Annotation Fashion -- from the $1500 Prada bag to the $30 Kate Spade knock-off sold on the sidewalk -- has been transformed from a commodity reserved for the elite to a powerful presence in mass market culture and economy. As a society, we are obsessed with fashion and style, ra…
Fashion has been transformed from an elite commodity to a powerful presence in mass market culture. We are obsessed with style, scouring magazines for the latest trends and racking up credit card debt to support compulsive shopping. In this book, journalist Lee blows the lid off…
Fashion has been transformed from an elite commodity to a powerful presence in mass market culture. We are obsessed with style, scouring magazines for the latest trends and racking up credit card debt to support compulsive shopping. In this book, journalist Lee blows the lid off…
If you feel you are no longer in control of your behavior, that your actions may have interfered with your family, social, or working life, this workbook can help you take back control. Impulse control disorders (ICDs) include pathological gambling (PG), kleptomania/compulsive s…
Are you a shopaholic' Do you use shopping as a quick fix for the blues' Do you often buy things that you don't need or can't afford' Do your buying binges leave you feeling anxious or guilty' Is your shopping behavior hurting your relationships' Have you tried to stop but been u…
This volume is a self-help book for people coping with shopping addiction, overspending and debt. The author, a former over-shopper, provides the know-how to understand and control shopping instincts and to encourage savvy spending. She culls together stories, exercises, theory,…
This novel is set in 1860s Spain. This is the story of a snobbish, mean-spirited petite-bourgeois woman, married to an incredible cheapskate fifteen years her senior. Dona Rosalia Bringas has expensive tastes and buys extravagant dresses on credit. Her indebtedness is furthered …
"Becky è una giornalista carina e determinata, con una irrefrenabile passione: lo shopping. Irrefrenabile al punto da diventare una mania, che la spinge a comprare tutto: abiti, casalinghi, dolciumi, un paio di scarpe al posto di un litro di latte. In un susseguirsi di situazion…