Bøker av Steven Johnston

For those who crave a journey beyond the ordinary, "Abandoned: Then and Now: Volume 3," beckons, promising an unforgettable exploration of the fragile yet enduring nature of memory. Join us on this visual adventure and let the whispers of abandoned stories captivate your imagination, one mesmerizing image at a time. This unique book unveils the mesmerizing juxtaposition of bygone glory and present decay, breathing life into the forgotten tales of abandoned places. Revel in the beauty of decay, where decay becomes a canvas for storytelling, and each image is a brushstroke in the masterpiece of time. These relics have been left to the environmental elements and ignored for decades. Now, they come alive through the pages of this book.

Within these pages, witness the transformative power of abandonment as we juxtapose the vibrant past against the haunting present. From the grandeur of forgotten mansions and the echoes of once-booming industrial complexes to the eerie stillness of deserted towns and the poignant remains of amusement parks, this collection of images invites you to peel back the layers of history and immerse yourself in the silent narratives etched into the decaying landscapes. Abandoned America is a captivating book that unveils the mysteries and melancholy beauty concealed within the forsaken corners of our world.

Abandoned America: Then and Now, Before and After Take the fascinating look at when these American abandoned places were busy and bustling in their heyday and compare them to decades of nature retaking them in their abandonment and how they appear today. Places and things we have left behind and have long forgotten. From old abandoned motels, restaurants, theme parks, shopping malls, derelict mansions, and many more. Nature has overtaken some of these forgotten icons, bring them to a little more than rubble and barely recognizable, but at one point they were popular destinations to the American public. Relive the nostalgia of yesterday.

This book looks at why Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life is either the most inspirational or the cruelest film American cinema has ever produced. It depicts, perhaps unwittingly, an ontological war in which two well-matched adversaries fight a series of pitched battles that neither side can win without producing tragic remainders.

In this book, political theorist Steve Johnston explores Lincoln's thought and political philosophy, but also his intentional and shrewdly calculated ambiguity - enabling him to be maximally politically effective in the face of unprecedented challenges.

Contending that even at its best patriotism subverts the democracy it purports to value, this book turns to patriotism's defenders to show how they must jettison democracy to champion patriotism. Drawing from various aspects of American political and popular culture, this book presents examples to disclose patriotism's self-defeating character.