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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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.
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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. |
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Table of Contents
Secondhand : Travels in the New Global Garage Sale
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Preface: The Donation Door | p. xi | |
1 | Empty the Nest | p. 1 |
2 | Decluttering | p. 24 |
3 | The Flood | p. 45 |
4 | The Good Stuff | p. 66 |
5 | Danshari | p. 87 |
6 | Our Warehouse Is a Four-Bedroom House | p. 107 |
7 | Frayed Below the Stitch | p. 128 |
8 | Good as New | p. 157 |
9 | Enough to Sell | p. 181 |
10 | And It Lasts Forever | p. 191 |
11 | A Rich Persons Broken Thing | p. 217 |
12 | More Suitcases | p. 242 |
Afterword | p. 269 | |
Acknowledgments | p. 276 | |
Notes | p. 283 | |
Index | p. 292 |