2,001 Things That Won't Make It into the 21st Century [Paperback]

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• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Career Pr Inc (October 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564144399
• ISBN-13: 978-1564144393
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,735,025 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The ultimate nostalgia guide for nostalgists, October 27, 1999

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This review is from: 2,001 Things That Won't Make It into the 21st Century (Paperback)

Trivia books have come and gone; nostalgia books have come and gone. Fortunately, much of the concept of 'nostalgia' has gone the way of nostalgia. But fear not: finally a book has graced the shelves that doesn't embrace nostalgia as glib sentimentality or shatter tradition's illusionary glow. This is a book that triggers memory tics in all of us; not by suggesting a yearning for the 'by-gone' days but rather by helping us to re-trace our steps through generations X, Y, and Z, decades Me, Us, and Now, and (the passing) century 20. Howl at the absurdity of some of the entries, catalogued under general rubrics such as 'Technology,' 'Fashion,' 'Food,' 'People gone but not forgotten,' and 'Advertising jingles.' Chortle, wince, and ponder those fads, fillips, and fandangoes that we wholeheartedly embraced both as a society and a culture: pet rocks, Garfield toys that stuck on windows, fallout shelters, steak tartare, hair-in-a-can, Beatles wigs, fur, OJ's book, sayings like "Groovy!", etc., etc. Need any additional explanations as to why some of these entries are included? Check out the accompanying blurbs for evidence (loved the ones about steak tartare and fallout shelters, and found the reminiscences about Joe DiMaggio and "Seinfeld" particularly cogent). Certainly a nifty little tome, the ideal conversation piece to gather around the holiday fireplace with; there seems to be just about something in here from and for everybody, and if you find your own personal suggestions missing, well then, hey...maybe there's room for a sequel!