American Rococo

Essays on the Edge

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Pub Date Mar 16 2017 | Archive Date Jun 28 2017
Magic Theater Books | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles
Nonfiction (Adult)

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What do seashells, obesity, graffiti, and the American ghetto have in common? Nude hot springs and the Japanese theater? Atheists and family-values conservatives? Why do atheists go on religious pilgrimages? How have schools infantilized our understanding of Shakespeare, and the textbook industry conspired to turn our language's history into agitprop? What is the single most dangerous sexual idea that even the liberated can't handle?

Ranging across centuries and continents, Isham Cook's far-flung essays, whether discoursing on the most radical or homespun of topics, are guided by the notion of the "edge." The edge represents the limits of conventional understanding, the zone beyond stereotypes and groupthink; it is where received ideas are recast in fresh and striking ways.

What do seashells, obesity, graffiti, and the American ghetto have in common? Nude hot springs and the Japanese theater? Atheists and family-values conservatives? Why do atheists go on religious...

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Also available as an ebook (ISBN - 9780998413303) for $3.99.

Also available as an ebook (ISBN - 9780998413303) for $3.99.

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Essays either bore or cause you to explore. I didn't even really want to read this but what a surprise. The topics are a broad range but even better they cause you to dig on your own and to develop actual thoughts and not just discussion through "volume". I think you will all be pleased

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These thirteen humorous and provocative essays encompass both historical and current culture. Though not all of the essays are "winners", there's something for everyone. I highly recommend this for those who are willing to step outside their comfort zones.

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This is a very interesting collection of essays. With that being said, many people may not respond well to the essays, especially in the hyper polarized time we seem to be living in right now.

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