{"product_id":"ready-steady-go-the-smashing-rise-and-giddy-fall-of-swinging-london-paperback","title":"Ready, Steady, Go!: The Smashing Rise and Giddy Fall of Swinging London - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShawn Martin Levy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's the summer of 1966... \u003c\/b\u003eThe fundamental old ways: chastity, rationality, harmony, sobriety, even democracy: blasted to nothing or crumbling under siege. The city glows. It echoes. It pulses. It bleeds pastel and fuzzy, spicy, paisley and soft. This is how it's always going to be: smashing clothes, brilliant music, easy sex, eternal youth, the eyes of everybody, everyone's first thought, the top of the world, right here, right now: \u003ci\u003eSwinging London.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShawn Levy has a genius for unearthing the secret history of popular culture. The \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e called \u003ci\u003eKing of Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e, his biography of Jerry Lewis, \"a model of what a celebrity bio ought to be-smart, knowing, insightful, often funny, full of fascinating insiders' stories,\" and the\u003ci\u003e Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e declared that \u003ci\u003eRat Pack Confidential\u003c\/i\u003e \"evokes the time in question with the power of a novel, as well as James Ellroy's \u003ci\u003eAmerican Tabloid\u003c\/i\u003e and better by far than Don DeLillo's \u003ci\u003eUnderworld.\u003c\/i\u003e\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eReady, Steady, Go  \u003c\/i\u003eLevy captures the spirit of the sixties in all its exuberance. A portrait of London from roughly 1961 to 1969, it chronicles the explosion of creativity-in art, music and fashion-and the revolutions-sexual, social and political-that reshaped the world. Levy deftly blends the enthusiasm of a fan, the discerning eye of a social critic and a historian's objectivity as he re-creates the hectic pace and daring experimentation of the times-from the utter transformation of rock 'n' roll by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones to the new aesthetics introduced by fashion designers like Mary Quant, haircutters like Vidal Sassoon, photographers like David Bailey, actors like Michael Caine and Terence Stamp and filmmakers like Richard Lester and Nicolas Roeg to the wild clothing shops and cutting-edge clubs that made Carnaby Street and King's Road the hippest thoroughfares in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpiced with the reminiscences of some of the leading icons of that period, their fans and followers, and featuring a photographic gallery of well-known faces and far-out fashions, \u003ci\u003eReady, Steady, Go  \u003c\/i\u003eis an irresistible re-creation of a time and place that seemed almost impossibly fun.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's the summer of 1966... The fundamental old ways: chastity, rationality, harmony, sobriety, even democracy: blasted to nothing or crumbling under siege. The city glows. It echoes. It pulses. It bleeds pastel and fuzzy, spicy, paisley and soft. This is how it's always going to be: smashing clothes, brilliant music, easy sex, eternal youth, the eyes of everybody, everyone's first thought, the top of the world, right here, right now: \"Swinging London. \u003cbr\u003eShawn Levy has a genius for unearthing the secret history of popular culture. The \"Los Angeles Times called \"King of Comedy, his biography of Jerry Lewis, \"a model of what a celebrity bio ought to be-smart, knowing, insightful, often funny, full of fascinating insiders' stories,\" and the\" Boston Globe declared that \"Rat Pack Confidential \"evokes the time in question with the power of a novel, as well as James Ellroy's \"American Tabloid and better by far than Don DeLillo's \"Underworld.\" \u003cbr\u003eIn \"Ready, Steady, Go! Levy captures the spirit of the sixties in all its exuberance. A portrait of London from roughly 1961 to 1969, it chronicles the explosion of creativity-in art, music and fashion-and the revolutions-sexual, social and political-that reshaped the world. Levy deftly blends the enthusiasm of a fan, the discerning eye of a social critic and a historian's objectivity as he re-creates the hectic pace and daring experimentation of the times-from the utter transformation of rock 'n' roll by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones to the new aesthetics introduced by fashion designers like Mary Quant, haircutters like Vidal Sassoon, photographers like David Bailey, actors like Michael Caine and Terence Stamp and filmmakers like Richard Lesterand Nicolas Roeg to the wild clothing shops and cutting-edge clubs that made Carnaby Street and King's Road the hippest thoroughfares in the world. \u003cbr\u003eSpiced with the reminiscences of some of the leading icons of that period, their fans and followers, and featuring a photographic gallery of well-known faces and far-out fashions, \"Ready, Steady, Go! is an irresistible re-creation of a time and place that seemed almost impossibly fun. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSHAWN LEVY is the author of six previous books, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003ebestsellers \u003ci\u003eRat Pack Confidential\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePaul Newman: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e. He served as film critic of \u003ci\u003eThe Oregonian\u003c\/i\u003e from 1997 to 2012 and is a former senior editor of\u003ci\u003eAmerican Film\u003c\/i\u003e and a former associate editor of \u003ci\u003eBox Office\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Independent, Film Comment, Movieline, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSight and Sound\u003c\/i\u003e, among many other publications. He lives in Portland, Oregon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.98 x 8.55 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 08, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761428300064,"sku":"9780767905886","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/055dafd3000cdac7f5306102c18676dd.webp?v=1780207254","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ready-steady-go-the-smashing-rise-and-giddy-fall-of-swinging-london-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}