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4) The fifties
Author
Publisher
Villard Books
Pub. Date
1993.
Physical Desc
xi, 800 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Publisher
Liberty Street, an imprint of Time Inc. Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
192 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 20 cm
Description
"Get ready to obsess over the last twenty-five years of pop culture hits, misses, and cult classics. THE MUST LIST is an elegantly packaged, gift-worthy compilation of 100 illustrated top 25 lists celebrating the best in TV, movies, books, and music from the editors of Entertainment Weekly. Beginning with an introduction highlighting the "25 Things We've Forgotten About 1990", this full-color, deep-dive into the past twenty-five years of obsessive...
Pub. Date
2018
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Directed by Oscar winner Alex Gibney and Emmy winner Blair Foster, and narrated by Jeff Daniels, this is a chronicle of the last 50 years of American music, politics and popular culture. This special documentary offers the unique perspective of a celebrated magazine that always understood that rock 'n' roll was more than just music; it was a cultural force that helped shape America and defined generations.
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
304 pages
Description
"The creators of the popular website Black Nerd Problems bring their witty and unflinching insight to this engaging collection of pop culture essays on everything from Mario Kart and The Wire to issues of representation and police brutality across media"--
Author
Publisher
Crown Forum
Pub. Date
©2013
Physical Desc
x, 387 p. ; 25 cm.
Description
The columnist presents his reflections on everything from embryo research to entitlement reform, from Halley's Comet to border collies, from Christopher Columbus to Martin Luther King, from drone warfare to American decline. Features a special, highly autobiographical introduction.
13) Jedi junkies
Publisher
New Video
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (73 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A one-of-a-kind feature film about the world's most dedicated Star Wars fans. A rare glimpse into extreme fans' personal and professional self-expression.
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
xviii, 285 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
How are children-and their parents-affected by the world's most influential corporation? Henry A. Giroux explores the surprisingly diverse ways in which Disney, while hiding behind a cloak of innocence and entertainment, strives to dominate global media and shape the desires, needs, and futures of today's children.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
xii, 281 p. ; 24 cm.
Description
The author chronicles a year during which he struggled to grow his own food, live peaceably with volatile neighbors, and fix his pickup truck, at a time when he also fell in love and befriended a paraplegic and quadriplegic biker team.
18) Cruel optimism
Author
Publisher
Duke University Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
viii, 342 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Formats
Description
"Emmy-award winning gadfly Mike Rowe presents a ridiculously entertaining, seriously fascinating collection of his favorite episodes from America's #1 short-form podcast, The Way I Heard It, along with a host of memories, ruminations, illustrations, and insights. It's a delightful collection of mysteries. A mosaic. A memoir. A charming, surprising must-read"--
20) The 1940s
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
128 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Description
Discusses the political, economic, and cultural life of one of the pivotal decades of the twentieth century, a period of transition and crisis for the nation and for its citizens.
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