Barneys, Bergdorf's, Bloomingdale's -- Oniomania and me -- Charged up -- Welcome to the '90s -- Material world -- Fashions of the times -- The price of everything, the value of nothing -- Madame Bovary syndrome -- Start where you left off...do not avoid the difficult parts -- Better to shop than pray -- The dirty little secrets -- Loss and lost -- That crocodile died a long time ago -- After the fall -- Epilogue.
Summary:
Arvis Cardella, a former model and freelance writer, reveals how childhood influences and problems in her personal life led her to become addicted to shopping, often buying things she never wore or used, and describes the effect this had on her life.
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