Hippies [Paperback]

Peter Jedick (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2001

HIPPIES is a fictional love story set on the campus of Kent State University during the fateful year of 1969-70, the same year four students were killed by the Ohio National Guard during an anti-Vietnam War demonstration.

It follows the exciting exploits of four male roommates who unwittingly share an off-campus duplex with four female roommates, including the main character's ex-girl friend.

The book is filled with fun, passion and adventure against the backdrop of the Vietnam War. It shows how the times shaped their views and how events beyond their control shaped their personalities.

The wild times come to a sobering halt during the tragic weekend of May 4th, 1970.

HIPPIES has been extremely popular with both the baby boomer generation and today's college students.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Hippies" is a quick read--playful, innocent and funny, it moves at a pace that will keep the reader engaged." -- Ben Grabow

"Hippies" is a rich and rewarding view of the lusts and wanderlusts of a soon-to-be lost generation." -- Christopher Amott

About the Author

Peter Jedick has been an award-winning free lance writer for over 30 years. He is an award-winning radio commentator and has taught free lance writing courses at Kent State University.

He recently publised a second novel titled: The West Tech Terrorist. HIPPIES was his first novel. He also wrote two non-fiction books: CLEVELAND; Where the East Coast Meets the Midwest and LEAGUE PARK.

He was born in Los Angeles, California and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. He attended Kent State University on a journalism scholarship during the era he writes about in HIPPIES. He graduated cum laude with honors in 1971.

The next few year he traveled extensively throughout the United States and Europe. He supported his free lance writing career with numerous occupations including taxi driver, landscaper, railroad track laborer and newspaper reporter. He is currently a full-time Cleveland Fire Fighter.

Peter Jedick has written for CLEVELAND MAGAZINE, The Cleveland Plain Dealer Sunday Magazine, Avenues Magazine, Sun Newspapers and Baseball America, a national publication.

He is married and has six children.

Product Details

• Paperback: 302 pages
• Publisher: Creative Arts Book Co.; 2nd edition (October 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0887393810
• ISBN-13: 978-0887393815
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,505,122 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Eerily reflective and tenderly portrayed., October 5, 1999

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This review is from: Hippies (Paperback)

This is a story of innocence and faith, true only for teens and young adults before they learn that there is no "fair" and little true justice. It recalls our hearts' feelings and brings back our horror and sorrow of the moment of the shootings, done for the first time with guns instead of words. I savor this book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Pleasant, Thought Provoking Read, September 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Hippies (Paperback)

Though told from the point of view of one college student, "Hippies" is not necessarily a promotion of one point of view, but the many conflicting emotions of the people of that time. To do this is a challenge, but to do so with as much humor as Jedick has put in to this book, and still remain credible, is a tribute to his talent. The device of peripherally introducing the four slain students - Sandy Scheuer, Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, and Bill Schroeder - into the story humanizes them in a way that our modern history books have allowed us to forget. An outstanding first novel, and a historically important text.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A coming of age book during a significant time., June 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Hippies (Paperback)

Hippies brought back to me memories of when I was growing up in a small town not far from Kent. I may have been younger than the characters in the book, but we all had the same feelings. What the author brings out in Hippies is the story of how while struggling to grow up we became polictically aware, in spite of the fact that all we wanted to do was have fun. The story line moves fast, great reading for all ages.