Consumerism
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Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
by:
Neil Postman
4.16 avg rating — 36,102 ratings 3. 
The Overspent American: Why We Want What We Don't Need
by:
Juliet B. Schor
3.75 avg rating — 1,048 ratings 
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Shiny Objects: Why We Spend Money We Don't Have in Search of Happiness We Can't Buy
by:
James A. Roberts
3.37 avg rating — 275 ratings 
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The Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline Of Leisure
by:
Juliet B. Schor
3.91 avg rating — 419 ratings 10. 
The Story of Stuff: How Our Obsession with Stuff is Trashing the Planet, Our Communities, and our Health—and a Vision for Change
by:
Annie Leonard
4.08 avg rating — 4,343 ratings 
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Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
by:
Charles Mackay
3.82 avg rating — 4,975 ratings 16. 
Going Broke: Why Americans Can't Hold On To Their Money
by:
Stuart A. Vyse
3.41 avg rating — 58 ratings 17. 
Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion-Dollar Trash Trade
by:
Adam Minter
3.90 avg rating — 1,763 ratings 
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A Consumers' Republic: The Politics of Mass Consumption in Postwar America
by:
Lizabeth Cohen
3.86 avg rating — 937 ratings 
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In CHEAP We Trust: The Story of a Misunderstood American Virtue
by:
Lauren Weber
3.48 avg rating — 459 ratings 25. 
Enchanting a Disenchanted World: Continuity and Change in the Cathedrals of Consumption
by:
George Ritzer
3.74 avg rating — 160 ratings 26. 
House of Debt: How They (and You) Caused the Great Recession, and How We Can Prevent It from Happening Again
by:
Atif Mian
4.26 avg rating — 1,219 ratings 27. 
Poorly Made in China: An Insider's Account of the Tactics Behind China's Production Game
by:
Paul Midler
4.09 avg rating — 2,415 ratings 
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Whatever Happened to Thrift?: Why Americans Don't Save and What to Do about It
by:
Ronald T. Wilcox
3.26 avg rating — 43 ratings 31. 
Save Karyn: One Shopaholic's Journey to Debt and Back
by:
Karyn Bosnak
3.77 avg rating — 2,278 ratings 31. 
Effortless Savings: A Money Management Guide To Saving Without Sacrifice
by:
Richard Syrop
3.61 avg rating — 140 ratings 31. 
Life at Home in the Twenty-First Century: 32 Families Open Their Doors
by:
Jeanne E. Arnold
3.86 avg rating — 461 ratings 
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Consumed: The Need for Collective Change: Colonialism, Climate Change, and Consumerism
by:
Aja Barber
3.95 avg rating — 4,480 ratings 
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People's Warrior: John Moss and the Fight for Freedom of Information and Consumer Rights
by:
Michael R. Lemov
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating 47. 
DEADLY PERSUASION: Why Women And Girls Must Fight The Addictive Power Of Advertising
by:
Jean Kilbourne
4.04 avg rating — 194 ratings 
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The Consumer's Guide to Effective Environmental Choices: Practical Advice from The Union of Concerned Scientists
by:
Michael Brower
3.63 avg rating — 276 ratings 50. 
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Psychology and Consumer Culture: The Struggle for a Good Life in a Materialistic World
by:
Tim Kasser
3.81 avg rating — 26 ratings 51. 
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Smartphone: Mobile Revolution at the Crossroads of Communications, Computing and Consumer Electronics
by:
Majeed Ahmad
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings 56. 
The Social Meanings of Money and Property: In Search of a Talisman
by:
Kenneth O. Doyle
3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings 56. 
Consumer Reports, Vol. 76 #5 (May 2011): Best & Worst Home & Yard Products
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Consumer Reports
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings 58. 
The Conquest of Cool: Business Culture, Counterculture, and the Rise of Hip Consumerism
by:
Thomas Frank
3.84 avg rating — 773 ratings 59. ![The New Frugality: How to Consume Less, Save More, and Live Better. [SIGNED ARC]](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1312023318i/7035113._SX100_.jpg)
The New Frugality: How to Consume Less, Save More, and Live Better. [SIGNED ARC]
by:
Chris Farrell
3.02 avg rating — 771 ratings 60. 
