A Bunch of Pretty Things I Did Not Buy - Hardcover

Lazarovic, Sarah

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0143124714 ISBN 13: 9780143124719

Publisher: Penguin Group USA, 2014

Synopsis

A witty, gracious, and charmingly illustrated anti-consumer manifesto

Like most people, Sarah Lazarovic covets beautiful things. But rather than giving in to her impulse to spend and acquire, Sarah spent a year painting the objects she wanted to buy instead.

Based on a visual essay that was first published on The Hairpin, A Bunch of Pretty Things I Did Not Buy is a beautiful and witty take on the growing "slow shopping" movement. Sarah is a well-known blogger and illustrator, and she writes brilliantly without preaching or guilt-tripping. Whether she's trying to justify the purchase of yet another particleboard IKEA home furnishing, debating the pros and cons of leg warmers or calculating the per-day usage cost of big-ticket items, Sarah's poignant musings will resonate with any reader who's ever been susceptible to an impulse buy.

About this title

About the Author:

Sarah Lazarovic is a writer, illustrator, and artist based in Toronto. She is the founding editor of the popular website torontoist.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Group USA
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0143124714
• ISBN 13: 9780143124719
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 173