{"product_id":"the-power-of-glamour-virginia-postrel-9781416561125","title":"The Power of Glamour: Longing and the Art of Visual Persuasion","description":"What is it that creates that pleasurable pang of desire--the feeling of \"if only\"? If only I could wear those clothes, belong to that group, drive that car, live in that house, be (or be with) that person? Postrel identifies the three essential elements in all forms of glamour and explains how they work to create a distinctive sensation of projection and yearning. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Power of Glamour\u003c\/i\u003e is the very first book to explain what glamour really is--not just style or a personal quality but a phenomenon that reveals our inner lives and shapes our decisions, large and small. By embodying the promise of a different and better self in different and better circumstances, glamour stokes ambition and nurtures hope, even as it fosters sometimes-dangerous illusions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom vacation brochures to military recruiting ads, from the Chrysler Building to the iPad, from political utopias to action heroines, Postrel argues that glamour is a seductive cultural force. Its magic stretches beyond the stereotypical spheres of fashion or film, influencing our decisions about what to buy, where to live, which careers to pursue, where to invest, and how to vote. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe result is myth shattering: a revelatory theory that explains how glamour became a powerful form of nonverbal persuasion, one that taps into our most secret dreams and deepest yearnings to influence our everyday choices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Virginia Postrel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1416561129\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416561125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 7.40w x 0.60d","brand":"Virginia Postrel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44054788210943,"sku":"9781416561125","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1a3e80d8-787d-420e-b70b-379c933354c2.jpg?v=1685031997","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-power-of-glamour-virginia-postrel-9781416561125","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}