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PublisherHachette Books
ISBN-100306825449
ISBN-139780306825446
eBay Product ID (ePID)235028253
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Book TitleAmerica 51 : A Probe into the Realities That Are Hiding Inside "the Greatest Country in the World"
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicGenres & Styles / Heavy Metal, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Genres & Styles / Rock
Publication Year2017
GenreMusic, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorCorey Taylor
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight13.2 Oz
Item Length8.6 in
Item Width6 in
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Reviews"With America 51 , Taylor maintains his lazer-like focus on our cultural foibles...As someone who has clearly put a lot of time and effort into thinking about what it means to be an American in 2017, versus just clicking on clickbait and then ranting about it to his Facebook followers, he's earned the right to do so in a very public forum such as a book from a major publishing house." -- Blurt Online
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal818.607
SynopsisA skewering of the American underbelly by the New York Times bestselling author of Seven Deadly Sins , A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Heaven , and You're Making Me Hate You The always-outspoken hard rock vocalist Corey Taylor begins America 51 with a reflection on what his itinerant youth and frequent worldwide travels with his multiplatinum bands Slipknot and Stone Sour have taught him about what it means to be an American in an increasingly unstable world. He examines the way America sees itself, specifically with regard to the propaganda surrounding America's origins (like a heavy-metal Howard Zinn), while also celebrating the quirks and behavior that make a true-blue American. Taylor likewise takes a look at how the world views us, and his findings should come as a surprise to no one. But behind Taylor's ranting and raving is a thoughtful and intelligent consideration, and even a sadness, of what America is compared to what it could and should be. Expertly balancing humor, outrage, and disbelief, Taylor examines the rotting core of America, evaluating everything from politics and race relations to modern family dynamics, millennials, and "man buns." No element of what constitutes America is safe from his adept and scathing eye. Continuing the wave of moral outrage begun in You're Making Me Hate You , Taylor flawlessly skewers contemporary America in his own signature style.
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- 25. Apr. 2022
Corey Taylor’s 4th book published in 2018. Compelling just with the title of America 51
I’m reading his first book- bestseller from 2011, Seven Deadly Sins: Settling the Argument Between Born Bad and Damaged Good. It’s like having a couple drinks, too many cigarettes and spending the afternoon with a man who’s incredibly intelligent, interesting and far more talented than most people give him credit for. Founder of Stone Sour and lucky to be in the right place at the right time so he joined Slipknot. His books are compelling and incredibly fascinating. As a bestselling author of 4 books, this is the 4th. I’m looking forward to more. Reading his books are like having a conversation with him and you think “OMG that’s exactly how I think about X, Y, Z!” Or the like. I would recommend his books to everyone who has any interest in Stone Sour and/or Slipknot. I’m looking forward to reading this one and the others. I definitely recommend this one and his other 3. Don’t pay a fortune- I’m not normally the type that highlights passages from books but man, he says incredibly interesting and intelligent books. “I live at the speed of my mind and love at the speed of my heart.” From Seven Deadly Sins. He’s incredibly talented and intelligent. READ THEM ALL!!!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
