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Loading... Boom!: Voices of the Sixties Personal Reflections on the '60s and Todayby Tom Brokaw
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Just finished listening to this book--I guess it was the abridged verrsion --so I'll need to get the book. Having started college in 1969 --I truly enjoyed hearing the recap--all the events that were happening--that in my own naive way I was unaware of-- largely becasue of my focus on family issues, lack of money and dealing with an alcoholic parent... listening to this --has given me a perspective I didn't have before. (  ) cljacobson | Jan 21, 2010 |  This should have been a good book, but Brokaw's condescending tone destroys what could have been honest recollections of an exciting chapter in American history. (  ) jwcooper3 | Nov 15, 2009 | What a wonderful review of the years 1968-2006 with Tom Brokaw. Through his review of history, its politics and its culture, Brokaw takes us down memory lane. Many icons are interviewed for this book in addition to Brokaw's memories of who and what he was during that time. This book is read by Brokaw in his voice which I find so calm and soothing anyway. An excellent audio!!! ( ) LivelyLady | Feb 7, 2009 | I finished reading Boom! I found this to be a fascinating and thought-provoking group of essays on many of the people who had impact because of their leadership in the counterculture or perhaps the politics or even because of their part in the war or maybe their decision to NOT be involved in the war during the sixties/early seventies. Also, of course, there were many people involved in the civil rights movement. While I technically don't fall into the classification of baby boomer (defined as the generation born between 1946 and 1964), I'm close enough to the group (I've always said I'm on the cusp - just as I'm an Aquarius but on the cusp there too - with the Capricorns) to feel in kin with them, far more than I've ever felt a part of the next generation really. I loved the book. I have highlights and tabs throughout because there were quotes I wanted to remember and things that I didn't know from the past that I didn't want to lose track of. I recommend this book to anyone wanting to learn a little more about our history, the history of the boomers, and anyone who might want to know what some of those boomers think about that time in history now given what they know about where we've come. And what do they think about where our country is today? Boom! Voices of the Sixties Personal Reflections on the Sixties and Today (  ) KinnicChick | Nov 3, 2008 | Very interesting reading for someone who grew up in the 60s. ( ) dianaks | Sep 20, 2008 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0812975111, Paperback)In Boom!, Tom Brokaw, one of America’s premier journalists and the acclaimed author of The Greatest Generation, gives us an epic portrait of another defining era in America: the tumultuous Sixties. The voices and stories of both famous people and ordinary citizens come together in this “virtual reunion” as Brokaw takes us on a memorable journey through a remarkable time, exploring how individuals and the national mood were affected by a controversial era and showing how the aftershocks of the Sixties continue to resound in our lives today. In the reflections of a generation, Brokaw also discovers lessons that might guide us in the years ahead. Race, politics, war, feminism, popular culture, and music are all delved into here. Brokaw explores how members of this generation have gone on to bring activism and a Sixties mindset into individual entrepreneurship , as we hear stories of how this formative decade has shaped our perspectives on business, the environment, politics, family, and our national existence. Remarkable in its insights, wonderfully written and reported, this revealing book lets us join in these frank conversations about America then, now, and tomorrow.Bonus DVD: Excerpt From 1968 with Tom Brokaw, A History Channel special Praise for Boom! “Tom Brokaw does an excellent job of capturing an exciting, controversial period in American history and Boom! is a worthy addition to his growing canon.”–New York Post “[Tom Brokaw] approaches this magnum opus with warmth, curiosity and conviction, the same attributes that worked so well for his Greatest Generation.” –The New York Times “[A] verbal scrapbook of the Sixties . . . [Boom! shows] that the era’s core issues–racism, women’s rights, a nation-dividing war–remain central today, and that the values boomers championed haven’t yet gone bust.” –People (four stars) “Packed with memorable people, places, events . . . A ‘virtual reunion’ of 1960s folks telling what they did back then, where they’ve been since and how they assess that tumultuous decade.” –Chicago Tribune “Genuinely fascinating recollections . . . plenty of memorable anecdotes.” –The Wall Street Journal (retrieved from Amazon Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:52:28 -0500) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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