Looks at fads, celebrities, fashions, foods, television shows, trends, and causes of the past fifty years
Jane and Michael Stern's Encyclopedia of Pop Culture
America's premiere scholars of popular culture present a hilarious tribute to the all-time highs of lowbrow taste. The Sterns offer the definitive sourcebook of the world's favorite cultural extremes and...
Two writers follow a set of top canines as they make the rounds of the competitive dog show circuit, providing a behind-the-scenes look at the dogs, people, and places that create and participate in these popular events.
The authors present meals that they believe to be best examples in various food genres, in a treasury of profiles and informational sidebars that reveals where to find the ultimate regional specialties.
Throughout the book we follow her as she gets her sea legs, bonds with the firefighters who become her colleagues, and eventually, comes to be known as Ambulance Girl.
Filled with enticing alternatives for chain-weary-travelers, Roadfood provides descriptions of and directions to (complete with regional maps) the best lobster shacks on the East Coast; the ultimate barbecue joints down...
A cross-country culinary guide takes the guesswork out of what and where to eat on road trips, providing the latest details on where to find regional favorites, all-you-can-eat buffets, donut...
Documents the Elvis Presley phenomenon, from his music, movies, and life, to the material things he collected and the fans he enraptured
The Sterns' latest book is Jane and Michael Stern's Encyclopedia of Pop Culture. Illustrated.
Unusual, interesting, and extraordinary sights, events, and attractions throughout the United States, ranging from the Campbell Museum in Camden, New Jersey, to the Calaveras Jumping Frog Jubilee in Angels Camp,...