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BOOK NUMBER: 86

SUBJECT MATTER: Playboy, US Social Conditions

TITLE: Playboy and the Making of the Good Life in Modern America

AUTHOR: Elizabeth Fraterrigo

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press

COPYRIGHT: 2009, 295 pages

Read about the beginnings of the Playboy empire (magazine and more) as created by Hugh Hefner, and it's role in the social changes throughout the years in the USA.

Quote from book: "...Playboy nonetheless played a catalytic role in the refashioning of gender roles and sexuality mores since the 1950's, and its underlying messages about pleasure, consumption, and the freedom to find fulfillment in a lifestyle of ones own choosing are now cornerstones of American culture."-from page 210

Wonderful color cover!

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BOOK NUMBER: 85

SUBJECT MATTER: Young Adult Fiction, Supernatural

TITLE: The Picture of Dorian Gray

AUTHOR: Oscar Wilde

PUBLISHER: Viking/Penguin Group

COPYRIGHT: 2000, 269 pages

From "The Whole Story" series, which uses a documentary approach to tell great tales with: complete unabridged text as originally published, annotated with extended captions, explanations of history, popular culture, y social customs of the time.

The story of Dorian Gray: his painting reflects the unsavory ugliness he practices while his own visage remains unblemished and beautiful to see.

By the way, the film with George Sanders and Angela Lansbury is quite good and true to this story in mi opinion.

Illustrado por Tom Ross