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Promise Land
My Journey through America's Self-Help Culture
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
“A funny yet surprisingly nuanced look at the legends and ideas of the self-help industry” (People, 3.5 stars), Promise Land explores the American devotion to self-improvement—even as the author attempts some deeply personal improvements of her own.
Raised by a child psychologist who...
Red Card
How the U.S. Blew the Whistle on the World's Biggest Sports Scandal
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2018
The definitive, shocking account of the FIFA scandal—the biggest corruption case of recent years—involving dozens of countries and implicating nearly every aspect of the world’s most popular sport, soccer, including the World Cup is “an engrossing and jaw-dropping tale of international intrigue…A...
The Wicked Waltz and Other Scandalous Dances
Outrage at Couple Dancing in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2009
The waltz, perhaps the most beloved social dance of the 19th and early 20th centuries, once provoked outrage from religious leaders and other self-appointed arbiters of social morality. Decrying the corrupting influence of social dancing, they failed to suppress the popularity of the waltz or other...
Movie-Made America
A Cultural History of American Movies
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2012
Hailed as the definitive work upon its original publication in 1975 and now extensively revised and updated by the author, this vastly absorbing and richly illustrated book examines film as an art form, technological innovation, big business, and shaper of American values.
Ever since Edison's peep...
Dish
The Inside Story On The World Of Gossip Became the News and How the News Became Just Another Show
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2010
From Jeannette Walls, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Castle, now a major motion picture, comes an incisive study of our obsession with gossip.
"A fascinating, dishy story." -Booklist
Gossip. It's more than just hearsay, society columns, and supermarket...
Escaping the Rabbit Hole
How to Debunk Conspiracy Theories Using Facts, Logic, and Respect
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2018
The Earth is flat, the World Trade Center collapse was a controlled demolition, planes are spraying poison to control the weather, and actors faked the Sandy Hook massacre….
All these claims are bunk: falsehoods, mistakes, and in some cases, outright lies. But many people passionately believe...
Say Everything
How Blogging Began, What It's Becoming, and Why It Matters
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2009
Blogs are everywhere. They have exposed truths and spread rumors. Made and lost fortunes. Brought couples together and torn them apart. Toppled cabinet members and sparked grassroots movements. Immediate, intimate, and influential, they have put the power of personal publishing into everyone’s hands....
On Paradise Drive
How We Live Now (And Always Have) in the Future Tense
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2004
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 Americans in their natural habitat. You see...
Junk
Digging Through America's Love Affair with Stuff
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
Junk has become ubiquitous in America today. Who doesn't have a basement, attic, closet, or storage unit filled with stuff too good to throw away? Or, more accurately, stuff you think is too good to throw away.
When journalist and author Alison Stewart was confronted with emptying her late...
Canuck Rock
A History of Canadian Popular Music
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2009
The Guess Who. Gordon Lightfoot. Joni Mitchell. Neil Young. Stompin' Tom Connors. Robert Charlebois. Anne Murray. Crowbar. Chilliwack. Carole Pope. Loverboy. Bryan Adams. The Barenaked Ladies. The Tragically Hip. Céline Dion. Arcade Fire. K-oS. Feist. These musicians are national heroes to generations...
Madonna as Postmodern Myth
How One Star's Self-Construction Rewrites Sex, Gender, Hollywood and the American Dream
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2015
Madonna has long been accepted as a pop culture icon, but this text postulates a greater cultural importance by analyzing her as a postmodern myth. This work examines how Madonna methodically discovered and constructed herself (often rewriting her past), the nature and extent of her ambition and the...
From Goodwill to Grunge
A History of Secondhand Styles and Alternative Economies
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2017
In this surprising new look at how clothing, style, and commerce came together to change American culture, Jennifer Le Zotte examines how secondhand goods sold at thrift stores, flea markets, and garage sales came to be both profitable and culturally influential. Initially, selling used goods in the...
by Jacky Hyams
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
The place is London, and the year is 1966. It's a time when anything seems possible, especially if you are a young, free-spirited, mini-skirted girl in search of adventure and independence. An incredible explosion of pop music, fashion and youth culture has turned London into the most swinging city...
The Peep Diaries
How We're Learning to Love Watching Ourselves and Our Neighbors
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2009
Niedzviekci's previous book, "Hello, I’m Special," received much critical recognition and praise. It is now in its third printing, having sold over 10,000 copies. Publications that critically examine pop culture, fame, and digital life will be likely to review this title or publish an interview...