Presents nine essays on American culture and society in the 1970s, covering race, gender, the economy, punk rock, skateboarding, and disco and gay culture.
Collects thirteen essays on various themes relating to the counterculture in the U.S. during the 1960s and 1970s, covering cultural politics, racial and sexual identity, media and popular culture, and different ways of deconditioning the human mind.
Describes twelve important events in the U.S. during the 1960s and 1970s, including the assassination of President Kennedy, the killings at Kent State, and the passing of the Civil Rights Act, and imagines how history might have gone had they not happened.
Kate Mularkey is thrilled when Tully Hart moves in across the street, and the two form an immediate friendship that remains strong through the next thirty years, until one act of betrayal threatens to destroy both their lives and the friendship that has seen them through life's highs and lows.
Thirteen-year-old Alison Glass struggles to adapt to life in her new town and forms an unlikely friendship with the troubled daughter of a new age guru and his substance-abusing wife.
Describes some of the major events of the 1970s that helped to change the world including President Nixon's visit to China, Viking I landing on Mars, the fall of Saigon and the end to the Vietnam War, and more.
Discusses four major events during the 1970s: Watergate and Nixon's resignation, the beginning of the environmental movement, the blockbuster movies of Spielberg and Lucas, and the popularity of punk and disco music.
