Description:
Twitchell embarks on an insightful, fearless, and funny exploration of two of the central themes of modern American culture--materialism and consumerism--and counters the notion of the "used and abused consumer" with an unflinching look at commercial culture, starting from the observation that "we are powerfully attracted to the world of goods (after all, we don't call them 'bads')."
Review Quotes: [A] gripping and illuminating account of the culture of consumerism and everything it involves: marketing, brand names, fashion, shopping, packaging, garbage, and above all the nature and meaning of consumerism itself.--A. C. Grayling "Financial Times "