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Beautiful Trouble: $1 eBook
In the wake of the Trump election in the USA, our favourite book is now available at discount prices – e.g. $1 as an eBook – until the end of this week:
It’s perfect of our purposes and is available until the end of this week – in the wake of the Trump election – for only $1 as an eBook. It comes with a free study guide. There’s a website, too. But books are best!
Where presents come from…
Dear followthethings.com shopper
Christmas is the busiest time of year for global capitalism. It’s also the best time of year to ask ‘who made my stuff’? Or, better, ‘who made the stuff I’m going to buy for my friends and family’? And ‘who made the gifts they’re going to gove to me’? There’s lots to think about.
We have been putting together a Christmas ‘shopping’ list for over a decade and it’s full of fascinating information and thought-provoking stories with which to teach and learn about this time of year. Watch some classic Christmas movies. Read some shopping guides, supply chain news, and perspectives on the season from NGOs, artists and academics.
How to think critically about and with Christmas? We have some ideas
Festive feelings
Ian et al.
[last updated December 2025]
Our Christmas movies
A short to warm up your audience:
Tesco pulls Christmas cards reportedly made by ‘Chinese prison slaves’ (2019)
or
Xmas Unwrapped (2014)
Where’s this from? See our page in this film here.
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