We look forward to seeing you on your next visit to the library. Find a location near you.

Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays
(Adobe EPUB eBook, OverDrive Read)

Book Cover
Your Rating: 0 stars
Star rating for
Average user rating: 4.5 stars
User ratings:
5 star
 
(3)
4 star
 
(3)
3 star
 
(0)
2 star
 
(0)
1 star
 
(0)
Author:
Didion, Joan
Published:
Open Road Media 2017
Lexile measure:
1270L
Status:
Available from OverDrive

Description

The “dazzling” and essential portrayal of 1960s America from the author of South and West and The Year of Magical Thinking (The New York Times).
Capturing the tumultuous landscape of the United States, and in particular California, during a pivotal era of social change, the first work of nonfiction from one of American literature’s most distinctive prose stylists is a modern classic.
 
In twenty razor-sharp essays that redefined the art of journalism, National Book Award–winning author Joan Didion reports on a society gripped by a deep generational divide, from the “misplaced children” dropping acid in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury district to Hollywood legend John Wayne filming his first picture after a bout with cancer. She paints indelible portraits of reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes and folk singer Joan Baez, “a personality before she was entirely a person,” and takes readers on eye-opening journeys to Death Valley, Hawaii, and Las Vegas, “the most extreme and allegorical of American settlements.”
 
First published in 1968, Slouching Towards Bethlehem has been heralded by the New York Times Book Review as “a rare display of some of the best prose written today in this country” and named to Time magazine’s list of the one hundred best and most influential nonfiction books. It is the definitive account of a terrifying and transformative decade in American history whose discordant reverberations continue to sound a half-century later.
 

Also in This Series

Formats

Adobe EPUB eBook
Works on all eReaders (except Kindles), desktop computers and mobile devices with reading apps installed.
Sample 
OverDrive Read
Sample 
Need Help?
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.

More Like This

Other Editions and Formats

Choose a Format
On Shelf
9 copies, 7 people are on the wait list.
Sacramento Room
SPE 814.54 D556 1981 SAA
On Shelf
Walnut Grove
CD 814 D556 2014
Available Online
9 copies, 6 people are on the wait list.
Online OverDrive Collection has 9

More Copies In LINK+

Loading LINK+ Copies...

Subjects

Subjects
History
Literary Criticism
Sociology
Nonfiction

More Details

Format:
Adobe EPUB eBook, OverDrive Read
Street Date:
03/21/2017
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781504045650
Lexile measure:
1270

Librarian Reviews

Published Reviews

Reviews from GoodReads

Loading GoodReads Reviews.

Citations

APA Citation (style guide)

Joan Didion. (2017). Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays. Open Road Media.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Joan Didion. 2017. Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays. Open Road Media.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Joan Didion, Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays. Open Road Media, 2017.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Joan Didion. Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays. Open Road Media, 2017.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

Copy Details

LibraryOwnedAvailable
Shared Digital Collection61

There are 4 holds on this title.

Staff View

Grouped Work ID:
09cce219-bd70-f36f-f1cd-45018e7434b1
Go To Grouped Work
Needs Update?:
No
Date Added:
Jun 12, 2018 17:24:38
Date Updated:
Aug 23, 2023 20:00:48
Last Metadata Check:
Jul 26, 2024 15:11:48
Last Metadata Change:
Jul 08, 2024 16:25:13
Last Availability Check:
Jul 26, 2024 15:11:51
Last Availability Change:
Jul 23, 2024 16:49:58
Last Grouped Work Modification Time:
Jul 26, 2024 15:32:04

OverDrive Product Record

images
    • cover:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/2363-1/{1BDE43AC-D618-42AF-8142-036131C6460D}IMG100.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
    • thumbnail:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/2363-1/{1BDE43AC-D618-42AF-8142-036131C6460D}IMG200.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover150Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/2363-1/{1BDE43AC-D618-42AF-8142-036131C6460D}IMG150.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover300Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/2363-1/{1BDE43AC-D618-42AF-8142-036131C6460D}IMG400.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
formats
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9781504045650
      • name: Adobe EPUB eBook
      • id: ebook-epub-adobe
      • identifiers:
            • type: ASIN
            • value: B06XRSTBMN
      • name: Kindle Book
      • id: ebook-kindle
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9781504045650
      • name: OverDrive Read
      • id: ebook-overdrive
mediaType
eBook
primaryCreator
    • role: Author
    • name: Joan Didion
isOwnedByCollections
True
title
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
dateAdded
2018-04-06T02:01:00Z
contentDetails
      • href: https://link.overdrive.com?websiteID=569&titleID=3233273
      • type: text/html
      • account:
          • name: NorthNet Library System (CA)
          • id: 2323
sortTitle
Slouching Towards Bethlehem Essays
crossRefId
3233273
subtitle
Essays
id
1BDE43AC-D618-42AF-8142-036131C6460D
starRating
4.1

