Alison Stewart

(Author)

Junk: Digging Through America's Love Affair with StuffMP3 CD, 18 October 2016

Junk: Digging Through America's Love Affair with Stuff
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Language
English
Publisher
Audible Studios on Brilliance
Date Published
18 Oct 2016
ISBN-10
1536610097
ISBN-13
9781536610093

Description

When journalist and author Alison Stewart was confronted with emptying her late parents' overloaded basement, a job that dragged on for months, it got her thinking: How did it come to this? Why do smart, successful people hold on to old Christmas bows, chipped knickknacks, and books they will likely never reread?

Junk details Stewart's three-year investigation into America's stuff. Stewart rides along with junk removal teams like Trash Daddy, Annie Haul, and Junk Vets. She goes backstage at Antiques Roadshow and learns what makes for compelling junk-based television with the executive producer of Pawn Stars. And she even investigates the growing problem of space junk - 23,000 pieces of manmade debris orbiting the planet at 17,500 miles per hour, threatening both satellites and human space exploration.

But it's not all dire. Listeners will also learn that there are creative solutions to America's crushing consumer culture. The author visits with Deron Beal, founder of FreeCycle, an online community of people who would rather give away than throw away their no-longer-needed possessions. She spends a day at a Repair Cafe, where volunteer tinkerers bring new life to broken appliances, toys, and just about anything. Junk is a delightful journey through 250-mile-long yard sales, resale shops, and packrat dens, both human and rodent, that for most listeners will look surprisingly familiar.

Product Details

Author:
Alison Stewart
Book Format:
MP3 CD
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
18 October 2016
Dimensions:
17.02 x 13.46 x 1.27 cm
ISBN-10:
1536610097
ISBN-13:
9781536610093
Language:
English
Weight:
68.04 gm

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