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Talking to Girls about Duran Duran
Talking to Girls about Duran Duran: One Young Man's Quest for True Love and a Cooler Haircut | Rob Sheffield
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The best-selling author of Love Is a Mix Tape traces his adolescence in the 1980s, a journey during which pop culture trends marked his transformation from a reclusive geek to an independent young man with a first girlfriend.
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Vansa
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#WondrousWednesday @Eggs
1.Definitely 'Dance Hall days' by Wang Chung. I could not LOVE that song more!
2.I stayed in a perfect Airbnb in Chelsea in London once,that would be my dream home!
3.A nice walk with my husband in good weather to get an expansive sweet breakfast accompanied by good coffee!
Tagged book is a great read on music!

Eggs Excellent ideas 💡 👏🏻👏🏻 9mo
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Vansa
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#BlameitonLitsy I saw so many people mentioning this book, I had to read it! I absolutely LOvE this book.In India,we first got cable TV in the 90s,and MTV here basically dumped all their 80s videos on us-so people my age(born in the late 80s)have a lot of nostalgia for 80s music-those were the first music videos we were seeing!This book captures that so well

BarbaraBB That sounds cool! 3y
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Cinfhen
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If your an #80sGirl like me then this memoir told in essays is a MEGA playlist of a beloved mixtape 📼 It‘s EVERYTHING 80‘s music& more and its AMAZING 🤩 Thanks to @CoffeeNBooks for posting about this gem 🙌🏻🎧♥️#pop22 #SetInThe80s

KarenUK Sounds awesome! 💕 3y
CoffeeNBooks I love, love, love this book!! 🎶 3y
LeahBergen Did you say 80s girl?? 😆😆 3y
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BarbaraBB Sounds so fun! 3y
Cathythoughts Sounds like you really enjoyed this one 😁👏👏👏 3y
Cinfhen Sheffield is really likeable and he captures all the 80‘s angst and music perfectly @KarenUK @CoffeeNBooks @LeahBergen @BarbaraBB @Cathythoughts 3y
Megabooks Woo hoo!! 3y
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CoffeeNBooks
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Another great Rob Sheffield book about music! I love music, especially 80s music, so this was a lot of fun to read. And I love his writing style!

AmyG He is awesome. 3y
CarolynM Great title🤣 3y
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CoffeeNBooks @Leftcoastzen I'm reading Turn Around Bright Eyes right now! I'm going to be so sad when I've read all of his books and don't have any more to read. 😄 3y
Leftcoastzen @CoffeeNBooks 👏😂😂you have me laughing so hard right now! 3y
Cinfhen I think I NEED to read this book 💗😁 3y
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PaperbackPirate
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Here‘s my very late #NewYearSpecial #20in4 Readathon wrap-up!

📚 Goals:
✔️ Read 3 volumes of The Walking Dead graphic novels
✔️ Finish 1 book of poetry, Electric Deserts!
❌ Read 2 more chapters of UDL Now!
❌ Read 1 novel - started but didn‘t finish
✔️ #TreasureHunt - 9/12 words found
✔️ Remain at home on NYE
✔️ Drink champagne

I read for 12 hours 16 minutes total.
Thanks again for hosting @Andrew65 !

Andrew65 Brilliant 👏👏👏🙌🥳😍📚 3y
PaperbackPirate Happy New Year @Andrew65 ! 🍾📚 3y
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ATB
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Giving my eyes a rest and my body a walk with this audiobook.

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kyraleseberg
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Music journalist Rob Sheffield understands there is a soundtrack to our lives. This memoir covers growing up in the 80's and how the music era shaped his life. I love that he seamlessly mixes life and music in an entertaining way that many people can relate to. If you love pop culture, this is definitely a recommended read!

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Rachbb3
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This is a look into the authors adolescence through the 80's, how he grew up from the age of 13 until adulthood with music being a serious force and influence. Each chapter has a song title (his fav from that year) I loved the introduction which talked quite a lot about DD, but then they're gone until the last chapter. The rest of the book was quite boring. 👇

Rachbb3 I'm holding a grudge also because he didn't give Depeche Mode a chapter. 😆 8y
TrishB I would hold that grudge too! 8y
Rachbb3 @TrishB Right? DM is my favorite band and I guess I feel more about them than he did. 😉 8y
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TrishB I have loved them since I was a teenager! I'm 50 this year and hubby has paid for me to see them in Paris 😀 very excited! 8y
Purrfectpages Oh no! I was hoping it would be better! I read Love Is a Mixtape by him and enjoyed it. I'm a sucker for anything 80s though. 8y
Rachbb3 @TrishB That's so exciting. We are going to see them in October here in California, but I'd rather see them in Paris!! Have fun! 😀 8y
Rachbb3 @Purrfectpages I love anything's 80s too and you definitely get that with this book, but I just couldn't get into it. 8y
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Rachbb3
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Next up. I need something light and quirky. I'm hoping this is it. 😛

#maybookflowers

Texreader Looking forward to your review on this one. 🎶🎤Hungry Like a Wolf🎶🎶🎶 8y
MimiLovesToRead I love Duran Duran! 8y
Lmstraubie A book about the 80's & Duran Duran?!?! Must stack! 8y
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Rachbb3
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Some #Bookmail came in today from #bookoutlet
Got all of these for $15. 🖒

Lmstraubie Such a great deal! 8y
RadicalReader @Rachbb3 what is book outlet? 8y
Rachbb3 @RadicalReader Book Outlet has a website: http://bookoutlet.com They have discount books because of overstock. They get new books in daily. It's really cool. 8y
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RadicalReader @Rachbb3 do they have well known books or are the ones they have lesser known books ? 8y
Rachbb3 @RadicalReader Both. I found nearly most if what I was looking for on there. Brand new books out though take a bit of time for them to get. 8y
RadicalReader @Rachbb3 how much are the books there? Average price ranges? 8y
Rachbb3 @RadicalReader Paperbacks range from 2.99-4.99 and hardbacks 5.99-9.99. That's been my experience. 8y
RadicalReader @Rachbb3 nice thanks for your help 8y
Rachbb3 @RadicalReader Anytime. 😊 8y
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Next up! @LitHousewife I'm very excited to read this one 😁🙌🏻 #24in48

LitHousewife I can't wait to hear about it!!! 8y
DogMomIrene I am 🐺Hungry Like the Wolf 🐺 to know your thoughts on this book! 8y
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Blair_Reads
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This is my Plano Library #bookhaul from yesterday 😁👏🏻👏🏻 @LitHousewife I am super excited to read another Rob Sheffield 🙌🏻 also, I #blamelitsy for my ridiculous tbr pile 😂

Dragon My brother gave me this book and I enjoyed it 😀 8y
LitHousewife Hooray!!! Let me know how you like it. I need to pick them up myself! 8y
bookish_wookish i loved Weird Things Customers Say In Bookstores!! It was such a fun quick read!! 8y
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mcctrish I totally forgot about this book, thx for posting and I want to read of these now so "thanks" ? 8y
SeeJanRead I enjoyed "Life Moves Pretty Fast". Very nostalgic. 8y
Suetara Ohhhh, Scythe is wonderful. 8y
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SheilaChew
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I read two chapters. I like the concept, but I'm not into it. I think it's just the wrong book for me right now. Hopefully I'll come back to it one day.

ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled I can understand that - it was ok. I appreciated the 80s nostalgia, though. 8y
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