false <![CDATA[The Scavengers' Manifesto: A Guide to Freeing Yourself from the Endless Cycle of Buying More and More New(Though Not Necessarily Improved) Stuff, and Discovering How Salvaging,S]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1238381276m/5052701.jpg 5052701 1 Destined to become the bible for a bold new subculture of eco-minded people who are creating a lifestyle out of recycling, reusing, and repurposing rather than buying new. An exciting new movement is afoot that brings together environmentalists, anticonsumerists, do-it-yourselfers, bargain-hunters, and treasure-seekers of all stripes. You can see it in the enormous popularity of many websites: millions of Americans are breaking free from the want-get-discard cycle by which we are currently producing approximately 245 million tons of waste every day (that's 4.5 pounds per person, per day!). In The Scavengers' Manifesto, Anneli Rufus and Kristan Lawson invite readers to discover one of the most gratifying (and inexpensive) ways there is to go green. Whether it's refurbishing a discarded wooden door into a dining-room table; finding a bicycle on freecycle.org; or giving a neighbor who just had a baby that cute never-used teddy bear your child didn't bond with, in this book Rufus and Lawson chart the history of scavenging and the world-changing environmental and spiritual implications of "Scavenomics," and offer readers a framework for adopting scavenging as a philosophy and a way of life 5119312 2 4 2009 The Scavengers' Manifesto: A Guide to Freeing Yourself from the Endless Cycle of Buying More and More New(Though Not Necessarily Improved) Stuff, and Discovering How Salvaging,S total:23|5:4|4:2|3:11|2:4|1:2| 23 71 72 5 5052701 1585427179 9781585427178 23 5 The Scavengers' Manifesto: A Guide to Freeing Yourself from the Endless Cycle of Buying More and More New(Though Not Necessarily Improved) Stuff, and Discovering How Salvaging,S 3.09 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1238381276m/5052701.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5052701.The_Scavengers_Manifesto_A_Guide_to_Freeing_Yourself_from_the_Endless_Cycle_of_Buying_More_and_More_New_Though_Not_Necessarily_Improved_Stuff_and_Discovering_How_Salvaging_S 1 1 false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 06 21:43:04 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 22:26:51 -0800 2009 The Scavengers' Manifesto, which is not helpful at all in terms of practical information or concrete examples. At the same time, it's far too diffuse and soft in its attack to generate the emotional force of an actual manifesto.

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