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Stuffocation

Stuffocation

Stuffocation
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Stuffocation Trade paperback - 2014

by Wallman, James

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Trade Paperback. Publisher: Crux Publishing | 2013 | Trade Paperback | 365 p. | Mint condition, as new. --- Information regarding the book: In this groundbreaking book, trend forecaster James Wallman reveals the world's growing sense of Stuffocation - and how we can move away from it? "Like The Tipping Point meets Freakonomics - but with a huge idea at its heart".(Sunday Times). We have more stuff than we could ever need - clothes we don't wear, kit we don't use, and toys we don't play with. But having everything we thought we wanted isn't making us happier. It's bad for the planet. It's cluttering up our homes. It's making us feel 'stuffocated' and stressed - and it might even be killing us. In this ground breaking book, trend forecaster James Wallman finds that a rising number of people are turning their backs on all-you-can-get consumption, from the telecoms exec who's sold almost everything he owns, to the well-off family who have moved into a remote mountain cabin. Wallman's solution to our clutter crisis is less extreme, but equally fundamental. We have to transform what we value. We have to focus less on possessions and more on experiences. Rather than a new watch or another pair of shoes, we should invest in shared experiences like holidays and time with friends. With intriguing insights on psychology, economics and culture, Stuffocation is a vital manifesto for change. It has inspired those who have read it to be happier and healthier, and to live more, with less. James Wallman is a journalist, trend forecaster, speaker, and author. He has written for GQ, the New York Times, the FT, and advised clients such as Absolute, BMW, Burberry, and Nike. James wrote the futurology column in T3 magazine and was editor of The Future Laboratory's forecasting publication. He has an MA in Classics from Oxford University and an MA in Journalism from the University of the Arts London. He has lived in France, Greece, and Palo Alto in California and currently lives in London with his wife and children.
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  • Title Stuffocation
  • Author Wallman, James
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 384
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Crux Publishing Ltd
  • Publication date 2014-01
  • Bookseller's Inventory # BIB-509801
  • ISBN 9781909979000 / 1909979007
  • Weight 0.92 lbs (0.42 kg)
  • Dimensions 8 x 5 x 0.85 in (20.32 x 12.70 x 2.16 cm)
  • Category Sociology

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From the publisher

In this brilliant and original book, James Wallman explains and analyses why "Stuffocation" is the most pressing problem of our time - and then goes in search of its solution. On the way, he goes down the halls of the Elysee Palace with Nicolas Sarkozy, up in a helicopter above Barbra Streisand's home on the California coast, and into the world of the original Mad Men.
Through fascinating characters and brilliantly told stories, Wallman introduces the innovators whose lifestyles provide clues to how we will all be living tomorrow, and he makes some of the world's most counterintuitive, radical, and world-changing ideas feel inspiring - and possible for us all.

About the author

James Wallman is a journalist, trend forecaster, speaker, and author. He has commented on trends happening now, and predicted what will happen next, for publications like GQ, the New York Times, and the Financial Times, and for clients such as Absolut, BMW, Burberry, and Nike. James wrote the futurology column in T3 magazine from 2008-2012, and was editor of a trend consultancy called The Future Laboratory's forecasting publication, LS: N Global, from 2009-2013. James has an MA in Classics from Oxford University and an MA in Journalism from the University of the Arts London. He has lived in France, Greece, and Palo Alto in California and currently lives in London, with his wife and daughter.

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