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Dematerializing: Taming the Power of Possessions
Dematerializing Taming the Power of Possessions
Author: Jane Hammerslough
An insightful look at the misplaced faith we place in things, and meaningful advice on achieving material and emotional well-being. "Getting what you want" today is increasingly linked to buying something. But is the purchase always enough? Picking up where "simplifying" may not satisfy, Dematerializing acknowledges the pleasures, along w...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780738207728
ISBN-10: 0738207721
Publication Date: 9/18/2002
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Perseus Publishing
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Americans are bombarded with messages telling them that buying certain objects will result in spiritual fulfillment. Here, Hammerslough, a former New York Post columnist, explores this rampant materialism and suggests a middle-of-the-road solution: people need to start thinking about what possessions can and cannot do. Through the use of many examples, research, and her own personal experience, she discusses happiness, relationships, love, doing the right thing, money, fear, and other topics.
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I have read this book more times than I can count! This book is so easy to read has a really great philosophy about consumption.
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