02299nam a2200409 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020003800112020003500150020002700185040002100212035002100233043001200254050002500266082002300291100002400314245029100338260006600629300002500695500017200720500020200892504005101094505015201145533015201297650006001449650004201509650004301551650004501594650005901639655002901698710001701727856012601744999001901870ebr10481036CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||080225s2008    paua    sb    001 0 eng d  z  2008006962  z9781599471426 (pbk. : alk. paper)  z1599471426 (pbk. : alk. paper)  z9781599472294 (e-book)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)739704760  an-us---14aHC110.C6bB57 2008eb04a332.02400973032221 aBlankenhorn, David.10aThrifth[electronic resource] :ba 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 /cDavid Blankenhorn.  aWest Conshohocken, Pa. :bTempleton Foundation Press,cc2008.  aviii, 351 p. :bill.  a"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."  aDeveloped 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.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 apt. 1. What is thrift? -- pt. 2. The cases against thrift -- pt. 3. Visionaries -- pt. 4. Institutions -- pt. 5. Movements -- pt. 6. Thrift wisdom.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aConsumption (Economics)xSocial aspectszUnited States. 0aSaving and investmentzUnited States. 0aSocial valueszUnited StatesxHistory. 0aConduct of lifezUnited StatesxHistory. 0aSocial valueszUnited StatesvQuotations, maxims, etc. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10481036zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c221899d221899