{"product_id":"why-you-buy-paperback","title":"Why You Buy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLorne Tepperman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMegan Markus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe live in a consumer society. Household spending accounts for a bigger share of the country's total economic output than all other activities put together. The world's biggest company, Walmart, operates more than 10,000 stores in twenty-six countries and employs 2.2 million people. Shopping permeates our culture. The concept of branding is ubiquitous, to the point that individuals are urged to develop their own \"personal brand.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut why do you buy? It's clearly not just because you need things. Buying---and often buying more than we need, at great cost to our credit ratings and even our mental health---is a vast social phenomenon, deeply embedded in the structure of society itself. In this unique book, Lorne Tepperman and Megan Markus examine the many reasons people buy things, untangling both the complex web of human motivations and efforts by sellers large and small to get them to buy more---efforts often informed by the latest research in the social sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors also offer a series of quizzes designed to help you figure out what kind of shopper you are, and what factors most influence your purchases.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a fascinating-and sobering-look at why you buy, and what the consequences of that buying are likely to be for your bank book, your well being, and even for society and the planet as a whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47207388184825,"sku":"9781772443349","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/1BdIPnjOMW9781772443349.webp?v=1768044172","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/why-you-buy-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}