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NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BYĀ TIMEĀ , NPR, INSTYLE, AND GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
āA sensational new book [that] tries to figure out whether itās possible to live an ethical life in a capitalist society. . . . The results are enthralling.ā āAssociated PressĀ
A timely and arresting new look at affluence by theĀ New York TimesĀ bestselling author, āone of the leading lights of the modern American essay.ā āFinancial Times
āMy adult life can be divided into two distinct parts,ā Eula Biss writes, āthe time before I owned a washing machine and the time after.āĀ Having just purchased her first home, the poet and essayist now embarks on a provocative exploration of the value system she has bought into. Through a series of engaging exchangesāin libraries and laundromats, over barstools and backyard fencesāshe examines our assumptions about class and property and the ways we internalize the demands of capitalism. Described by theĀ New York Times as a writer who āadvances from all sides, like a chess player,ā Biss offers an uncommonly immersive and deeply revealing new portrait of work and luxury, of accumulation and consumption, of the value of time and how we spend it. Ranging from IKEA to BeyoncĆ© to Pokemon, Biss asks, of both herself and her class, āIn what have we invested?ā
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