A wonderful compendium of information on the origins of the most popular fads and fashions. It's a nifty sourcebook.
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Charles Panati is a physicist, and for many years was the science editor of Newsweek. He's published 13 non-fiction books, and two novels, and his most recent novel, a psychological thriller, THE ROCKY HORRORS, is available at the Kindle Store. His 'Browser's Book of Beginnings' was the basis for the TV show THE START OF SOMETHING BIG, hosted by comedian Steve Allen, and written by Panati. In his early twenties, Panati was an escort for several Miss America contestants, and in September of 1965 the girl he escorted, Debbie Irene Bryant, became Miss America of 1966. In his newest fiction, THE ROCKY HORRORS, the science of genetics, one experimenter's hubris, and a seriously dysfunctional family all commingle to produce a story of hair-raising suspense - all concluding in a triple whammy of an ending. One the reader never sees coming. Imagine Alfred Hitchcock meets The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Panati's most recent non-fiction is also a Kindle book: ANIMALS PRAY - In Their Own Way. As a passionate animal lover, Panati has imagined what prayers animals would say to a Heavenly Being, their joys and laments. As well as what kind of Bill of Rights they'd have drawn up, and Declaration of Independence, their Golden Rule, Ten Commandments, Eight Beatitudes, and the like. He calls himself an 'editor' of the book, a confidant and complier, lending his ear as the animals themselves speak their minds.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
FASCINATING... wonderful gift for baby boomer's parents!,
By Ruth A. Caldwell "Highland Princess Mum" (Walnut Creek, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Panati's Parade of Fads, Follies, and Manias: The Origins of Our Most Cherished Obsessions (Paperback)
Find this absorbing work of non-fiction and you'll be absolutely delighted! It's chock full of information that will bring joyous memories from your childhood. The author delves into a century of nostalgia, from 1890 to 1990 including "Fads and Follies", "Dance Crazes", Radio Program History, Popular Song/Movie/History and best of all... Popular BOOK history. This does not read like an almanac. The author has a witty sense of humor and (by the content)really took a lot of time doing research. From the back page ... "the foremost specialist on everything {the author} turns his sharp eye from beginnings and endings to the ever changing parade of trends and fads that have shaped America for the last one hundred years. How did we get from ...
"Little Egypt" to "Little Richard"? "Amos 'n' Andy" to "Mork and Mindy"? "Gibson Girls" to Madonna wannabes?" This book was a wonderful, appreciated gift.
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