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1	1968: The Year That Rocked the World more books like this by Mark Kurlansky It was the year of sex and drugs and rock and roll; it was also the year of the Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy assassinations, Prague Spring, the Chicago convention, the anti-war movement and the Tet Offensive, the student rebellion that paralyzed France, Civil Rights, the generation gap, the beginning of the end for the Soviet Union, and ... see all copies from $3.01! new only from $9.21! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Bonny Dawn more books like this by Catherine Cookson "For seventeen-year-old Brid Stevens the day began at four o'clock on a summer morning, when her alarm clock roused her from a dream-filled sleep. She had an appointment to keep with Joe Lloyd, whom she had met at the weekly dance. On the cliff-top at Stockwell Hill, overlooking the sea, they were to watch the sun come up. What was to occur after ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.43! \| first editions
3	Criss Cross more books like this by Lynne Rae Perkins She wished something would happen. Something good. To her. Checking her wish for loopholes, she found one. Hoping it wasn't too late, she thought the word "soon," Meanwhile, in another part of town, he felt as if the world was opening. Life was rearranging itself; bulging in places, fraying in spots. He felt himself changing, too, but into ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	A Freewheelin' Time: A Memoir of Greenwich Village in the Sixties more books like this by Suze Rotolo Rotolo has written a moving account of the fertile years just before the circus of the 1960s was in full swing with Bob Dylan as the anointed ringmaster. She chronicles the backstory of Greenwich Village in the early days, when Dylan was honing his music skills and she was in the ring with him. see all copies from $12.95! new only from $13.77! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Wednesday Sisters more books like this by Meg Waite Clayton Humorous and moving, this novel--set in California during the tumultuous 1960s--is a literary feast for book lovers that earns a place among those popular works that honor the joyful, mysterious, unbreakable bonds between friends. see all copies from $11.00! new only from $11.00! \| SVS
6	The Armageddon Rag more books like this by George R R Martin Sandy Blair, a writer struggling with his latest novel, finds himself easily distracted when he is asked to cover the bizarre murder of a rock promoter for an alternative newspaper. What begins as a simple piece of investigative journalism soon becomes a nightmarish trip through the past, as Blair gets caught up in the rebirth of the Nazgûl, a ... see all copies from $2.60! new only from $8.07! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Leigh more books like this by Lyn Cote "A young woman pursues her dreams of being a journalist, immersing herself in the rights movement and antiwar protests over Vietnam"--Provided by publisher. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.34! \| first editions
8	The Sixties more books like this by Richard Avedon, Doon Arbus This work offers a portrait of the sixties by photographer, Richard Avedon. In addition to the photographs of those who characterized the era, there are fifty interviews including Dr Spock and Janis Joplin. Portraits include The Beatles, Norman Mailer, Truman Capote and American Nazi Party. see all copies from $13.95! new only from $43.68! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	The Girl I Left Behind: A Narrative History of the Sixties more books like this by Judith Nies A heartfelt memoir and piercing social commentary, this work recounts one courageous woman's journey towards independence, and evaluates the outcome of the 1960s feminist movement on the women who made it happen--and the daughters born in their wake. see all copies from $12.50! new only from $12.50! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Portable Sixties Reader more books like this by Various, Ann Charters (Editor) In this anthology of more than 100 selections of essays, poetry, and fiction by some of America's most gifted writers, Charters sketches the unfolding of this most turbulent decade. see all copies from $8.89! new only from $9.00! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	From Camelot to Kent State: The Sixties Experience in the Words of Those Who Lived It more books like this by Joan Morrison, Robert K Morrison No decade in American history continues to fascinate us like the Sixties. No decade combines such hopeful idealism with such violence and disillusionment, or witnesses such profound political, cultural, and personal upheavals. And no decade benefits more from being seen through the eyes of those who experienced first-hand the shocks and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.76! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Where Have All the Flowers Gone?: The Diary of Molly MacKenzie Flaherty more books like this by Ellen Emerson White Molly Flaherty's Us brother is a U.S. Marine fighting in Vietnam while she remains in Boston amid the radically changing political and social landscape. Molly records this disturbing time period in American history in her diary. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00!
