The Substance of Style

The Substance of Style
Virginia Postrel (Auteur)

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“A brilliant analysis ... After reading The Substance of Style, the world will literally look different to you.” (Steven Pinker, Professor, MIT, and author of How the Mind Works and The Blank Slate )

“A profoundly important book. The topic is absurdly under-studied; and Postrel has turned in a magnificent performance.” (Tom Peters, author of In Search of Excellence )

“[Postrel] connects a million seemingly disparate dots into a fresh, clear-eyed, persuasive picture of our culture circa 2003.” (Kurt Andersen, author of Turn of the Century )

“What a great read! It will heighten your awareness of our newly sculpted aesthetic world.” (Karim Rashid, designer )

“A work vast in its range, profound in its depth, rich in its detail.” (Robert Venturi, architect )

“Marvelously informative…Brightly argued…Even when Postrel’s examples are familiar, the specifics can be eye-popping.…It’s groundbreaking.” (Atlantic Monthly )

“Virginia Postrel . . . writes perceptively about everything on which her penetrating gaze alights.” (George F. Will, Washington Post )

“Provocative. . . demolishes the false dichotomy between substance and style.” (Washington Post Book World )