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The Conscious Closet
- The Revolutionary Guide to Looking Good While Doing Good
- Narrated by: Elizabeth L. Cline
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
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From journalist, fashionista, and clothing resale expert Elizabeth L. Cline, “the Michael Pollan of fashion”*, comes the definitive guide to building an ethical, sustainable wardrobe you'll love.
Clothing is one of the most personal expressions of who we are. In her landmark investigation Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion, Elizabeth L. Cline first revealed fast fashion’s hidden toll on the environment, garment workers, and even our own satisfaction with our clothes. The Conscious Closet shows exactly what we can do about it.
Whether your goal is to build an effortless capsule wardrobe, keep up with trends without harming the environment, buy better quality, seek out ethical brands, or all of the above, The Conscious Closet is packed with the vital tools you need. Elizabeth delves into fresh research on fashion’s impacts and shows how we can leverage our everyday fashion choices to change the world through style. Inspired by her own revelatory journey getting off the fast-fashion treadmill, Elizabeth shares exactly how to build a more ethical wardrobe, starting with a mindful closet clean-out and donating, swapping, or selling the clothes you don't love to make way for the closet of your dreams.
The Conscious Closet is not just a style guide. It is a call to action to transform one of the most polluting industries on earth - fashion - into a force for good. Listeners will learn where our clothes are made and how they’re made, before connecting to a global and impassioned community of stylish fashion revolutionaries. In The Conscious Closet, Elizabeth shows us how we can start to truly love and understand our clothes again - without sacrificing the environment, our morals, or our style in the process.
*Michelle Goldberg, Newsweek/The Daily Beast
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Critic reviews
"Author/narrator Elizabeth L. Cline frankly reveals how our closets contribute to world poverty and pollution. Her voice is as clear as her sobering message.... It's difficult not to be moved by her down-to-earth call to action for the individual adoption of a more conscious fashion mindset as the first step toward a conscious fashion movement. An important message is delivered with both passion and solutions." (AudioFile magazine)
“Let Elizabeth L. Cline be your guide to shopping better - whether you’re a minimalist or a fashionista - in her reassuring, resource-filled book.” (Real Simple)
“A must-read for all fashion lovers who care about the state of the planet.” (Booklist, starred review)
"[A] thoroughly researched blueprint for making sustainable, humane clothing decisions.... Melding worrisome facts, intuitive tips, and helpful resources, Cline’s intelligent work provides plenty of tips for making ethical consumer choices." (Publishers Weekly)
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- By Spencer Jackson on 01-23-22
By: W. David Marx
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The Fabric of Civilization
- How Textiles Made the World
- By: Virginia I. Postrel
- Narrated by: Caroline Cole
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
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The story of humanity is the story of textiles - as old as civilization itself. Since the first thread was spun, the need for textiles has driven technology, business, politics, and culture. In The Fabric of Civilization, Virginia Postrel synthesizes groundbreaking research from archaeology, economics, and science to reveal a surprising history. From Minoans exporting wool colored with precious purple dye to Egypt, to Romans arrayed in costly Chinese silk, the cloth trade paved the crossroads of the ancient world.
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Pop journalism article lengthened into a book
- By Anonymous User on 02-05-22
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Why We Buy, Updated and Revised Edition
- The Science of Shopping
- By: Paco Underhill
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 12 hrs
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Revolutionary retail guru Paco Underhill is back with a completely revised edition of his classic, witty, best-selling book on our ever-evolving consumer culture—full of fresh observations and important lessons from the cutting edge of retail, which is taking place in the world’s emerging markets.
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Author has knowledge but poor writing skills
- By Nidhi on 06-25-11
By: Paco Underhill
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Lightly
- How to Live a Simple, Serene & Stress-Free Life
- By: Francine Jay
- Narrated by: Casey Turner
- Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
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What's more, Lightly is a complete philosophy of life. When you're tempted by an impulse purchase, trying to resist a chocolate donut, or struggling to say no to another obligation, all you have to remember is one word - "lightly" - to boost your resolve and make beautiful choices. It doesn't get any easier than that. Lightly is like a recipe book for minimalism, designed so you can dip into it anytime for advice and inspiration.
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Good message, too repetitive
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By: Francine Jay
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Cheap
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- By: Ellen Ruppel Shell
- Narrated by: Lorna Raver
- Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
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From the shuttered factories of the rust belt to the look-alike strip malls of the sun belt---and almost everywhere in between---America has been transformed by its relentless fixation on low price. This pervasive yet little examined obsession is arguably the most powerful and devastating market force of our time---the engine of globalization, outsourcing, planned obsolescence, and economic instability in an increasingly unsettled world.
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You Get What You Pay For?
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Aesthetic Intelligence
- How to Boost It and Use It in Business and Beyond
- By: Pauline Brown
- Narrated by: Vivienne Leheny
- Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
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In this groundbreaking audiobook, Pauline Brown, a former leader of the world’s top luxury goods company and a pioneer in identifying the role of aesthetics in business, shows executives, entrepreneurs, and other professionals how to harness the power of the senses to create products, services, and experiences that stand out, resonate with their customers, and create long-term value for their businesses. The power is rooted in Aesthetic Intelligence - or "the other AI", as Brown refers to it.
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Good but too surface level.
- By gil nevo on 04-28-20
By: Pauline Brown
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Free Prize Inside!
