Eric Dregni crea narrazioni avvincenti che esplorano gli aspetti bizzarri e spesso trascurati della cultura e della vita quotidiana. La sua scrittura è caratterizzata da un'acuta osservazione, umorismo e un profondo apprezzamento per le peculiarità che rendono uniche le diverse società. Attingendo ai suoi ampi viaggi ed esperienze, Dregni invita i lettori in viaggi attraverso paesaggi diversi, scoprendo i dettagli affascinanti che danno forma alla connessione umana. La sua voce distintiva offre una prospettiva rinfrescante, rendendo il suo lavoro sia acuto che molto divertente.
In Vikings in the Attic, Eric Dregni tracks down and explores the significant—often bizarre—historic sites, tales, and traditions of Scandinavia's peculiar colony in the Midwest. Dregni reveals the little-known tales that lie beneath the surface of Nordic America and proves by example why generations of Scandinavian-Americans have come to love and cherish these tales and traditions so dearly.
Hail Minnesota for its strange sites, bizarre history, and peculiar folks! Come along and climb the Witch's Tower, sit down in a two-story outhouse, and spend a night in the Drunk Tank at the JailHouse Historic Inn. Then go gape at the country's largest collection of underwear. After all that, relax at the Bowling Hall of Fame. This new paperback version of Weird Minnesota is a wild and wacky trip you'll never forget.
"The Life Vespa celebrates these iconic machines, looking at them from a cultural perspective in a package that's attractive to neophytes, established enthusiasts, and the simply curious. This design-driven book tells the story through images and text, combining all aspects of the scooters and the thriving culture surrounding them."--Provided by publisher
"Eric Dregni takes his son on a return trip to Norway--the country where he was born fifteen years earlier--to investigate whether it really is the happiest country on Earth"-- Provided by publisher
The Scooter Bible is an entertaining and authoritative photographic history of the little motorbikes that could, beginning with the first scooter in 1902 and continuing right through to modern electric scooters.
Die Vespa war von Anfang an weit mehr als ein preiswertes Transportmittel. Der Motorroller aus Pontedera brachte mit der gewonnenen Fahrfreiheit ein neues Lebensgefühl der Jugendlichen zum Ausdruck und wurde bald zur Kultmarke über Italiens Grenzen hinaus. Zahllose Prominente begeisterten sich ebenso dafür, egal ob Audrey Hepburn, Ursula Andres, John Wayne, Brad Pitt oder James Dean, nicht zu vergessen, die britische Mod-Szene in den 1960er Jahren! Motorlegenden. Das Buch bietet ein breites, buntes und kultiges Kaleidoskop mit viel Zeitkolorit und Lifestyle rund um den trendigen Motorroller aus Italien.