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The Road to Woodstock The Road to Woodstock Michael Lang August 15, 1969. Richie Havens, the first act of the Woodstock Music and Art Fair, takes the stage and welcomes a crowd of several hundred thousand to the green fields of Max Yasgur's farm—which is q… OL14956551W
Season of the witch Season of the witch David Talbot Salon founder David Talbot chronicles the cultural history of San Francisco and from the late 1960s to the early 1980s when figures such as Harvey Milk, Janis Joplin, Jim Jones, and Bill Walsh helped… OL16117355W
Lost at sea Lost at sea Jon Ronson Ronson investigates the strange things we are willing to believe in, from lifelike robots programmed with the personalities of our loved ones to indigo children to hyper successful spiritual healers.… OL17034389W
Barney - Grove Press and Barney Rosset Barney - Grove Press and Barney Rosset Michael Rosenthal An incisive, compulsively readable biography of the man the Guardian called the most influential avant-garde publisher of the twentieth century. An impetuous outsider who delighted in confronting Ame… OL17710040W
Any day now Any day now Terry Bisson A coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of the emerging radicalized culture of the 1960s throughout the eastern United States serves as a commentary on the nation as experienced by members of … OL17769732W
After Woodstock After Woodstock Elliot Tiber During the summer of 69, Elliot Tiber helped start the gay liberation movement and saved the Woodstock Festival from cancellation. But some of the best and most significant events of Tiber s life did… OL17873426W
Beat Beat Christopher Felver A collection of images, text, ephemera, artifacts, and reminiscence celebrates the creative spirit and joyous antics of the men and women known as the Beat Generation. Spotlighted are Hunter S. Thom… OL1875144W
Girl gangs, biker boys, and real cool cats Girl gangs, biker boys, and real cool cats Peter Doyle,Iain McIntyre,Andrew Nette The first comprehensive account of how the rise of postwar youth culture was depicted in mass-market pulp fiction. As the young created new styles in music, fashion, and culture, pulp fiction shadowe… OL19750200W
Woodstock Woodstock Evans, Mike,Paul Kingsbury August 2009 marks the 40th anniversary of the original Woodstock Festival. This volume offers a day-by-day, act-by-act account of events on Yasgur's Farm, including interviews and quotes from those w… OL19931668W
Make it a green peace! Make it a green peace! Frank S. Zelko "The emergence of Greenpeace in the late 1960s from a loose-knit group of anti-nuclear and anti-whaling activists fundamentally changed the nature of environmentalism--its purpose, philosophy, and ta… OL19983955W
Historia discordia Historia discordia Adam Gorightly "Chronicling Discordianism's halcyon days, Historia Discordia presents a fun and freewheeling romp through rare photos, holy tracts, art collages, and fnords, many of which appear for the first time … OL19987165W
The steampunk user's manual The steampunk user's manual Desirina Boskovich Steampunk, the retro-futuristic cultural movement, has become a substantial and permanent genre in the worlds of fantasy and science fiction. A large part of its appeal is that, at its core, Steampun… OL19988262W
Another little piece of my heart Another little piece of my heart Goldstein, Richard "In 1966, at the ripe age of 22, Richard Goldstein approached The Village Voice with a novel idea. "I want to be a rock critic," he said. "What's that?" the editor replied. It was a logical question,… OL19998757W
Chimpanzee Chimpanzee Darin Bradley A high level of unemployment has destroyed the economy, resulting in record student loan defaults. In this dystopian landscape, the government has developed a method of taking back the knowledge gai… OL19998998W
Heads Heads Jarnow, Jesse (Music journalist) The history of psychedelic drug counterculture, beginning in the 1950s when the drugs were a promising psychological treatment through their hippie heyday and up to modern day usage. The essential hi… OL20026344W
The Soulful Child The Soulful Child Chloe Rachel Gallaway 327 pages ; 23 cm OL20207733W
Révolte consommée Révolte consommée Heath, Joseph "Dans un savant mélange de fines observations sociologiques, de philosophie et de culture populaire, Heath et Potter s'interrogent sur les mécanismes régissant le développement de la contre-culture, … OL24157363W
Benson's house Benson's house John Milner "The 1864 art debut of Sarah Taggart Benson's spurred wide acclaim among New York society. Many thought a woman artist would not be taken seriously, but her popularity grew, spawning an insurrection … OL24203536W
News Dissector News Dissector Danny Schechter "News Dissector brings together Danny Schechter's writings on human rights, politics, and the media over a span of four decades of activism and reporting: this includes his experiences with radio new… OL2618384W
Borg like me & other tales of art, eros, and embedded systems Borg like me & other tales of art, eros, and embedded systems Gareth Branwyn "A comprehensive collection of cyberculture pioneer Gareth Branwyn's best work, Borg Like Me spans an over 30 year writing career. The book covers Branwyn's coming of age in a hippie commune, his inv… OL27736760W
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