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The "paradox" of choice is that, here we are, living at the pinnacle of human possibility, awash in an overabundance of choices. Is this positive or bittersweet?

Barry Schwartz, author of "The Paradox of Choice", provides a conclusion to his article titled "Do We Have Too Many Choices?"

The publication of Betty Friedan's passionate and provocative book 'The Feminine Mystique' in 1963 was considered by many to have kick-started the women's movement.

Figures from the UK Insolvency Service show, for 2008, personal insolvencies in England and Wales rising to 67,428, an increase of 4.6% on the same period in 2007.

While the social lending market has been around for a couple of years, it has been getting much more attention lately. Learn about this money-maker.

The UK has never had higher levels of work-based stress and depression. In order to counter this, the nation has to find a way to be happy in its work.

After newspaper cuts its foreign bureaus, former Boston Globe reporter launches first U.S.-based website for international news.

Hip-hop recently discovered the auto-tuner, for better or worse. An innovation providing unique sound to a slumping genre; this tool has wrought mixed feelings.

This collection of photographs offers a visual journey through the past 150 years highlighting international social, economical, political, and cultural changes.

Health, economic, social, ethical and environmental issues are among the main concerns of voters in the Granite State and other American state primaries.

The Elliott Wave makes sense of the universe by describing how complex systems behave over time. From snowflakes to sports events; life is a predictable game of numbers.

Can advertising agencies adjust the way they do business enough to match the drastic changes expected in media and other industries?

Le Bon Marché is now one of the most popular department stores in Paris. The marketing innovations it brought into the modern business have changed the shopping culture.

The success of Project Runway has many people desiring to study fashion design. This guide will help get you on the right footing before you apply to a fashion program.

P.O.W.E.R. Parenting Style encourages a five point action plan incorporating different modules designed to make overseeing the growth and development more effective.

More than just a biography of H. Gordon Selfridge, Lindy Woodhead also provides a portrait of Selfridge's department store, and a history of 20th century high society.

SFWA's first Grand Master won four Hugo awards although his best, The Door Into Summer, eluded the prize, and his The Past Through Tomorrow is the seminal future history.

For Janet Barnhart, the recession was the impetus to pursue an interest she'd always had in writing. This suggests that today's economy may lead to new opportunities.

Today Goddess Spirituality is not only popular among feminists; more and more women and men in Western countries are being drawn to this alternative view of the Divine.

Two teens, one in Australia and one in the US, teamed together for a school assignment think that they have nothing in common, until they have no-one else they can trust.

A staple of Hong Kong comics, Alfonso Wong's Old Master Q has been a manhua favourite for over 45 years because of its straightforward humour and candid point of view

There are many weird phobias out there, including fear of bald men, fear of peanut butter, and fear of the moon! Discover more strange phobias and what causes them.

A protracted 'young adulthood' is an acknowledged characteristic of Generation 'Y,' and the recession looks set to exacerbate this.

A sour economy, a desire to simplify, green living, renewed interest in the past and hope for the future converge to create the color and interior design trends for 2010.