Black Friday Blowout

Black Friday

A Maggie O'Dell Novel

by Kava, Alex

Book - 2009

On the busiest shopping day of the year, some idealistic college students believe they're about to carry out an elaborate media stunt at the largest mall ...Show more On the busiest shopping day of the year, some idealistic college students believe they're about to carry out an elaborate media stunt at the largest mall in America. What they don't realize is that their backpacks are stuffed with explosives, ready to be detonated by remote control and turning them into suicide bombers. Show less

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Christmas Shopaholic

A Novel

by Kinsella, Sophie

Book - 2019

The misadventures of Becky Brandon Née Bloomwood continue in a novel full of holiday cheer and--of course--lots of shopping! The misadventures of Becky Brandon Née Bloomwood continue in a novel full of holiday cheer and--of course--lots of shopping! Show less

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I Woke up Dead at the Mall

A Novel

by Sheehan, Judy

eBook - 2016

Sarah has woken up dead at the Mall of America--where the universe sends teens who are murdered--and with the help of her death coach, she must learn to move on or she could meet a fate totally worse than death: becoming a mall walker. Sarah has woken up dead at the Mall of America--where the universe sends teens who are murdered--and with the help of her death coach, she must learn to move on or she could meet a fate totally worse than death: becoming a mall walker. Show less

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Mall

A Novel

by Bogosian, Eric

Book - 2000

From the author of such modern classics as Talk Radio and Drinking in America comes this outrageous novel about five suburbanites whose lives intersect in one violent and life-altering night -- at the local mall. From the author of such modern classics as Talk Radio and Drinking in America comes this outrageous novel about five suburbanites whose lives intersect in one violent and life-altering night -- at the local mall. Show less

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One Click

Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com

by Brandt, Richard L.

Book - 2011

An insightful look at how Amazon really works and how its founder and CEO makes it happen. Amazon's business model is deceptively simple: make online shop...Show more An insightful look at how Amazon really works and how its founder and CEO makes it happen. Amazon's business model is deceptively simple: make online shopping so easy and convenient that customers won't think twice. It can almost be summed up by the button on every page: Buy now with one click. Show less

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Sacramental Shopping

Louisa May Alcott, Edith Wharton, and the Spirit of Modern Consumerism

by Sherman, Sarah Way

eBook - 2013

Written a generation apart, Little Women (1868) and The House of Mirth (1905) share a deep concern with materialism, moral development, and self-construct...Show more Written a generation apart, Little Women (1868) and The House of Mirth (1905) share a deep concern with materialism, moral development, and self-construction. The heroines in both grapple with conspicuous consumption, an aspect of modernity that challenges older beliefs about ethical behavior and core identity. Show less

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Secret Agent Man Goes Shopping for Shoes

by Wynne-Jones, Tim

Book - 2016

Accompanying his "sidekick" mom to the shoe store for a daring mission, S.A.M. confronts a shifty clerk before discovering that his brand-new tiger-striped shoes convey the superpower of enabling him to tie his own shoelaces. Accompanying his "sidekick" mom to the shoe store for a daring mission, S.A.M. confronts a shifty clerk before discovering that his brand-new tiger-striped shoes convey the superpower of enabling him to tie his own shoelaces. Show less

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Sex and Shopping

The Confessions of A Nice Jewish Girl : An Autobiography

by Krantz, Judith

Book - 2000

Judith Krantz says, "Challenging, lucky, exciting, and often devastatingly askew, my life seems to have been lived under a wild and antic star. I've had as much amazing fun as my heroines, and here's the book to prove it." Judith Krantz says, "Challenging, lucky, exciting, and often devastatingly askew, my life seems to have been lived under a wild and antic star. I've had as much amazing fun as my heroines, and here's the book to prove it." Show less

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The Wal-Mart Effect

How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works-- and How It's Transforming the American Economy

by Fishman, Charles

Book - 2006

An award-winning journalist breaks through the wall of secrecy to reveal the many astonishing ways Wal-Mart's power affects our lives and reaches all around the world. An award-winning journalist breaks through the wall of secrecy to reveal the many astonishing ways Wal-Mart's power affects our lives and reaches all around the world. Show less

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What Would Jesus Buy?

DVD - 2008

Follows Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir as they examine the commercialization of Christmas in America while following the group on a cross-country mission to save Christmas from the Shopocalypse. Follows Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir as they examine the commercialization of Christmas in America while following the group on a cross-country mission to save Christmas from the Shopocalypse. Show less

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