The Story of Stuff

The EarthHero Library The Story of Stuff

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Fun Fact: This is the book that inspired EarthHero Founder, Ryan Lewis, to create EarthHero! Annie Leonard, documentarian and environmentalist, follows up her famous film with an expanded book: The Story of Stuff. An exposé that dives into overconsumption and its effects on our health, economy, and the planet, The Story of Stuff offers steps to change the planet's current environmental trajectory. Follow Annie as she sneaks into factories and dumps, interviews textile workers in Haiti, and visits children mining for coltan for cell phones in the Congo. You'll learn about the perils of our supply chain and how the way we create and consume products is affecting humans and our planet. She'll leave you with actionable steps to to take sustainability into your own hands, and help transform the planet into a healthier system–economically and ecologically.
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The EarthHero Library

At EarthHero, we're all about making sustainability more accessible. We also recognize that it's not always easy to do the right thing especially when you don't know what that is! We truly believe that sustainability shouldn't be a compromise or incite confusion or anxiety! That's why we work hard to help out our customers in every possible way we can. Whether that's providing your favorite plastic-free essentials, or creating blog content that takes a deep-dive into eco-textiles, environmental anxiety, or microplastics we want to be your one-stop resource. We've also come across some true eco-experts along the way. In our EarthHero Library you'll find a collection of books that have helped us wrap our heads around the difficulties facing our planet and the various ways that we, as people, can get involved. We hope they will bring you inspiration and advice, too!

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Maggielee34
Awesome

Very informational book, I really enjoyed it

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Nicole.A.Crane95
Great Book

This is an amazing book. My husband probably hated it because of how much I would ramble on and on about topics from it. It is definitely a dense read, however, so consider reading a little at a time in order to be able to digest it all. This book provides a ton of science behind climate change, and relates it back to social justice quite a bit as well. It also provides action steps, as well as good news.

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