Shocked by the commerce in everything from pet cloning to patriotism, frightened by the downward spiral of her finances and that of the trash-strewn earth, Judith Levine enlists her partner, Paul, in a radical experiment: to forgo all but the most necessa
288 Pages
Biography + Autobiography,

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About the Book

This cold-turkey confession by an award-winning journalist follows her progress--and inevitable relapses--over an entire year of not spending.

Book Synopsis

Shocked by the commerce in everything from pet cloning to patriotism, frightened by the downward spiral of her finances and that of the trash-strewn earth, Judith Levine enlists her partner, Paul, in a radical experiment: to forgo all but the most necessa

Review Quotes

"An Important Book."
-- Bill McKibben

"I love this book."
-- Barbara Ehrenreich

"One of the five best books on consumer culture."
-- Paco Underhill, The Wall Street Journal

"Sharp and witty.... honest and humorous.... By thinking harder about how it would feel to consume less, we might just make ourselves -- and out planet -- a lot better."
-- The Christian Science Monitor

"Well worth its price!"
-- Editor's Choice, Entertainment Weekly

About the Author

Judith Levine's work explores the ways history, culture, and politics express themselves in intimate life. She is the writer of scores of articles for national magazines and four books, including Harmful to Minors: The Perils of Protecting Children from Sex, which won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Levine lives in Brooklyn, New York, and Hardwick, Vermont, where she writes the column "Poli Psy," on the public uses of emotion, for the weekly Seven Days.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 7.82 Inches (H) x 5.66 Inches (W) x .72 Inches (D)

Weight: .57 Pounds

Suggested Age: 14-18 Years

Number of Pages: 288

Genre: Biography + Autobiography

Publisher: Free Press

Format: Paperback

Author: Judith Levine

Language: English

Street Date: February 1, 2007

TCIN: 84862895

UPC: 9780743269360

Item Number (DPCI): 247-31-1552

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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