

Disrobed
How Clothing Predicts Economic Cycles, Saves Lives, and Determines the Future
Author: Syl Tang
Narrator: Randye Kaye
Unabridged: 5 hr 45 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 10/16/2017
Categories: Nonfiction, Business & Economics
Synopsis
Chapter by chapter, Tang takes the listener on an unusual journey, telling stories and asking questions that most consumers have never considered about their clothing. Why do banker's wives sell off their clothes and how does that presage a recession? How is clothing linked to ethanol and starvation on the African continent? Could RFID in clothing save the lives of millions of people in earthquakes around the world?
This book takes an everyday item and considers it in a way that listeners may not have previously thought possible. It tackles topics relevant to today, from fakes in the museums to farm-to-table eating, and answers questions about how we can anticipate and change our world in areas as far-reaching as the environment, politics, and the clash of civilizations occurring between countries.