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Christgau is a critic's critic and a music aficionado. This one is a must-have for those interested in music, journalism, pop culture, and U.S. history. [See Prepub Alert, 8/4/14.]
Fine arts librarians and special collections archivists may find this a worthwhile complementary research tool; it's also an entertaining browse through history.
The tone of this book has far more gravitas than Kristin Kimball's memoir The Dirty Life, and even Michael Pollan fans might find it a bit verbose. Still, it's a solid addition to the farm lit genre. Slow food here makes for a slow but pleasant read.
There are better texts that pull back the curtain on the health-care system or coming to terms with personal illness. There may be some value to theologians in the intersection of religion and medical culture mentioned in the book.
This book addresses some interesting though esoteric concepts relating to digital culture. Most applicable in a philosophy or mass communications course.
Advice to readers to use sex appeal and read emails twice before sending is hardly novel in the age of Web 2.0. Those who are absolutely new to social networking will be best served by this book. Everyone else (any ten-year-old with a Twitter or Tumblr account) needn't bother.