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New Stuff Tuesday – July 17
The Impulse Economy: Understanding Mobile Shoppers and What Makes Them Buy by Gary Schwartz HF5415.1265 .S385 2011 New Arrivals, 2nd floor Having the Groupon app on my phone has been a blessing because I can easily see what great deals … Continue reading
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Tagged books, business, consumer behavior, mobile technology, new stuff, psychology, smartphones
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New Stuff Tuesday – June 12
Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things by Randy Frost & Gail Steketee RC533 .F76 2010 New Arrivals, 2nd floor Back when I had cable, I was a big fan of the design shows. More specifically, I loved the … Continue reading
New Stuff Tuesday – April 17
Colour Hunting: How Colour Influences Why We Buy, Make and Feel by Frame Publishers NK1548 .C65 2011 New Arrivals, 2nd floor All of this construction going on around here makes it a tad hard to concentrate. I find myself easily … Continue reading
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Tagged aesthetics, books, color, consumer behavior, design, new stuff, psychology
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New Stuff Tuesday – March 20
Choke: What the Secrets of the Brain Reveal About Getting It Right When You Have To by Sian Beilock BF575 .F14 B45 2011 New Arrivals, 2nd floor We just had two candidates here interviewing for an open position, and they … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, books, high-pressure situations, new books, psychology, stress, test taking
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Operation Beautiful & the Library
No, this operation doesn’t involve the construction going on here. Operation Beautiful, the powerful project focused on changing negative body image, has taken over the library. You may come across post-it notes in not only mirrors, but books, magazines, and … Continue reading
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Tagged advertising, body image, eating disorders, marketing, operation beautiful, psychology
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New Stuff Tuesday – December 21
Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination and Invigorates the Soul by Stuart Brown BF717 .B76 2009 New Book Island, 2nd floor OK, now that finals are (almost) finished, let’s talk about what you’re going to do with … Continue reading
New Stuff Tuesday – May 11
Buddy System: Understanding Male Friendships by Geoffrey Greif BF575 .F66 G735 2009 New Book Island, 2nd floor Friends come in handy this week, don’t they? At the end of the semester, they’re there to encourage you while you write three … Continue reading
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Tagged books, friendship, males, men, new stuff, psychology, relationships
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New Stuff Tuesday – November 3
Spent: Sex, Evolution and Consumer Behavior By Geoffrey Miller HB801 .M493 2009 New Book Island, 2nd floor It seems that we’re on a Darwin kick here (next week, a book about the Darwin Awards?), but this week’s featured title also … Continue reading
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Steven Pinker, The Stuff of Thought
The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature Monday, November 2, 2009 Young Auditorium, 7 pm Evolutional psychologist Steven Pinker is one of the world’s leading cognitive scientists. The Times (London) calls him “academia’s rock star,” with … Continue reading
