Must Read: Rediscovering American Bestsellers - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Must Read: Rediscovering American Bestsellers write by Sarah Churchwell. This book was released on 2012-08-02. Must Read: Rediscovering American Bestsellers available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A unique survey and interpretive history, spanning 200 years, of the American bestseller.
Must Read: Rediscovering American Bestsellers
Must Read: Rediscovering American Bestsellers - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Must Read: Rediscovering American Bestsellers write by Sarah Churchwell. This book was released on 2012-08-02. Must Read: Rediscovering American Bestsellers available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. What is it about certain books that makes them bestsellers? Why do some of these books remain popular for centuries, and others fade gently into obscurity? And why is it that when scholars do turn their attention to bestsellers, they seem only to be interested in the same handful of blockbusters, when so many books that were once immensely popular remain under-examined? Addressing those and other equally pressing questions about popular literature, Must Read is the first scholarly collection to offer both a survey of the evolution of American bestsellers as well as critical readings of some of the key texts that have shaped the American imagination since the nation's founding. Focusing on a mix of enduring and forgotten bestsellers, the essays in this collection consider 18th and 19th century works, like Charlotte Temple or Ben-Hur, that were once considered epochal but are now virtually ignored; 20th century favorites such as The Sheik and Peyton Place; and 21st century blockbusters including the novels of Nicholas Sparks, The Kite Runner, and The Da Vinci Code.
Bestseller
Bestseller - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Bestseller write by Robert McParland. This book was released on 2018-12-15. Bestseller available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Whether curled up on a sofa with a good mystery, lounging by the pool with a steamy romance, or brooding over a classic novel, Americans love to read. Despite the distractions of modern living, nothing quite satisfies many individuals more than a really good book. And regardless of how one accesses that book—through a tablet, a smart phone, or a good, old-fashioned hardcover—those choices have been tallied for decades. In Bestseller: A Century of America’s Favorite Books, Robert McParland looks at the reading tastes of a nation—from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day. Through extensive research, McParland provides context for the literature that appealed to the masses, from low-brow potboilers like Forever Amber to Pulitzer-Prize winners such as To Kill a Mockingbird. Decade by decade, McParland discusses the books that resonated with the American public and shows how current events and popular culture shaped the reading habits of millions. Profiles of authors with frequent appearances—from Ernest Hemingway to Danielle Steel—are included, along with standout titles that readers return to year after year. A snapshot of America and its love of reading through the decades, this volume informs and entertains while also providing a handy reference of the country’s most popular books. For those wanting to learn more about the history of American culture through its reading habits, Bestseller: A Century of America’s Favorite Books is a must-read.
American Literature in Transition, 1970–1980
American Literature in Transition, 1970–1980 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook American Literature in Transition, 1970–1980 write by Kirk Curnutt. This book was released on 2018-03-22. American Literature in Transition, 1970–1980 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. American Literature in Transition, 1970–1980 examines the literary developments of the twentieth-century's gaudiest decade. For a quarter century, filmmakers, musicians, and historians have returned to the era to explore the legacy of Watergate, stagflation, and Saturday Night Fever, uncovering the unique confluence of political and economic phenomena that make the period such a baffling time. Literary historians have never shown much interest in the era, however - a remarkable omission considering writers as diverse as Toni Morrison, Thomas Pynchon, Marilyn French, Adrienne Rich, Gay Talese, Norman Mailer, Alice Walker, and Octavia E. Butler were active. Over the course of twenty-one essays, contributors explore a range of controversial themes these writers tackled, from 1960s' nostalgia to feminism and the redefinition of masculinity to sexual liberation and rock 'n' roll. Other essays address New Journalism, the rise of blockbuster culture, memoir and self-help, and crime fiction - all demonstrating that the Me Decade was nothing short of mesmerizing.
Rediscovering Americanism
Rediscovering Americanism - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Rediscovering Americanism write by Mark R. Levin. This book was released on 2017-06-27. Rediscovering Americanism available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From #1 New York Times bestselling author and radio host Mark R. Levin comes a searing plea for a return to America’s most sacred values. In Rediscovering Americanism, Mark R. Levin revisits the founders’ warnings about the perils of overreach by the federal government and concludes that the men who created our country would be outraged and disappointed to see where we've ended up. Levin returns to the impassioned question he's explored in each of his bestselling books: How do we save our exceptional country? Because our values are in such a precarious state, he argues that a restoration to the essential truths on which our country was founded has never been more urgent. Understanding these principles, in Levin’s words, can “serve as the antidote to tyrannical regimes and governments.” Rediscovering Americanism is not an exercise in nostalgia, but an appeal to his fellow citizens to reverse course. This essential book brings Levin’s celebrated, sophisticated analysis to the troubling question of America's future, and reminds us what we must restore for the sake of our children and our children's children.
