The Consumer Bible: Completely Revised [Paperback]

Mark Green (Author), Nancy Youman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1998

To address the needs of an ever-more-complex marketplace, Mark Green and co-author Nancy Youman have completely revised and updated The Consumer Bible, and added four chapters of all-new material. Green, a former top associate of Ralph Nader and current Public Advocate for the City of New York, incorporates new tips, strategies, and on-line information to guide consumers to the get the best in essential goods and services, and to avoid scams and schemes. The 65 chapters cover it all: food, health care, insurance, financial services including on-line trading, automobiles, travel and vacations, lawyers, outlet shopping, cable and direct satellite television, tax-preparation software, organic produce, buying a computer--even the best and worst times to purchase a product or service.

And the authors and publisher so believe in this book that it comes with a guarantee: You'll save money with The Consumer Bible or get your money back. It demands to be placed at the top of every shopper's list.
48,000 copies in print.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Green is a well-known consumer advocate and prolific writer (The Challenge of Hidden Profits: Reducing Corporate Bureaucracy and Waste, Morrow, 1985). In this inexpensive, easy-to-read paperback, he has compiled an immense amount of very useful information on consumer topics. Section 1 covers food, health, home, automobile, finances, clothes, telephone, children, travel, and even funerals, lawyers, and employment agencies. Section 2 treats consumer trend lines and such pressing issues as cheating women, minorities, and seniors and the disabled. Section 3, on consumer skills, covers loans, lay-away, rent-to-own, counterfeit goods, and how to complain. Overall, the information is current and accurate. The author clearly identifies sources of consumer misinformation and gives sound advice on how to avoid being overcharged or oversold. Charts and sidebars provide ready information. Recommended for public libraries.?Judith M. Nixon, Purdue Univ. Lib., West Lafayette, Ind.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

From Booklist

Consumer advocate Green intends his book to be a one-stop adviser on virtually any consumer issue. The book's organization conduces to ease of consultation, making it a likely reference tool, and reading it straight through might help a consumer ensure economic and emotional well-being and approach promotions and advertising with new savvy. Reassured that anything that sounds too good to be true really is, the consumer is free to deride those who offer such bait unmercifully. Green covers more than products and advertising, though. His advice for getting fair treatment in consumer affairs is unparalleled, and his answers to such conundrums as why women's clothes cost more to dry-clean than comparable men's garments and why a woman's haircut is more expensive than a man's regardless of hair length make his tome the resource of choice when it comes to most consumer complaints. Mike Tribby --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 760 pages
• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company; Revised edition (November 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761112278
• ISBN-13: 978-0761112273
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #561,357 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book lives up to its "bible" title., February 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Consumer Bible: Completely Revised (Paperback)

Consumer advocate Green tackles the entire gamut of expenses you're likely to face in life ... and in death ... covering everything from infertility treatments to funerals. Whether you're looking for child care, problem-free moving, or the best airfares -- this book has it all!

4 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the only consumer book I'll ever need., January 27, 1999

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This review is from: The Consumer Bible: Completely Revised (Paperback)

I have never read such smart or helpful advice about how to protect myself as a consumer. The best $15.00 investment I ever made.

These people really care about people. Boy, do they know what they're talking about!

Green in 2001!