Who doesn't want to be liked? All of us want to have friends and achieve a sense of belonging. That's why one of the most important influences on people is peer pressure. This book describes the importance of peer pressure on individual behavior. Readers will also learn what can make them more susceptible to the influences of negative and positive peer pressure - and how peer pressure can lead someone to begin smoking, especially when it is coupled with media influences. For those who want to stop smoking - or better yet, not start - this book provides sources to help win the battle.
$12.95
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Collectors are uncovering lighters of every shape, size, and form. This new full-color collector's guide has hundreds of photos, complete descriptions, vintage ads, and current values. Chapters include advertising, Art Deco, guns and military, novelty, cheesecake, animals, Occupied Japan, pocket and table lighters, and even a section called 'Beyond the Ordinary.' 2000 values. REVIEW: Within this book readers will find tins from talented artists who have captured hundreds of colorful eye-catching graphics, many of which commemorate special historic events ranging from politics and sports, to famous people and places. Hundreds of tins are featured in full color.
$66.71
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An investigative reporter goes beyond the propaganda and the rhetoric to reveal the real story of tobacco and Americans' addiction to nicotine, discussing the physical, financial, and emotional costs and benefits of America's love affair with tobacco.
$1.00
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From humble beginnings in the late 1800s, the popularity of cigarettes grew into the twentieth century, until they became far and away the favorite way to enjoy the pleasures of tobacco. To capitalize on the rising demand, new brands were introduced around the world, and every one had a distinctive, attractive pack. Most were executed in rich colors and with graphics designed to catch the eye and capture the imagination of the potential consumer. Today these miniature works of advertising art have attracted a large, international audience of admirers and collectors. This new book presents hundreds of cigarette packs from every corner of the globe, in full color, with vital information about manufacture and price that will be invaluable to the collector. The images themselves represent a fascinating visual history of more than one hundred years of cigarette manufacture.
$22.76
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