Comments on: Top Ten Books on Consumerism

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 23:04:09 +0000

Hi Mike,

WordPress say: ‘From time to time, we display text ads on your blog to logged-out users who aren’t regular visitors.’

For $29 per year we can lose these – what do you think?

By: Byron Smith

Byron Smith — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 21:49:50 +0000

Thanks! Two more suggestions: Affluenza: When too much is never enough by Clive Hamilton and Richard Denniss. Being Consumed: Economics and Christian Desire by William Cavanaugh.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:31:35 +0000

Enjoyoing your great book and finding it inspirational.

However there is a slightly sad irony that at the bottom of this list on books about consumerism there is a Tesco advert! I get the point about we are all living with these contradictions, but surely it undermines the cause somewhat!

By: Clearing Space « Consumer Detox

Clearing Space « Consumer Detox — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 04:32:02 +0000

[...] feel the thorns being cleared away when I read or write on consumerism (see the top ten reads on this subject). And when I hear from others in the Breathe [...]

By: B. H.

B. H. — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 01:48:13 +0000

Thank you very much for such a great list! I am just beginning my process of searching for sources for my Senior Thesis, which I have chosen to do as a critique of modern-day consumerism. This list is very helpful, and I will be looking into these works for assistance. Thanks again!