Panati's Parade of Fads, Follies, and Manias: The Origins of Our Most Cherished Obsessions

by Charles Panati

Book Overview

One of the most troubling problems in archaeology is to determine the manner and content of prehistoric thought. A fundamental challenge is to develop the theory, methodology and tools to understand... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060551917
• ISBN13: 9780060551919
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 491 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

FASCINATING... wonderful gift for baby boomer's parents!

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.