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Primer for Daily Life
by Susan Willis  Book News Annotation Willis' study of commodity capitalism, which includes the taken-for- granted phenomena of modern (US and suburban) culture--Barbie dolls, plastic packaging, banana sticker logos, and the aerobic workout--demonstrates that the trivial is crucial for an...
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At Peril: Stories of Injustice
by Thomas J Cottle Publisher Comments A noted sociologist explores the hazards of everyday life in contemporary American society....
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Great Expectations: Marriage and Divorce in Post-Victorian America
by Elaine Tyler May Publisher Comments During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the divorce rate in the United States rose by a staggering 2,000 percent. To understand this dramatic rise, Elaine Tyler May studied over one thousand detailed divorce cases. She found that...
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Essential Substances: A Cultural History of Intoxicants in Society
by Richard Rudgley Book News Annotation Rudgley (anthropology, Oxford U.) delves into the use of mind- altering substances, especially in tribal and prehistoric societies. Among them are magic mushrooms in Siberia, tobacco and peyote in the Americas, qat in Africa, betel in southeast Asia...
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Lost in the land of Oz :the search for identity and community in American life
by Madonn Kolbenschlag Book News Annotation Using myth, fairy tale, and story, Kolbenschlag explores the ways in which culture, gender, relationships, and an outdated view of religion distort our understandings of ourselves and the society in which we live. Annotation c. Book News, Inc...
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America's Forgotten Majority: Why the White Working Class Still Matters
by Ray Teixeira Publisher Comments Ruy Teixeira and Joel Rogers tackle a central mystery of twentieth-century electoral politics—how did the Democratic party lose the vote of the white working class, which today constitutes roughly 55 percent of the electorate? And why do both...
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Madness in the Making: The Triumphant Rise and Untimely Fall of America's Show Inventors
by David Lindsay Book News Annotation Lindsay, author of a New York Press column called "Patent Files," coined the term "show inventor" to represent the historical figures who successfully combined the roles of innovator and salesman. In addition to describing the not-so-famous activities...
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Violent Land: Single Men and Social Disorder from the Frontier to the Inner City
by David Courtwright Publisher Comments This book offers an explosive look at violence in America--why it is so prevalent, and what and who are responsible. David Courtwright takes the long view of his subject, developing the historical pattern of violence and disorder in this country. Where...
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Chic Thrills: A Fashion Reader
by Juliet Ash and Elizabeth Wilson Publisher Comments Designed to be as internationally relevant as the fashion it discusses, Chic Thrills extends fashion theory beyond the interpretation of style, and shows how it relates to the economic realities and motivations of those who create the clothing we buy and...
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Made in U.S.A. :the secret histories of the things that made America
by Phil Patton Book News Annotation An entertaining and informative history of how certain products made their mark in the US market, and how the often conflicting forces of culture, politics, and the determined entrepreneur create a kind of hidden conspiracy for the market's attention....
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The Uncivil War: The Rise of Hate, Violence, and Terrorism in America
by Stephen Singular Publisher Comments On April 20, Adolf Hitler`s birthday, two students opened fire at Denver`s Columbine High School, wounding 20 students and killing 12 kids, 1 teacher, and themselves. It was the largest school shooting in American history and it shocked the nation. In...
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The American Dream: Stories from the Heart of Our Nation
by Dan Rather Publisher Comments The American Dream is inherently inclusive, and has the power to strike a chord in all of us. It defines us as a people, even as we add to its meaning with each new chapter in our national experience and our individual actions. [This book] is the result...
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Beyond the American Dream: Lifelong Learning and the Search for Meaning in a Postmodern World
by Charles D Hayes Synopsis This book is about the celebration of the intellect, How lifelong learning enables individuals a greater quality of life and by doing so helps us to create a better society. The thesis of Beyond the American Dream is that "America's greatest treasures...
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Square Dancing in the Ice Age
by Abbie Hoffman Publisher Comments A book from the U.S. underground, covering Abbie -- in disguise -- interviewing people, touring the FBI building, and organizing a campaign to save the St. Lawrence River. The articles are creative, funny, nervy, and (gasp) political....
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Betting on America Why the Us Can Be
by James W Cortada Book News Annotation Cortada (an executive at IBM) and Wakin (communications, Fordham U.) provide the inevitable business management literature response to the September 11th crimes, suggesting that business (and the country) can "leverage" the consequent changes. Among...
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A Region Not Home: Relections from Exile
by James Ala Mcpherson 
Publisher Comments In this deft collection of essays, Pulitzer Prize-winning author James McPherson offers poignant and lively interpretations of life that illuminate the ebb and flow of its sorrows and delights, and reveals his search for connections between everyday...
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Here a Biography of the New American Con
by Anthony Depalma Publisher Comments A completely original, passionately rendered portrait of the nations of North America and their complicated relationships with one another, by a New York Times journalist who has lived in all three countries. Anthony DePalma has been bureau chief for...
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Intoxication: Life in Pursuit of Artificial Paradise
by Ronald Siegel Book News Annotation Siegal (UCLA) draws on extensive experience with psychopharmacology to clarify some of the issues of use, control and abuse. Extensive bibliography. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)...
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13th Gen Abort Retry Ignore Fail
by Neil Howe Publisher Comments In commentary and quotations, computer dumps and cartoons, 13TH GEN is a multimedia anthem to the American post-boomer generation,our country's thirteenth generation since the founding fathers....
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A Massive Swelling: Celebrity Re-Examined as a Grotesque, Crippling Disease and Other Cultural Revelations
by Cintra Wilson Publisher Comments Whether you lust after it, loathe it, or feign apathy toward it, fame is in your face. Cintra Wilson gets to the heart of our humiliating fascination with celebrity and all its preposterous trappings in these hilarious, whip-smart, and subversive essays....
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