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 Dewey Decimal Number: 373.79494 EAN: 9780394400747 Edition: 1st ISBN: 0394400747 Label: Random House Inc (T) Manufacturer: Random House Inc (T) Number Of Pages: 285 Publication Date: 1976-09 Publisher: Random House Inc (T) Studio: Random House Inc (T) Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Oh God NO!When I read this book in 1983 I was a newly minted college freshman at San Francisco State University. I bought it from the student book store because I thought it might give me some insight into the swarm of SoCal freshmen I found myself surrounded by in Mary Park Hall. Unfortunately, it gave me an all too perfect picture of them. Like those essayed in the book, my fellow SoCal students were vapid, stupid (some of them arranged their classes around their favorite soaps), ... Read More Rating:  - Fascinating - But What Happened Next to the Class of '65?What Really Happened to the Class of '65? is an engaging look at what became of the Palisades High School students Time Magazine said were "on the fringe of a golden era" back in January 1965. For those who like biographies, the book is irresistible. There is so much human interest in the stories of the privileged youths who entered adulthood at one of the most confusing, and fascinating, times in American history. I think that it is fair to say that the stories here are somewhat particular ... Read More Rating: - Even THIS Book Is HERE ???!!! Wow.I Remember Having Come Across This Book In A Box Someone Had Brought To Work,With Others,To Give Away.Thought It Was An Excellent One.I Remember Also Reading Before Or After This "Kent State".I Guess It Must Have Been "The Stories Of My Lifetime" Period Of My Life Or Something.(Me Being Born In 1962-Too Young For The First Woodstock.Too Old For The Second). For Some Reason The TV Series Based On This Book Kept Me As Enthralled.Couldn't Wait To Watch It Every-Friday?-I Think.I Even Remember A Couple ... Read More Rating: - Dated but Still an Important BookI bought my copy at a used book store and I didnt expect that this will become one of my favorites. TIME magazine featured the students of Palisades High.Ten years later,two men who remained friends after high school decided to write about their classmates as well as themselves (to be fair).They interviewed some of their classmates (those stereotypical personalities you know in high school like the Quarterback,The Popular Guy,The Nerd,The Bad Girl,etc.)and none of them expected the revelations ... Read More Rating: - Same Old Lang Syne"What Really Happened To The Class Of '65" purports to be a sociological examination of the Baby Boomer generation's road to maturity, but what really is great about it is its candor and vivid accounts of high school life. The members of the class are a mix of different types recognizable in schools today: The star quarterback, the flirt, the joiner, the outcast, the slut. Of course, within those broad categories are individuals with complications and insecurities their smooth exteriors often hid. ... Read More 
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