10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOKINESS»
Discover the use of
hokiness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
hokiness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
American Places: Encounters with History
There's a certain amount of hokiness in it, after all, but so what?" One participant
denied the hokiness: John Pinter, vice president of the Wisconsin Hall of Fame in
Milwaukee. When the White House asked him to arrange a polka float for the ...
William E. Leuchtenburg, 2002
2
Projecting Politics: Political Messages in American Film
Capra's films were characterized by an all- American hokiness that the director
himself called "Capracorn." Others have called it populism, by which they seem to
mean faith in the people. Although written by Sidney Buchman, who later ...
Terry Christensen, Peter J. Haas, 2005
3
Maryland: Hundreds of Ideas for Day Trips with the Kids
A terrific addition to the series by parents, for parents--chock full of places to go and things to do with the kids in and around the Chesapeake Bay.
... and sweet. One night's special beer-baked chicken is moist and delicious, as is
the same smallish bird deep-fried but not battered (it would be crisper if it weren't
smothered in honeyed sauce). The quaint hokiness of the menu is definitely ...
Brilliant colors sizzled in dazzling array! Mallory was a little amazed at the display
, herself. Evidently Diana had stepped out of her conservative tastes to embrace
colors of a Spanish Fiesta; but there wasn't a tinge of hokiness! Radiant yellow ...
... concise writing" and its “quality and diversity of information." Whatever your
opinion of the ad for the New York Institute of Photography on the facing page (
that upsidedown woman does get your attention), it can't compare in hokiness
with ...
7
The 1950s' Most WantedTM: The Top 10 Book of Rock & Roll ...
Not for the last time, state-of-the-art technology was employed in the service of
pure, unvarnished hokiness. (Latter-day examples include James Cameron's
Titanic and any Star Wars flick.) Though it only played on 30 screens nationwide,
the ...
8
The Lion's Den: Heartbreak, Hustle, and Hard Work in Inner ...
There was also my sixth grade teacher, Mr. Walkowicz, who one day came in with
a mini boom box and a backwards hat as “Snoop Mathy Math” and performed a
rap song on the divisibility of fractions. The energy, creative, and hokiness stuck ...
9
Families Are Murder (Point Blank)
"The hokiness of 'fire and water' in particular put me off.You don't image the fool
actually foresaw something do you?" "There are more things in heaven and earth
, Horatio." "Than there are in a Mountboro delicatessen? Didn't the Buddha say ...
10
The New Left Revisited
Ironically, for the many of us who proceeded from disillusionment with the
Russian betrayals of socialism and the hokiness of the Popular Front model,
eager to find better roots among the further-left histories, it was the ex-communist
...
John Campbell McMillian, Paul Buhle, 2008
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOKINESS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
hokiness is used in the context of the following news items.
Shark Week Losing Bite
Never mind the legitimate criticism of the increasing hokiness of the show, with phony searches for particular sharks with nicknames and even ... «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 15»
Goodbye Fox; It's NBC's turn to broadcast the Sprint Cup Series
The contrived hokiness is neither informative or entertaining. Imagine trying to get to your non-NASCAR watching friends to watch NASCAR ... «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
Pat Boone: Proudly square
He was hokey in the fifties and sixties and tried to be hip in the seventies and eighties which only resulted In more hokiness in the nineties and ... «CBS News, Jun 15»
Sir Christopher Lee Dead – 'Dracula' Actor Dies at 93
However, the 1958 Hammer original remains powerful and shocking – Lee elevating the material above mere hokiness. Numerous Hollywood ... «The Bell Jar, Jun 15»
Christopher Lee's top 7 movies from Dracula to The Face of Fu …
However, the 1958 Hammer original remains powerful and shocking – Lee elevating the material above mere hokiness. 2: The Face of Fu ... «Irish Independent, Jun 15»
Mad Men: The End Of An Age
Say what you want about the hokiness of that moment, I'm team Steggy. She deserves a man who loves her and supports her career, nay, loves ... «DorkShelf.com, May 15»
Branson must-sees: Showboat Branson Belle, Baldknobbers …
The Baldknobbers nightly show surely has its Ozark hokiness, spearheaded by Tim Mabes as Droopy Drawers Jr. But the truth about it is that ... «Tulsa World, May 15»
The Definitive Mike Huckabee Scouting Report
Television skills: Well practiced and highly skillful, though his folksiness can at times veer into hokiness. For all his time spent in front of ... «Bloomberg, May 15»
Artsetc Lights, camera, Wisconsin: Nine films set in the Dairy State …
The IMDB description harps on the hokiness and predictability impeccably. “At college Paige meets Eddie, whom she first dislikes but later ... «UW Badger Herald, May 15»
Daredevil Season 2: 10 Marvel Heroes Who Must Cameo
... Affleck movie spectacularly failed at – capture the gritty essence of the character in a realistic noir setting absent of any feeling of hokiness. «WhatCulture, Apr 15»
