{"product_id":"slouching-towards-bethlehem-essays-9780374521721","title":"Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003eUniversally acclaimed when it was first published in 1968  Slouching Towards Bethlehem has become a modern classic. More than any other book of its time  this collection captures the mood of 1960s America  especially the center of its counterculture  California. These essays  keynoted by an extraordinary report on San Franciscos Haight-Ashbury  all reflect that  in one way or another  things are falling apart  \"the center cannot hold.\" An incisive look at contemporary American life  Slouching Towards Bethlehem has been admired for several decades as a stylistic masterpiece.  Contents:  I. LIFE STYLES IN THE GOLDEN LAND Some Dreamers of the Golden Dream John Wayne: A Love Song Where the Kissing Never Stops Comrade Laski  C.P.U.S.A. (M.-L.) 7000 Romaine  Los Angeles 38 California Dreaming Marrying Absurd Slouching Towards Bethlehem  II. PERSONALS On Keeping a Notebook On Self-Respect I Cant Get That Monster out of My Mind On Morality On Going Home  III. SEVEN PLACES OF THE MIND Notes from a Native Daughter Letter from Paradise  21 19 N.  157 52 W Rock of Ages The Seacoast of Despair Guaymas  Sonora Los Angeles Notebook Goodbye to All That\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45646899871797,"sku":"ByrdShop_0374521727","price":23.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780374521721.jpg?v=1781680869","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/slouching-towards-bethlehem-essays-9780374521721","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}