Thrift : a 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 / / David Blankenhorn.

• Author: ProQuest (Firm); Blankenhorn, David.
• TeilnehmendeR: ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Physical Description: viii, 351 p. :; ill.
• Notes: "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."; Developed 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.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781599471426 (pbk. : alk. paper); 1599471426 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9781599472294 (electronic bk.)
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: David Blankenhorn.