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Must-have : the hidden instincts behind everything we buy
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Must-have : the hidden instincts behind everything we buy

by Geoffrey Miller

This book explores the evolutionary psychology behind consumer behaviour, analysing how marketing and advertising exploit human instincts and explaining how to escape modern consumerism.

Accession 26236 ISBN 9780099437925 Publisher Vintage Books
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