The gift of a radio : my childhood and other train wrecks
(Book)
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Published
London : Doubleday, 2022.
ISBN
9780857527721, 085752772X
Physical Desc
245 pages ; 23 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Needham - Adult | BIOGRAPHY Webb | On Shelf |
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Published
London : Doubleday, 2022.
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9780857527721, 085752772X
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"Candid, unsparing, surprising and darkly funny, Justin Webb's memoir of his 1970s upbringing is as much a portrait of a strange decade in our history as of his own dysfunctional childhood. Justin Webb's childhood was far from ordinary. Between his mother's un-diagnosed psychological problems, and his step-father's untreated ones, life at home was dysfunctional at best. But with gun-wielding school masters and sub-standard living conditions, Quaker boarding school wasn't much better. And the backdrop to this coming of age story? Britain in the 1970s. Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin and Free. Strikes, inflation and IRA bombings. A time in which attitudes towards mental illness, parenting and masculinity were worlds apart from the attitudes we have today. A society that believed itself to be close to the edge of breakdown. Candid, unsparing and darkly funny, Justin Webb's memoir is a portrait of personal and national dysfunction. So was it the brutal experiences of his upbringing, or an innate ambition and drive that somehow survived them, that shaped the urbane and successful radio presenter we know and love now?"--Publisher's description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Webb, J. (2022). The gift of a radio: my childhood and other train wrecks . Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Webb, Justin. 2022. The Gift of a Radio: My Childhood and Other Train Wrecks. Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Webb, Justin. The Gift of a Radio: My Childhood and Other Train Wrecks Doubleday, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Webb, Justin. The Gift of a Radio: My Childhood and Other Train Wrecks Doubleday, 2022.
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