Hit makers : how things become popular / Derek Thompson
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TextPublication details: USA : Penguin Books, 2018. Description: [307] p. ; 20 cmISBN: 9780141981598DDC classification: 306.3 THO
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| 306.01 WIL The spirit level : why greater equality makes societies stronger / | 306.05495 ABD Dhivehi dhiriulhumuge therein / | 306.05495 ABD Dhivehi dhiriulhumuge therein / | 306.3 THO Hit makers : how things become popular / | 306.3 WHA Working in America : continuity, conflict, and change / | 306.36 BOT The pleasures and sorrows of work / | 306.42 ALW The islamization of knowledge : yesterday and today / |
Introduction : The song that conquered the world --
Part I. Popularity and the mind : The power of exposure: featuring Claude Monet, Adele, and Donald Trump --
The Maya rule: featuring ESPN, Spotify, and the first NASA space station --
The music of sound: featuring John F. Kennedy, Barack Obama, and ABBA --
Interlude : The chills --
The myth-making mind I: the force of story: featuring Star Wars, Isaac Asimov, and Hollywood psychohistory --
The myth-making mind II: The dark side of hits: featuring Hungarian vampires, Disney princesses, and cable news --
The birth of fashion: featuring Taylor Swift, the printing press, and the laugh track --
Interlude: A brief history of teens --
Part II. Popularity and the market : Rock and roll and randomness: featuring the Mona Lisa, "Rock around the clock," and chaos theory --
The viral myth: featuring Fifty Shades of Grey, John Snow, and Pokémon GO --
The audience of my audience: featuring Etsy, Bumble, and Moonies --
Interlude : Le panache --
What the people want I: the economics of prophecy: featuring Game of Thrones, Seinfeld, and Shazam --
What the people want II: a history of pixels and ink: featuring the tabloid, the television, and the news feed --
Interlude : 828 Broadway --
The futures of hits: empire and city-state: featuring Mickey Mouse, BuzzFeed, and Kid A.
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