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Luxury isn't just for the rich, says James B. Twitchell. Today you don't need a six-figure income to wear pashmina, drink a limited-edition coffee at Starbucks, or drive a Mercedes home to collapse on the couch in front of a flat-screen plasma TV. In Living It Up, sharp-eyed consumer... read more

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First Sentence

If you want to understand material culture at the beginning of the twenty-first century, you must understand the overwhelming importance of unnecessary material.

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  1. James B. Twitchell (Author)
 

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