false 719411 4 Includes a Foreword by Joel L. Naroff, PhD,<br> President, Naroff Economic Advisors, Inc.<br> Chief Economist, Commerce Bank<br> <br> "Over the past century, Americans' images of China have fluctuated wildly from victim, to heroic fighter, to Communist fanatic. We have loved them and feared them. And now, as Sara Bongiorni shows in vivid personal terms, we are in a new phase where it is a little of both. China has become an economic giant that can step on our toes, but that we must embrace."<br> -John Maxwell Hamilton, Dean and Hopkins P. Breazeale Foundation Professor Manship School of Mass Communication, Louisiana State University<br> <br> "When the writer resolves to forgo Chinese imports for one year, she leads her lively family in a fascinating experiment that requires surprising feats of will power and ingenuity. The family's adventure through the maze of modern America's consumer life is both thought provoking and delightful to read. Those little 'Made in China' labels will never seem the same again."<br> -Mark Fabiani, former White House special counsel and media/political consultant<br> <br> "Breaking up is indeed hard to do, as Sara Bongiorni proves in this winning memoir of her household's one-year boycott of Chinese products. Equal parts Erma Bombeck and economics, A Year Without 'Made in China' is that lively miracle-a crash course in globalization that is also consummately entertaining."<br> -Danny Heitman, columnist for The Advocate (Baton Rouge)<br> <br> "A funny and engaging story about one family's experiment in our global economy. The Bongiorni family does without sneakers, sunglasses, and printer cartridges, but develops a dogged creativity and much needed sense of humor. The myriad moral complexities in the relationship between American consumers and Chinese factory are evident in each shopping trip."<br> -Pietra Rivoli, PhD, Professor, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University and author, The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy<br> <br> "You will never go shopping the same way again! It's impossible to read Sara Bongiorni's book and not be captivated by the complexity and challenge of her task, and to then try it yourself for a day and fail miserably at it by lunchtime. This is the rare book that makes you think about how big global issues actually hit home, and it will have you discussing those issues with your friends."<br> -Chuck Jaffe, Senior Columnist, MarketWatch host, Your Money (www.yourmoneyradio.net) 705659 29 6 2007 A Year Without "Made in China": One Family's True Life Adventure in the Global Economy total:357|5:30|4:80|3:152|2:70|1:25| 357 1091 626 128 1 5 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 10 14:27:01 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 25 14:26:40 -0700 2007 A Year Without "Made in China" is the author Sara Bongiorni's account of her family's experience boycotting all items manufactured in China for an entire year. Bongiorni makes it clear in the first chapter that there is no noble cause or ethical reasons for this boycott, it is simply an "...more...]]> 4 3 false false Tue Apr 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 24 15:15:20 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 15 12:55:28 -0700 2009 After reading an article on China’s production of goods for the United States, the author has a thought: to not purchase anything from China for one year. Nothing personal against China, she just wonders if it can be done. She discovers that it’s hard to...more...]]> 1 3 false true Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 10 07:10:12 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 21 16:20:23 -0700 2008
I was left feeling an...more...]]> 1 3 false false Fri Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 08 20:39:10 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 12 07:34:18 -0700 2008
She seems to be...more...]]> 4 2 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 24 09:10:31 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 24 09:17:18 -0700 2008
Bongiorini's writing style made what could have been a dry topic on world economics come alive. Her humor and slice-of-life memoir of her family's y...more...]]> 1 1 false false Sun Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 13:44:41 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 13:44:41 -0700 2008
Secondly: It seems ...more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 15 08:00:59 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 17 20:15:27 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 1 false false Mon Feb 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 16 18:06:29 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 18 12:14:43 -0800 2008
This one is one of 'em.

After reading a few other reviews about the book (AFTER I checked it out of the library, of course), I agree with what many others had to say: The concept ...more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Dec 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 02 18:19:01 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 18:24:05 -0800 2009 3 1 false false Sun Apr 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 29 22:12:26 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 06 00:42:14 -0700 2008 As a "true life adventure in the global economy," meh, not so much.
I just don't get the sense that the author really cared as much about her ex...more...]]> 2 0 true false Mon Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 11:03:14 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 11:13:11 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 30 07:04:47 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 01 09:29:15 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Nov 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 21 21:13:38 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 09:44:40 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Mon Mar 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 08 23:35:54 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 18 07:20:40 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Mar 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 12:44:37 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 16:28:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 13:22:50 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 13:54:43 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 22:06:25 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 08:59:36 -0700 2009
In Zen and the Art of Motorcycle maintenance, Robert Pirsig talks about plastic and how many 'hippy' types, maybe what we today would call hipsters, find plastic 'square.' I kind of find Chinese ...more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 19 08:21:15 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 19 08:21:15 -0800 2007
She didn't seem to know exactly why she was doing it. I could only assume cause giving something up for a year and writing a book about it is trendy.

Really, giving up Mandarin organges and seeking out crappy toys made by slave labor i...more...]]> 2 1 false false Mon Oct 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 05 10:38:18 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 13 17:36:42 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 25 12:55:29 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 13:00:49 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=719411