{"product_id":"9781101024768","title":"The Scavengers' Manifesto","description":"\u003cb\u003eDestined to become the bible for a bold new subculture of eco-minded people who are creating a lifestyle out of recycling, reusing, and repurposing rather than buying new.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e An exciting new movement is afoot that brings together environmentalists, anticonsumerists, do-it-yourselfers, bargain-hunters, and treasure-seekers of all stripes. You can see it in the enormous popularity of many websites: millions of Americans are breaking free from the want-get-discard cycle by which we are currently producing approximately 245 million tons of waste every day (that's 4.5 pounds per person, per day!).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Scavengers' Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e, Anneli Rufus and Kristan Lawson invite readers to discover one of the most gratifying (and inexpensive) ways there is to go green. Whether it's refurbishing a discarded wooden door into a dining-room table; finding a bicycle on freecycle.org; or giving a neighbor who just had a baby that cute never-used teddy bear your child didn't bond with, in this book Rufus and Lawson chart the history of scavenging and the world-changing environmental and spiritual implications of \"Scavenomics,\" and offer readers a framework for adopting scavenging as a philosophy and a way of life.","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47118977270000,"sku":"9781101024768","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101024768_p0.jpg?v=1763684341","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101024768","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}