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Robert Lanham

    Robert Lanham je autorem satirických antropologických studií. Jeho práce se zaměřuje na současnou americkou kulturu, kterou zkoumá s ostrovtipem a pronikavým pohledem. Lanhamův styl je charakteristický pro svou vtipnost a schopnost odhalovat absurdity v každodenním životě. Jeho psaní se objevilo v předních amerických publikacích a jeho satirické postřehy rezonují u čtenářů hledajících kritický pohled na moderní společnost.

    The Hipster Handbook
    The Red Bird and the Devil
    • The Red Bird and the Devil

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      The Red Bird and the Devil is the story of Henry Woodward's remarkable life as Carolina's first Indian trader and his role in settling the colony. There, he lived with the Native Americans, the only Englishman in four hundred miles. Held prisoner by the Spanish in St. Augustine and rescued in a daring raid, he served as a surgeon ion a buccaneer ship, was shipwrecked in a hurricane, and miraculously ended up back in Carolina Colony as one of its first settlers.Overcoming political intrigue, personal loss, and physical hardship, Henry became one of the most important figures in the colony. His legacy is tangled -- was he a friend or a foe of the Native Americans? Was he a pawn of the ruthless English Lords Proprietors who owned the colony,, America's first frontiersman, or both?

      The Red Bird and the Devil
    • A humorous journey inside the hipster style phenomenon offers a close-up look at the hipster lifestyle and vocabulary--from vintage clothing and preferences in beer to dining, grooming, and tattoo choices

      The Hipster Handbook