THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BAD TASTE
From Jane & Michael Stern of the "Road Food" books, this is a wonderfully tongue-in-cheek of the ultimate in American bad taste!! Profusely illustrated in b&w and color. When and why were Hawaiian Shirts invented? What's inside a Lava Lite? How did Barbie Doll get her name? What wardrobe items are essential to the Chihuahua's health and happiness? It also takes on such bastions of the land as loud ties, but wait, there's more! A special category for Enormous Breasts, an American obsession, Jayne Mansfield, elevator shoes, meat snack foods, death cars of famous people ("we have 'Walking Tall' Sheriff Buford Pusser's death car!!!!), fingernail extremism, and way, way more!! OOPS, dare I say it, I've left out "Elvisania"--- no offense... to anyone! Oversized 1st printing hardcover with dust jacket in beautiful Mint condition.
