Less
stop buying so much rubbish: how having fewer, better things can make us happier
$44.01
- Hardcover
368 pages
- Release Date
16 September 2024
Summary
Less: Rediscovering the Joy of Fewer, Better Things
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
‘Utterly brilliant. We all need to read this book’ CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN
‘Patrick’s book is fascinating and sobering and makes a compelling argument for going back to basics’ JOE LYCETT
We used to care a lot about our clothes. We didn’t have many but those we had were important to us. We’d cherish them, repair them and pass t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780008664008 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0008664005 |
| Author: | Patrick Grant |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | William Collins |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 16 September 2024 |
| Weight: | 620g |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 159mm x 35mm |
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What They're Saying
Critics Review
‘Patrick Grant’s new book is a convincing call to end our complacency’
FINANCIAL TIMES
‘Celebrates craftsmanship, making things with care, and how having fewer, better-quality things can make us happier’
GUARDIAN
‘A deep dive into our relationship with consumerism, the toxic effects of fast fashion and the demise of British industry.’
DAILY TELEGRAPH
‘A call to arms to stop buying so much rubbish’
DAILY MIRROR
‘An important and serious book’
RADIO TIMES
‘Something of a manifesto’
THE HERALD
‘A manifesto on how we should consume now’
DAILY TELEGRAPH
‘This book is bloody brilliant’
RUSSELL KANE
About The Author
Patrick Grant
With a career in fashion spanning nearly two decades, Patrick Grant has a lot to say about our clothing, who makes it, and how it’s made. He is a regular on television and radio as a commentator on the clothing and textile industries and is best known as a judge on the BBC’s Great British Sewing Bee. Patrick holds an honorary Doctorate from Heriot Watt University, is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and is in the Business of Fashion 500 index of the most influential people in global fashion. In 2016, he launched Community Clothing, a social enterprise that supports thousands of UK jobs through making and selling affordable, high-quality clothing.
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