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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Humanity’s pursuit of desire has greatly shaped world history.
Chapter 3: Our quest for desired things rests on perception, and it can influence us physically and economically in profound and measurable ways.
Chapter 4: Pearl market history reveals how scarcity can transform our collective perception of an item’s value.
Chapter 5: Marketing greatly shapes the way we perceive and assign value.
Chapter 6: The value of things and our desire for them change over time.
Description
Stoned (2015) is a collection of historical stories told through the lens of human desire – and the lengths to which we’ll go in pursuit of that desire. These blinks take you around the world and through time, showing how our desire for beautiful objects can move mountains and why our valuation of those objects can change so easily.
Who Should Listen
- History students looking for a fresh perspective
- Psychology students interested in the influence of beauty and desire
- Jewelry aficionados