My identical second cousin twice removed Rob Walker pens the weekly “Consumed” column in the NYT Magazine and the blog Murketing. And last week he gave a commentary on Marketplace about the death of conspicuous consumption. Or, what owning a Prius really means.
I’ve plugged his forthcoming book Buying In: The Secret Dialogue Between What We Buy and Who We Are (although I haven’t been able to read my review copy as my SXSW travel companion hasn’t put it down yet). You can read the first section free of charge and use a promotional code for 15% off plus free shipping, charming concepts for a book about, you know, buying stuff.
