Over the Counter #105

What book caught my eye this week as it passed over my library counter and under the scanner? Boring Postcards USA edited by Martin Parr. Actually, I found them kind of fascinating!

From the publisher Phaidon:

" A companion to Martin Parr's fascinating and extremely funny Boring Postcards, this collection brings together 160 of the dullest postcards of 1950s, 1960s and 1970s America.

Hilarious views of quintessentially ordinary America, including motels, shopping malls, truck stops and interstate highways.

Reveals poignant insights into postwar American social, cultural and architectural values."

(Over the Counter is a regular feature at A Bookworm's World. I've sadly come the realization that I cannot physically read every book that catches my interest as it crosses over my counter at the library. But... I can mention them and maybe one of them will catch your eye as well. See if your local library has them on their shelves!)