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Lost and Found: My Life in a Group Marriage Commune (Counterculture Series)
by Margaret Hollenbach  Publisher Comments In 1970 Margaret Hollenbach, an idealistic twenty-five-year-old graduate school dropout, changed her name and gave up her possessions to join a commune known as The Family, located in Taos, New Mexico. The Family believed in group marriage and practiced...
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Dissenting Voices in America's Rise to Power
by David Mayers Publisher Comments A major rereading of US foreign policy from the purchase of Louisiana to the Korean War....
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Cemetery Stories: Haunted Graveyards, Embalming Secrets, and the Life of a Corpse After Death
by Katherine Ramsland Publisher Comments Never look at a grave the same way again Admit it: You're fascinated by cemeteries. We all die, and for most of us, a cemetery is our final resting place. But how many people really know what goes on inside, around, and beyond them? Enter the world of...
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Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History #6: American Sexual Histories
by Elizabeth Reis Publisher Comments "American Sexual Histories" is a first-rate collection of fourteen articles investigating human sexuality in America from the colonial period to the modern day. Arranged chronologically, each chapter contains an introduction and one major article; plus...
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On Paradise Drive: How We Live Now (and Always Have) in the Future Tense
by David Brooks Publisher Comments The author of the acclaimed bestseller Bobos in Paradise, which hilariously described the upscale American culture, takes a witty look at how being American shapes us, and how America's suburban civilization will shape the world's future. Take a look at...
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The Devil Knows Latin: Why America Needs the Classical Tradition
by E Christian Kopff Publisher Comments In an examination of contemporary American culture--from literature to popular music--concerned with the restoration of Classical traditions, this work is comprised of a series of essays concerned with the still healthy vitality of America's Classical...
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Studs Terkel's Working: A Teaching Guide
by Rick Ayers Publisher Comments An invaluable educational resource for introducing Studs Terkel's classic work of oral history to today's students....
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Rest in Peace : Cultural History of Death and the Funeral Home in Twentieth-century America (03 Edition)
by Gary Laderman Publisher Comments Though it has often been passionately criticized--as fraudulent, exploitative, even pagan--the American funeral home has become nearly as inevitable as death itself, an institution firmly embedded in our culture. But how did the funeral home come to hold...
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Hobbies: Productive Leisure and the Culture of Work in America
by Steven M Gelber Publisher Comments Why do we fill our leisure time with the activities we do? And what do our hobbies say about our culture? Gelber traces the history of hobbies from the mid-nineteenth century through the 1950s, demonstrating that, although they are touted as a break from...
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Death of a Nation
by David W. Noble Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-335) and index....
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Branded Nation: The Marketing of Megachurch, College, Inc., and Museumworld
by James B Twitchell Publisher Comments 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...
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How to Watch TV News
by Neil Postman Publisher Comments An important guide to understanding what you're getting--and not getting--from TV news. Postman and Powers warn that anyone who relies exclusively on TV for a knowledge of the world is making a serious mistake and suggest ways to intelligently evaluate...
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Privilege Revealed: How Invisible Preference Undermines America (Critical America)
by Stephanie M Wildman Publisher Comments Affirmative action remains a hotly contested issue on our political landscape, yet the institutionalized systems of privilege which uphold the status quo remain unchallenged. Many Americans who advocate a merit-based, race-free worldview do not...
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Time for Life (Re-Reading the Canon)
by John P Robinson Publisher Comments A controversial study about the ways Americans perceive and use leisure time -- updated to include 1995-1997 data.<P>Is it possible that Americans have more free time than they did thirty years ago? While few may believe it, research based on...
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Savage Perils: Racial Frontiers and Nuclear Apocalypse in American Culture
by Patrick B. Sharp Publisher Comments Revisiting the racial origins of the conflict between "civilization" and "savagery"...
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The Century of Sex: Playboy's History of the Sexual Revolution, 1900-1999
by James R Petersen Publisher Comments In The Century of Sex James R. Petersen presents a sweeping history that argues that the "sexual revolution" of the sixties and seventies was part of a larger social evolution. This evolution began generations before the advent of penicillin, Playboy, or...
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After: The Rebuilding and Defending of America in the September 12th Era
by Steven Brill Publisher Comments The critics unanimously agree that brilliant, award-winning reporter and bestselling author Steven Brill has written a powerful and sweeping narrative of the country in the first year of the September 12 era. As "the pages flutter" -- marvels one critic -...
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Chevrolet Summers Dairy Queen Nights
by Bob Greene Publisher Comments No writer in America has a better feel for the country's rythms, richness, and rewards than bestselling author and syndicated columnist Bob Greene.With the color and depth of a novel, this treasury of best-loved columns captures America's small triumphs...
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Candyfreak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America
by Steve Almond 
Powells.com Staff Pick Here's a great recipe: Take one often-obsessed-upon food item, one aptly named author, and an enormous amount of writing talent. Mix them all together and you have Candyfreak. A great book that melts in your mind, not in your hand. Danielle, Powells...
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The Greatest American Speeches: The Stories and Transcripts of the Words That Changed Our History
by Quercus Publisher Comments This book contains 50 momentous and thought-provoking speeches from a wide range of historical eras and perspectives. Each chapter contains a biography of each speaker, the history of why each speech was significant, and what happened as a result. Iconic...
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