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shopping
a quiet book about what you're really buying when you buy.
a 24-page pdf you read tonight, on your phone or printed · yours forever
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inside this book
read the first page
Shopping is not the problem.
Wanting beautiful things is not the problem.
Enjoying softness, style, comfort, color, texture, quality, and beauty is not the problem.
A warm blanket can be love.
A good pair of shoes can be freedom.
A dress can hold a memory.
A notebook can make a new beginning feel possible.
A lamp can change the whole mood of an evening.
Objects are not empty.
Sometimes they carry care.
Sometimes they carry identity.
Sometimes they make ordinary life feel softer.
But shopping becomes complicated when we stop asking why.
Why this thing?
Why now?
Why again?
What am I hoping it will change?
— page 4 of 24, as printed. the rest reads like this.
all 24 pages at a glance
“every object has a second cost.”
this book is for you if
- your cart fills on tired evenings
- you sense you're buying for someone you imagine being
- you want awareness without guilt
what's inside
from a reader
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quiet questions
is this a journal with blank pages?
no — this is a written book. essays, questions, a film, small routines. nothing to fill in.
how do I get it?
instant PDF download + a browser flipbook link. opens on any phone, tablet or laptop.
what if I'm not sure it's for me?
everything is on this page — real pages from inside, the exact contents, a reader's words. read them slowly, then decide.
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