The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events i...
Daniel J. BoorstinFirst Published In 1962, This Wonderfully Provocative Book Introduced The Notion Of 'pseudo-events' -- Events Such As Press Conferences And Presidential Debates, Which Are Manufactured Solely In Order To Be Reported -- And The Contemp...
Cleopatra's Nose: Essays on the Unexp...
Daniel J. BoorstinThe Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Discoverers demonstrates the truth behind the aphorism that if Cleopatra's nose had been shorter, the face of the world would have been changed. Boorstin goes on to uncover the elements of acci...
The Americans: The National Experienc...
Daniel J. BoorstinExplores problems of community and the search for a national identity. Winner of the Francis Parkman Prize.