Jeans: A Cultural History of an American Icon
Yes, jeans are iconically American, but however many ways this is restated, it does nothing to quell the question of ... so what?
John Dicker
7 entries
Books, Nov. 24, 2006
The Sound of No Hands Clapping
Maybe it's because Americans so instinctively put British folk on a pedestal of erudition, but it's a welcome relief to find one who, however book smart, is a complete social imbecile
Books, June 30, 2006
Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism
Pretty much all the major culture war battlefronts are encapsulated in this very readable primer on the burgeoning Christian political movement in the U.S.
Books, June 23, 2006
I Love You More Than You Know
In short, this is a joyous book
Books, May 19, 2006
The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage and My Family
A memoir of lament, meditation, anxiety, and hope
Books, Nov. 18, 2005
My Detachment
It's hard to say if the memoir is rigged with more booby traps than any other genre, but it sure seems that way
Books, Sept. 16, 2005
Chasing The Rodeo: On Wild Rides and Big Dreams, Broken Hearts and Broken Bones, and One Man's Search for the West
W.K. Stratton's combination of memoir, profiles, and travel narrative with lengthy digressions into rodeo culture and folklore makes the sport seem familiar even if it defies easy categorization
