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Autore |
Patzer Gordon L |
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Titolo |
Looks : why they matter more than you ever imagined / / Gordon L. Patzer |
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New York, : AMACOM, c2008 |
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ISBN |
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9786611271404 |
9781281271402 |
1281271403 |
9780814409695 |
0814409695 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (289 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Interpersonal attraction |
Beauty, Personal - Social aspects |
Human body - Social aspects |
Sexual attraction |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-271) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: Looks, lookism, and the media -- Older than civilization -- Pass the genes, please : how looks drive dating, courtship, and marriage -- As the twig is bent : how attractiveness affects family dynamics -- Readin', ritin', rithmetic 'n' ridicule -- The job is looking good -- Rendering judgment : how looks affect courtroom results -- Physiognomy and public service -- Seeing is believing -- The dark side of physical attractiveness -- What price for good looks? -- The big business of beauty -- Epilogue: Rising above the effects of lookism. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This eye-opening new book proves once and for all that when it comes to success, it's what's on the outside that counts. |
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