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1、ContentsTITLEPAGEDEDICATIONFOREWORDANDACKNOWLEDGMENTSCHAPTER1•HometownCHAPTER2•WelcometoKidWorldCHAPTER3•BirthofaSuperheroCHAPTER4•TheAgeofExcitementCHAPTER5•ThePursuitofPleasureCHAPTER6•SexandOtherDistractionsCHAPTER7•Boom!CHAPTER8•SchoolDaysCHAPTER9•ManatWorkCHAPTER10•DownontheFarmC
2、HAPTER11•What,MeWorry?CHAPTER12•OutandAboutCHAPTER13•ThePubicYearsCHAPTER14•FarewellBIBLIOGRAPHYILLUSTRATIONCREDITSABOUTTHEAUTHORALSOBYBILLBRYSONCOPYRIGHTFOOTNOTES*1Infact,likemostotherpeopleinAmerica.Theleadingfoodwriteroftheage,DuncanHines,authorofthehugelysuccessfulAdventuresinGood
3、Eating,washimselfacautiouseateranddeclaredwithpridethatheneveratefoodwithFrenchnamesifhecouldpossiblyhelpit.Hines’sotherproudboastwasthathedidnotventureoutofAmericauntilhewasseventyyearsold,whenhemadeatriptoEurope.Hedislikedmuchofwhathefoundthere,especiallythefood.Returntotext.*2Altog
4、etherthemothersofpostwarAmericagavebirthto76millionkidsbetween1946and1964,whentheirpooroldoverworkedwombsallgaveoutmoreorlessatonce,evidently.Returntotext.*3Socalledbecausehispantsalwayshadasaggylumpofpoopinthem.Iexpecttheystilldo.Returntotext.*4Ihavesincelearnedfrommymoreworldlyinfor
5、mantStephenKatzthatPinky’searneditskeepbysellingdirtymagazinesunderthecounter.Ihadnoidea.Returntotext.*5ThoughLasVegaswasnotinthosedaysthethrobbingcityweknowtoday.Throughoutmostofthe1950sitremainedasmallresorttownwayoutinabakingvoid.Itdidn’tgetitsfirsttrafficlightuntil1952oritsfirstel
6、evator(intheRivieraHotel)until1955,accordingtoSallyDentonandRogerMorrisinTheMoneyandthePower:TheMakingofLasVegasandItsHoldonAmerica,1947–2000.Returntotext.*6Aslateas1959,after-taxearningsforafactoryworkerheadingafamilyoffourwere$81.03aweek,$73.49forasinglefactoryworker,thoughthecostof
7、TVshadfallensignificantly.Returntotext.*7Itsaysmuch,Ithink,thattheparkinglotatDisneyland,coveringonehundredacres,waslargerthantheparkitself,atsixtyacres.Itcouldhold12,175cars—coincidentallyalmostexactlythenumberoforangetreesthathadbeendugupduringconstruction.Returntotext.*8Ofcourseit’
8、sposs
