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Author Vanderbilt, Tom, author.

Title You may also like : taste in an age of endless choice / Tom Vanderbilt.

Publication Info. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.

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 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Adult Department  153.83 VAN    Storage
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult Department  153.83 VANDERBILT    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  153.8 VAN    Check Shelf
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Edition First edition.
Description viii, 305 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [227]-290) and index.
Contents Introduction: What's Your Favorite Color (And Why Do You Even Have One)? -- What Would You Like? : thinking about our taste for food -- The Fault Is Not In Our Stars, But In Ourselves : liking in a networked age -- How Predictable Is Our Taste? : what your playlist says about you (and what you say about your playlist) -- How Do We Know What We Like? : the ecstasies and anxieties of art -- Why (And How) Tastes Change -- Beer, Cats, And Dirt : how do experts decide what's good? -- Conclusion: Tasting Notes.
Summary "From the best-selling author of Traffic, a brilliant and entertaining exploration of our personal tastes--why we like the things we like, and what it says about us,"--NoveList.
Subject Choice (Psychology)
Consumers' preferences.
Aesthetics -- Psychological aspects.
Aesthetics -- Psychological aspects. (OCoLC)fst00798713
Choice (Psychology) (OCoLC)fst00858327
Consumers' preferences. (OCoLC)fst00876441
ISBN 9780307958242 (hardcover)
0307958248 (hardcover)
9780307948595 (paperback)
0307948595 (paperback)
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