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by Margaret Visser (Author)
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  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New edition edition (6 Mar 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0140253726
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140253726
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.8 x 2.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 179,874 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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A collection of essays which dissects the whos, the whats, and the wherefores of the ways we live and examines our origins, eccentricities and foibles. What constitutes an initiation rite in our society? Why are we so squeamish about eating offal? What are we to make of the Easter Bunny (a male rodent, remember, that produces eggs)? and what are the unsavory implications of Santa Claus? Each one of a wide variety of ordinary objects and typical behavioural habits is made to yield up what it has to tell us about the way we are, and how we became this way. The essays present a portrait of ourselves, and aims to promote thought on what exactly it means to be modern.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, funny and well-written- an excellent book., 1 Jun 2001
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I just wish there were more essays. Each one looks at an everyday object or event and shows you that below its ordinariness is a fascinating history, often giving a deeper insight into our society. Visser is witty, interested in lots of things, and a great prose writer- everything I enjoy in an essayist. You will not be disapponted in this book.
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