Here’s another one I picked up from the bibliography of Modern Romance, Aziz Ansari’s book that I love so much I’ve stockpiled copies to give as gifts. I was about twelve pages in before I realized that even for a similar topic the writing and subject matter seemed too familiar; Coontz also wrote Marriage, a History, which I read recently and found the same way. Obviously this book covers much of the same ground, although with an emphasis on the family unit as opposed to […]
A Horse and Carriage DID Get Replaced With Cars, You Know
This was one of several books I purchased from the bibliography of Aziz Ansari’s AMAZING Modern Romance – seriously, go buy that book – in an Amazon order that made my husband very nervous upon delivery. (I’m not looking to divorce you, dear; I just find social histories fascinating). However, the book that I kept thinking of when reading this was Future Shock. This book is barely a decade old and thankfully one major component is already out of date with the legalization of gay […]