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The Substance of Style In today's world, making things look good is a growth industry, whether it's sleek leather pants, a shiny new Apple computer, or a toaster. In this penetrating "New York Times" Notable Book, Postrel shows that the allure of "look and feel" is both strong and disquieting. Full description

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"Marvelously informative.Brightly argued.Even when Postrel's examples are familiar, the specifics can be eye-popping..It's groundbreaking." -- Atlantic Monthly

"A profoundly important book. The topic is absurdly under-studied; and Postrel has turned in a magnificent performance."--Tom Peters, author of In Search of Excellence

"A brilliant analysis ... After reading The Substance of Style, the world will literally look different to you."--Steven Pinker, Professor, MIT, and author of How the Mind Works and The Blank Slate

"[Postrel] connects a million seemingly disparate dots into a fresh, clear-eyed, persuasive picture of our culture circa 2003."--Kurt Andersen, author of Turn of the Century

"What a great read! It will heighten your awareness of our newly sculpted aesthetic world."--Karim Rashid, designer

"Provocative. . . demolishes the false dichotomy between substance and style."--Washington Post Book World

"Virginia Postrel . . . writes perceptively about everything on which her penetrating gaze alights."--George F. Will, Washington Post

"A work vast in its range, profound in its depth, rich in its detail."--Robert Venturi, architect

"Marvelously informative...Brightly argued...Even when Postrel's examples are familiar, the specifics can be eye-popping....It's groundbreaking."--Atlantic Monthly

A brilliant analysis ... After reading The Substance of Style, the world will literally look different to you. --Steven Pinker, Professor, MIT, and author of How the Mind Works and The Blank Slate"
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Virginia Postrel writes an economics column for the New York Times and is the author of The Future and Its Enemies: The Growing Conflict Over Creativity, Enterprise, and Progress. She lives in Dallas, Texas.

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  • PublisherHarper Perennial
  • Publication date2004
  • ISBN 10 0060933852
  • ISBN 13 9780060933852
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