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 /

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 /

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Main Author: Blankenhorn, David
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: West Conshohocken, Pa. : Templeton Foundation Press, c2008.
Subjects:
Consumption (Economics) > Social aspects > United States.
Saving and investment > United States.
Social values > United States > History.
Conduct of life > United States > History.
Social values > United States > Quotations, maxims, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Item Description:"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."
Developed after a conference of scholars the author convened In October of 2005, at the request of the John Templeton Foundation, to discuss the history of thrift as an American value and practice.
Physical Description:viii, 351 p. : ill.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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