{"product_id":"you-dont-know-what-you-emanuel-maia-9798275991635","title":"You don't know what you want: How Design, Marketing, and Corporate Systems Quietly Shape Your Desires and Control Modern Consumption","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou believe your choices are your own.\u003cbr\u003eBut what if your desires were never truly yours to begin with?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eYOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WANT\u003c\/b\u003e, Emanuel Maia dismantles one of the most powerful illusions of modern life: the belief in free consumer choice. Through sharp analysis and compelling insight, this book reveals how design, marketing, and corporate structures methodically engineer what you crave, buy, and aspire to become.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the psychology of scarcity and planned obsolescence to the manipulation of aspiration and identity, this work exposes the silent mechanisms that govern everyday decisions. It challenges readers to question not only products, but the systems shaping their habits, values, and self-image.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a rejection of commerce, but a call to awareness. A guide for designers, thinkers, professionals, and conscious consumers seeking clarity in a world engineered for endless wanting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you have ever felt unease in your relationship with consumption, if you suspect the market knows you better than you know yourself, this book will change the way you see choice forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou don't just buy products.\u003cbr\u003eYou buy stories.\u003cbr\u003eAnd this book teaches you how to see through them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emanuel Maia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798275991635\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.44d","brand":"Emanuel Maia","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49083820572927,"sku":"9798275991635","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/you-dont-know-what-you-emanuel-maia-9798275991635","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}