Author: Ernest Dudley Chase
Publisher:
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Category : Greeting cards
Languages : en
Pages : 396

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Author: Barry Shank
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231118781
Category : Business etiquette
Languages : en
Pages : 380

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For more than 150 years, greeting cards have tapped into and organized a shared language of love, affection, and kinship, becoming an integral part of American life and culture. Sumptuously illustrated, "A Token of My Affection" follows the evolution of the modern greeting card industry from a traditional printing and stationery business in the mid-nineteenth century to the multibillion-dollar industry it is today. Blending archival research in business history with a study of surviving artifacts and a literary analysis of a range of relevant texts and primary sources, Barry Shank demonstrates how greeting cards have affected and defined experiences of status, longing, desire, social connectedness, and love. Fascinating and surprising, "A Token of My Affection" shows what an industry devoted to emotional sincerity means for the lives of all Americans.

Author: Thessaly La Force
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316225002
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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The books that we choose to keep -- let alone read -- can say a lot about who we are and how we see ourselves. In My Ideal Bookshelf, dozens of leading cultural figures share the books that matter to them most; books that define their dreams and ambitions and in many cases helped them find their way in the world. Contributors include Malcolm Gladwell, Thomas Keller, Michael Chabon, Alice Waters, James Patterson, Maira Kalman, Judd Apatow, Chuck Klosterman, Miranda July, Alex Ross, Nancy Pearl, David Chang, Patti Smith, Jennifer Egan, and Dave Eggers, among many others. With colorful and endearingly hand-rendered images of book spines by Jane Mount, and first-person commentary from all the contributors, this is a perfect gift for avid readers, writers, and all who have known the influence of a great book.

Author: Susan Attenborough
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN: 9780789480200
Category : Greeting cards
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Includes how-to information.

Author: Ernest Dudley Chase
Publisher:
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Category : Greeting cards
Languages : en
Pages : 320

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Author: Cheryl Owen
Publisher: Lorenz Books
ISBN: 9780754835189
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 256

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200 step-by-step techniques and projects with 1100 photographs - a comprehensive course in making cards, envelopes, invitations, tags and papers in a host of different styles.

Author: Doreen Pendgracs
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780991890101
Category : Chocolate
Languages : en
Pages :

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Author: Ernest Dudley Chase
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christmas cards
Languages : en
Pages : 320

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Authoritative history of the greeting card from its beginning to the year 1926.

Author:
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Category : Stationery
Languages : en
Pages : 884

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Author: Ray Broadus Browne
Publisher: Popular Press
ISBN: 9780879728212
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1030

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"To understand the history and spirit of America, one must know its wars, its laws, and its presidents. To really understand it, however, one must also know its cheeseburgers, its love songs, and its lawn ornaments. The long-awaited Guide to the United States Popular Culture provides a single-volume guide to the landscape of everyday life in the United States. Scholars, students, and researchers will find in it a valuable tool with which to fill in the gaps left by traditional history. All American readers will find in it, one entry at a time, the story of their lives."--Robert Thompson, President, Popular Culture Association. "At long last popular culture may indeed be given its due within the humanities with the publication of The Guide to United States Popular Culture. With its nearly 1600 entries, it promises to be the most comprehensive single-volume source of information about popular culture. The range of subjects and diversity of opinions represented will make this an almost indispensable resource for humanities and popular culture scholars and enthusiasts alike."--Timothy E. Scheurer, President, American Culture Association "The popular culture of the United States is as free-wheeling and complex as the society it animates. To understand it, one needs assistance. Now that explanatory road map is provided in this Guide which charts the movements and people involved and provides a light at the end of the rainbow of dreams and expectations."--Marshall W. Fishwick, Past President, Popular Culture Association Features of The Guide to United States Popular Culture: 1,010 pages 1,600 entries 500 contributors Alphabetic entries Entries range from general topics (golf, film) to specific individuals, items, and events Articles are supplemented by bibliographies and cross references Comprehensive index