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Hooked!: Buddhist Writings on Greed, Desire, and the Urge to Consume
Shambhala, 2005
Commercialism and the Middle Way
+ Very Important Message
+ A Call to a More Examined Life and a New Look at Consumerism
+ Becoming Un-Hooked
+ Outstanding!
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The Addictive Personality: Understanding the Addictive Process and Compulsive Behavior
Craig Nakken
Hazelden, 1996
A must read for an addict or someone who loves them
+ Extremely helpful
+ To the point!
This author has explained addiction from the beginning to the end and didn't leave anything out. It provided me the tools to understand the addict in my life like nothing else ever has, including Alanon. I am now able to sit next to the addict in my life and say I understand and mean it. I am no ...
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Going Broke: Why Americans Can't Hold On To Their Money
Stuart Vyse
Oxford University Press, USA, 2008
Economics, politics, popular culture, and science blended with humor and sound insight
+ Hey Buddy, Can You Spare A Dime??
+ Lots of research went into this book
+ Completely Agree
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Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, and Hoarding
David F. Tolin, Randy O. Frost, ...
Oxford University Press, USA, 2007
Tired of piles? This book can help
+ Comprehensive Guide
+ Original Insights
+ Excellent Book to give to Hoarders
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Addicted to Shopping and Other Issues Women Have with Money
Karen O'Connor
Harvest House Publishers, 2005
Regain control over your spending
+ helpful
+ Helpful book
+ Very Helpful.
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How to Get Out of Debt, Stay Out of Debt, and Live Prosperously
Jerrold Mundis
Bantam, 1990
best of it's kind
+ Great, but would love to see an updated edition
+ It's Great!!
+ Life changing book!
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The Overspent American: Why We Want What We Don't Need
Juliet B. Schor
Harper Paperbacks, 1999
Enlightening
+ Consumption über alles...
+ Are You Upscaling?
+ A quick and interesting perusal of our dire straits
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Your Money or Your Life: Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence
Joe Dominguez, Vicki Robin
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999
I loved this book!
+ Great book!
+ How to learn how to say Enough
+ Get a Life!
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Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic (Bk Currents)
John de Graaf, David Wann, ...
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2005
Changed my life for the better (through simplication)
+ Are You Infected!
This book quite literally changed my life in a great way. Upon reading the introductory chapters, it was clear to me that I surely had Affluenza. Continuing through the book, I realized how dire it was that our whole country was "infected" and how deeply. Finally, it offered real solutions to ...
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Willpower's Not Enough: Recovering from Addictions of Every Kind
Arnold M. Washton
Harper Paperbacks, 1990
Excellent book...well worth the time & money!!!
+ Great book for the user and family as well!
+ this is the best book on addiction I have ever read!
+ One of the Best
+ helped
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Overcoming Overspending: A Winning Plan for Spenders and Their Partners
Olivia Mellan
Walker & Company, 1997
Excellent!
+ Look back to look forward.
+ Wise advice from a compassionate expert
I can't say enough good things about this book. It has helped my husband and me enormously. But for the book to work, I think you have to truly want to change your spending habits as individuals and as a couple and commit to the exercises. Skimming it (as the reviewer below did, to his or her ...
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I Shop Therefore I Am: Compulsive Buying & the Search for Self
April Lane Benson
Jason Aronson, 2000
Book Review by Dr. Bonnie Kellen
+ An Excellent Collection
I Shop Therefore I Am: Compulsive Buying and the Search For Self
By Dr. April Lane Benson, editor
Jason Aronson Inc. 2000
Book Review by Dr. Bonnie Kellen
Dr. Benson was a pioneer in the field of eating disorders, cofounding one of the first clinics and training centers. In this ...
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Born To Spend (New Edition)
Gloria Arenson
Brockart Books, 2003
A Plan That Works
Most of us make jokes about people who spend too much, but it is not just a bad habit. This book is for those who can't stop shopping and those who love them. Compulsive spenders use pleasure to mask the pain of life's problems and to self medicate negative emotions, especially anger and ...
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Money Drunk, Money Sober; 90 Days to Financial Freedom
Mark Bryan, Julia Cameron
Wellspring/Ballantine, 1999
Change Your Mind About Money!
+ Eye-opening, effective
+ Change your Mind & Change Your Cash flow
+ Excellent techniques for gaining control over your finances
+ Pleasantly amazed...
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Currency of Hope
Debtors Anonymous
General Service Board of Trustees, Inc., 1999
Inspirational & Practical
+ Very Inspiring and Gives Hope
+ What is the point?
+ Most excellent reading
+ Hope and inspiration PLUS ideas
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