Bibliograph

Junk, digging through America's love affair with stuff, Alison Stewart

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Junk, digging through America's love affair with stuff, Alison Stewart

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-284)

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Junk

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

922631724

Responsibility statement

Alison Stewart

Sub title

digging through America's love affair with stuff

Summary

"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, VHS tapes, and books they would likely never reread? Junk details Stewart's three-year investigation into America's stuff. She rides along with junk removal teams like Trash Daddy, Annie Haul, and Junk Vets. She goes backstage to a taping of 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 junk--23,000 pieces of manmade debris orbiting the planet at 17,500 MPH, threatening both satellites and human space exploration"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

What is it? -- Who has it? And why? -- When did it become big business? --Where should it go? -- How can you use it, fix it, or love it?

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