Stuff: The Secret Lives of Everyday Things (New Report, No 4)
Editorial Reviews
Mother Jones, September/October 1997
"Documenting a day in the life of the average North American consumer, Stuff: The Secret Lives of Everyday Things deconstructs the American Dream by unraveling the hidden costs behind the objects around us. From our morning cup of Columbian coffee to our South Korean-made sneakers, the book traces the environmental impact of the consumer decisions most of us make without thinking. Authors John C. Ryan and Alan Thein Durning of Seattle's Northwest Environment Watch tell us greenhouse gases produced in making one burger are equivalent to those emitted in a six-mile drive to the burger joint. Only occasionally verging on preachiness, this readable 88-page book is definitely worth the paper it's printed on."
Susan McGrath, The Household Environmentalist, Seattle Times,, 5/11/97
"...A lively and mind-boggling investigation of what goes into the 120 pounds of resources we each consume every day. You can read it and be horrified by the impact of our consumption or read it and marvel at the complexity of modern commerce, depending on your outlook."
Stuff: The Secret Lives of Everyday Things (New Report, No 4)
Stuff: The Secret Lives of Everyday Things (New Report, No 4),John C. Ryan,Alan Thein Durning,Northwest Environment,1886093040,Anthropology - General,Consumer goods,Ecological Anthropology,Environmental Science,Environmental Studies,Environmental aspects,Green products,Natural Resources,North America,Politics/International Relations,Social Science
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