Everydata: The Misinformation Hidden in the Little Data You Consume Every Day
by:
John H. Johnson
3.49 avg rating — 346 ratings 
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Reluctant Capitalists: Bookselling and the Culture of Consumption
by:
Laura J. Miller
3.65 avg rating — 92 ratings 63. 
Lethal But Legal: Corporations, Consumption, and Protecting Public Health 3.76 avg rating — 93 ratings
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The Water Lords; Ralph Nader's Study Group Report on Industry and Environmental Crisis in Savannah, Georgia
by:
James M. Fallows
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings 
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Grand Canyon For Sale: Public Lands versus Private Interests in the Era of Climate Change
by:
Stephen Nash
3.97 avg rating — 30 ratings 69. 
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The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon
by:
Brad Stone
4.14 avg rating — 76,316 ratings 71. 
Reset: How This Crisis Can Restore Our Values and Renew America
by:
Kurt Andersen
3.47 avg rating — 132 ratings 72. 
The Great Good Place: Cafés, Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons and Other Hangouts at the Heart of a Community
by:
Ray Oldenburg
3.86 avg rating — 982 ratings 73. 
Comic Shop: The Retail Mavericks Who Gave Us a New Geek Culture
by:
Dan Gearino
3.96 avg rating — 156 ratings 74. 
Food Truths from Farm to Table: 25 Surprising Ways to Shop & Eat without Guilt
by:
Michele Payn
4.31 avg rating — 35 ratings 75. 
The Aisles Have Eyes: How Retailers Track Your Shopping, Strip Your Privacy, and Define Your Power
by:
Joseph Turow
3.48 avg rating — 293 ratings 76. 
The Unknown Unknown: Bookshops and the Delight of Not Getting What You Wanted
by:
Mark Forsyth
4.15 avg rating — 1,448 ratings 
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What Would Jesus Buy?: Fabulous Prayers in the Face of the Shopocalypse
by:
Billy Talen
3.55 avg rating — 38 ratings 
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Vanishing America: The End of Main Street Diners, Drive-Ins, Donut Shops, and Other Everyday Monuments
by:
Michael Eastman
3.77 avg rating — 97 ratings 81. 
My Bookstore: Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and Shop
by:
Ronald Rice
3.88 avg rating — 1,145 ratings 82. 
The Two-Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Mothers and Fathers Are Going Broke
by:
Elizabeth Warren
3.87 avg rating — 2,351 ratings 83. 
Clark Howard's Living Large in Lean Times: 250+ Ways to Buy Smarter, Spend Smarter, and Save Money
by:
Clark Howard
3.58 avg rating — 877 ratings 84. 
Grocery: The Buying and Selling of Food in America
by:
Michael Ruhlman
3.78 avg rating — 3,343 ratings 
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Barrel-Aged Stout and Selling Out: Goose Island, Anheuser-Busch, and How Craft Beer Became Big Business
by:
Josh Noel
4.34 avg rating — 1,033 ratings 87. 
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To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others
by:
Daniel H. Pink
3.88 avg rating — 25,978 ratings 89. 
Closers: Great American Writers on the Art of Selling
by:
Mike Tronnes
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 7 ratings 90. 
Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It
by:
Elizabeth Royte
3.56 avg rating — 890 ratings 91. 
Not for Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade—and How We Can Fight It
by:
David Batstone
4.25 avg rating — 1,914 ratings 92. 
Buying Time: Environmental Collapse and the Future of Energy
by:
Kaz Makabe
4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings 93. 
Superfandom: How Our Obsessions are Changing What We Buy and Who We Are 3.49 avg rating — 250 ratings
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Five Dollars and a Pork Chop Sandwich: Vote Buying and the Corruption of Democracy 3.55 avg rating — 47 ratings
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The Sonic Boom: How Sound Transforms the Way We Think, Feel, and Buy
by:
Joel Beckerman
3.11 avg rating — 216 ratings 
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Ecological Intelligence: How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything
by:
Daniel Goleman
3.61 avg rating — 1,338 ratings 99. 
How To Buy A Car Or Truck: An Insider's Guide To Saving Thousands Of Dollars
by:
John Kelly
4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings 100. 
An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back 4.30 avg rating — 7,912 ratings