Secondhand : travels in the new global garage sale
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?
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| Victoria | Available |
Browse Related Items
| Subject |
| Minter, Adam, 1970- > Travel. Secondhand trade. Sales personnel > Biography > Anecdotes. |
| Genre |
| Biographies. Anecdotes. |
- ISBN: 9781635570106
- Physical Description xix, 299 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2019.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |