Freak Nation: A Field Guide to 101 of the Most Odd, Extreme, and Outrageous American Subcultures - Softcover

Stevens, Kate

 
9781440506468: Freak Nation: A Field Guide to 101 of the Most Odd, Extreme, and Outrageous American Subcultures
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1440506469 ISBN 13: 9781440506468
Verlag: Adams, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

Vegans. Skateboarders. Trekkies. The Cult of the Individual is alive and well and expressing itself all over America--and this book proves it. With this enlightening (and sometimes frightening) field guide, you'll delve into the customs, mores, and motivations behind every type of fan, geek, and superfreak, including:

  • Swingers
  • Hackers
  • Dungeon Masters
  • Happening Artists
  • Cryptozoologists
  • Utopians
  • Bohemians
  • Shriners
  • Oenophiles
  • Deadheads
    From music to food, sports to fashion, there are people who take their "hobbies" to an extreme the rest of us can only imagine. With this book, you'll get a bird's-eye view of these hobbies gone wild--from sea to shining sea!

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    Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

    Kate Stevens uses a pen name to protect the innocent, but she is no stranger to the weird and wonderful fringe of American culture. She's written everything from books on sex to career guides to articles forThe Christian Science Monitor.

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    Verlag
    Adams
    Erscheinungsdatum
    2010
    Sprache
    Englisch
    ISBN 10 
    1440506469
    ISBN 13 
    9781440506468
    Einband
    Taschenbuch
    Anzahl der Seiten
    256
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