James B Twitchell: 7 books
by James B. Twitchell
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2006
"If you ask men if they spend any time hiding, they usually look at you as if you're nuts. 'What, me hide?' But if you ask women whether men hide, they immediately know what you mean."—from Where Men Hide
Where Men Hide is a spirited tour of the dark and often dirty places men go...
Look Away Dixieland
A Carpetbagger's Great-Grandson Travels Highway 84 in Search of the Shack-up-on-Cinder-Blocks, Confederate-Flag-Waving, Squirrel-Hunting, Boiled-Peanuts, Deep-Drawl, Don't-Stop-the-Car-Here South
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2011
As a boy, James Twitchell heard stories about his ancestors in Louisiana and even played with his great-grandfather's Civil War sword, but he never appreciated the state and the events that influenced a pivotal chapter in his family history. His great-grandfather, Marshall Harvey Twitchell, a carpetbagger...
Branded Nation
The Marketing of Megachurch, College Inc., and Museumworld
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2004
Branding, says James Twitchell, is nothing more than commercial storytelling; brands are the stories that are associated with products. (For example, the special taste of Evian, says Twitchell, is in the brand, not the water.) Branding has become so successful, so ubiquitous that even institutions...
Winnebago Nation
The RV in American Culture
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014
In Winnebago Nation, popular critic James B. Twitchell takes a light-hearted look at the culture and industry behind the yearning to spend the night in one's car. For the young the roadtrip is a coming-of-age ceremony; for those later in life it is the realization of a lifelong desire to be spontaneous,...
Shopping for God
How Christianity Went from In Your Heart to In Your Face
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2007
Not so long ago religion was a personal matter that was seldom discussed in public. No longer. Today religion is everywhere, from books to movies to television to the internet-to say nothing about politics. Now religion is marketed and advertised like any other product or service. How did this happen?...
Living It Up
Our Love Affair with Luxury
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2002
Economic downturns and terrorist attacks notwithstanding, America's love affair with luxury continues unabated. Over the last several years, luxury spending in the United States has been growing four times faster than overall spending. It has been characterized by political leaders as vital to the...
Voluntary Simplicity
Responding to Consumer Culture
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2003
A simpler life. In a shadow cast by the jarring beginning of the new millennium, simplicity has an undeniable appeal. Global conflicts, domestic security concerns, and a stalling economy can make keeping up with the Joneses feel like, at best, a misguided luxury. Now is not a time for excess; it is...