| How I Accidentally Started the Sixties - Part One | 
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Sales Rank: 945639
Category: Book
Author: Howard Bloom
Publisher: Amazon
Studio: Amazon
Manufacturer: Amazon
Label: Amazon
Language: English (Published)
Media: Digital
Pages: 35
ASIN: B000S1KV3C
Publication Date: June 18, 2007
Release Date: June 18, 2007
Availability: Available for download now
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Product Description
You or your parents lived it. I helped start it. And it was an accident. It's the era of myth, legend, sex, and extreme adventure called The Sixties.
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Another brilliant stroke from the pen of Howard Bloom... December 27, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Bloom has done it again. The man that produced such astounding works as "Lucifer Principle" and "Global Brain" has created yet another great tale of non-fiction, complete with his trademark of fluid-logic storytelling. Anyone who is a fan of the aforementioned books would do themselves a great favor by indulging in this new series. This first book was totally captivating, keeping my attention from the first sentence to the last. Full of wit, humor and hints of sarcasm, Bloom effectively tells the beginning of the story of the Western cultural revolution in the early 1960's, and reveals his place in carving out the story. I was born some twenty-odd years after these adventorous excursions, but through Bloom's masterful storytelling and sharp writing style I felt as if I were with him every step of the way. I cannot wait to follow up and read the rest of the series. Although it is a bit different from his more scientific books, this series is sure to delight anyone fortunate enough to recognize the talents of this brilliant, keen mind.
The Blooming of Howard August 7, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
For those familiar with Howard Bloom's earlier works, The Lucifer Principle and Global Brain, this will prove a delightful surprise. Here, he offers a comedic autobiographical account of his coming of age. A warning for literalists: If you're looking for precise causal mechanisms that attribute a social movement to the actions of one man, you won't find them here. A more accurate, and more awkward title would be: How I began living out the sex, drugs, and rock and roll (plus Eastern mysticism) cultural archetype of the late 1960's about five years before anybody else in America. This little gem deserves a wide readership and acclaim as a warmer, funnier, smarter version of On The Road.
Howard's Other Side August 1, 2007
We all know Bloom the scientist. Here's Bloom the agitator - and writer. I'm particularly glad to learn the real secret behind what happened to America some forty years ago. This is a fun, sexy, provocative ride through a decade that really hasn't been shared properly until now.
The beauty of genius. June 30, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Howard Bloom is the heart and soul of science. He represents the deepest spiritual, personal, emotional profundity of the process of discovery and learning, and this book absolutely secures him, without a doubt, as the only person suited to speak to people at large on the matter. Endlessly witty, delightful, and gut-punchingly astonishing in its weightiness, How I Accidentally Started the 60s is one of those reads that makes you stop every chapter because you have to get up and smile for a while. This is a life affirming book, this is a story that makes even the most hard hearted empirical thinker realize that there is love, beauty, and salvation for us wretched humans. To use an oft overused cliche, this book will simply "make you believe again".
This guy can do anything. June 29, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I'm a huge fan of Bloom's science books, Global Brain and Lucifer Principle. Actually I consume all science books, and my two all-time favorites are the two I just mentioned, just above Consilience, The Selfish Gene, and The Blank Slate. So naturally I was interested in this. A humorous memoir? Hard to believe it's the same genius, except for the unmistakably colorful literary style. I couldn't stop reading! What a rip-roaring story! It made me realize the reason Howard Bloom isn't frequently mentioned in the same breath as Stephen Hawking, Richard Dawkins, and EO Wilson is that his genius is not comparable to any other. Is this the life you need lead to become a scientific visionary? If so, Steven Gould should have dropped more acid and shoplifted with his jock strap.
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