OverDrive MetaData

isPublicDomain
False
formats
      • fileName: SlouchingTowardsBeth_9781504045650_3233273
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 2455854
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9781504045650
      • rights:
            • type: Copying
            • value: 0
            • type: Printing
            • value: 0
            • type: Lending
            • value: 0
            • type: ReadAloud
            • value: 1
            • type: ExpirationRights
            • value: 0
      • name: Adobe EPUB eBook
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-epub-adobe
      • onSaleDate: 3/21/2017
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=1bde43ac-d618-42af-8142-036131c6460d&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
      • fileName: SlouchingTowardsBeth_9781504045650_3233273
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 643145
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9781504045650
      • name: OverDrive Read
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-overdrive
      • onSaleDate: 3/21/2017
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=1bde43ac-d618-42af-8142-036131c6460d&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
creators
      • role: Author
      • fileAs: Didion, Joan
      • bioText:
        Joan Didion is the author of five novels, ten works of nonfiction, and a play. Her books include Slouching Towards Bethlehem, Play It as It Lays, The White Album, The Year of Magical Thinking, and, most recently, South and West: From a Notebook. Born in Sacramento, California, she lives in New York City.
      • name: Joan Didion
publishDate
2017-03-21T00:00:00-04:00
isOwnedByCollections
True
title
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
fullDescription
The “dazzling” and essential portrayal of 1960s America from the author of South and West and The Year of Magical Thinking (The New York Times).
Capturing the tumultuous landscape of the United States, and in particular California, during a pivotal era of social change, the first work of nonfiction from one of American literature’s most distinctive prose stylists is a modern classic.
 
In twenty razor-sharp essays that redefined the art of journalism, National Book Award–winning author Joan Didion reports on a society gripped by a deep generational divide, from the “misplaced children” dropping acid in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury district to Hollywood legend John Wayne filming his first picture after a bout with cancer. She paints indelible portraits of reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes and folk singer Joan Baez, “a personality before she was entirely a person,” and takes readers on eye-opening journeys to Death Valley, Hawaii, and Las Vegas, “the most extreme and allegorical of American settlements.”
 
First published in 1968, Slouching Towards Bethlehem has been heralded by the New York Times Book Review as “a rare display of some of the best prose written today in this country” and named to Time magazine’s list of the one hundred best and most influential nonfiction books. It is the definitive account of a terrifying and transformative decade in American history whose discordant reverberations continue to sound a half-century later.
 
gradeLevels
      • value: Grade 10
      • value: Grade 11
      • value: Grade 12
popularity
3490
links
    • self:
        • href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1B3gEAAA2d/products/1bde43ac-d618-42af-8142-036131c6460d/metadata
        • type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
    • shareInLibby:
        • href: https://link.overdrive.com/share?q=-VUxAMShdiw
        • type: text/HTML
id
1bde43ac-d618-42af-8142-036131c6460d
starRating
4.2
images
    • cover:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/2363-1/{1BDE43AC-D618-42AF-8142-036131C6460D}IMG100.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
    • thumbnail:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/2363-1/{1BDE43AC-D618-42AF-8142-036131C6460D}IMG200.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover150Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/2363-1/{1BDE43AC-D618-42AF-8142-036131C6460D}IMG150.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover300Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/2363-1/{1BDE43AC-D618-42AF-8142-036131C6460D}IMG400.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
isPublicPerformanceAllowed
False
languages
      • code: en
      • name: English
subjects
      • value: History
      • value: Literary Criticism
      • value: Sociology
      • value: Nonfiction
publishDateText
03/21/2017
mediaType
eBook
shortDescription
The “dazzling” and essential portrayal of 1960s America from the author of South and West and The Year of Magical Thinking (The New York Times).
Capturing the tumultuous landscape of the United States, and in particular California, during a pivotal era of social change, the first work of nonfiction from one of American literature’s most distinctive prose stylists is a modern classic.
 
In twenty razor-sharp essays that redefined the art of journalism, National Book Award–winning author Joan Didion reports on a society gripped by a deep generational divide, from the “misplaced children” dropping acid in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury district to Hollywood legend John Wayne filming his first picture after a bout with cancer. She paints indelible portraits of reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes and folk singer Joan Baez, “a personality before she was entirely a person,” and takes...
sortTitle
Slouching Towards Bethlehem Essays
lexileScore
1270
crossRefId
3233273
subtitle
Essays
publisher
Open Road Media
bisacCodes
      • code: HIS036060
      • description: History / United States / 20th Century
      • code: LCO010000
      • description: Literary Collections / Essays
      • code: SOC002010
      • description: Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social