A whimsical look at modern consumer culture examines one hundred obscure products and services, from kitsch novelties to offbeat food products to unusual functional items, including toothpick dispensers, dental floss, and blue M&Ms. Original.
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Paul Lukas is a columnist for New York magazine.
novelties and wildly unappetizing food products to beautifully functional items such as garlic presses and toothpick dispensers, Inconspicuous Consumption is a delightful celebration of the sometimes elegant, sometimes ridiculous fringes of our late-20th-century culture. 50 photos. 192 pp. Author interviews & national radio campaign. National publicity. 15,000 print.
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