Sixties! Barbie and Batman, Twiggy and Twinkies, Surfing and Star Trek, Mustangs and Mini-Skirts, James Bond and Jimi Hendrix [Paperback]

G. Javna (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: St Martins Pr (June 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312727534
• ISBN-13: 978-0312727536
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,724,335 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars '60's Mania!, September 18, 2001

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Huntan Peck "HuntanPeck" (Retroville, USA, Circa 1967) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sixties! Barbie and Batman, Twiggy and Twinkies, Surfing and Star Trek, Mustangs and Mini-Skirts, James Bond and Jimi Hendrix (Paperback)

This is the book that, when I bought it 20 years ago, fired my enthusiasm for sixties pop culture. That enthusiasm has not waned even though my book is now torn, dog-eared and missing the cover.
The book covers nearly every aspect of 60's pop culture, from the mini-skirt to the obsession with spies and the cold war. Of course it has The Beatles and Twiggy and the whole 'British Invasion,' as well as the California surfing scene and Woodstock.
I actually found the book quite useful for expanding my 60's music collection and getting aquainted with groups that I was previously unfamiliar with. I was amazed intially at how many of the T.V. shows that I grew up loving were originally produced in the 60's. 'Gilligan's Island', 'The Twilight Zone', 'Laugh-In', 'Mission Imposible'...they're all here!
The book is loaded with great pictures, but unfortunately they are all in black and white. A book such as this, about such a colorful decade, just cries out for the glossy full-color, hard cover treatment.
Also unfortunately, the cover was very loose on my copy and the book came apart very quickly.
I hope this book comes back into print only with better production values and expanded sections to include such faves as 'The Avengers', 'Doctor Who', 'Thunderbirds', and 'Land of The Giants'. I wouldn't mind spending the extra dollars because, even as it was, this book has brought me many years of enjoyment, as I'm sure it will to anyone who is interested in the groovy, gear, mad, mod sixties.