{"product_id":"secondhand-travels-in-the-new-global-garage-sale","title":"Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage Sale","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdam Minter. Used. Very fine condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDownsizing. Decluttering. Discarding. Sooner or later, all of us are faced with things we no longer need or want. But when we drop our old clothes and other items off at a local donation center, where do they go? Sometimes across the country―or even halfway across the world―to people and places who find value in what we leave behind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSecondhand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 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 profit from―our rising tide of discarded stuff, and asks a pressing question: In a world that craves shiny and new, is there room for it all?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSecondhand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e offers hopeful answers and hard truths. A history of the stuff we’ve used and a contemplation of why we keep buying more, it also reveals the marketing practices, design failures, and racial prejudices that push used items into landfills instead of new homes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSecondhand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e shows us that it doesn't have to be this way, and what really needs to change to build a sustainable future free of excess stuff.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books \u0026 Brew","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47400311554221,"sku":null,"price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/booksandbrew.net\/products\/secondhand-travels-in-the-new-global-garage-sale","provider":"Books And Brew","version":"1.0","type":"link"}