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The Average American: The Extraordinary Search for the Nation's Most Ordinary Citizen
The Average American The Extraordinary Search for the Nation's Most Ordinary Citizen Author:Kevin O'Keefe A travel narrative with a winding route aimed directly at the heart of America. Who is the most perfectly average man or woman in the nation, and what does that mean for the rest of us? John Q Public. Plain Jane. The Average Joe. We know the type but we've never met the person, until Kevin O'Keefe took matters into his own hands. O'Keef... more »e hit the road to find the one man or woman who is more average than any other. And he asked, how does America--a nation as fond of its superlatives, its winners, and its "best of" lists as it is of the common man--think about the averageness within it? Combining this search with a look into the history and assumptions about the average American, O'Keefe discovered that many myths about Americans are untrue. We are not as culturally divided as is often said, nor as fat. Most people are staying in suburbs rather than moving to exurbs, IQs are rising, and no, not everyone wants to be famous. Readers will learn a lot about America, the people in it, and whether it's ok (it is) to be average.« less