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Bob Dylan
Like a Complete Unknown
Av David Yaffe
Häftad, 2012
186 kr
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Bob Dylan is an iconic figure in American musical and cultural history, lauded by Time magazine as one of the hundred most important people of the twentieth century. For nearly fifty years the singer-songwriter has crafted his unique brand of music, from his 1962 self-titled debut album to 2009's …
Inventing a Nation
Washington, Adams, Jefferson
Av Gore Vidal
Häftad, 2004
154 kr
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Gore Vidal’s uniquely irreverent take on America’s founding fathers will enliven all future discussion of the enduring power of their nation-building ideas “Trust Gore Vidal to teach us things we never learned in school. In Inventing a Nation, his quick wit flickers over the canonical tale of our …
Nearest Thing to Heaven
The Empire State Building and American Dreams
Häftad, 2007
468 kr
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A new perspective on a beloved cultural icon, its place in our history, and its meaning in the American imaginationThis elegantly written appreciation of the Empire State Building opens up the building’s richness and importance as an icon of America. The book leads us through the facts surrounding …
Fred Astaire
Häftad, 2009
163 kr
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A portrait of America’s most graceful and elegant male dancer and how he came to represent the essence of style, suavity, and charmJoseph Epstein’s Fred Astaire investigates the great dancer’s magical talent, taking up the story of his life, his personality, his work habits, his modest pretensions, …
King's Dream
The Legacy of Martin Luther King’s "I Have a Dream" Speech
Häftad, 2009
528 kr
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A new evaluation of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, renowned speech, now hailed as the most powerful American address of the twentieth centuryIncludes the entire text of "I Have A Dream"“I have a dream”—no words are more widely recognized, or more often repeated, than those called out from the steps of …
Alger Hiss and the Battle for History
Av Susan Jacoby, Mark Crispin Miller
Häftad, 2010
506 kr
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A tough, evenhanded investigation of changing public perceptions of the Alger Hiss case and why it has served as a litmus test of American political loyalties for sixty yearsBooks on Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss abound, as countless scholars have labored to uncover the facts behind Chambers’s …
Gypsy
The Art of the Tease
Av Rachel Shteir, Mark Crispin Miller
Häftad, 2010
463 kr
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A revealing portrait of Gypsy Rose Lee, the “Striptease Intellectual” of 1930s burlesque A true icon of America at a turning point in its history, Gypsy Rose Lee was the first—and the only—stripper to become a household name, write novels, and win the adulation of intellectuals, bankers, …
Andy Warhol
Häftad, 2010
182 kr
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An elegant, masterful portrait of Andy Warhol’s life, character, and lasting influence by an eminent art critic."Danto . . . sums up the Pop master's evolution as both artist and persona. . . . It is, in essence, everything you need to dive deeper into Brillo boxes and Empire."—Rachel Wolff, The …
No Such Thing as Silence
John Cage's 4'33"
Av Kyle Gann
Häftad, 2011
182 kr
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A vibrant portrait of the importance, influence, and impact of John Cage’s iconic piece 4'33" by a leading modern music criticFirst performed at the midpoint of the twentieth century, John Cage’s 4'33", a composition conceived of without a single musical note,is among the most celebrated and …
Liberty Bell
Av Gary B. Nash
Häftad, 2011
468 kr
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The distinguished historian Gary B. Nash recasts the legacy of one of America’s most enduring icons of freedomEach year, more than two million visitors line up near Philadelphia’s Independence Hall and wait to gaze upon a flawed mass of metal forged more than two and a half centuries ago. Since its …
Joe DiMaggio
The Long Vigil
Häftad, 2012
424 kr
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This riveting study of Joe DiMaggio offers a more sympathetic look at his life beyond the baseball field, a reversal of how the legendary sports icon has been portrayed in recent yearsAs the New York Yankees' star centerfielder from 1936 to 1951, Joe DiMaggio is enshrined in America's memory as the …
Renegade
Henry Miller and the Making of "Tropic of Cancer"
Häftad, 2013
523 kr
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The untold story of Henry Miller’s explosive 1934 novel, banned in America for more than a quarter centuryThough branded as pornography for its graphic language and explicit sexuality, Henry Miller’s Tropic of Cancer is far more than a work that tested American censorship laws. In this riveting …
Big House
Image and Reality of the American Prison
Av Stephen Cox
Häftad, 2014
468 kr
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The complex and fascinating history of what it’s like “doing time” in the “Big House,” and its influence on the American imagination.“The Big House" is America’s idea of the prison—a huge, tough, ostentatiously oppressive pile of rock, bristling with rules and punishments, overwhelming in size and …
Small Wonder
The Little Red Schoolhouse in History and Memory
Häftad, 2014
468 kr
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The little red schoolhouse has all but disappeared in the United States, but its importance in national memory remains unshakable. This engaging book examines the history of the one-room school and how successive generations of Americans have remembered—and just as often misremembered—this powerful …
Wall Street
America's Dream Palace
Av Steve Fraser
Häftad, 2009
141 kr
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Meet the imperious aristocrat, the wily confidence man, the Napoleonic hero, and the soulless sinner—iconic figures on the Street since the days of the RevolutionWall Street: no other place on earth is so singularly identified with money and the power of money. And no other American institution has …
Frankly, My Dear
"Gone with the Wind" Revisited
Häftad, 2010
187 kr
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An exploration of the book, the movie, and the author of one of the most captivating stories ever toldHow and why has the saga of Scarlett O’Hara kept such a tenacious hold on our national imagination for almost three-quarters of a century? In the first book ever to deal simultaneously with …
Our Hero
Superman on Earth
Av Tom De Haven
Häftad, 2011
189 kr
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From the author of It's Superman!, an exuberant and original exploration of America’s most iconic comic book heroSince his first appearance in Action Comics Number One, published in late spring of 1938, Superman has represented the essence of American heroism. “Faster than a speeding bullet, more …
Unwarranted Influence
Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Military-Industrial Complex
Häftad, 2011
218 kr
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A fascinating analysis of one of the most important political and economic ideas of our time: the ties between America’s military and its economyIn Dwight D. Eisenhower’s last speech as president, on January 17, 1961, he warned America about the “military-industrial complex,” a mutual dependency …
Hollywood Sign
Fantasy and Reality of an American Icon
Av Leo Braudy
Häftad, 2012
196 kr
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The first history of the Hollywood Sign — ubiquitous symbol of American celebrity and ambition — by a master interpreter of popular cultureHollywood's famous sign, constructed of massive white block letters set into a steep hillside, is an emblem of the movie capital it looms over and an …
Jackson Pollock
Häftad, 2013
176 kr
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A compelling look at Jackson Pollock's vibrant, quintessentially American art and the turbulent life that gave rise to itJackson Pollock (1912–1956) not only put American art on the map with his famous "drip paintings," he also served as an inspiration for the character of Stanley Kowalski in …
Gateway Arch
A Biography
Häftad, 2014
181 kr
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The surprising history of the spectacular Gateway Arch in St. Louis, the competing agendas of its supporters, and the mixed results of their ambitious planRising to a triumphant height of 630 feet, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis is a revered monument to America’s western expansion. Envisioned in …
