Secondhand : travels in the new global garage sale
Minter, Adam, 1970-2019
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"In Secondhand, journalist Adam 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?"
Main title:
Secondhand : travels in the new global garage sale / Adam Minter.
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Imprint:
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019.
Collation:
xix, 299 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [283]-291) and index.
Contents:
Preface: the donation door -- 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.
ISBN:
9781635570106
Dewey class:
381.19658.87628381.1
Language:
English
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BRN:
370613
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Computers and Business | 381.1 MIN | Onloan - Due: 28 Jul 2025 |