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306.30973 Ad nauseam : a surviv<strong>or</strong>'s guide to American consumer culture /ADedited by Carrie McLaren and Jason T<strong>or</strong>chinsky. -- 1st ed. -- NewY<strong>or</strong>k : Faber and Faber, c2009.SUMMARY: McLaren and T<strong>or</strong>chinsky (Stay Free! magazine) provide a loosecollection <strong>of</strong> essays and interviews to critique various aspects <strong>of</strong> American consumer culture.Two <strong>of</strong> the m<strong>or</strong>e thought-provoking entries are Julie Scelfo's (Newsweek) interview with NYU lawpr<strong>of</strong>ess<strong>or</strong> Richard Sherwin on how television legal dramas shape expectations <strong>of</strong> jur<strong>or</strong>s, and a debatebetween SutJhally (communications, Univ. <strong>of</strong> Massachusetts-Amherst) and James Twichell (English &advertising, Univ. <strong>of</strong> Fl<strong>or</strong>ida-Gainesville) about the relative merits and demerits <strong>of</strong> advertising. Thereare some interesting pieces from inside the w<strong>or</strong>ld <strong>of</strong> advertising, such as one on how holidays like"National Denim Day" and "National Private Investigat<strong>or</strong>s' Day" came to be, and others related to howmagazine media kits try to attract ad revenue. VERDICT Readers familiar with Stay Free! magazine willrecognize that, while some notable <strong>or</strong>iginal essays are included in this book, many <strong>of</strong> them, as well asfake advertisements, are reprints <strong>of</strong> material freely available on Stay Free!'s web site(www.stayfreemagazine.<strong>or</strong>g). The book will appeal to readers with an ironic sense <strong>of</strong> hum<strong>or</strong> <strong>or</strong> ageneral suspicion <strong>of</strong> consumerism as well as those who enjoy keeping track <strong>of</strong> popular culture.-Elizabeth L. Winter, Ge<strong>or</strong>gia Inst. <strong>of</strong> Technology, Atlanta Copyright 2009 Reed Business Inf<strong>or</strong>mation.”Library Journal(July 01, 2009)REF320.9 Government, politics, and protest : essential primary sources / K.GOVLee Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, and Adrienne Wilmoth Lerner,edit<strong>or</strong>s. -- Detroit : Thomson Gale, c2006. -- (Social issues primarysources collection.)Allp<strong>or</strong>t, Alan, 1970-.325.73 Immigration policy / by Alan Allp<strong>or</strong>t and John E. Ferguson Jr. -- 2ndALLed. -- New Y<strong>or</strong>k : Chelsea House, c2009. -- (Point/counterpoint)Beinart, Peter.327.73 The Icarus syndrome : a hist<strong>or</strong>y <strong>of</strong> American hubris / Peter Beinart. --BEI 1st ed. -- New Y<strong>or</strong>k : Harper, c20<strong>10</strong>.Gershman, Gary P.328.73 The legislative branch <strong>of</strong> federal government : people, process, andGERpolitics / Gary P. Gershman. -- Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO,c2008.CAREF150 great tech prep careers. -- 2nd ed. -- New Y<strong>or</strong>k : Ferguson,331.702 c2009.ONECAREFThe top <strong>10</strong>0 : the fastest-growing careers f<strong>or</strong> the 21st century. -- 4th331.702 ed. -- New Y<strong>or</strong>k : Checkmark Books, c2009.TOPSkurzynski, Gl<strong>or</strong>ia.331.8809 73 Sweat and blood : a hist<strong>or</strong>y <strong>of</strong> U.S. lab<strong>or</strong> unions / Gl<strong>or</strong>ia Skurzynski.SKU-- Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, c2009. -- (People'shist<strong>or</strong>y.)Baker, Julie, 1967-.331.892 The Bread and Roses strike <strong>of</strong> 1912 / [by Julie Baker]. -- 1st ed. --BAK Greensb<strong>or</strong>o, N.C. : M. Reynolds Pub., c2007.<strong>Page</strong> 6 <strong>of</strong> <strong>43</strong>3/<strong>10</strong>/<strong>2011</strong>
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