| Description |
xix, 299 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-291) and index. |
| Summary |
"Downsizing. Decluttering. Discarding. Sooner or later, all of us are faced with things we no longer need or want. But when we drop our old clothes and other items off at a local donation center, where do they go? Sometimes across the country-or even halfway across the world-to people and places who find value in what we leave behind. In Secondhand, Minter takes us on an unexpected adventure into the often-hidden, multibillion-dollar industry of reuse: thrift stores in the American Southwest to vintage shops in Tokyo, flea markets in Southeast Asia to used-goods enterprises in Ghana, and more. Along the way, Minter meets the fascinating people who handle-and profit from-our rising tide of discarded stuff, and asks a pressing question: In a world that craves shiny and new, is there room for it all? Secondhand offers hopeful answers and hard truths. A history of the stuff we've used and a contemplation of why we keep buying more. Secondhand shows us that it doesn't have to be this way, and what really needs to change to build a sustainable future free of excess stuff." --Book jacket. |
| Contents |
Empty the nest -- Decluttering -- The flood -- The good stuff -- Danshari -- Our warehouse is a four-bedroom house -- Frayed below the stitch -- Good as new -- Enough to sell -- And it lasts forever -- A rich person's broken thing -- More suitcases. |
| Subject |
Minter, Adam, 1970- -- Travel.
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| Subject(S) |
Secondhand trade.
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Thrift shops.
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Sales personnel -- Biography -- Anecdotes.
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Biographies.
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Anecdotes.
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| Added Title |
Second hand |
| ISBN |
9781635570106 (hardcover) |
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