non-fiction that shows fantastic pictures of families from various places in the world and what they own. Excellent to start discussions.

Review: Material World: A Global Family Portrait

I absolutely love this book. The guy has people take everything out of their home and photographs them with all of it. There are lots of information and stats throughout the book. This book is good ... Read full review

Review: Material World: A Global Family Portrait

Gorgeous, poignant photographs show financially "average" families from around the globe posing in front of their dwellings with all their material possessions. The text and additional photos supply ... Read full review

Review: Material World: A Global Family Portrait

I have given this book as a gift to so many of my friends. I hope that with this book, others will see how simply one can live - and live happily! It is shocking to see the meager existence of people ... Read full review

Review: Material World: A Global Family Portrait

This book is almost twenty years old, but I would expect the contrasts it illustrates to be just as stark today. (I'd actually love -- knowing that this is unrealistic -- to see the same project done ... Read full review

Review: Material World: A Global Family Portrait

I first read this book in college and picked it up again recently to read with my 7-year-old. The exact stats are dated, but the overall picture still rings true. A great way to gain a basic ... Read full review

Review: Material World: A Global Family Portrait

Beautiful and thought provoking. I just wish we could see these families again now that it's twenty years later... Read full review

Review: Material World: A Global Family Portrait

Superb. Amazing. I've been able to peek into the lives of ordinary people all over the world, and feel that I understand the important things in life more after reading this. This book has radically changed my idea of what is "enough". Read full review

Review: Material World: A Global Family Portrait

Sometimes a picture really is worth more than 1,000 words. Read full review

Review: Material World: A Global Family Portrait

Nice. I wasn't as crazy about this one as I was about What the World Eats, but it's still really interesting. Read full review