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He's known as the class clown - the kid with a lot of nerve. And some believe thirteen-year-old Jack Mathias is too confident for his own good. His audacious practical jokes and impulsiveness frequently land him in hot water and growing up seems a world away. However, a sudden wild adventure with his unlikely companions, Gene (the nerd) and Edgar (the shy outcast), thrusts Jack towards maturity with more of a shove than normal life would ever have managed. Will he meet the challenge? The trio's illicit and desperate quest to find long-hidden treasure leads them into great danger, challenging their collective wits and testing the limits of their physical and mental endurance. Will Jack, the natural, fearless leader, discover the ancient jewels and a different version of himself in the process? Or will he avoid personal responsibility for the rest of his life?

Exploring the cultural phenomenon of punk, this book offers an unfiltered account of the movement and its iconic band, the Sex Pistols. It delves into the social and political backdrop of the era, revealing how these elements shaped the music and attitudes of a generation. Through vivid storytelling, it captures the essence of a rebellious spirit and the impact of punk on society, making it a definitive narrative of this transformative period in music history.

With its high-quality photographs, Picture Post (1938-57) was the most popular and influential magazine of its time. 'Picture Post Idols' celebrates the men and women who captivated the public during this era—the idols and image-makers of popular entertainment. The collection features iconic figures and moments from the Forties and Fifties, including Vera Lynn, whose heartfelt songs embodied the spirit of the time; Glenn Miller and other pioneers of the 'big band sound'; and timeless films like 'Gone with the Wind' and 'Casablanca', which continue to resonate today. Ealing Studios, even without stars like James Dean, rivaled Hollywood's offerings. Billie Holliday brought the blues, while Bill Haley rocked the world; crooners enchanted audiences, and skiffle groups emerged. The radio entertained with the anarchic comedy of 'ITMA' and 'The Goon Show', while the 1953 Coronation dazzled new television owners with its black-and-white spectacle. The collection is crowned by the ineffable Marilyn Monroe. Featuring photographs from renowned photojournalists and portrait photographers, it combines glitz and glamour with behind-the-scenes insights, showcasing the unique 'star quality' that defined the Forties and Fifties as a golden age of popular entertainment.

"England's Dreaming "is the ultimate book on punk, its progenitors, the Sex Pistols, and the moment they defined for music fans in England and the United States. Savage brings to life the sensational story of the meteoric rise and rapid implosion of the Pistols through layers of rich detail, exclusive interviews, and rare photographs. This fully revised and updated edition of the book covers the legacy of punk twenty-five years later and provides an account of the Pistols' 1996 reunion as well as a freshly updated discography and a completely new introduction.

The SUNDAY TIMES Top Ten Bestseller#1 Book of the Year, UNCUT#1 Book of the Year, ROUGH TRADEBook of the Year, MOJOOver the course of two albums and some legendary gigs, Joy Division became the most successful and exciting underground band of their generation.

Teenagers--as we have come to define them--were not, journalist Savage tells us, born in the 1950s of rockers and Beatniks, when most histories would begin. Rather, the teenager as icon can be traced back to the 1890s, when the foundations for the new century were laid in urban youth culture. This cultural history charts the spread of the American ideal of youth through England and Europe and around the world. From Peter Pan to Oscar Wilde, Anne Frank to the Wizard of Oz, Savage documents youth culture's development as a commodity and an industry from the turn of the last century to its current driving force in the global economy. Fusing film, music, literature, diaries, fashion, and art, this epic cultural history is a surprising chronicle of modern life sure to appeal to pop culture fans, social history buffs, and anyone who has ever been a teenager.--From publisher description

The inspiration behind the film TEENAGE, narrated by Ben Whishaw and Jena Malone * This is a history never described before - the century and a half of ferment, folly and angst that created a separate Teen Age in Europe and America. We roam London, New York, Paris and Berlin with hooligans and Apaches; explore free love with Rupert Brooke and eternal youth with Peter Pan; we meet flappers and zootsuiters and the Bright Young Things, the unemployoed and the Lost Generation. Meanwhile the book rings with music, from Ragtime to Swing, and the stories come fast and furious, comic, poignant, painfully moving. In 1945, 'the teenager' arrived. This is the story of how we got to that moment.

The pop world accelerated and broke through the sound barrier in 1966. In the worlds of pop, pop art, fashion and radical politics -- often fueled by perception-enhancing substances and literature -- the 'Sixties', as we have come to know them, hit their Modernist peak.

The influence of The Sex Pistols has stretched way beyond their short, violent and notorious career - not only did they define punk, through the vision of their manager Malcolm McLaren and lead singer Johnny Rotten, but by the time of the Jubilee in 1977, they had initiated an explosion of angry music, graphics, fashion and media. This book is full of research, interviews plus a discography of The Sex Pistols that provides a historical perspective of the group. It follows the group's development over the course of a decade that began with a small shop in the King's Road to their tour circuit of America.

A monumental history of the LGBTQ influence on popular culture, from award-winning, Sunday Times bestselling author Jon Savage