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Reading for Pleasure
money we had." The distinctive identity and qualities of the individual initiating the message evoke a mental image with a pattern of association that arouses corresponding expectation. In like manner, the growth of biographical writings to a recognised literary species in recent decades reflects the public's appetite for personal record. The brief snatches I present here reflect but the merest...
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Crompton, John L., "Motivations for Pleasure Vacations," Annals of Tourism Research, October/December 1979, VI(4):408-424. The study is concerned with identifying those motives of pleasure vacationers which influence the selection of a destination. It also seeks to develop a conceptual framework capable of encompassing such motives. Empirically nine motives were identified. Seven were classifie...
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In the Middle Ages superbly crafted and precious artworks were used to glorify God as well as to attract more money through gifts and donations to institutions like monasteries and cathedrals. Wealthy individuals like kings, lords and bishops also amassed art objects in order to display their power. But it is only with Jean, Duc de Berry (1340±1416) that we can see the frenzy of accumulation, a...
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Traditionally, human factors have tended to concentrate on making products 'usable'--focusing on utilitarian, functional product benefits. This paper reports an interview-based study looking at the issue of 'pleasure' in product use. The study was a 'first pass' at addressing the hedonic and experiential benefits and penalties associated with product use, and at identifying the properties of a ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Scientific American
سال: 1921
ISSN: 0036-8733
DOI: 10.1038/scientificamerican01081921-25