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001 2009042207
003 DLC
005 20111007085848.0
008 091007s2010 nyua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2009042207
020 $a9781439125663
020 $a143912566X
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn377665558
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050 00 $aGN406$b.L46 2010
100 1 $aLeonard, Annie.
245 14 $aThe story of stuff :$bhow our obsession with stuff is trashing the planet, our communities, and our health--and a vision for change /$cAnnie Leonard ; with Ariane Conrad.
246 30 $aStuff
250 $a1st Free Press hardcover ed.
260 $aNew York :$bFree Press,$c2010.
300 $axxxiv, 317 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 269-302) and index.
505 0 $aA word about words -- Extraction -- Production -- Distribution -- Consumption -- Disposal -- Writing the new story -- Examples of promising policies, reforms, and laws -- Recommended individual actions -- Sample letter to PVC retailers, manufacturers, and lobbyists -- How we made this book.
520 $aThe director of The Story of Stuff Project tracks the life of the "stuff" we use every day, transforming how we think about our patterns of consumption. This book is based on the author's 2007 internet film, "The Story of stuff." "With just 5 percent of the world's population, [the U.S.] is consuming 30 percent of the world's resources and creating 30 percent of the world's waste." -- Dust jacket.
650 0 $aAcquisitiveness$xMoral and ethical aspects.
650 0 $aConsumption (Economics)$xMoral and ethical aspects.
650 0 $aConsumption (Economics)$xEnvironmental aspects.
650 0 $aConsumption (Economics)$xSocial aspects.
650 0 $aPersonal belongings.
650 0 $aMaterial culture.
650 0 $aSustainable development.
700 1 $aConrad, Ariane.
730 0 $aStory of stuff (Motion picture)
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1010/2009042207-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1010/2009042207-d.html
856 41 $3Sample text$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1116/2009042207-s.html