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A potentially important book that brings a great many facts and arguments into a single volume. - Irish Examiner The book may be recycled, but Leonard's passion is new and refreshing. - Geographical Taking us into 'the dark heart of American consumerism' in an amusing and trenchant way. - Guardian

When Annie Leonard came to work at the Center for Study of Responsive Law, she brought a special character--a dynamic curiosity; a willingness to scour the countries of the Earth to understand and document solid and chemical wastes' production, consumption, and disposal; the intellectual and emotional intelligence to mobilize everyone she could reach to respect the ecosphere; and health and safety concerns. Those dynamic energies permeate her galvanizing, exciting, and fascinating book. You will be bouncing up and down as you are drawn through its pages, graphics, and engrossing stories. Annie Leonard not only knows 'the story of stuff'--she has the right stuff! --Ralph Nader

A potentially important book that brings a great many facts and arguments into a single volume. Irish Examiner The book may be recycled, but Leonard's passion is new and refreshing. Geographical Taking us into 'the dark heart of American consumerism' in an amusing and trenchant way. Guardian

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Annie Leonard is an expert in international sustainability and environmental-health issues. Over the past 20 years, during her work for organisations such as Greenpeace, she has established a sterling reputation for her scholarship about and activism against waste-trafficking. With The Story of Stuff her charisma, her infectious curiosity, and her riveting message have extended her reputation far beyond environmentalists to average people of all stripes: she captivates audiences of schoolchildren and congressional sub-committees alike.

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