Books about the 1960s and the counterculture

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These are a few ideas...

The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965) by Malcolm X
Jumpin' Jack Flash: David Litvinoff and the Rock’n’Roll Underworld (2016) by Keiron Pim
I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: The short and gilded life of Tara Browne, the man who inspired The Beatles’ greatest song Paperback (2017) by Paul Howard
Altamont: The Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels, and the Inside Story of Rock's Darkest Day (2016) by Joel Selvin
Butterfly On A Wheel: the great Rolling Stones drugs bust (2016) by Simon Wells
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me (1966) by Richard Fariña
There's A Riot Going On: Revolutionaries, Rock Stars, and the Rise and Fall of '60s Counter-Culture by Peter Doggett
The Golden Notebook (1962) by Doris Lessing
London Calling: A Countercultural History of London since 1945 (2010) by Barry Miles
All Dressed Up: The Sixties and the Counterculture (1999) by Jonathon Green
Days In The Life: Voices from the English Underground 1961-71 (1988) by Jonathon Green

What else would you add to this list?

Or take off?

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Give the Anarchist a Cigarette - Mick Farren

I think the brilliant writer Ian MacDonald was fond of saying that 'the sixties' started in 1965 and ended in the early seventies. Certainly the counterculture was still going strong in 70/71/72 - free festivals etc.

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Nov 10, 2021 18:50:23 GMT stu77 said:

Give the Anarchist a Cigarette - Mick Farren

I think the brilliant writer Ian MacDonald was fond of saying that 'the sixties' started in 1965 and ended in the early seventies. Certainly the counterculture was still going strong in 70/71/72 - free festivals etc.

That’s a brilliant book

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personunknown God Posts: 3,060	Books about the 1960s and the counterculture Nov 10, 2021 19:50:30 GMT Lord Emsworth and stu77 like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by personunknown on Nov 10, 2021 19:50:30 GMT Helter Skelter - Vincent Bugliosi The Angry Brigade - James Graham May 68 - Kirstin Ross Revolution In The Head - Ian MacDonald

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Nov 10, 2021 19:50:30 GMT personunknown said:

Helter Skelter - Vincent Bugliosi
The Angry Brigade - James Graham
May 68 - Kirstin Ross
Revolution In The Head - Ian MacDonald

I've read...

Helter Skelter

and

Revolution in the Head

I don't know the other ones

Off to investigate

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doug61 God Posts: 2,710	Books about the 1960s and the counterculture Nov 11, 2021 13:55:06 GMT Lord Emsworth likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by doug61 on Nov 11, 2021 13:55:06 GMT The Litvinoff one is a great read.

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Post by stu77 on Nov 14, 2021 3:03:21 GMT

Speaking of Mick Farren...

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Post by jsm on Jan 12, 2022 22:30:57 GMT

I recently finished David N. Meyer - Twenty Thousand Roads: The Ballad of Gram Parsons and His Cosmic American Music.

Good read and different perspective on the era

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Nov 10, 2021 17:24:17 GMT Lord Emsworth said:

These are a few ideas...

The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965) by Malcolm X

I'm just finishing this, and have thoroughly enjoyed it. I really knew very little about the man before reading and have not even seen the film, which I will now watch as I believe it's on Netflix.

The first 70 pages which served as a foreword by Alex Haley were tough going as it deals with the process between the two in creating the book. However, once the book reverts to the story - as told by Malcolm X - it becomes fascinating and a real document of a part of America in the early/mid 60's.

zeopold God Posts: 3,384	Books about the 1960s and the counterculture Sept 24, 2022 19:57:11 GMT Lord Emsworth likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by zeopold on Sept 24, 2022 19:57:11 GMT Just reading this... well written and matter of fact.
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stu77 God Posts: 5,665	Books about the 1960s and the counterculture Dec 22, 2022 21:14:46 GMT via mobile Lord Emsworth likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stu77 on Dec 22, 2022 21:14:46 GMT Documentary about the 24 Hour Technicolour Dream event in 1967 www.tvguide.co.uk/m-detail/4913476/80729569/pink-floyd-a-technicolor-dream Sky Arts 10pm
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Lord Emsworth Administrator Posts: 15,774	Books about the 1960s and the counterculture Dec 23, 2022 6:32:21 GMT stu77 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Lord Emsworth on Dec 23, 2022 6:32:21 GMT ^ Last night - shame Sky Arts 10:00pm-12:00am (2 hours ) - Thu 22 Dec I missed it Hope it gets a repeat
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Books about the 1960s and the counterculture

Post by Lord Emsworth on Nov 10, 2021 17:24:17 GMT

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Post by Lord Emsworth on Nov 11, 2021 12:58:19 GMT

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Post by jsm on Jan 12, 2022 22:30:57 GMT

Post by wardance on Aug 26, 2022 15:29:05 GMT

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