New Books in the Mail

Inspired by the FTC, and with apologies to InstaPundit

Shopping in the Renaissance: Consumer Cultures in Italy, 1400-1600 by Evelyn Welch (read a review here)

Scroogenomics: Why You Shouldn't Buy Presents for the Holidays by Joel Waldfogel (read chapter one in PDF form)

Posted by Virginia Postrel on October 14, 2009