{"product_id":"where-am-i-wearing-paperback","title":"Where am I Wearing? - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKelsey Timmerman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA journalist travels the world to trace the origins of our clothes\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen journalist and traveler Kelsey Timmerman wanted to know where his clothes came from and who made them, he began a journey that would take him from Honduras to Bangladesh to Cambodia to China and back again. \u003ci\u003eWhere Am I Wearing?\u003c\/i\u003e intimately describes the connection between impoverished garment workers' standards of living and the all-American material lifestyle. By introducing readers to the human element of globalization--the factory workers, their names, their families, and their way of life--\u003ci\u003eWhere Am I Wearing\u003c\/i\u003e bridges the gap between global producers and consumers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew content includes: a visit to a fair trade Ethiopian shoe factory that is changing lives one job at time; updates on how workers worldwide have been squeezed by rising food costs and declining orders in the wake of the global financial crisis; and the author's search for the garment worker in Honduras who inspired the first edition of the book\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eKelsey Timmerman speaks and universities around the country and maintains a blog at www.whereamiwearing.com. His writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCond  Nast Portfolio\u003c\/i\u003e, and has aired on NPR.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnlightening and thought-provoking at once, \u003ci\u003eWhere Am I Wearing?\u003c\/i\u003e puts a human face on globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Entertaining And Thought-Provoking Look Behind The Curtain Of The Global Economy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen journalist and traveler Kelsey Timmerman wanted to know more about where his clothes came from and who made them, he began a journey that would take him from Honduras to Bangladesh to Cambodia to China and back again. In Where Am I Wearing?, Kelsey introduces you to the human side of globalization--the factory workers, their names, their families, and their way of life--and bridges the gap between global producers and consumers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUpdates to this paperback edition include: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe author's astonishing search for the garment worker in Honduras who inspired the book and who underwent a death-defying journey of love, sacrifice, and hope\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe lives of the factory workers and their families now, and how the global financial crisis affected them\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eA visit to a fair trade Ethiopian shoe factory that is changing lives one job at time\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion guide for teachers and educators, focusing on sweatshops, child labor, fair trade, individual and corporate social responsibility, and other global economic issues\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKELSEY TIMMERMAN\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance journalist and public speaker. He's spent the night in Castle Dracula in Romania, gone undercover as an underwear buyer in Bangladesh, and taught an island village to play baseball in Honduras. His writing has appeared in publications such as the\u003ci\u003e Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e and has aired on NPR.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 8.99 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 24, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42721382891583,"sku":"9781118277553","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d99be4cb2112a4229f8da486352b0e9d.webp?v=1765092174","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/where-am-i-wearing-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}