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Sunday, July 01, 2007

A Year Without ‘Made in China’ Author: Sarah Bongiorni Publisher: Wiley & Sons ASIN: 0470116137

About This Book

Sarah Bongiorni and her family resolve to forgo Chinese imports for one year. Her experiment, according to one reviewer, ,"requires surprising feats of will power and ingenuity." Chuck Jaffe, Senior Columnist, MarketWatch host, Your Money (http://www.yourmoneyradio.net), says, "You will never go shopping the same way again! It's impossible to read Sara Bongiorni's book and not be captivated by the complexity and challenge of her task, and to then try it yourself for a day and fail miserably at it by lunchtime. This is the rare book that makes you think about how big global issues actually hit home, and it will have you discussing those issues with your friends."

Pietra Rivoli, PhD, Professor, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University and author, The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy, calls the book "a funny and engaging story about one family's experiment in our global economy. The Bongiorni family does without sneakers, sunglasses, and printer cartridges, but develops a dogged creativity and much needed sense of humor. The myriad moral complexities in the relationship between American consumers and Chinese factory are evident in each shopping trip."

Sara Bongiorni is a journalist who has worked at daily newspapers and regional business publications in California and Louisiana for the past decade. Her "beat" included international trade and its impact on local economies. Bongiorni has won local, state, and national awards for her articles, including a 2002 Best in Business award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers for her part in a series on the impact of out-migration on the Louisiana economy. Bongiorni graduated from the University of California, San Diego, and holds a master's degree in journalism from the University of Indiana at Bloomington.