| Tinsel: A Search for America's Christmas Present Contributor(s): Stuever, Hank (Author), Porter, Ray (Read by) |
|
 |
ISBN: 1441711309 ISBN-13: 9781441711304 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: November 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Holidays - Christmas & Advent - Social Science | Popular Culture - Humor | Form - Anecdotes & Quotations |
| Dewey: 976.455 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.3" W x 7.5" (0.20 lbs) |
| Themes: - Holiday - Christmas - Geographic Orientation - Texas |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Tinsel, Hank Stuever searches out the most outlandish cultural excesses as well as the secret beauties of modern America's half-trillion-dollar Christmas holiday. When Stuever's narrative begins, he's standing in line with the people waiting to purchase flat-screen TVs at Best Buy on Black Friday. From there he follows Tammy Parnell, the proprietor of "Two Elves with a Twist," a company that decorates other people's houses for Christmas; Jeff and Bridgett Trykoski, owners of that one house every town has with Christmas decorations visible from space; and single mother Caroll Cavazos, who hopes that the life-affirming moments of Christmas might overcome the struggles of the rest of the year. Steuver's portraits are at once humane, heartfelt, revealing--and very, very funny. |
Contributor Bio(s): Stuever, Hank: - Hank Stuever is an award-winning pop-culture writer for the style section of the Washington Post. He is the author of Off Ramp, an essay collection, and has appeared on The Today Show, The View, The Early Show, and National Public Radio. Porter, Ray: -Ray Porter is an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator and fifteen-year veteran of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He has appeared in numerous films and television shows, including Almost Famous, ER, and Frasier. |