Black Friday Reading

Exhausted from all that Black Friday shopping? Hiding out until after the holidays? Here are a few recently-published reads that both Santas and Scrooges may enjoy.

Nonfiction. Presents hard lessons about money, men, and the price of trying to keep up appearances as the author recounts her trouble with shopping addiction, which left her hungry, empty, and deep in debt.


Kava, A. (2009) Black Friday
Thriller. When terrorists attack the largest mall in America, FBI profiler Maggie O'Dell, while sifting through the debris for answers, discovers that her brother is involved and that another attack could happen in less than twenty-four hours.

Kinsella, S. (2010) Mini-Shopaholic
Fiction. Financially strapped Becky Brandon attempts to plan a surprise party on a budget for her husband, and starts to come apart at the seams as she juggles the party, her precocious child, and her faltering personal-shopping business. Newcomers to the "Shopaholic" series should start with Confessions of a Shopaholic.

Nonfiction. Economist Joel Waldfogel illustrates how our consumer spending generates vast amounts of economic waste. By reprioritizing our gift-giving habits, Scroogenomics proves that we can reclaim the true spirit of the holiday season without gouging our wallets.

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