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Title: Poplorica : A Popular History of the Fads, Mavericks, Inventions, and Lore that Shaped Modern America by Martin J. Smith, Patrick J. Kiger ISBN: 0-06-053531-8 Publisher: HarperResource Pub. Date: 30 March, 2004 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.86 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: THE OPERATIVE NUMBER - 5/5
Comment: Combining wit, humour, history and sociology into one book proves to be an exciting cultural adventure for Kiger and Smith. The things that we take for granted and their implications for modern life are laid out with such a sense of fun, that you almost forgive the guys who created air conditioning and tv dinners for their contributions to a comfortable, yet more isolated world. One reference to George W. Bush in the book is so unexpected that it makes one laugh out loud, then long for the old days of high ceilings and accordion fans. As a Canadian who hates mowing lawns, it is comforting to know that we didn't start the trend, but annoying to see how like always, we seem to follow. (My "Canadian Identity" was shattered after realizing that I knew of each and every innovation in this book quite well...LOL) And the chapter on Kinsey makes one wonder how a guy who knew so little became the most knowledgeable man in the world in his field....
Read it, pass it on, use it for those times you have a lag in the conversation, and need "a little known fact" to jumpstart it again. It should also be required reading for modern history classes and sociology majors who need something concrete to illustrate how a little thing can make a big difference culturally. This book is like finding the dump on an archeological dig- important and thrilling, but much less dirty, and a heck of a lot more fun to dig through.
Rating: 5
Summary: Smart, witty, wonderful
Comment: Poplorica was an absolute delight. History, sociology, psychology all rolled into one. I'm a fiction reader so when a nonfiction book holds my interest page after page that's incredible. Not only did I love the writing - witty, smart, always on target - but the authors went above and beyond by providing additional sources of information. Poplorica is on my list for father's day and graduation gifts.
Rating: 5
Summary: A really wild, funny book
Comment: Pros: the writers have a nice, easy to read style, filled with plenty of ironic humor.
Cons: they should have done 25 items instead of 20!
POPLORICA is a very absorbing and amusing book, filled with strange facts and events--how a young Muhammad Ali, for example, copied the flamboyant style of cross-dressing wrestler Gorgeous George, after meeting him on a radio show, how Alfred Kinsey became a sex researcher after his own disastrous honeymoon, why Americans are so obsessed with their lawns and with losing weight, how the electric guitar was invented, etc. The book is divided into 20 chapters and each one is a separate story, so it's ideal reading material if you only have a few minutes at a time to pick it up....a great book to read on a plane trip or the beach, or to leave on your nightstand. Every chapter has some sort of strange, odd surprise in it that will leave you laughing.
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Title: Oxymoronica: Paradoxical Wit & Wisdom From History's Greatest Wordsmiths by Mardy Grothe ISBN: 0060536993 Publisher: HarperResource Pub. Date: 02 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Explainer: The Writers at Slate Magazine by Bryan Curtis, Michael Kinsley ISBN: 1400034264 Publisher: Anchor Books/Doubleday Pub. Date: 01 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: mental_floss Presents Condensed Knowledge: A Deliciously Irreverent Guide to Feeling Smart Again by Will Pearson, Mangesh Hattikudur, Elizabeth Hunt ISBN: 0060568062 Publisher: HarperResource Pub. Date: 27 April, 2004 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Call of the Mall by Paco Underhill ISBN: 0743235916 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 01 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Candyfreak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America by Steve Almond ISBN: 1565124219 Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill Pub. Date: 01 April, 2004 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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