- The Next Big Marketing Idea
- By: Seth Godin
- Narrated by: Seth Godin
- Length: 2 hrs and 58 mins
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Purple Cow taught marketers the value of standing out from the herd, which is how companies like Krispy Kreme and JetBlue made it big. But it left readers hungry for more: How do you actually think up new Purple Cows? And how do you get them adopted by risk-averse Brown Cow companies? Free Prize Inside delivers those answers and much more.
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Another gem from Seth
- By Daryl on 12-29-09
By: Seth Godin
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What's Mine Is Yours
- The Rise of Collaborative Consumption
- By: Roo Rogers, Rachel Botsman
- Narrated by: Kevin Foley
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
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The recent changes in our economic landscape have only exposed and intensified a phenomenon: an explosion in sharing, bartering, lending, trading, renting, gifting, and swapping. From enormous marketplaces such as eBay and Craigslist to emerging sectors such as peer-to-peer lending (Zopa), "swap trading" (Swaptree), and car sharing (Zipcar), Collaborative Consumption is disrupting outdated modes of business and reinventing not only what we consume but how we consume.
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An Important Topic
- By Roy on 11-06-10
By: Roo Rogers, and others
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Zero Waste Home
- The Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life by Reducing Your Waste
- By: Bea Johnson
- Narrated by: Henrietta Meire
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In Zero Waste Home, Bea Johnson shares the story of how she simplified her life by reducing her waste. Today, Bea, her husband, Scott, and their two young sons produce just one quart of garbage a year, and their overall quality of life has changed for the better. They now have more time together, they've cut their annual spending by a remarkable 40 percent, and they are healthier than they've ever been.
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Not so modest living.
- By Anonymous User on 10-02-18
By: Bea Johnson
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Garbology
- Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash
- By: Edward Humes
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
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The average American produces 102 tons of garbage across a lifetime, and $50 billion in squandered riches are rolled to the curb each year. But our bins are just the starting point for a strange, impressive, mysterious, and costly journey that may also represent the greatest untapped opportunity of the century. In Garbology, Edward Humes investigates trash - what's in it; how much we pay for it; how we manage to create so much of it; and how some families, communities, and even nations are finding a way back from waste to discover a new kind of prosperity.
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A phenomenal read & serious eye-opener
- By Andy Feicht on 10-07-18
By: Edward Humes
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Plastic-Free
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Like many people, Beth Terry didn't think an individual could have much impact on the environment. But while laid up after surgery, she read an article about the staggering amount of plastic polluting the oceans and decided then and there to kick her plastic habit. Now she wants to teach you how you can too.
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Great book!
- By JJ on 07-04-18
By: Beth Terry
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MONEY SNACKS: How To Start A Profitable Vending Machine Business In 5 Weeks
- Optimize Your Profits and Go From Side Hustle to Passive Income With Minimal Effort
- By: Cashius Lu
- Narrated by: Raven Ashborne
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With a global market expected to be worth over $146.6 billion in five years, think about the jaw-dropping stream of income you could generate. The concept of vending machines is relatively simple: low costs, 24/7 operation, and huge profits.
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Very informative and got me really interested
- By Mark on 03-08-23
By: Cashius Lu
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We Are All Weird
- The Myth of Mass and the End of Compliance
- By: Seth Godin
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We Are All Weird is a celebration of choice, of treating different people differently and of embracing the notion that everyone deserves the dignity and respect that comes from being heard. The book calls for end of "mass" and for the beginning of offering people more choices, more interests, and giving them more authority to operate in ways that reflect their own unique values.
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Says same thing over and over and…….
- By NYNM on 09-25-11
By: Seth Godin
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Downsizing the Family Home
- What to Save, What to Let Go
- By: Marni Jameson
- Narrated by: Joyce Bean, Fred Stella
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It's a rite of passage almost no one will escape: the difficult, emotional journey of downsizing your or your aging parents' home. Here, nationally syndicated home columnist Marni Jameson sensitively guides listeners through the process, from opening that first closet, to sorting through a lifetime's worth of possessions, to selling the homestead itself.
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Disappointed
- By Steve BOWMAN on 10-06-17
By: Marni Jameson
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The Method Method
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An inspiring case study for the next generation of start-ups by the unconventional founders of Method. Founded ten years ago by childhood pals Eric Ryan and Adam Lowry, Method has been making headlines and profits with a revolutionary blend of culture and commerce, style and substance. Today, Method's ecofriendly soaps, detergents, and cleaners are ubiquitous in stores, capturing valuable shelf space long dominated by the tired old products of giants P&G and Unilever.
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Wow!!!!!
- By SPICELY ORGANIC SPICES on 03-19-17
By: Eric Ryan, and others
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I have been singing the praises of this book, pretty much since I started. It is EXACTLY what I needed! I have been making changes since the second hour and half can't wait to see how many more changes I will make! Thank you Elizabeth
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Fashionistas or not, we need to know where our clothing (+bedding and other textiles) comes from. Supporting sweatshops and abusive treatment is just No. Dyes and toxic chemicals aren’t user friendly, or planet friendly.
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Es de esos libros que te hacen querer saber más. Te ayuda a encontrar formas de mejorar en tus prácticas del día a día sin llegar a ser agresivo ni culpabilizarte y te aporta herramientas para seguir creciendo. Totalmente recomendable si quieres saber más de moda y sostenibilidad.
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