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Why the american consumer will keep on buying no matter what, the former editorinchief of esquire magazine and senior executive at lands end spent three years surveying the retail landscape, interviewing shoppers, quizzing industry experts and even pulling a shift as a floor walker at target. Understand why we spend and hear money saving tips from shoptimism author lee eisenberg. Lee eisenberg s new york times bestseller the number. Lee eisenberg s shoptimism is a journey into the psychology of shopping from two sides of the cash register, the buy side and the sell side. Lee eisenbergs shoptimism is a journey into the psychology of shopping from two sides of the cash register, the buy side and the sell side. A completely different way to think about the rest of your life was cited by businessweek as one of the best books of the year in 2006. Bestselling author lee eisenberg searches for a universal buy theory tha. Why the american consumer will keep on buying no matter what, is out just in time for the annual tradition of holiday binging. With sweeping enthusiasm, former esquire editorinchief eisenberg shoptimism. With the results of another holiday shopping season being tallied, its a fittin. Shoptimism in this smart, engaging book, lee eisenberg, bestselling author of the number. Challengingly thoughtprovoking, eisenbergs selfprobing. Here he investigates the forces that compel americans to shop till they drop. Find signed collectible books by lee eisenberg atlantic city.
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