Secret Language of Stuff

Surprising Insights from the New Science of Snooping

Hardcover, 288 pages

English language

Published May 26, 2008 by Basic Books.

ISBN:
978-0-465-02781-1
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OCLC Number:
187548596

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Pop psychology, backed up with some real psychology which varies from near topic to off topic. Champions a new personality rating system (OCEAN) and ties the "snooping" into analyzing which profile the snoop-ee fits into.

There were some interesting bits, like outward facing vs inward facing symbols. There were also recycled bits, like anchoring (which has little to do with scene analysis, aka snoopology). Nowhere near as good as I had hoped.

Subjects

  • Cultural studies
  • Popular psychology
  • General
  • Mental Health
  • Personality
  • Reference
  • Psychology
  • Personal belongings
  • Psychological aspects
  • Social perception