In this fascinating book, Eleanor Tucker sets out a bold vision of how
sustainable sharing can save us money, and lead to a happier future.
What is the Sharing Economy? How can it help us live more
affordable, more sustainable, and ultimately more fulfilling lives?
What would happen if for one year a family pledged to share as much as
they possibly can? Instead ofowning more and more stuff, what it's
like to stop owning things and borrow, lend, rent and swap instead?
These are big questions, but features writer Eleanor Tucker sets out to
answer them in this thoroughly absorbing and entertaining guide to
sustainable sharing, or as it is also known, 'collaborative
consumption'.
In this engrossing study, Eleanor straps us into on her year-long
experiment along with her somewhat reluctant family. Over the course of
the year, with the aid of various sharing apps, they will pledge to
buy as few new things as possible, instead relying on the power of
sharing, lending, renting and borrowing to supply their needs.
Each chapter introduces a different type of sharing into her day to day
life, from the little 'things' (food, clothes) to the bigger
'things' (cars, furniture, the space around us), and shows how the
growth of tech has revolutionized an age-old practice.
The book contains best-for recommendations based around different
types of sharing, to create an easily accessible shortcut into
sharing.
Written with warm and relatable humour as well as a
deeply-researched knowledge of the history of sharing, this
unmissable guide could truly change the way you consume.
