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Totally Awesome 80s by Matthew Rettenmund (1996, Paperback) 
Totally Awesome 80s by Matthew Rettenmund (1996, Paperback)

 
Totally Awesome 80s by Matthew Rettenmund (1996, Paperback)

Publisher: St Martins Pr
Publication Date: 1996-11-01
Language: English
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0312144369
ISBN-13: 9780312144364
Product ID: EPID119363
Description: Matthew Rettenmund's light-hearted study of the 1980s, TOTALLY AWESOME 80s, mines the decade that gave the world Ronald Reagan, AIDS, and the Post-It note for pop-culture memories that'll also spark recollections of such memorabilia as t...
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Matthew Rettenmund's light-hearted study of the 1980s, TOTALLY AWESOME 80s, mines the decade that gave the world Ronald Reagan, AIDS, and the Post-It note for pop-culture memories that'll also spark recollections of such memorabilia as the JANE FONDA WORKOUT BOOK, the advent of the VCR, and the rise of the phrase "politically correct." Rettenmund is an entertaining tour guide through the minutiae of a period that some may prefer to forget. But whether you view the '80s as a cultural goldmine or a swamp of greed-is-good decadence, the author's knowing, often sardonic tone is good for sharp reminders of the perils of the age, like the threat of nuclear war with Russia, as well as such momentous happenings as the birth of future HOME ALONE star Macaulay Culkin in 1980. With chapters on music, the movies, and TV, TOTALLY AWESOME 80s expertly conjures the lighter side of a decade when significant world events like the 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall would soon be reduced to questions in that equally evocative '80s phenomenon, the board game Trivial Pursuit.

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Publication Date:1996-11-01

Size
Height:11.0 in
Width:8.5 in
Thickness:0.5 in
Weight:17.6 oz

Publisher's Note
The first pop reference book to capture the spirit of the 80s experience, Totally Awesome 80s chronicles not only pop music but also the faces, places, fads, fashions, movies, television shows, toys, and videos that defined the "Greed Decade". From skinny ties to Valspeak to the birth of MTV, no 80s cultural trend is overlooked in this comprehensive tribute to all things 80s. 300 photos.

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