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"""A defense of thrift, but a sincere, inquisitive one."" -- ""slate.com"" ""A fascinating account of our nation's binge-and-purge cycle of spending and sacrifice."" -- ""Fast Company magazine"" ""An entertaining, wide-ranging--and very timely--exploration of thrift."" -- ""O, The Oprah magazine "" ""Engaging...a combination of personal memoir, social history and political manifesto"" -- ""The New York Times Book Review"" ""Lessons steam up from this terrific book about the history of thrift (and spending) in our great country."" -- ""Washington Post"" ""This book has a far better chance of making cheapness socially acceptable than Ben Franklin, Jack Benny and my father combined."" -- ""Time"" ""What's the fine line between thrift and stinginess, self-control and compulsion, purpose and obsession? Lauren Weber's fresh take on the quirky side of saving and spending couldn't be timelier."" -- ""Sylvia Nasar, author of a Beautiful Mind"""

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"Coming soon... Marguerite Gavin is a seasoned theater veteran, a five-time nominee for the prestigious Audie Award, and the winner of numerous AudioFile Earphones and Publishers Weekly awards. She has been an actor, director, and audiobook narrator for her entire professional career. With over four hundred titles to her credit, her narration spans nearly every genre, from nonfiction to mystery, science fiction, fantasy, romance, and children's fiction. AudioFile magazine says, ""Marguerite Gavin...has a sonorous voice, rich and full of emotion."""

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