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Must-Have: The Hidden Instincts Behind Everything We Buy

Must-Have: The Hidden Instincts Behind Everything We Buy

by Geoffrey Miller (Author)

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    Paperback 2010

    $4.20
Synopsis

Why do we buy? What is it that governs our choice of car? How does advertising really work? And what can the story of Aladdin teach us about today's world? In this brilliantly original, provocative and witty book, Geoffrey Miller - acclaimed author of The Mating Mind - takes us on a journey through the surreal wonderlands of marketing, advertising, and media to explore the hidden instincts behind our choices. Combining this with the latest developments in evolutionary psychology, genetics and consumer research, he explains why we buy what we buy and how we can escape the excesses of twenty-first century consumerism.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 384
 Publisher: Vintage
Published: 05 Aug 2010
ISBN 10: 0099437929
ISBN 13: 9780099437925
Book Overview: Acclaimed psychologist Geoffrey Miller uses evolutionary psychology to reveal how the dizzying, brand-saturated world of modern consumerism really works.

Media Reviews
Frankly gripping * The Times *
Ingenious, and brilliantly argued * Literary Review *
One of the punchiest evolutionary psychologists now publishing ... a major work of subversion ... it couldn't be more timely * Evening Standard *
Intelligent, engaging, exasperating and funny * New Scientist *
Superb... Stimulating and full of wit * Prospect *
Author Bio
Geoffrey Miller studied at Columbia, Stanford, Sussex and Munich Universities and until recently was at University College, London. He now teaches at the University of New Mexico.