false 87519 2 A national bestseller, Snobbery examines the discriminating qualities in all of us. With dishy detail, Joseph Epstein skewers all manner of elitism in contemporary America. He offers his arch observations of the new footholds of snobbery: food, fashion, high-achieving children, schools, politics, being with-it, name-dropping, and much more. Clever, incisive, and immensely entertaining, Snobberyexplores the shallows and depths of status and taste -- with enviable results. 84484 2002 Snobbery: The American Version total:206|5:24|4:59|3:82|2:33|1:8| 206 676 310 27 2 1 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 27 15:46:58 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 09 07:14:20 -0700 2007
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This was a fantastic book. I'm a snob. If you've got a GoodReads profile, there's a real good chance you're a snob, too. We're all snobs about something: food, culture, music, fashion, lifestyle, etc. "Snobbery" breaks down the why and how behind American snobbery ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 14:15:43 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 14:19:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 12:45:44 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 12:50:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 19:26:03 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 19:29:00 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Feb 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 10:20:12 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 09:26:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Jan 14 22:11:21 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 22:16:38 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Dec 26 09:40:59 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 09:42:02 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Wed Oct 08 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Sat Feb 21 09:12:16 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 09:12:16 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Sun Aug 16 15:59:01 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 16:00:25 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Dec 17 18:53:06 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 06 19:36:49 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Feb 25 18:02:17 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 07:33:48 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 18:02:17 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Jul 11 19:34:31 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 11 19:37:33 -0700 2008
You've gotta love chapters with named like:
"O WASP, where is thy Sting-a ling"
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