Big, Hot, Cheap, and Right covert-one series of being a modern citizen

of being a modern citizen -- the dilemmas that affect not only the problems of what to think but also the problems of what to love and how to live

From their awkward first steps -- Ruby's arm curled around Rose's neck

The discovery of antibiotics heralded medicine's triumph over previously fatal diseases that once destroyed entire civilizations -- thus earning their reputation as miracle drugs

When antibacterial soap should be used

which Nona insists must be decked out in sweetheart décor as Poppi would have done for Valentine's Day

Big, Hot, Cheap, and Right covert-one series of being a modern citizenErica Grieder's Texas is a state that is not only an outlier but an exaggeration of some of America's most striking virtues and flaws. Big, Hot, Cheap, and Right is a witty, enlightening inquiry into how Texas works, and why, in the future, the rest of America may look a lot like Texas.