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The Overspent American: Upscaling, Downshifting, and the New Consumer
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Basic Books
Publication date
April 1, 1998
Pages
253
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780465060566
ISBN-10
0465060560
Dimensions
1 by 6.50 by 9.75 in.
Weight
1.25 lbs.
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Out of Print
Original list price
$25.00
§As reported by publisher
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Summary
Targets consumerism as the root of many Americans' material dissatisfaction, using original research to show how keeping up with the Joneses has turned modest goals into unrealistic lifestyles, and causes many people to move toward the simplicity movement. 100,000 first printing. $100,000 ad/promo. Tour.
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9780465060566 | details & prices | 253 pages | 6.50 × 9.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.25 lbs | List price $25.00
About: Targets consumerism as the root of many Americans' material dissatisfaction, showing how modest goals for getting ahead have turned into unrealistic lifestyles
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