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My husband got Going, Going Gone out of the library and read it, I read it, my Dad read it, we all liked it. This book catalogs many of those things our moms, dads and grandparents used or did in daily life that are vanishing through changes in society or technology: carbon paper, rotary phone.

My husband got Going, Going Gone out of the library and read it, I read it, my Dad read it, we all liked it. This book catalogs many of those things our moms, dads and grandparents used or did in daily life that are vanishing through changes in society or technology: carbon paper, rotary phone, garter belts, or mending socks for example. The book describes the things that lead to the phasing out of the old products and methods.

Going, Going, Gone book. Susan Jonas, Marilyn Nissenson. The photocopier killed carbon paper for example. The only down side I can see is that the book is too short.

As the turn of the century approaches, Going, Going, Gone celebrates and eulogizes the quintessential aspects of. .USED Softcover book, 175 pages, . x . x 1. inches. Condition: Very Good. Ships by USPS Media Mail.

As the turn of the century approaches, Going, Going, Gone celebrates and eulogizes the quintessential aspects of y life - good and bad - that are disappearing forever: American elm trees, white gloves, enclosed phone booths, slide rules, dental cavities, and the smell of burning leaves, among many, many others. Accompanied by evocative photographs of each subject in its heyday, these lighthearted but informative essays conjure up dozens of items that Americans use, see, surround themselves with, and think about daily - or did until yesterday.

Going Going Gone Vanishing Americana By Susan Jonas and Marilyn Nissenson Illustrated. The title by itself inspires a guessing game. What things did Susan Jonas and Marilyn Nissenson have in mind when writing their engaging new book, "Going Going Gone: Vanishing Americana"? They write in their introduction: "As the list of subjects for this book expanded, we developed ground rules. We rejected pet rocks, propeller beanies and Hula-Hoops - fads that were created to be ephemeral.

Jonas and Nissenson, who have collaborated before (. Going, Going, Gone: Vanishing America, Chronicle, 1994. Marilyn Nissenson is a veteran journalist living in New York City

Jonas and Nissenson, who have collaborated before (. pa., have put together a coherent and engrossing work. Their experiences with their. Marilyn Nissenson is a veteran journalist living in New York City. She worked for many years as a writer and producer of television documentaries, and she has co-authored six books of social history. Her most recent publication is the biography, The Lady Upstairs, Dorothy Schiff and the New York Post.

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Items related to Going, Going, Gone: Vanishing Americana. Jonas and Nissenson ( The Ubiquitous Pig ) slyly present nostalgia with a subtext-many of their examples of phenomena which are disappearing, or already have disappeared, are gender-related. Susan Jonas; Marilyn Nissenson Going, Going, Gone: Vanishing Americana. ISBN 13: 9780811819190. Each entry has a short descriptive essay and black-and-white photographs. For example, the treatise on blue laws-which kept businesses closed on Sundays-outlines their Puritan roots and points out that with women in the work force, Sunday shopping became a necessity.

From Chronicle Books, known for its wonderful documentations of American things and ways, comes Going Going Gone: Vanishing Americana, a book of epitaphs for such cultural icons as the automat, bridge parties, the nuclear family, garters, girdles, and two-newspaper towns. The authors remind us how, quietly and without notice, so many things left the American scene – like chop suey, hotel keys, rotary phones, fire escapes, and balsa-wood model airplanes.

Going, Going, Gone: Vanishing Americana, Chronicle Books (San . Nissenson and Jacobs took a similar approach in The Ubiquitous Pig. Photographs and text examine the relationship between ma.

Going, Going, Gone: Vanishing Americana, Chronicle Books (San Francisco, CA), 1994. Photographs and text examine the relationship between man and hogs, including mythological references, practical uses, and popular references.