"Who is "the girl"? Look to movies, TV shows, magazines, and ads and the message is both clear and not: she is a sexed-up sidekick, a princess waiting to be saved, a morally infallible angel with no opinions of her own. She's whatever the hero needs her to be in order to become himself. She's an abstraction, an ideal, a standard, a mercurial phantom. In You Play the Girl, Chocano blends formative personal stories with insightful and emotionally powerful...

"Carnival food unwrapped: Host Marc Summers takes a look at carnival food, from what it takes to be a cotton candy craftsman to the secrets behind some delicious pretzels. Plus, learn how salt-water taffy is concocted at the Atlantic City Boardwalk and take a trip to the Funnel Cake factory."--Container. "Energy boosts unwrapped: ... Find out the secrets behind Powerbar's ability to give you a boost, and why trail mix is the snack to have when you...

"Soda pop unwrapped: Host Marc Summers is opening the bottle on soda pop with an inside look at bubbly beverages. Learn about an LA grocer who carries over 300 different types of soda, and step inside the Museum of Beverage Containers."--Container. "Vending machines unwrapped: Marc sets out to get the low down on vending machines! Explore the origin of the old-time automat and see what makes the new and improved versions tick! Learn what goes into...

Stepping bravely into the cyclone of 21st-century fashions, Harry Styles is more than weathering the storm. Whether he's breaking the internet with his $7.99 frog-eyed yellow bucket hat or a pair of black fishnets, or fronting cult magazine The Beauty Papers, as he did in March 2021, Hazza's sparkle knows no boundaries. Gucci met Styles in 2014, and there was instant chemistry. According to designer Alessandro Michele, Harry is 'a young Greek God...

"Essays about 1990s popular culture, politics, sports, literature, music"--

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The jaw-dropping exposé on how America's fast food industry has shaped the landscape of America.
This fascinating study reveals how the fast food industry has altered the landscape of America, widened the gap between rich and poor, fueled an epidemic of obesity, and transformed food production throughout the world. Eric Schlosser inspires readers to look beneath the surface of our food system,...

Examines how celebrity popularity is adversely shaping American culture, arguing that many of today's famous people have narcissistic personalities and inclinations toward attention-seeking behaviors.

Traces the events, trends, and important people of the 1970s, including science, technology, environmental issues, politics, fashion, the arts, sports, and entertainment.

Professor William McKeen delves into the origins of rock beginning with its emergence in the 1950s.

"A small book for anyone in search of hope, looking for a path to a more meaningful life, or in need of encouragement. 'Happiness occurs when you forget who you're expected to be. And what you're expected to do. Happiness is an accident of self-acceptance. It's the warm breeze you feel when you open the door to who you are.' Years ago, Matt Haig began writing notes to his future self. These notes were meant as gifts to his future self: offerings of...