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More early mentions of/reactions to Buying In:
Publisher’s Weekly just gave the book a “starred review,” which was pretty exciting. “Marked by meticulous research and careful conclusions, this superbly readable book confirms New York Times journalist Walker as an expert on consumerism. … [A] thoughtful and unhurried investigation into consumerism that pushes the analysis to the maximum and builds a thesis that refutes the myth of the brand-proof consumer.” The whole thing here, though you have to scroll down quite a bit. And maybe “superbly readable” is really all you need to know.
Other mentions: Gelatobaby, Web home of my estranged identical cousin, widely beloved design writer Alissa Walker. Street culture news emporium Slam X Hype. Business blogger ChasNote. Flickr star Lorenzo. And Bookdwarf, which maybe shouldn’t count because this same writeup as the one on Secretly Ironic that I mentioned earlier. But I’m not going to pass up the chance to say “Bookdwarf,” am I? Finally, I particularly admire Canuckflack’s sentiment: “Should you buy it? Yes.”
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Reader Comments
Congratulations! Very psyched to read it.
Heh – I write Secretlyironic, and I’m dating Bookdwarf, and she sometimes is kind enough to include things I write under the heading “Mr. Bookdwarf.”