. As a bonus, the MP3 CD includes the original video, but omits the charts and graphics in the book. A Free Press hardcover (Reviews, Jan. 25). (Mar.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FromStarred Review Why is there so much garbage, and where does it go? A Time magazine Hero of the Environment, Leonard has traveled the world tracking trash and its wake of destruction. Her investigations convinced her that the impossible dream of perpetual economic growth and the rampant consumer culture it engenders are the root causes of today’s environmental crises. A rigorous thinker in command of a phenomenal amount of i
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- Author
- Leonard, Annie & Conrad, Ariane
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781439148785
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Sociology, Anthropology, Business
- Rating
- 3.99 / 5 (2,122 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
Other editions & translations
- La historia de las cosas : De cómo nuestra obsesión por las cosas está destruyendo el planeta, nuestras comunidades y nuestra salud. Y una visión del cambio (2010)
- The Story of Stuff : How Our Obsession with Stuff Is Trashing the Planet, Our Communities, and Our Health--and a Vision for Change (2014)
- قصة الاشياء [Arabic] (2010)
- The Story of Stuff : the Impact of Overconsumption on the Planet, Our Communities, and Our Health--and How We Can Make It Better (2011)
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