Wedding Bell Blues: 100 Years of Our Great Romance with Marriage
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (733 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0811821544 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 132 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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From Publishers Weekly From pop culture aficionados Barson and Heller (Teenage Confidential) comes a cheeky look at marriage in the last century, for better or for worse. . But who won't chuckle at a list of "Those Awful Truths: The Ten Best Film Comedies About Marriage"? Other highlights include "They Never Married: Hollywood's Most 'Almost' Couples," "Harold Bloom Presents the Five Happiest Marriages in Shakespeare" and "Ten Time-Tested Tunes about Getting, Being, or Un-being Married." Perhaps the most enlightening section picks words of wisdom from marriage advice manuals from 1888 through 1999, proving that although our attitudes might change, our need to know if we are doing it the way everyone else does it will never go away. Full of hilariously dated advertisements, paperback book jackets, movie posters and other ephemera, this is an ideal wedding shower gift and a must-have
Celebrated (and bemoaned) in every medium imaginable, weddings and marriage are as much a part of life as birth, death, and taxes. Whether you're already hitched, have been, or vow never to be, tying the knot will hardly look the same again.. Hundreds of nostalgic images, from advertisements to magazine covers to movie posters, display the full range of romance and allure of real and fictional brides and grooms. Bargain Books are non-returnable.Love and marriage, horse and carriage, they may go together in that old classic croon But in twentieth-century America-hang on tight-the horses have run wild and it's one bumpy ride! Welcome to the world of Wedding Bell Blues, a romp through our endless fascination with that most august of domestic institutions: marriage. Seasoned advice from the likes of Archie Bunker to turn-of-the-century marriage manuals lend a note of unsolicited, and often absurd, guidance to the uninitiate
A truly entertaining book! One Fancy Angel I wasn't quite sure what I was ordering, since at the time I ordered this book, no reviews had yet been written.But I'm delighted I ordered it from Amazon!It is a compendium of the most interesting, funny "pieces" about marriage, from marriage manuals of the 20's to movie posters that as stand-alone objects, are absolutely hilari. Perfect gift for your engaged friends This is a perfect gift for a wedding shower or engagement party. I bought this book when it came out almost 10 years ago. Now you can probably find it for less than a buck! (My 5-star rating is based on your ability to buy it at a relatively good price.)A fun book to page through. Lots of pop culture wedding references, including. "Wedding Bell Blues doesn't make me blue at all!" according to Ammani Chandramohan. Wedding Bell Blues takes a refreshing look at marriage through a different angle than just another "how-to" or "this is what's supposed to happen" book. It has a vast compilation of movie posters, advertisements, and magazine covers that chronicle the marriages of fictional and real couples. If you are an entertainment buff like
He lives in New York City. He lives in New York.Steven Heller is the art director of the New York Times Book Review. . He is the author of over ninety books on graphic design, popular art, and satiric art. Michael Barson is the author of Better Dead Than Red!; Lost, Lonely and Vicious; and Born to Be Bad