About this title: What is beauty? Why are some people considered more beautiful than others? Written by a practising psychologist who has been researching the perception of human faces, this book offers a comprehensive guide to a complex and contentious subject.
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Description: Very Good. 0385479425 Paperback, Condition: Very Good; this book is in very good condition with light curve to the spine / light reading creases to the covers. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Anchor Books
Date Published: 2000-07-01
ISBN-13:9780385479424ISBN:0385479425
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780385479424. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780385479424ISBN:0385479425
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Description: Acceptable. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Edition: First British Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown & Co, London
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780316643719ISBN:0316643718
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. (UK) No markings, Fine in unclipped Fine Dj with a bit of rubbing to panel gloss. Hardcover, 325pp, index. A very few B&W illus. The author makes an argument that our fascination with beauty has roots in our genes. (2.0 FO 17/4. read more
Description: New in New jacket. pp. 325. Demonstrates how beauty is not a cultural construct that exists to tyrannize women & line the pockets of fashion designers, but a universal fascination with the human form which developed along Darwinian lines since the dawn of man. Using theories of the human mind from cognitive science & evolutionary biology, she explains the appeal of high heels, cosmetics, & hairstyles. Shows how sexual preference is still guided by ancient rules that make us most attracted to ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Abacus
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780349110844ISBN:0349110840
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hard Back/Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown & Company (UK)Ltd, London UK
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780316643719ISBN:0316643718
Description: Fine. Dustjacket Fine. 9 1/4" Tall By 6 1/4" Wide. 325 pages incl. index & notes. Dustjacket has minimal signs of wear. Book has very slight wear/tiny creases to spine-ends. Text is spotless & feels unopened. Excellent condition. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: ANCHOR
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780385479424ISBN:0385479425
Description: New. In this provocative, witty, and thoroughly researched inquiry into what we find beautiful and why, Nancy Etcoff skewers one of our culture's most enduring myths, that the pursuit of beauty is a learned behavior. Etcoff, a faculty member at Harvard Me... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Abacus
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780349110844ISBN:0349110840
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Abacus
Date Published: 18/05/2000
ISBN-13:9780349110844ISBN:0349110840
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"Interesting. I agree with most of what was said. But I am skeptical of some of the conclusions. For example, I don't buy the reason given for why women lose fertility in old age while all other species remain fertile until death. But I found other things insightful and interesting. For example, I liked the reasons given for why men don't care about their body hair except for on their chest. (The book postulates that a bare, chiseled chest resembles body armor and therefore is a show of strength and power, rather than beauty.)"
"A very entertaining and informative read. The author, arguing that there is evolutionary basis to what we perceive as beauty, presents the material in a way that makes it approachable to the reader regardless of their background. You do not have to and may not agree with every point that is presented, but in the end, this book is effective in challenging and raising awareness of what beauty means to us."
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