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21) Utopia for realists: the case for a universal basic income, open borders, and a 15-hour workweek
Author
Publisher
The Correspondent
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
"From a universal basic income to a 15-hour workweek, from a world without borders to a world without poverty--it's time to return to utopian thinking. Join Rutger Bregman on a journey through history, beyond the traditional left-right divides, as he introduces ideas whose time has come."--page [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"As we become a more digital society, the gains that have been made for the environment by moving toward a paperless world with more and more efficient devices will soon be or already have been offset by the number of devices in our lives that are always using energy. But many don't think about the impact on the environment of the "Internet of things." Whether it's a microwave connected to the internet, use of Netflix, or online shopping, these technological...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
As fandom sheds its longtime stigmas of geekiness and hysteria, fans are demanding more from the celebrities and brands they love. Digital tools have given all organizations―from traditional businesses to tech startups― direct, real-time access to their most devoted consumers, and it's easy to forget that this access flows both ways. This is the new "fandom-based economy": a convergence of brand owner and brand consumer. Fan pressures hold more...
24) Spending success
Author
Series
Publisher
FarBeyond Publishing
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Spending success tells a story about Chelsea and Jack's great success with financial priority setting, against a backdrop of peer pressure and media influence.
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Trickster Coyote experiences the pitfalls of excessive consumption in this comically irreverent solstice tale"--
"Winner of the American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Awards, Best Picture Book. Trickster Coyote is having his friends over for a festive solstice get-together in the woods when a little girl comes by unexpectedly. She leads the party-goers through the snowy woods to a shopping mall -- a place they have never seen before....
26) Human footprint
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Takes a phase-by-phase journey through life from infancy to old age to illustrate the enormous imprint every American makes during his or her time on Earth. Incorporates surprising facts with playful visuals to reveal our level of consumption and the simple changes we can all make to reduce the impact of our ecological footprint on the world.
Author
Publisher
Spiegel & Grau
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"For many of us, our possessions and the lifestyle that goes along with them are causing more stress than happiness--otherwise known as "keeping up with the Joneses" or what Alain de Botton calls "status anxiety." But James Wallman argues that we are approaching a tipping point with regard to materialism. People are turning away from the endless drive to consume in favor of a simpler, more streamlined way of living. The shift is already underway:...
Author
Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"Through charm, drive, and diligent effort Octave Mouret has become the director of one of the finest new department stores in Paris, Au Bonheur des Dames. Supremely aware of the power of his position, Mouret seeks to exploit the desire that his luxuriantly displayed merchandise arouses in the ladies who shop, and the aspirations of the young female assistants he employs. Charting the beginnings of the capitalist economy and bourgeois society, Zola...
30) Clothes
Author
Series
Publisher
Heinemann Raintree
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the difference between needs and wants, and explains why people need clothing and shoes that are appropriate for the season and for the occasion, including sports gear, but that some kinds of clothing are not necessary.
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Examines conditions around the world in the clothing industry, looking at the low pay and hazardous condition of the less economically developed nations who make clothing and discussing how shoppers in industrial nations can make more responsible choices.
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
What happens to your old phone or computer when you need an upgrade? What rights does the worker who built your phone have? This thought-provoking title helps readers discover the answers to these questions and many more.
Author
Publisher
Spiegel & Grau
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"BLOOD AND EARTH is a gripping account of the deadly link between slavery and environmental destruction. Kevin Bales is a social scientist, human rights activist, and journalist -- and he's also one of the world's leading experts on modern slavery. In his work he began to notice the connection between environmental decline and slavery: the two almost always went hand-in-hand, whether in the hellish gold mines of Ghana or the miraculously beautiful...
Author
Publisher
The New Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"An insider’s look at how the rise of “fast fashion” obstructs ethical shopping and fuels the abuse and neglect of garment workers “With years of expertise in the fashion industry, Alyssa’s reporting is consistently deep and thoughtful, and her work on sustainability and ethics has changed how I view the clothes I wear.” —Brittney McNamara, features director at Teen Vogue Ours is the era of fast fashion: a time of cheap and constantly...
37) Vegucated
Publisher
Kind Green Planet
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Vegucated is a feature-length documentary that follows three meat-and-cheese-loving New Yorkers who agree to adopt a vegan diet for six weeks. Lured with true tales of weight lost and health regained, they begin to uncover hidden sides of animal agriculture and soon start to wonder whether solutions offered in films like Food, Inc. go far enough. Before long, they find themselves risking everything to expose an industry they supported just weeks before....
Publisher
Bullfrog Films
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Filmmakers and food lovers Jen and Grant dive into the issue of waste from farm, through retail, all the way to the back of their own fridge. After catching a glimpse of the billions of dollars of good food that is tossed each year in North America, they pledge to quit grocery shopping cold turkey and survive only on foods that would otherwise be thrown away."--Container.
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In 1995, the editor of the newsletter for the Royal Economic Society, who was a fan of Alistair Cooke's Letter from America on BBC Radio 4, suggested to Angus Deaton that he write a Letter about economic events in America. Twenty-five years later, Deaton, now a Nobel laureate and one of the world's most respected economists, submitted his fiftieth and final Letter from America. Over the years Deaton wrote about many topics, from the War on Terror...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
It sounds too good to be true. You can save money and the world, inoculate yourself against many of the ills of modern life, and enjoy everything more on both the sensual and profound levels? Preposterous! Yet here is a toolkit to help you do just that. A tweak here, a twiddle there; every strategy in The Art Of Frugal Hedonism has been designed to help you target the most important habits of mind and action needed for living frugally but hedonistically....
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