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CINEMA UNDER THE STARS is a delightful celebration of open-air moviegoing that will bring a rush of warming memories to anyone who grew up going to the drive-in. Order now, it's just Ten Minutes to Showtime!
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Rock City, South of the Border, Wall Drug -- these venerable attractions, and thousands of others, are celebrated in John Margolies's charming new book, FUN ALONG THE ROAD: AMERICAN TOURIST ATTRACTIONS. In evocative photos and informative text, Margolies explores the history of American roadside attractions and the role they played in shaping the vacation memories of several generations of travelers.
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If you thought that hand-wringing over the state of our youth began in the 1950s, well, think again. In TEENAGE CONFIDENTIAL, Michael Barson and Steven Heller remind us that folks feared their teenagers were going to hell in a handbasket as far back as the 1770s. This is an entertaining and informative history of teenagers, loaded with wonderful graphics.
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Morton and Dotz take a look at the origins of such familiar
characters as Speedy Alka-Seltzer, Big Boy, Mr. Softee, and Charlie
the Tuna. Loaded with evocative photos and informative text, this
is a book any fan of popular culture or advertising history will want
to own.
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A magical trip back to
turn-of-the-century America. After
years of languishing in the Library of Congress, these
evocative images, once part of a popular postcard series, have been gathered together by Michael Lesy
in this wonderful volume. I can't recommend this book more
highly.
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Bill Zehme brings us the swingin' truth, straight from the Chairman's mouth. For a 1996 Esquire article, Zehme submitted 30 questions to Sinatra and this book is based on Ol' Blue Eyes' answers. |
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Drive-ins are growing in popularity. Not only are once-abandoned theatres being revived but new ones are being built. What better time then for this terrific book that unabashedly celebrates ozoners?
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The text is informative and the graphics in this terrific book are to die for. Roadtrippers, kitsch mavens, and armchair travelers will all love HITTING THE ROAD. |
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Road Food mavens Jane and Michael Stern know their roadside eateries: They've been traveling the back roads and byways of the good ol' U.S. of A. for decades. Here they recommend don't-miss mom-and-pops in each of the fifty states.
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Anyone who loves the Big Apple (or appreciates fine photography) will love this book. Abbott, with WPA backing, set out to document New York City during the years 1935-1939. This series of evocative photos is gathered here in its entirety for the first time.
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Two women set out cross-country to speak with the people that they feel are shaping America's future, from George McGovern to Michael Stipe to Hunter S. Thompson, in this John Steinbeck-meets-Studs Terkel-esque adventure.
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