REVIEWS AND OTHER MEDIA MENTIONS
Michael Barone, column, USNews.com, September 13, 2003
Andy Battaglia, review, The Onion A.V. Club, November 19, 2003
William Abraham Blaze, review, Abstract Dynamics, December 26, 2003
Diane Cameron, column, Albany Times Union, October 19, 2003
Kim Campbell, article, The Christian Science Monitor, September 18, 2003
Tom Carson, review, The Atlantic Monthly, October 2003
Bharati Chaturvedi, review, Indian Express (Bombay), May 1, 2005
Ana Marie Cox, review, TheAnticMuse.com, October 15, 2003
Elle.com, brief review, September 5, 2003
Suzanne Fields, column, The Washington Times and syndicated, September 15, 2003
David Frum, review, National Review Online, October 27, 2003
Joyce Gemperlein, "Appliance Lust," feature quoting Virginia Postrel, The Washington Post, May 9, 2004
Bobbie Gossage, "Designing Success," feature quoting Virginia Postrel, Inc., May 2004
Penelope Green, review, The New York Times (Sunday Styles), September 21, 2003
Stephen Green, review, VodkaPundit, May 12, 2004
Mark Greif, review, The American Prospect, January 1, 2004
Emily Hall, review, The Stranger, January 15, 2004
Tracy Achor Hayes, "Express Yourself," column, Dallas Morning News, October 7, 2004
Jessica Helfand, review, Los Angeles Times Book Review, September 28, 2003
Rick Henderson, column, Las Vegas Review Journal, September 7, 2003
Kate Jennings, Best Business Books 2004: The New Consumer, review, Strategy + Business, Winter 2004
Mr. (Jeffrey) Keedy, review, Emigre no. 67, 2004
Mike Kuniavsky, review, OrangeCone.com, October 15, 2003
Karen Lehrman, review, The New York Times Book Review, November 16, 2003
Jeremy Lott, review, Christianity Today, October 20, 2003
Steve MacLaughlin, interview with Virginia Postrel, Boxes and Arrows, September 29, 2003
Steve MacLaughlin, review, Boxes and Arrows, September 29, 2003
Jay Manifold, review part one, part two, part three, AVoyagetoArcturus.com, October 1, 2003
Francis Morrone, review, The New York Sun, September 3, 2003
Jackson Murphy, review, Blogcritics.org, September 15, 2003
John Nye, column, EconLib.org, October 6, 2003
Andrew Olmsted, review, AndrewOlmsted.com, September 8, 2003
Josh Patner, review, New York Observer, September 15, 2003
James Pethokoukis, interview with Virginia Postrel, USNews.com, November 11, 2003
Publishers Weekly, review (reproduced on book's Amazon page), July 14, 2003
Rawbrick, review, November 15, 2003
Glenn Reynolds, column, Tech Central Station, September 17, 2003
Edward Rothstein, article, The New York Times, October 25, 2003
Slashdot, review, October 16, 2003
Sage Stossel, interview with Virginia Postrel, The Atlantic Unbound, August 27, 2003
Scott Stossel, review, The Washington Post, November 2, 2003
Jason Tanz, "From Drab to Fab", feature quoting Virginia Postrel, Fortune, December 8, 2003
Terry Teachout, review, ArtsJournal.com, October 26, 2003
Jason A. Tselentis, review, Under Consideration, January 19, 2004
Paco Underhill, review, The Wall Street Journal, August 29, 2003 (subscription required)
Jackie White, brief review, Knight-Ridder Newspapers, October 15, 2003
George Will, column, The Washington Post and syndicated, October 26, 2003
Geoff Williams, interview with Virginia Postrel, Entrepreneur, March 2004
Women's Wear Daily, profile of Virginia Postrel (.pdf download), August 14, 2003
Advance Praise for The Substance of Style
“A brilliant analysis of a major new phenomenon: that people care more about how stuff looks. In this delightful book, Virginia Postrel invents a new kind of social criticism, one that is economically literate, brimming with psychological insight, and deeply respectful of ordinary people. After reading The Substance of Style, the world will literally look different to you.”
--Steven Pinker, professor of psychology, Harvard University, 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. My only irritation: That I didn't get there first!”
--Tom Peters, author of In Search of Excellence
“Virginia Postrel is plenty smart, she understands how design works, and in The Substance of Style she connects a million seemingly disparate dots into a fresh, clear-eyed, persuasive picture of our culture circa 2003. But the most amazing and delightful thing about this book--this serious, footnoted work of social analysis--is that it's driven by a celebration of pleasure.”
--Kurt Andersen, author of Turn of the Century
“What a great read! It made me want to argue, agree, debate, laugh, cry, and it will heighten your awareness of our newly sculpted aesthetic world. Bravo!”
--Karim Rashid, designer
“A work vast in its range, profound in its depth, rich in its detail.”
--Robert Venturi, architect
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