BOOKS CONSUMERISM

 

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SHORT LIST


Aldridge, Alan, Consumption, Polity, 2003

 

Bataille, Georges, Allan Stoekl, Visions Of Excess: Selected Writings, 1927-1939 (Theory and History of Literature Vol 14), Univ Of Minnesota Press, 1985

 

Becker, Joshua S., Clutterfree with Kids: Change your thinking. Discover new habits. Free your home, Becoming Minimalist, 2014

 

Becker, Joshua, Things That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life, WaterBrook, 2023

 

Becker, Joshua, Uncluttered Faith: Own Less, Love More, and Make an Impact in Your World: A Minimalist Book, WaterBrook, 2026

 

Bedat, Maxine, Unraveled: The Life and Death of a Garment, Portfolio, 2021

 

Botsman, Rachel, Roo Rogers, What's Mine Is Yours Intl: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption, Harper Business, 2010

 

Boyle, Erin, Simple Matters: Living with Less and Ending Up with More, Harry N. Abrams, 2016

 

Brown, Keith R., Buying into Fair Trade: Culture, Morality, and Consumption, NYU Press, 2013

 

Carver, Courtney, Soulful Simplicity: How Living with Less Can Lead to So Much More, Tarcher, 2017

 

Chase, Charles W., Consumption-Based Forecasting and Planning: Predicting Changing Demand Patterns in the New Digital Economy (Wiley and SAS Business Series), Wiley, 2021

 

Cline, Elizabeth L., Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion, Portfolio, 2013

 

Cline, Elizabeth L., The Conscious Closet: The Revolutionary Guide to Looking Good While Doing Good, Plume, 2019

 

Cohen, Lizabeth, A Consumers' Republic: The Politics of Mass Consumption in Postwar America, Vintage Books, 2003

 

Condo, Messie, Nobody Wants Your Sh*t: The Art of Decluttering Before You Die, Skyhorse Publishing, 2023

 

Cordray, Richard, Watchdog : how protecting consumers can save our families, our economy, and our democracy, Oxford University Press; Reprint edition, 2021

 

Couturier, Andy, The Abundance of Less: Lessons in Simple Living from Rural Japan, North Atlantic Books, 2017

 

Dauvergne, Peter, The Shadows of Consumption: Consequences for the Global Environment (Mit Press), MIT Press, 2010

 

Deaton, Angus, Understanding Consumption (Clarendon Lectures in Economics), Clarendon Press, 1993

 

Downey, Robert, Thomas Kostigen, Cool Food: Erasing Your Carbon Footprint One Bite at a Time, Blackstone Publishing, Inc., 2024

 

Flanders, Cait, The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store, Hay House LLC, 2019

 

Gray, Louise, Avocado Anxiety: and Other Stories About Where Your Food Comes From, Bloomsbury Wildlife, 2024

 

Gunders, Dana, Waste-Free Kitchen Handbook: A Guide to Eating Well and Saving Money By Wasting Less Food, Chronicle Books, 2015

 

Jackson, Wes, Wendell Berry (Introduction), Nature as Measure: The Selected Essays of Wes Jackson, Counterpoint, 2011

 

Kasser, Tim, The High Price of Materialism, A Bradford Book, 2003

 

Kelleher, Katy, The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Essays on Desire and Consumption, Simon & Schuster, 2024

 

Kondō, Marie, Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up (The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up), Ten Speed Press, 2016

 

Kondō, Marie, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing, Vermilion, 2016

 

Lane, John, Timeless Simplicity: Creative Living in a Consumer Society, Green Books, 2001

 

Leonard, Annie, The Story of Stuff: The Impact of Overconsumption on the Planet, Our Communities, and Our Health-And How We Can Make It Better, Free Press, 2011

 

Lutz, Catherine, Anne Lutz Fernandez, Carjacked: The Culture of the Automobile and Its Effect on Our Lives, St. Martin's Press, 2010

 

Manion, Jeff, Christine Anderson, Satisfied Bible Study Guide: Discovering Contentment in a World of Consumption, HarperChristian Resources, 2014

 

