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Secondhand, travels in the new global garage sale, Adam Minter

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Secondhand, travels in the new global garage sale, Adam Minter

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [283]-291) and index

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contains biographical information

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illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Secondhand

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1076498560

Responsibility statement

Adam Minter

Sub title

travels in the new global garage sale

Summary

"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?"--, Publisher marketing

Table Of 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

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SecondhandSecond hand, travels in the new global garage sale

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