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Eating the Dinosaur Eating the Dinosaur (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.77 — 16,326 ratings — published 2009
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The Theory of the Leisure Class The Theory of the Leisure Class (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 4,056 ratings — published 1899
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A Consumers' Republic: The Politics of Mass Consumption in Postwar America A Consumers' Republic: The Politics of Mass Consumption in Postwar America (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 964 ratings — published 2003
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It's All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff It's All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.80 — 6,893 ratings — published 2006
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Not Buying It: My Year Without Shopping Not Buying It: My Year Without Shopping (Paperback)
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avg rating 2.93 — 2,655 ratings — published 2006
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Eating Animals Eating Animals (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.21 — 80,951 ratings — published 2009
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 210,985 ratings — published 2006
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The Consumer Society Reader The Consumer Society Reader (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 99 ratings — published 2000
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Distinction Distinction (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 3,676 ratings — published 1979
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The Lamb The Lamb (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.76 — 38,823 ratings — published 2025
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Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion-Dollar Trash Trade Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion-Dollar Trash Trade (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.91 — 1,791 ratings — published 2013
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Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage Sale Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage Sale (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 3,619 ratings — published 2019
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The Day the World Stops Shopping: How Ending Consumerism Saves the Environment and Ourselves The Day the World Stops Shopping: How Ending Consumerism Saves the Environment and Ourselves (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 5,199 ratings — published 2021
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Ecological Intelligence: How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything Ecological Intelligence: How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.61 — 1,350 ratings — published 2009
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Consumption and the World of Goods Consumption and the World of Goods (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 21 ratings — published 1993
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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.88 — 395,325 ratings — published 2010
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Culture and Consumption: New Approaches to the Symbolic Character of Consumer Goods and Activities (MIDLAND BOOK) Culture and Consumption: New Approaches to the Symbolic Character of Consumer Goods and Activities (MIDLAND BOOK)
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avg rating 3.94 — 66 ratings — published 1988
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Consuming Life Consuming Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 1,398 ratings — published 2001
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The Social Life of Things: Commodities in Cultural Perspective The Social Life of Things: Commodities in Cultural Perspective (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 362 ratings — published 1986
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Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 131,837 ratings — published 2008
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The Industrious Revolution: Consumer Behavior and the Household Economy, 1650 to the Present The Industrious Revolution: Consumer Behavior and the Household Economy, 1650 to the Present (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.74 — 127 ratings — published 2008
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Point of Purchase Point of Purchase (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.51 — 61 ratings — published 2003
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The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 37,096 ratings — published 2004
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Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.89 — 4,091 ratings — published 2007
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Tender Is the Flesh Tender Is the Flesh (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.77 — 422,197 ratings — published 2017
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The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 63,956 ratings — published 2024
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The Conscious Closet: The Revolutionary Guide to Looking Good While Doing Good The Conscious Closet: The Revolutionary Guide to Looking Good While Doing Good (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 2,596 ratings — published 2019
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Carmilla Carmilla (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 208,185 ratings — published 1872
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Woman, Eating Woman, Eating (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.43 — 22,149 ratings — published 2022
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A Certain Hunger A Certain Hunger (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 69,299 ratings — published 2019
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Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 41,348 ratings — published 2009
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The Birth of a Consumer Society: Commercialization of Eighteenth Century England The Birth of a Consumer Society: Commercialization of Eighteenth Century England (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.71 — 14 ratings — published 1982
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Material Culture and Mass Consumerism Material Culture and Mass Consumerism (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.88 — 52 ratings — published 1987
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Empire of Things: How We Became a World of Consumers, from the Fifteenth Century to the Twenty-First Empire of Things: How We Became a World of Consumers, from the Fifteenth Century to the Twenty-First (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.83 — 720 ratings — published 2016
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The Waste Makers The Waste Makers (Unknown Binding)
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avg rating 4.03 — 233 ratings — published 1960
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Consuming Life in Post-Bubble Japan: A Transdisciplinary Perspective (Consumption and Sustainability in Asia) Consuming Life in Post-Bubble Japan: A Transdisciplinary Perspective (Consumption and Sustainability in Asia)
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avg rating 3.33 — 3 ratings — published
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This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 27,874 ratings — published 2014
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Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.80 — 44,766 ratings — published 2015
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The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.45 — 71,431 ratings — published 2018
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Culture and Consumption II: Markets, Meaning, and Brand Management Culture and Consumption II: Markets, Meaning, and Brand Management (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.63 — 27 ratings — published 2005
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Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.88 — 13,511 ratings — published 1999
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The Consumer Society: Myths and Structures The Consumer Society: Myths and Structures (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 2,203 ratings — published 1970
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The Oxford Handbook of the History of Consumption The Oxford Handbook of the History of Consumption (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 4 ratings — published 2012
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A History of Everyday Things: The Birth of Consumption in France, 1600–1800 A History of Everyday Things: The Birth of Consumption in France, 1600–1800 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.62 — 37 ratings — published 1997
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Consumption and the Making of Respectability, 1600-1800 Consumption and the Making of Respectability, 1600-1800 (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 9 ratings — published 2002
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Food Consumption in Global Perspective: Essays in the Anthropology of Food in Honour of Jack Goody (Consumption and Public Life) Food Consumption in Global Perspective: Essays in the Anthropology of Food in Honour of Jack Goody (Consumption and Public Life)
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avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published 2014
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The World of Goods The World of Goods (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.73 — 103 ratings — published 1979
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The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 2,637 ratings — published 2008
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The Simple Living Guide: A Sourcebook for Less Stressful, More Joyful Living The Simple Living Guide: A Sourcebook for Less Stressful, More Joyful Living (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 1,151 ratings — published 1997
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Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 50,556 ratings — published 2013
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Toba Beta
“This civilization is the impact of the world's consumption behavior.”
Toba Beta [Betelgeuse Incident], Betelgeuse Incident: Insiden Bait Al-Jauza

“A thirty-two-ounce soda and a tank of gas is America distilled to its seminal fluids.”
Richard Manning, Against the Grain: How Agriculture Has Hijacked Civilization

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