Manion, Jeff, Dream Big, Think Small: Living an Extraordinary Life One Day at a Time, Zondervan, 2017

 

Manion, Jeff, Satisfied: Discovering Contentment in a World of Consumption, Zondervan, 2014

 

Matsumoto, Shoukei, A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind, Tarcher, 2018

 

McAfee, Andrew, More from Less: The Surprising Story of How We Learned to Prosper Using Fewer Resources―and What Happens Next, Scribner, 2019

 

McCracken, Grant David, Culture and Consumption: New Approaches to the Symbolic Character of Consumer Goods and Activities (MIDLAND BOOK), Indiana University Press, 1990

 

McKeown, Greg, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, Crown Currency, 2020

 

Millburn, Joshua Fields, Ryan Nicodemus, Essential: Essays by The Minimalists, Asymmetrical Press, 2015

 

Millburn, Joshua Fields, Ryan Nicodemus, Everything That Remains: A Memoir by The Minimalists, Asymmetrical Press, 2014

 

Millburn, Joshua Fields, Ryan Nicodemus, Love People, Use Things: Because the Opposite Never Works, Celadon Books, 2021

 

Millburn, Joshua Fields, Ryan Nicodemus, Minimalism: Live a Meaningful Life, Asymmetrical Press, 2011

 

Miller, Laura J., Reluctant Capitalists: Bookselling and the Culture of Consumption, University of Chicago Press, 2007

 

Newport, Cal, Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World, Penguin Business, 2020

 

Paxton, Matt, Jordan Michael Smith, Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff: Declutter, Downsize, and Move Forward with Your Life, Portfolio, 2022

 

Piper, Ashlee, Give a Sh*t: Do Good. Live Better. Save the Planet, Running Press Adult, 2018

 

Piper, Ashlee, No New Things: A Radically Simple 30-Day Guide to Saving Money, the Planet, and Your Sanity, Celadon Books, 2025

 

Rees, Anuschka, The Curated Closet: A Simple System for Discovering Your Personal Style and Building Your Dream Wardrobe, Ten Speed Press, 2016

 

Sasaki, Fumio, Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism, W. W. Norton & Company, 2017

 

Sasaki, Fumio, Hello, Habits: A Minimalist's Guide to a Better Life, W. W. Norton & Company, 2021

 

Schor, Juliet B., Born to Buy: The Commercialized Child and the New Consumer Cult, Scribner; Reprint edition, 2005

 

Schor, Juliet B., The Overspent American: Upscaling, Downshifting, And The New Consumer, Harper Perennial; 1st HarperPerennial Ed Pub. 1999 edition, 1999

 

Schor, Juliet, Douglas B. Holt, The Consumer Society Reader, The New Press, 2000

 

Shotton, Richard, The Choice Factory: 25 behavioural biases that influence what we buy, Harriman House, 2018

 

Smith, Jen, Jill Sirianni, Buy What You Love Without Going Broke: Transform Your Spending and Get More of What Money Can’t Buy―An Empowering Personal Finance Guide with a ... Plan, Take Control of Your Finances Today!, Harvest, 2025

 

Thanhauser, Sofi, Worn: A People's History of Clothing, Vintage, 2023

 

Thomas, Dana, Fashionopolis: Why What We Wear Matters, Penguin Books, 2020

 

Ubbenga, Julia, Declutter Your Heart and Your Home: How a Minimalist Life Yields Maximum Joy, Zondervan, 2025

 

Veblen, Thorstein, Martha Banta (Editor), The Theory of the Leisure Class (Oxford World's Classics), Oxford University Press, 2009

 

Veblen, Thorsten, Conspicuous Consumption (Penguin Great Ideas), Penguin Books, 2006

 

White, Curtis, The Spirit of Disobedience: Resisting the Charms of Fake Politics, Mindless Consumption, and the Culture of Total Work, Routledge, 2006

 

White, Dana K., Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff, Thomas Nelson, 2018

 

Whybrow, Peter C. MD, American Mania: When More is Not Enough, W. W. Norton & Company, 2006

 

Yarrow, Kit, Decoding the New Consumer Mind: How and Why We Shop and Buy, Jossey-Bass, 2014



 



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