false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179186147m/886225.jpg 886225 3 "Dumpster diving" is an unfortunate term for a noble pursuit: reclaiming and reusing perfectly good things that are being thrown away by wasteful or lazy people. It is also a political act highly frowned upon in materialistic societies because it removes one from obligate consumerism. And John Hoffman has written the ultimate guide for perfecting the art. A college graduate with a good job, Hoffman doesn't have to Dumpster dive: he loves to, and lives better--and more freely--because of it. In nations like America, there is an incredible amount of great stuff--often in great shape--thrown out every day. And Hoffman tells you how to claim it as your own. <P> At this point, I have a confession to make: I am a sometime Dumpster diver myself. Almost all of the furniture in our house has been found abandoned on the streets in our upper-middle-class neighborhood or nearby college campuses: sofas, tables, bookcases, lamps... you name it--even some of our several household computers! Personally, I wouldn't do some of what Hoffman advocates (such as diving for food), but as in the tradition of all Loompanics Press books, this is a no-holds-barred, tell-all book that assumes its readers can make decisions appropriate to their own lives. 2479039 12 1992 Art and Science of Dumpster Diving total:23|5:3|4:10|3:7|2:2|1:1| 23 81 44 7 1 4 false false Mon Mar 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 10 18:51:10 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 10 18:57:30 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Mon Jul 06 13:00:45 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 15:41:50 -0700 2009
My favorite part of this book is the author's unapologetic attitude. He's a dumpster diver and damn proud of it. He holds his head up high, no reason to be ashamed.

T...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Thu Jul 19 11:38:30 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 19 11:48:24 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 03 10:05:37 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 04 09:13:58 -0700 2007 This glorious tome extolls the virtues of dumpster diving for sustenance, fun and profit. It's a quick read with plenty of tips on how to dumpster dive safely. The author...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Apr 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 15:02:04 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 24 21:17:08 -0700 2008 The Art and Science... was useful (made me want to scope out the neighbourhood), but the author himself was the sort of self-righteous prick that, if I ever had to encounter in person, I would either i...more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Jul 27 04:48:10 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 27 04:51:50 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Apr 14 22:03:11 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 14 22:07:41 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sun Nov 01 06:17:05 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 06:17:05 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Oct 06 15:47:54 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 15:47:54 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 21 14:02:58 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 14:02:58 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jul 13 06:02:28 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 06:02:28 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 07 10:02:25 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 10:02:25 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 07 04:26:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 04:26:00 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jun 19 08:15:23 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 08:15:23 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jun 18 22:24:38 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 14:46:26 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 22:24:38 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jun 01 01:29:20 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 23:12:10 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Apr 26 19:19:02 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 07:28:11 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Apr 13 18:50:50 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 18:50:50 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Mar 31 10:18:13 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 10:18:13 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Feb 28 15:30:02 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 15:30:22 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=886225