Farewell to the Twentieth Century: A Compendium of the Absurd
by Kim; Fernandes, Eugenie; Berton, Pierre Fernandes
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 0385256795
- ISBN 13
- 9780385256797
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" In this "compendium of the absurd," Pierre Berton looks back on some of the fads, follies, and fancies of his century a period his grandchildren are already calling the Olden Days. In close to fifty essays, fables, and pseudo-documents, Berton covers a variety of twentieth-century customs, from modern funeral practices to Hollywood's immutable rules for movie car chases. He covers everything from TV talk shows that feature nutty female clairvoyants to James Bond's appalling lack of political correctness. He looks into the future and faces up to the problem supersonic airliners will soon have trying to show full-length movies on shorter flights. (His solution: show the opening scenes in the airport limousine.)-And he has not neglected what he considers the most absurd phenomenon of the twentieth century the Cold War.-This is not a tome to be pored over in the study. It belongs on the bedside table or perhaps in the bathroom. It is ideal fodder for the beach or poolside and an essential alternative for those who find their view of the movie blocked by the flight attendants trying to serve them fish or chicken."
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- MAD HATTER BOOKSTORE (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13917
- Title
- Farewell to the Twentieth Century: A Compendium of the Absurd
- Author
- Kim; Fernandes, Eugenie; Berton, Pierre Fernandes
- Book Condition
- New New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0385256795
- ISBN 13
- 9780385256797
- Publisher
- Doubleday Canada, Limited
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, On, Canada
- Date Published
- 1997
- Size
- 8 vo
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