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Junk: Digging Through America''s Love Affair with Stuff

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By (author): Alison Stewart

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 knick-knacks, and books they will likely never reread? Junk details Stewarts three-year investigation into Americas 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 junk23,000 pieces of manmade debris orbiting the planet at 17,500 mph, threatening both satellites and human space exploration. But its not all dire. Readers will also learn that there are creative solutions to Americas crushing consumer culture. The author visits with Deron Beal, founder of FreeCyle, 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 CafÉ, 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 readers will look surprisingly familiar.
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Product Details
  • Weight: 367g
  • Dimensions: 152 x 228mm
  • Publication Date: 08 Jan 2019
  • Publisher: Chicago Review Press
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781641600187

About Alison Stewart

Alison Stewart is an award-winning journalist whose 20-year career includes anchoring and reporting for NBC News ABC News and CBS News. Stewart is the author of First Class: The Legacy of Dunbar America's First Black Public High School and is currently the host of the Travel Channel program Follow My Past. She lives in New York City.

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