{"product_id":"9781118277553","title":"Where am I Wearing? A Global Tour to the Countries, Factories, and People That Make Our Clothes","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWhere am I?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eWhere am I Wearing?\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Global Tour to the Countries, Factories, and People That Make Our Clothes\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKelsey Timmerman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA journalist travels the world to trace the origins of our clothes\u003c\/b\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\u003eCondé 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\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\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\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 April 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118277553\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e304\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380622979212,"sku":"9781118277553","price":17.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118277553_39130dbe-82a2-4383-829b-8f32103ef42e.jpg?v=1780107708","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781118277553","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}