The Velvet Rope Economy: How Inequality Became Big Business 0385543085, 9780385543088

The Velvet Rope Economy: How Inequality Became Big Business 9780385543095

In nearly every realm of daily life--from health care to education, highways to home security--there is an invisible vel

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Janet Jackson's The Velvet Rope 9781501355028, 9781501355059, 9781501355042

The question of control for Black women is a costly one. From 1986 onwards, the trajectory of Janet Jackson’s career can

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The Naked Result: How Exotic Dance Became Big Business [1 ed.] 2015023939, 9780199846207

We have grown accustomed to corporate influence in retail outlets, restaurants, and even higher education-but what happe

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The Age of Addiction ; How Bad Habits Became Big Business 9780674737372, 0674737377

We live in an age of addiction, from compulsive gaming and shopping to binge eating and opioid abuse. What can we do to

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The Age of Addiction: How Bad Habits Became Big Business 978-0674737372, 0674737377

From a leading expert on addiction, a provocative, singularly authoritative history of how sophisticated global business

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The Procrastination Economy: The Big Business of Downtime 9781479858934

2018 Outstanding Academic Title, given by Choice Magazine How mobile devices make our in-between moments valuable to me

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Comic Books Incorporated: How the Business of Comics Became the Business of Hollywood 9780520969865

Comic Books Incorporated tells the story of the US comic book business, reframing the history of the medium through an i

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Broke, USA: From Pawnshops to Poverty, Inc. - How the Working Poor Became Big Business [1 ed.] 0061733210

For most people, the Great Crash of 2008 has meant troubling times. Not so for those in the flourishing poverty industry

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Capitalism XXL: Why the Global Economy Became Gigantic and How to Fix It 9780228018544

A surprising diagnosis of our derailed economy – and suggested remedies. Capitalism XXL calls for changing the rules o

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The Velvet Underground

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