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Sting-Ray Afternoons by Steve Rushin

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Condition
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ISBN
9780316392259
Book Title
Stingray Afternoons : a Memoir
Publisher
Little Brown & Company
Item Length
8.2 in
Publication Year
2018
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
1 in
Author
Steve Rushin
Genre
Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Topic
Cultural Heritage, United States / 20th Century, Personal Memoirs, Customs & Traditions, Historical
Item Weight
13 Oz
Item Width
5.5 in
Number of Pages
336 Pages

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Little Brown & Company
ISBN-10
0316392251
ISBN-13
9780316392259
eBay Product ID (ePID)
240372862

Product Key Features

Book Title
Stingray Afternoons : a Memoir
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2018
Topic
Cultural Heritage, United States / 20th Century, Personal Memoirs, Customs & Traditions, Historical
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Author
Steve Rushin
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
13 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Praise for Sting-Ray Afternoons "If you existed in the 1970s and had any awareness of the world around you, Steve Rushin's Sting-Ray Afternoons is going to hit you like the smell of Clairol Herbal Essence Shampoo. Smart as heck, laugh out loud funny and warm, Steve Rushin does for 1970s childhoods what Jean Shepherd did for 1940s Christmas. This book is nothing short of a Nadia Comenici Perfect 10."-- Julie Klam, author of The Stars in Our Eyes and the New York Times bestseller You Had Me at Woof
Dewey Decimal
070.92 B
Synopsis
ONE OF AMAZON'S BEST BOOKS OF 2017 A wild and bittersweet memoir of a classic '70s childhood It's a story of the 1970s. Of a road trip in a wood-paneled station wagon, with the kids in the way-back, singing along to the Steve Miller Band. Brothers waking up early on Saturday mornings for five consecutive hours of cartoons and advertising jingles that they'll be humming all day. A father-one of 3M's greatest and last eight-track-salesman fathers-traveling across the country on the brand-new Boeing 747, providing for his family but wanting nothing more than to get home.It's Steve Rushin's story: of growing up within a '70s landscape populated with Bic pens, Mr. Clean and Scrubbing Bubbles, lightsabers and those oh-so-coveted Schwinn Sting-Ray bikes. STING-RAY AFTERNOONS paints an utterly fond, psychedelically vibrant, laugh-out-loud-funny portrait of an exuberant decade. With sidesplitting commentary, Rushin creates a vivid picture of a decade of wild youth, cultural rebirth, and the meaning of parental, brotherly, sisterly, whole lotta love., "Funny, elegiac... a remarkably sunny coming-of-age story about growing up in a Midwest world." --- NPR This is a story of the 1970s. Of a road trip in a wood-paneled station wagon, with the kids in the way-back, singing along to the Steve Miller Band. Of brothers waking up early on Saturday mornings for five consecutive hours of cartoons. Of growing up in a magical era populated by Bic pens, Mr. Clean and Scrubbing Bubbles, lightsabers and those oh-so-coveted Schwinn Sting-Ray bikes. And of a father--one of 3M's greatest and last eight-track salesmen--traveling across the country on the brand-new Boeing 747, providing for his family but wanting nothing more than to get home. In Sting-Ray Afternoons , Steve Rushin paints an utterly nostalgic, psychedelically vibrant portrait of a decade overflowing with technological evolution, cultural revolution, as well as brotherly, sisterly, and parental love., This is a story of the 1970s. Of a road trip in a wood-paneled station wagon, with the kids in the way-back, singing along to the Steve Miller Band. Of brothers waking up early on Saturday mornings for five consecutive hours of cartoons. Of growing up in a magical era populated by Bic pens, Mr. Clean and Scrubbing Bubbles, lightsabers and those oh-so-coveted Schwinn Sting-Ray bikes. And of a father -- one of 3M's greatest and last eight-track salesmen -- traveling across the country on the brand-new Boeing 747, providing for his family but wanting nothing more than to get home. In Sting-Ray Afternoons , Steve Rushin paints an utterly nostalgic, psychedelically vibrant portrait of a decade overflowing with technological evolution, cultural revolution, as well as brotherly, sisterly, and parental love. "Funny, elegiac... a remarkably sunny coming-of-age story about growing up in a Midwest world." -- NPR
LC Classification Number
PS3618.U743

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  • by plimfan4d07
    23 Jul, 2019

    Awesome period piece read! The 70's rule for growing up!

    This is a great read because it is a period piece (growing up in the 60's and 70's), true story, and how he writes (informative, insightful, funny, touching...), makes it a fantastic book!!! Highly recommend!! I just got my second copy via eBay to share with people! The king of bicycles in the 70's and as a kid growing up in the 70's we spent a lot (I mean a lot!) of time outside and this book just resonates that time frame....

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