The Story of Stuff
How Our Obsession with Stuff is Trashing the Planet, Our Communities, and Our Health - and a Vision for Change
$35.34
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
20 October 2005
Summary
How our obsession with ‘stuff’ is trashing the planet
Annie Leonard, creator of the internet film sensation ‘The Story of Stuff’, viewed over 6 million times, offers an astonishing, galvanizing book that tells the story of all the ‘stuff’ we use every day - where our bottled water, mobile phones and jeans come from, how they’re made and distributed, and where they really go when we throw them away.
Our out-of-control consumption habits are killing the planet and threatening ou…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781849010382 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1849010382 |
| Author: | Annie Leonard |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Constable |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 20 October 2005 |
| Weight: | 342g |
| Dimensions: | 195mm x 133mm x 29mm |
| Series: | Tom Thorne Novels |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
A potentially important book that brings a great many facts and arguments into a single volume. - Irish Examiner
The book may be recycled, but Leonard’s passion is new and refreshing. - GeographicalTaking us into ‘the dark heart of American consumerism’ in an amusing and trenchant way. - GuardianAbout The Author
Annie Leonard
Annie Leonard is an expert in international sustainability and environmental-health issues. Over the past 20 years, during her work for organisations such as Greenpeace, she has established a sterling reputation for her scholarship about and activism against waste-trafficking. With The Story of Stuff her charisma, her infectious curiosity, and her riveting message have extended her reputation far beyond environmentalists to average people of all stripes: she captivates audiences of schoolchildren and congressional sub-committees alike.
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