13 view cover	Prime Green: Remembering the Sixties more books like this by Robert Stone Told in brilliant detail, "Prime Green" explores the 1960s in all its weird, innocent, and fascinating glory. Relating his incredible experiences, the legendary novelist and master storyteller forges a moving and adventurous portrait of a unique moment in American history. 8-page b&w photo insert. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Sway more books like this by Zachary Lazar Three dramatic and emblematic stories intertwine in Lazars extraordinary new novel--the early days of the Rolling Stones; the life of avant-garde filmmaker Kenneth Anger; and the community of Charles Manson and his followers. see all copies from $6.75! new only from $7.00! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Amazing Dope Tales more books like this by Stephen Gaskin Stephen Gaskin looks back on the San Francisco scene during the 1960s -- the Summer of Love, the Grateful Dead, and the Merry Pranksters -- and shares his mind-blowing adventures. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
16 view cover	All American Ads of the 60's more books like this by Jim Heimann This text offers a colourful plethora of American advertisements and newspaper articles from the swinging 60's for just about anything the dollar could buy. see all copies from $12.78! new only from $18.98!
17 view cover	What the Dormouse Said: 6how the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry more books like this by John Markoff While there have been several written histories of the personal computer, a well-known technology writer has created the first ever to spotlight the unique political and cultural forces of the 1960s that gave rise to this revolutionary technology. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.78! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Mad about the Sixties: The Best of the Decade more books like this by Mad Magazine Alfred E. Neuman as a flower child? Ecch! Here is a hilarious look back at the Sixties from America's foremost satire magazine. Illustrated throughout in color and black and white, this MADcap compendium showcases the best send-ups, takeoffs, and put-ons from the era that gave us Tiny Tim and Timothy Leary. You'll be transported back to the days ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.69! \| first editions
19 view cover	The Queer Sixties more books like this by Professor Patricia Juliana Smith (Editor) As the 1960s recede further into our collective memory, curiosity and nostalgia for this groovy, flower-powered decade persists. Many books have charted the social history of this tumultuous time, but none have provided queer readings of the icons and iconoclasts that peopled its stage. The Queer Sixties assembles an impressive group of cultural ... see all copies from $4.46! new only from $28.14!
20 view cover	The Sixties: Years of Hope, Days of Rage more books like this by Professor Todd Gitlin With verve and brilliance, Gitlin vividly brings to life the years when an entire generation revelled in its power to shape history and society, as the New Left emerged from the disaffection of the '50s to take a powerful stand in the activism and violent upheavals of the '60s. Completely updated. see all copies from $5.25! new only from $12.98! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Secret Love more books like this by Bart Schneider Enraptured critics praised Bart Schneider's first novel, Blue Bossa, as "a haunting portrait ... a new work of art" (Chicago Tribune), "a heart-rending story" (San Francisco Chronicle), and "superb . . . masterful . . . breathtaking" (Minneapolis Star-Tribune). Now, Schneider writes about a time simmering with social revolution, but rarely ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Promise of a Dream: Remembering the Sixties more books like this by Sheila Rowbotham Sheila Rowbotham's wryly humerous and honest memoir about growing up in the 'sixties was universally praised by critics when published in hardcover. It contains all the sex, drugs and rock-and-roll that you'd expect from the period. But Sheila writes with charm and candour to reveal a more complex cultural moment that proved to be such a break ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $10.20! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	America Dreaming: How Youth Changed America in the Sixties more books like this by Laban Carrick Hill Laban Hill, author of the acclaimed Harlem Stomp, is back with an in-depth exploration of America in the 1960's and the young people who built a new world around them and changed our society significantly. Like Harlem Stomp, America Dreaming is an educational and visual look into a time of energy and influence. Covering subjects such as the civil ... see all copies from $5.50! new only from $8.48! \| SVS
24 view cover	Make Love, Not War: The Sexual Reevolution-An Unfettered History more books like this by David Allyn A history of how the sexual revolution changed life in America forever. A frank portrait of private lives and public discourse, it traces changes from the deceptively repressive 50s, to the first tremors of rebellion in the early 60s, the sexual rights movement, the revolution's heyday and even counter-revolution. Covering the growing acceptance ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Crazy Man more books like this by Pamela Porter It is 1965, and 12-year-old Emaline, living on a wheat farm, must deal with a family that is falling apart. When her dog, Prince, chases a hare into the path of the tractor, she chases after him, and her father accidentally runs over her leg, leaving her with a long convalescence and a permanent disability. Even worse, from Emaline's point of view ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| signed copies \| SVS

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