Banned in Boston: A Slightly Naughty-But-nice Fable of The 1980s
- ISBN-10
- 1736516507
- ISBN-13
- 9781736516508
- Series
- Banned in Boston
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-08-21
- Authors
- Daniel Kimmel, Deborah Hand-Cutler
Description
Ben Porter is an MBA student unsure what his future holds. Franklin Abbott is a Boston Brahman, wanting to use his "old money" to do some good for the city he loves. Margaret O'Leary is a widowed Irish matron from South Boston who is indignant about most everything except her numerous friends and relations. This unlikely trio heads up Decency and Morality Now! (which has the unfortunate acronym of D.A.M.N!) This antipornography organization has seen its funding dwindle with the advent of the VCR, as well as the city's indifference to the issue. They come up with a way to "fight fire with fire" in order to increase their revenue stream. It's foolproof - unless they get caught, that is. Revisit Boston in the 1980s, a time of relative innocence, in this "slightly naughty-but-nice" fable, in which "things are not always what they seem." You never know what might get "Banned in Boston."
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- 2011-09-20
- 224 pages
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- 272 pages
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