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The Story of Stuff: How Our Obsession with Stuff is Trashing the Planet, Our Communities, and Our Health - and a Vision for Change Paperback – 27 May 2010

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  • Paperback: 432 pages
  • Publisher: Constable (27 May 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1849010382
  • ISBN-13: 978-1849010382
  • Product Dimensions: 13.6 x 2.9 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 263,218 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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A potentially important book that brings a great many facts and arguments into a single volume. (Irish Examiner)

The book may be recycled, but Leonard's passion is new and refreshing. (Geographical)

Taking us into 'the dark heart of American consumerism' in an amusing and trenchant way. (Guardian)

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Here, for the first time, is a simple, single explanation for the major problems facing the world today. Environmental superstar Annie Leonard has already reached millions worldwide with her message about the way stuff is ruining our lives.

It's time she reached you, too.

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5.0 out of 5 starsShould be mandatory reading
By Emily on 13 Jan. 2011
Format: Paperback
This is the first time I've written an Amazon review, but I really feel that this book it worth it.

It's written in a style which is very clear to understand, occasionally chatty and you do get a sense of Leonard's personality. So far, it sounds like countless other books on this sort of thing out there - but here's where it raises itself up above them: Leonard really knows her stuff. The book is full of facts, clearly explained and followed through. She has spent her working life on these issues and knows them back-to-front. She seems to understand the problems with the 'green' movement, but elucidates the solutions for us.

I really feel this should be essential reading for everyone from 6th form age (16) upwards. The only con I have with it is the cover (I'm talking about the UK edition): I know Leonard made an animated film of this before she wrote the book, and hence the cartoonish cover, but it did make me feel a bit silly on the tube - it's childish looking which totally belies the content.

Worth your pennies!
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5.0 out of 5 starsLearn about consumption
By John W on 12 April 2010
Format: Hardcover
A great book that details the who, what, where, how and why of our daily consumption. Funny yet serious, revealing but not dogmatic, it's a book that asks us to think about what we are doing on this planet.
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5.0 out of 5 starsFantastic
By One planet inhabitant on 26 April 2010
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This is a well researched, important book. It is very rigorous in its exploration of all aspects of consumer culture and should be compulsory reading! Amazing, eye-opening, life-changing. Please read it.
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5.0 out of 5 starsWow what a lady....and the truth and compassion behind her investigations.
By Dr. Nigel D. Miles on 9 Jun. 2014
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This lady has an encyclopedic knowledge of this the most fundamental issue of our time. Stuff...and our addiction to the like, sadly!

Annie has provided all of us with an introduction and personal account of what the facts are and how we can learn to live a great life but knowing that whatever level of economic training you have you cannot escape the "One Earth" Principle....There are not just enough of the Stuff available, no matter how clever we are with primary resource use to enable everyone to have the lifestyle of those human members in the G20 nations and others associated with them European EA members included.

The crunch is now upon us. All our news reports are related to the manner by which we acquire, "Stuff". Everything we value materially relates solely to "Stuff".

I would dutifully demand in a constructive manner that Annie be put forward to head....the United Nations, The World Bank, The IMF, and GATT; and first Global Presidium Advocate for planet Earth.

If you don't believe me read this book, take a deep breath when finishing reading it and ACT!

Dr. Nigel Miles,
Contributory provider of the SEEBif Initiative,

c/o IPBES
United Nations
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4.0 out of 5 starsMore stuff
By S. Coombes on 2 Mar. 2011
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It felt odd to buy a book to find out how we are all buying too much stuff, but it was well-worth it. It is well-written, detailed but not dull, and I learned a great deal from reading it. I hope I will put some of the recommendations into practice. And I will pass the book on for someone else to read.
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5.0 out of 5 starsSensational
By eck4355 on 4 May 2012
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Annie Leonard's "The Story Of Stuff" is an entertaining, informative and thought-provoking book. It makes you realise how much crap we have that we don't need and how much the crap we do have is harming our communities, health and the environment. Thought a cotton T-shirt was the healthy, eco-friendly option... think again. Even as I write I am being poisoned by toxins such as Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers used to prevent my laptop from spontaneously combusting (Pages 76,92). It shows how much our lives have changed in the past century with all these new compounds like PVC and polyester and how much damage these changes have done, are doing and will do with continued use. It's difficult to avoid this you might say but Annie Leonard offers tips on how to make your stuff, your home and your community safer for you and yours.
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5.0 out of 5 starsAn eye-opening insight into what goes into the making of everyday stuff and the harm it is doing to us all
By Nigel Braggins on 14 Jun. 2013
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In the fantasy world of "The Matrix" energy from human beings is drained from their bodies to power the ruling machines. People are brainwashed to believe they have their own self-determined lifestyle - whilst in reality their "lives" are a fiction and they exist only in a bath of weird gloop. "The Story of Stuff" will make you wonder if you should sit up and wipe the gloop from your eyes!

It may be fantastical to suggest that the "machine" is running things and we are the machine's energy supply, but in reality nobody doubts that without us the capitalist "machine" would grind to a halt. We DO power the machine. We make the machine work and with the money the machine pays us we buy the stuff the machine tells us we need. "Hang on" you say "I'm the consumer, not the consumed. I decide what I buy. I need all that stuff". Yeah right - all of it? Keep taking the pills (do you prefer the red pill or the blue pill?).

Read this book and you'll see what I mean. Apologies to those who haven't seen the film. "The Matrix" analogy is my own (humorous) take on the book - its not what Anne Leonard says. What she says is based on years of research into the materials economy, supply chains and the way people live. It seems very factual, is a totally absorbing read and even if it turned out that 80% of those facts are wrong (and I don't believe they are), it is very clear that we need to change the way we are using and disposing of the planet's resources. This book will leave you in no doubt that what we're doing now is completely unsustainable.

Don't worry, this is not a gloomy read. Anne Leonard writes with good humour and points to lots of positive examples where simple changes are making a real difference.Read more ›
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If you thought about the production of everything you bought, you woul dnever buy anything!!

Published on 20 July 2014 by Mike
5.0 out of 5 starsFantastic book !

Buy it ! Makes you think for sure. Great book. You won't buy bottled water again, or half of the useless junk that you currently do - saving you a load of cash too in the process.

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This book was also a present for one of my friends and she found it very interesting. She is now looking forward to her Birthday as I have promised her a follow up of the same... Read more

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