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Loading... Boom!: Talking About the Sixties: What Happened, How It Shaped Today,… (edition 2008)by Tom Brokaw
Work detailsBoom!: Voices of the Sixties Personal Reflections on the '60s and Today by Tom Brokaw None. This book started out great, but I didn't really like the way it ended. I kind of skimmed through a lot of the parts about Vietnam and the last section of the book because I was getting bored. The parts I liked the most were about the women's & Civil Rights Movement. But honestly, sometimes I wanted to tell those baby boomers to get off their high horse. (  ) Rincey | Mar 30, 2013 |  Brokaw's series of interviews with various icons of the 60s is a deeply interesting way to gain insight into why the 60s were the 60s. I get a sense that as they look back, many of these folks are disappointed in where we are today. ( ) chrisod | Aug 15, 2010 | Tom Brokaw's anecdotal commentary is smoothly combined with excerpts from interviews of various politicians, musicians, and persons active in the counterculture movements of the Sixties and early Seventies. This is another worthwhile read for anyone trying to understand the impact and connections today to events that occurred over forty years ago; i.e., assassinations, the1968 democratic convention, the civil rights movement, urban riots, and antiwar demonstrations. Read an excerpt of the book at Tom Brokaw Explores the Turbulent ’60s http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/21655061/ at MSNBC. (lj) (  ) eduscapes | Apr 21, 2010 | Just finished listening to this book--I guess it was the abridged version --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 because 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 | 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 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 09:43:20 -0500) "Now, in Boom!, one of America's premier journalists gives us an epic portrait of another defining era in America as he brings to life the tumultuous Sixties, a fault line in American history. The voices and stories of both famous people and ordinary citizens come together as Brokaw takes us on a memorable journey through a remarkable time, exploring how individual lives and the national mindset 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."--BOOK JACKET.… (more) (summary from another edition) |
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