Thrift a cyclopedia : being an early attempt to assemble the best of what is known from history and literature about one of our most provocative words for those who are not ashamed to think anew about happiness, extravagance, and thriving /

Main Author: Blankenhorn, David.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: West Conshohocken, Pa. : Templeton Foundation Press, c2008.
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Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10481036
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300 |a viii, 351 p. :  |b ill. 
500 |a "A companion to the traveling exhibition, Thrift : in search of the art of living well, and the report to the nation, For a new thrift : confronting the debt culture." 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a pt. 1. What is thrift? -- pt. 2. The cases against thrift -- pt. 3. Visionaries -- pt. 4. Institutions -- pt. 5. Movements -- pt. 6. Thrift wisdom. 
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