Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
by Robert D Putnam




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Once we bowled in leagues, usually after work -- but no longer. This seemingly small phenomenon symbolizes a significant social change that Robert Putnam has identified in this brilliant volume, Bowling Alone, which The Economist hailed as "a prodigious... (read more)

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The Business of Holidays
by Maud Lavin


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- Exciting and innovative graphic presentation draws in design elements from every holiday imaginable. - Writing style rich in history, opinion, and satire. - Addresses visual culture, design history and studies, cultural criticism and studies, and... (read more)

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X Saves the World: How Generation X Got the Shaft But Can Still Keep Everything from Sucking
by Jeff Gordinier




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I was very skeptical about this book when I first picked it up — and became even more so when Gordinier predicted my exact reaction. But X Saves the World is impossible to resist: a well-written, extremely funny, and, I have to say, unnervingly... (read more)

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Don't Eat This Book: Fast Food and the Supersizing of America
by Morgan Spurlock


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The nauseating truth from the producer, director, and guinea pig of the Academy Award-nominated documentary Super Size Me, Just when you figured it was safe to scarf fries again comes the factpacked and funny new alarm bell from the man whose month-long... (read more)

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Take the Cannoli: Stories from the New World
by Sarah Vowell




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Take the Cannoli is a moving and wickedly funny collection of personal stories stretching across the immense landscape of the American scene. Vowell tackles subjects such as identity, politics, religion, art, and history with a biting humor. She... (read more)

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Diet for a Dead Planet: How the Food Industry Is Killing Us
by Christopher Cook


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This absorbing study looks at the dangers of American food production, including exposure of food to food-borne pathogens, pesticides, and much more.... (read more)

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Final Salute: A Story of Unfinished Lives
by Jim Sheeler


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They are the troops that nobody wants to see, carrying a message that no military family ever wants to hear. It begins with a knock at the door. aThe curtains pull away. They come to the door. And they know. They always know, a said Major Steve Beck... (read more)

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Generation Ageless: How Baby Boomers Are Changing the Way We Live Today and They're Just Getting Started
by J Walker Smith


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Generation Ageless—an authoritative and eye-opening look at the past, present, and future of Baby Boomers Think Baby Boomers are all alike? Think again. This dynamic generation is nearing the traditional age of retirement, but is in no mood to... (read more)

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Not Buying It: My Year Without Shopping
by Judith Levine


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Many of us have tried to call a halt to our spending at one time or another. But what if we decided not to buy anything for a whole year? Obviously, we would need necessities like food and soap, but how would be manage without new clothes, treats... (read more)

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Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit, and the Era of Predatory Lenders
by James Scurlock




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How much money do you owe on your credit card bills? Paying off a mortgage, home equity loan, or college loan, too? Our culture has come to take debt for granted, but this hasn't always been the norm. Over the last generation in America, James Scurlock... (read more)

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Branded Nation: The Marketing of Megachurch, College, Inc., and Museumworld
by James B Twitchell


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Branding has become so successful and so ubiquitous that even cultural institutions have embraced it. In this witty and trenchant social analysis, James Twitchell shows how churches, universities, and museums have learned to embrace Madison Avenue rather... (read more)

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Translation Nation: Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish-Speaking United States
by Hector Tobar


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This is the definitive tour of the Spanish-speaking United States-a parallel USA, 40 million strong, the largest minority group in the country-transforming the American Dream, reinventing the American community, and redefining the experience of the... (read more)

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The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things
by Barry Glassner




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There has never been another era in modern history, even during wartime or the Great Depression, when so many people have feared so much. Three out of four Americans say they feel more fearful today then they did twenty years ago. The Culture of Fear... (read more)

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Twinkie, Deconstructed: My Journey to Discover How the Ingredients Found in Processed Foods Are Grown, Mined (Yes, Mined), and Manipulated Int
by Steve Ettlinger


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A pop-science journey into the surprising ingredients found in dozens of common packaged foods, using the Twinkie label as a guide Like most Americans, Steve Ettlinger eats processed foods. And, like most consumers, he often reads the ingredients label... (read more)

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The Big Sort: Why the Clustering of Like-Minded America Is Tearing Us Apart
by Bill Bishop


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The untold story of why America is so culturally and politically divided America may be more diverse than ever coast to coast, but the places where we live are becoming increasingly crowded with people who live, think, and vote as we do. This social... (read more)

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The 101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived: How Characters of Fiction, Myth, Legends, Television, and Movies Have Shaped Our Society, Changed Our
by Dan Karlan and Allan Lazar and Jeremy Salter


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From Santa Claus to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, from Uncle Sam to Uncle Tom, here is a compelling, eye-opening, and endlessly entertaining compendium of fictional trendsetters and world-shakers who have helped shape our culture and our lives. The 101 Most... (read more)

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Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter
by Steven Johnson


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The $10 billion video gaming industry is now the second-largest segment of the entertainment industry in the United States, outstripping film and far surpassing books. Reality television shows featuring silicone-stuffed CEO wannabes and bug-eating... (read more)

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Born to Buy: The Commercialized Child and the New Consumer Culture
by Juliet B. Schor


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Ads aimed at kids are virtually everywhere — in classrooms and textbooks, on the Internet, even at slumber parties and the playground. Product placement and other innovations have introduced more subtle advertising to movies and television... (read more)

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