Weird Like Us: My Bohemian America
by Ann Powers
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American bohemia is alive and well and redefining the way all of us live, love, and work: so declares Ann Powers in an invigorating blend of criticism, journalism, and autobiography that takes us into the heart of alternative America today. Powers, one of the nation's most notable music critics, explores how the generation that inherited the counterculture assumptions of the sixties is transforming youthful rebellion into a sustainable alternative style of living--creating a new bohemiawith show more dynamic citizens who are reinventing shared values from the ground up. Through stories from her own life and those of her comrades--artists, writers, entrepreneurs, queers, and cyber-outlaws--Powers traces the evolution of this world and celebrates those who keep bohemia thriving from coast to coast. show lessTags
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Best there is. Some amazing information in this book, and well as entertaining, attention grapping writing style. If you are interested in an incredibly intelectual and compelling defence/ explanation of drug culture, this is for you. Almost everything I know about S&M and whatnot came from this book. Lots of great information. Also, if you are interested in writing, there is a whole section on "selling out". Majorly up my ally.
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Ann Powers is NPR Music's critic and correspondent. She began her career at San Francisco Weekly, and has held positions at the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Village Voice, Blender and the Experience Music Project. Her previous books include Weird Like Us: My Bohemian America; Tori Amos: Piece by Piece, which she cowrote with Amos; show more and Rock She Wrote: Women Write About Rock, Rap, and Pop, which she coedited with Evelyn McDonnell. She was also the editor of Best Music Writing 2010. show less
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