Secondhand : travels in the new global garage sale / Adam Minter.
Secondhand : travels in the new global garage sale / Adam Minter.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019.
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Call Numbers
G 2019/6003
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xix, 299 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Preface: the donation door -- Empty the nest -- Decluttering -- The flood -- The good stuff -- Danshari -- Our warehouse is a four-bedroom house -- Frayed below the stitch -- Good as new -- Enough to sell -- And it lasts forever -- A rich person's broken thing -- More suitcases.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2019.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"In Secondhand, journalist Adam Minter takes us on an unexpected adventure into the often-hidden, multibillion-dollar industry of reuse: thrift stores in the American Southwest to vintage shops in Tokyo, flea markets in Southeast Asia to used-goods enterprises in Ghana, and more. Along the way, Minter meets the fascinating people who handle-and pro...
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Full title
Secondhand : travels in the new global garage sale / Adam Minter.
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Secondhand
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [283]-291) and index.
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Date Copyright
©2019
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2019/6003
Record Identifier
74VKawMbMpa3
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKawMbMpa3
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ISBN
1635570107 (hardcover)
9781635570106 (hardcover)
DDC
381.19
MMS ID
991024282007202626
