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Driving Like Crazy: Thirty Years of Vehicular Hellbending Celebrating America as it Ought to be-an Oil Well in Each Backyard, a Cadillac Escalade in Every ... Potentates Trying to Rope a Goat for Dinn
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Commonalities among these books include a focus on American culture, history, and society. Many of the books explore different aspects of American life such as travel, food, sports, and politics. Several biographies are included that examine the lives of famous Americans such as Elvis Presley, Walt Disney, Marilyn Monroe, and Johnny Cash. There are also memoirs and travelogues that take readers on journeys across America. A few books critique American society and culture while others celebrate it. Overall, these books offer a diverse range of perspectives on what it means to be American.

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