The American Dream: A Cultural History, Hardcover - Lawrence Samuel

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Reducere. Since coming to an end at the pinnacle of its popularity, Seinfeld's story continues. The show's enduring appeal has helped earn its creators billi...

Reducere. Discusses the role of the theme American dream in great works of literature such as "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", "Death of a Salesman", "T...

A cultural phenomenon for a decade, Friends ranked in the top ten for every year of its original run, an accomplishment unmatched by any other scri...

An encyclopaedic, eye-catching tribute to one of the world's most popular foods - the humble hamburgerCelebrate the classic hamburger with this unp...

Italy, the country with a hundred cities and a thousand bell towers, is also the country with a hundred cuisines and a thousand recipes. Its great ...

DescriptionFrom its crudely drawn vignettes on The Tracey Ullman Show to its nearly 700 episodes, The Simpsons has evolved from an alternative prog...

Reducere. Join Thea Stilton and the Thea Sisters on an adventure packed with mystery and friendship!The Thea Sisters are taking a road trip across America al...

DescriptionNo longer just a cult classic, Gilmore Girls is a cultural staple for TV fans. Airing from 2000-2007, Gilmore Girls focused on the relat...

Witchcraft in Illinois: A Cultural History, Hardcover

This is a cultural history of mathematics and art, from antiquity to the present. Mathematicians and artists have long been on a quest to understan...

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Reducere. The real Hugh Hefner-the extraordinary inside story of an American icon""Riveting... Watts packs in plenty of gasp-inducing passages.""-Newark Star...

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Reducere. Born into a poor immigrant family, Charles works diligently to rise out of poverty. Because of this determination, he graduates from a university. ...

A fresh look at American icon Johnny "Appleseed" Chapman and the story of the apple. Johnny Appleseed and the American Orchard illuminates the mean...

Reducere. It's a time of transition for the American Right. The old ideas are failing. The conservative movement is disintegrating. And the European American...

Reducere. For millions of Americans, Solomon D. Butcher's photographs epitomize the sod-house frontier. His images from western Nebraska constitute the most ...

Reducere. This book lays out a new paradigm for developing minority businesses so that they can fully contribute to our national competitive advantage and pr...

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The story of the notorious Jewish gangster who ascended from impoverished beginnings to the glittering Las Vegas strip "Fast-paced and absorbing. ....

Publisher: Steerforth PressAuthor(s): Robert KerbeckNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 153 x 226 x 28Cover type: Paperback / sof...

Reducere. The New York Times bestselling investigation into white-collar unemployment from ``our premier reporter of the underside of capitalism``--The New Y...

The author has the rare knack of being out of his depth wherever he goes - even (perhaps especially) in the land of his birth. Whether discussing t...

Reducere. How the various, often contradictory, images of the Tôkaidô Shinkansen prompted a reimagination of identity on the levels of individual, metropolis...

Reducere. "DON'T believe the naysayers. The American Dream--the fable that says if you work hard and follow the rules, you'll make it--is alive and well."--N...