Category: popular culture
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Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution
By Sara Marcus Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Harper Perennial, 2010 Genres: Non-fiction, social sciences, feminism, women’s studies, popular culture ISBN: 9780061806360 Intended audience: Adults Number of pages: 367 Setting: Mainly set in Olympia, WA & Washington DC (but also includes other locations in the US and Europe) Time period: 1989-1994 Description: Punk rock…
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I’m a Lebowski, You’re a Lebowski: Life, The Big Lebowski, and What Have You
By Bill Green, Ben Peskoe, Will Russell, & Scott Shuffitt; Foreward by Jeff Bridges Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Bloomsbury, 2007 Genre: Non-fiction, social science, popular culture ISBN: 9781596912465 Intended audience: Achievers Number of pages: 237 Setting: USA, mostly California but also Louisville, Kentucky Time period: Contemporary Description: This book is a must read…
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This is Your Country on Drugs: the Secret History of Getting High in America
By Ryan Grim Place: Publisher & Year: Hoboken: Wiley, 2009 Genres: Non-fiction, social sciences, history, popular culture ISBN: 9780470167397 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 264 (including notes and index) Setting: USA Time period: 1800s – present Plot summary: Grim tells the story of America’s relationship with various drugs throughout the country’s history up to…
