Comments on: Top Road Books for ‘The Week’ http://www.tedconover.com/2010/02/top-road-books-for-the-week/ Web site for Ted Conover, Author Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:22:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Larry Kushi http://www.tedconover.com/2010/02/top-road-books-for-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-227 Larry Kushi Sat, 27 Mar 2010 00:19:31 +0000 http://www.tedconover.com/?p=1897#comment-227 I haven't read your book, but I immediately thought of "The Family of Man" as a parallel to your title and a classic of photographic anthropology. I suppose that judging a book by its title, if not its cover, continues to be acceptable in some circles. Or was that just a vile comment? I haven’t read your book, but I immediately thought of “The Family of Man” as a parallel to your title and a classic of photographic anthropology. I suppose that judging a book by its title, if not its cover, continues to be acceptable in some circles. Or was that just a vile comment?

]]> By: tedconover http://www.tedconover.com/2010/02/top-road-books-for-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-194 tedconover Mon, 22 Feb 2010 04:07:44 +0000 http://www.tedconover.com/?p=1897#comment-194 Deb, The title is a play on words and an intentional echo of old works of anthropology and titles like Steichen and Sandburg's classic photo book, <em>The Family of Man</em>. TC Deb,
The title is a play on words and an intentional echo of old works of anthropology and titles like Steichen and Sandburg’s classic photo book, The Family of Man.
TC

]]> By: Deb Viles http://www.tedconover.com/2010/02/top-road-books-for-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-193 Deb Viles Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:46:31 +0000 http://www.tedconover.com/?p=1897#comment-193 This is 2010 and our society is still publishing books with sexist titles. Until we dispel of the notion that all people should be considered "man" we will perpetuate sexist attitudes among people. I will not be ordering the book for our library because of the offensive title. This is 2010 and our society is still publishing books with sexist titles. Until we dispel of the notion that all people should be considered “man” we will perpetuate sexist attitudes among people. I will not be ordering the book for our library because of the offensive title.

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