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- Do you really need it? : one question to free you financially / by McSween, Pierre-Yves,1979-author.; Mullins, Rhonda,1966-translator.; translation of:McSween, Pierre-Yves,1979-En as-tu vraiment besoin?English.;
"Decisions, decisions ... Whether you're considering the latest tech or a new car, a destination wedding or buying a house, this runaway #1 Quebec bestseller says it all comes down to just one question: do you really need it? This common-sense guide by a CPA and journalist combines a fresh approach with sound advice and a good dose of humour--proving that having the right attitude to money is one of the keys to happiness. Do you need it? Do you really need it? Pierre-Yves McSween applies this simple question to all the decisions that have a direct effect on our bank accounts. Do You Really Need It? holds up a mirror to our life choices and their consequences. McSween questions our spending habits and assumptions, stressing the need for a fresh outlook on building financial flexibility. Mixing sound advice with humour and a touch of philosophy, McSween looks at some forty different topics, questioning what you Really Need: credit cards, brand-name products, a new car (or a used one), marriage, kids, life insurance, RRSPs and TFSAs, vacations, a will. In each chapter McSween makes his case and ends with his summary of whether you do, in fact, REALLY need it. Do You Really Need It? covers money matters with zero BS and no holds barred, offering clever strategies for you to question consumerist impulses and fill in your financial knowledge gaps. McSween seeks first to define the behaviour of a responsible citizen; and then to show readers how to achieve a little more freedom in their lives--something they really, truly need."--- Subjects: Consumption (Economics); Consumer behavior.; Finance, Personal.; Budgets, Personal.;
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- Buyology : truth and lies about why we buy / by Lindström, Martin,1970-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.- Subjects: Consumer behavior.; Consumers; Marketing; Neuromarketing.; Shopping;
- © c2008., Doubleday,
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- More and more and more : an all-consuming history of energy / by Fressoz, Jean-Baptiste,author,translator.; Orr, David W.,1944-translator.; translation of:Fressoz, Jean-Baptiste.Sans transition.English.;
Includes bibliographical references."It has become habitual to think of our relationship with energy as one of transition: with wood superseded by coal, coal by oil, oil by nuclear and then at some future point all replaced by green sources. Jean-Baptiste Fressoz's devastating but unnervingly entertaining book shows what an extraordinary delusion this is. Far from the industrial era passing through a series of transformations, each new phase has in practice remained almost wholly entangled with the previous one. Indeed the very idea of transition turns out to be untrue. The author shares the same acute anxiety about the need for a green transition as the rest of us, but shows how, disastrously, our industrial history has in fact been based on symbiosis, with each major energy source feeding off the others. Using a fascinating array of examples, Fressoz describes how we have gorged on all forms of energy-with whole forests needed to prop up coal mines, coal remaining central to the creation of innumerable new products and oil still central to our lives. The world now burns more wood and coal than ever before. This book reveals an uncomfortable truth: 'transition' was originally itself promoted by energy companies, not as a genuine plan, but as a means to put off any meaningful change. More and More and More forces its readers to understand the modern world in all its voracious reality, and the true nature of the challenges heading our way"--- Subjects: Energy consumption; Energy development; Energy industries; Energy transition.; Power resources; Science; Technology;
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- Brandwashed : tricks companies use to manipulate our minds and persuade us to buy / by Lindström, Martin,1970-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.- Subjects: Brand choice; Consumer behavior.; Consumers; Marketing; Neuromarketing.;
- © c2011., Crown Business,
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- Stuck monkey : the deadly planetary cost of the things we love / by Hamilton-Paterson, James,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.In 'Stuck Monkey', James Hamilton-Paterson uncovers the truth behind the everyday habits fuelling the climate crisis. Drawing on eye-opening research and shocking statistics, he mercilessly dissects a wide spectrum of modern life: pets, gardening, sports, vehicles, fashion, wellness, holidays, and more. Ferociously unflinching and intelligent, this book will make you think twice about the "innocent" habits we often take for granted.- Subjects: Consumer behavior; Consumers; Consumption (Economics);
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- A life less throwaway : the lost art of buying for life / by Button, Tara,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.- Subjects: Consumer behavior.; Consumer education.; Quality of products.; Simplicity.;
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- Hype : how scammers, grifters, and con artists are taking over the internet--and why we're following / by Bluestone, Gabrielle,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.The former Vice journalist and executive producer of the Netflix documentary, Fyre, presents a revelatory examination of the con-artists, grifters, and scammers of the digital age that outlines recommendations for protecting consumers.- Subjects: Swindlers and swindling.; Consumer behavior.; Internet;
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- Last-minute survival secrets : 128 ingenious tips to endure the coming apocalypse and other minor inconveniences / by Green, Joey.;
Includes bibliographical references and Internet addresses.LSC- Subjects: Survival; Handicraft; Emergency management; Home economics; Consumer goods;
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- How we eat : the brave new world of food and drink / by Underhill, Paco,author.;
"An entertaining and timely exploration of how our food - from where it's grown to how we buy it - is in the midst of a transformation, showing how this is our chance to do better, for us, for our children, and for our planet, from a global expert on consumer behavior"--- Subjects: Consumer behavior.; Food habits.; Grocery shopping.; Grocery trade.; Marketing research.;
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- Be our guest : perfecting the art of customer service / by Kinni, Theodore B.,1956-; Disney Institute.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-195) and index.LSC- Subjects: Disney Institute.; Customer services.; Customer relations.; Consumer satisfaction.; Customer loyalty.; Amusement parks;
- © c2011., Disney Editions,
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