America A to Z: People, Places, Customs, and Culture
America A to Z: People, Places, Customs, and Culture
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What finer medium for conveying culture than the alphabet? The dictionary form is especially apt for pop culture, which relies less on logical connection than random association (witness, for example, roller disco or rock opera). Thus, this volume shows us that Stephen King belongs right next to Martin Luther King. Once you see "superheroes" side by side with "surfing" you'll kick yourself for not having made the connection before. Every tiny article in this hefty hardcover is an invitation to further reading and cross-referencing, providing in capsule form the highlights of many histories. Each page is bordered with richly reproduced color photographs. Even the layout of these pictures provides added insight, as when a Ronald McDonald balloon from the Thanksgiving Day parade breaks the border of a reproduction of Norman Rockwell's "Turkey Day." This volume is an almost endless occasion for cultural cross-pollination.
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