personal belongings

The author tells about his decision to sell nearly all of his material possessions on the Internet auction site eBay, and features photographs and brief descriptions of the items, each with a note on how much it sold for and where it ended up.

Simon the fiddler has always had just enough of everything he needs, but when he discovers the lure and danger of more, he learns that there is such a thing as too much.

Psychologist Sam Gosling reveals what people can learn about others by studying their possessions, explaining how people project and protect their true inner selves through the things they collect and do and the places they inhabit.

When Suzie Gump, the richest lady in town, walks into Otis's empty antique shop and insists on buying nothing, she starts a fad that has everyone buying nothing and emptying their homes and stores to make room for it--until Suzie realizes things have gone too far.