The story of stuff :

Leonard, Annie.

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. - 1st Free Press hardcover ed. - New York : Free Press, 2010. - xxxiv, 317 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

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

Annie Leonard explains how the stuff people use every day is destroying the world, describing the waste and environmental damage that is created by the production, distribution, consumption, and disposal of material objects.

9781439125663 (trade) 143912566X (trade)

2009042207


Material culture.
Personal belongings.
Acquisitiveness--Moral and ethical aspects.
Consumption (Economics)--Moral and ethical aspects.
Material culture.
Personal belongings.
Acquisitiveness--Ethical aspects.
Consumption (Economics)--Ethical aspects.

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