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Bonfire of the Brands: How I Learnt to Live without Labels

ISBN 10: 1847670873 / 1-84767-087-3
ISBN 13: 9781847670878
Publisher: Canongate
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Softcover
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On 17th September 2006, Neil Boorman burnt all his branded items. The ones that wouldn't burn, he destroyed with a sledgehammer. Here, he examines the social, historical, economic and psychological ways in which brands have gripped our society, as well as documenting his personal trials and tribulations as he tries to live a life without brands.


 

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Boorman, Neil
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Book Description: Canongate Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2008. Paperback. Book Condition: New. 198 x 129 mm. Brand New Book. What do you do when you wake up and realise that your life has been an empty pursuit of the superficial and the trend-driven? That your identity and value systems are based upon a brand hierarchy of your own creation?On 17th September 2006, in Finsbury Square, East London, Neil Boorman burnt all his branded items. The ones that wouldn't burn, he destroyed with a sledgehammer. The event was the culmination of a long process of self-examination, and of the brand-dominated world in which we live, recorded in a popular and controversial blog online.As a product of a generation that has been sold to since birth Neil examines the social, historical, economic and psychological ways in which brands have gripped our society, as well as documenting his personal trials and tribulations as he tries to live a life without brands.How will he cope without a hit of his Crackberry?Will he feel naked without his Nike, Gucci, and, of course, Marlboro?How do you make our own toothpaste?. Bookseller Inventory # AB99781847670878

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Book Description: 2008. Paperback. Book Condition: New. 196mm x 129mm x 24mm. Paperback. Subtitled, How I Learnt To Live Without Labels. Chronicles Boorman's life after he decided to burn all his branded possessions in a bonfire. Could he survive without his Blackberry, Nike,.Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. 256 pages. 0.186. Bookseller Inventory # 9781847670878

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Book Description: Canongate Books Ltd, Edinburgh, 2008. Book Condition: New. Language: english. On 17th September 2006, Neil Boorman burnt all his branded items. The ones that wouldn't burn, he destroyed with a sledgehammer. Here, he examines the social, historical, economic and psychological ways in which brands have gripped our society, as well as documenting his personal trials and tribulations as he tries to live a life without brands. Bookseller Inventory # 3695752

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Book Description: Canongate Books Ltd. Paperback. Book Condition: new. BRAND NEW, Bonfire of the Brands: How I Learnt to Live without Labels, Neil Boorman, What do you do when you wake up and realise that your life has been an empty pursuit of the superficial and the trend-driven? That your identity and value systems are based upon a brand hierarchy of your own creation?On 17th September 2006, in Finsbury Square, East London, Neil Boorman burnt all his branded items. The ones that wouldn't burn, he destroyed with a sledgehammer. The event was the culmination of a long process of self-examination, and of the brand-dominated world in which we live, recorded in a popular and controversial blog online.As a product of a generation that has been sold to since birth Neil examines the social, historical, economic and psychological ways in which brands have gripped our society, as well as documenting his personal trials and tribulations as he tries to live a life without brands.How will he cope without a hit of his Crackberry?Will he feel naked without his Nike, Gucci, and, of course, Marlboro?How do you make our own toothpaste?. Bookseller Inventory # B9781847670878

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