02299nam a2200409 a 4500 ebr10481036 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 080225s2008 paua sb 001 0 eng d 2008006962 9781599471426 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1599471426 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781599472294 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)739704760 n-us--- HC110.C6 B57 2008eb 332.0240097303 22 Blankenhorn, David. Thrift [electronic resource] : a cyclopedia : being an early attempt to assemble the best of what is known from history and literature about one of our most provocative words for those who are not ashamed to think anew about happiness, extravagance, and thriving / David Blankenhorn. West Conshohocken, Pa. : Templeton Foundation Press, c2008. viii, 351 p. : ill. "A companion to the traveling exhibition, Thrift : in search of the art of living well, and the report to the nation, For a new thrift : confronting the debt culture." Developed after a conference of scholars the author convened In October of 2005, at the request of the John Templeton Foundation, to discuss the history of thrift as an American value and practice. Includes bibliographical references and index. pt. 1. What is thrift? -- pt. 2. The cases against thrift -- pt. 3. Visionaries -- pt. 4. Institutions -- pt. 5. Movements -- pt. 6. Thrift wisdom. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Consumption (Economics) Social aspects United States. Saving and investment United States. Social values United States History. Conduct of life United States History. Social values United States Quotations, maxims, etc. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10481036 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 221899 221899