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Shopaholic & Sister

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Irresistible, one-woman shopping phenomenon Becky Bloomwood is back in this hilarious, heartwarming tale of married life, best friends, and long-lost sisters (and the perils of simply having to own an Angel handbag!).

Insight Guide Glasgow by Langenscheidt Publishers, ISBN 1585731498

Some travelers love nothing better than to bathe in the sun. Others revel in immersing themselves in history and culture. Then there are those who are born to shop. We all know the type. In fact, we might ourselves be the type. There are some people for whom shopping is not a necessity but a sport. Insight Shopping Guides are a play book for the avid shopper who wants to level the playing field when he or she competes against natives for the best goods and deals the city has to offer. This series is for the discerning consumer who needs a little help navigating around an unfamiliar city. They are ideal shopping companions for travelers wanting lively, informative background material on the best shopping areas and reliable advice on finding the most reliable service. Insight Guide Glasgow by Langenscheidt Publishers, ISBN 1585731498
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The Treasures and Pleasures of Southern Africa: Best of the Best in Travel and Shopping

Uncovers the many treasures and pleasures of South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, and Victoria Falls--from urban shopping to safaris. Includes numerous tips on pre-trip planning, travel-shopping do's and don'ts, best shopping for unique local products, and the top restaurants, hotels, and sightseeing. The Treasures and Pleasures of Southern Africa: Best of the Best in Travel and Shopping
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Shopping as an Entertainment Experience

iShopping as an Entertainment Experiencei explores the ways in which shopping has become a significant entertainment feature in our daily lives. Dr. Mark H. Moss examines the mall, the e-store, and the department store to demonstrate how shopping is often the most common leisure experience that people indulge in to occupy themselves. Shopping as an Entertainment Experience
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Insight Guide Tuscany by Barbara Balletto, ISBN 1585733008

Some travelers love nothing better than to bathe in the sun. Others revel in immersing themselves in history and culture. Then there are those who are born to shop. We all know the type. In fact, we might ourselves be the type. There are some people for whom shopping is not a necessity but a sport. Insight Shopping Guides are a play book for the avid shopper who wants to level the playing field when he or she competes against natives for the best goods and deals the city has to offer. This series is for the discerning consumer who needs a little help navigating around an unfamiliar city. They are ideal shopping companions for travelers wanting lively, informative background material on the best shopping areas and reliable advice on finding the most reliable service. Insight Guide Tuscany by Barbara Balletto, ISBN 1585733008
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Carried Away: The Invention of Modern Shopping by Rachel Bowlby, ISBN 0231122756

The curious history of shopping and our ideas about it, from the glamorous nineteenth-century department store to our own multi-functional supermarkets

Carried away or loaded down, love it or hate it, we take shopping for granted as one of the pleasures, or burdens, of our lives. Yet we are curiously unaware of how we became the consumers that we are.

In this witty and revelatory book, Rachel Bowlby looks at some of the turning points of twentieth-century consumer history: when department stores gave way to supermarkets; when packaging made everyday things into objects of desire; when self-service created a close, new relationship between shoppers and merchandise. Carried Away looks at arguments about chocolate boxes and bars of soap, at modernist shop windows and supermarket shelves, at Stepford Wives and Rupert Bears -- at the many extraordinary ways that modern shopping and shoppers have been imagined and invented.

Bowlby focuses in particular on the development of supermarkets,...

Carried Away: The Invention of Modern Shopping by Rachel Bowlby, ISBN 0231122756

Shopping > Carried Away: The Invention of Modern Shopping by Rachel Bowlby, ISBN 0231122756