Hippie

Bottom half of front cover is torn about 1” in from spine. Now I’ll have to decorate it with tape. Should have been labeled Acceptable at best, and then I would not have purchased it.

It's mostly pictures, but that was great. I really love the book. Much better than I thought it would be.

Hippie by Barry Miles ***** One of the greatest and most interesting coffee table books in history. Hippie is bright with vibrant pictures of the hippie movement, which in this book is depicted as more than just a small gathering in San Francisco, California in the mid to late 1960's, but something that was much bigger and basically covered the entire globe. Packed with great and intelligent quotes from those who were actually there. Interesting bits that some may not realized were in connection to the movement and what a massive impact they had on the world. Intelligently written showing both the goods the movement did as well as the bad. Both sides of the fence are shown, those who were for the movement and those against. Barry Miles is one of the worlds best biographers and Hippie is just another trophy on his wall. Highly recommended.

This book was a really great book,filled with colorful,pictures and text.I definaltly reccomend it to any one.This book really taught me the true meaning,of the word hippy,hippys are not pot smoking,sex addicts,but free spirtited,welocoming people who had intullectual ideas about politics,music and many other things.

Where this maxim came from I don't know, however, after reading this book I for sure believe it. Born a year before WWII ended, getting married during the summer of love 1968 in California, having a pg wife when Woodstock went down I kind of only and sadly vicariously experienced the era wistfully, fearfully, and most of all joyfully. This work views the time primarily from a musically evolutional perspective. This worked for me since I knew the songs but with the exception of the supergroups; Stones, Doors and of course Beatles, I had no clue who was from beyond the pond or who was from the valley. What this work accomplishes for me is to set forth a visual feast with the photographs presented and a text that brings it together and particularly sets in it a context that brings back so many memories, thoughts, ideals, and days past. As Wordsworth said, "Though nothing can bring back the hour of spendor in the grass, of the glory of the flower" this book does a great job of trying.

I was a teenager in the late 60's and I still have a very special love for that time. This book is amazing in that it really transports you back to that time period, visually more than anything else. It isn't a replica of the 60's - it IS the 60's. For people who were there and have a special fondness for it, this will bring back your memories. For those who weren't there but wonder what it was like, this will take you there. Its a beautiful book at an incredible price. Don't wait for it to come out in paperback!

The irony is clear: a coffee table book about the counter-culture. Once you get past the irony, this a wonderful book which spans 1965 through 1971, the heart of the "hippie era." With text and excellent photographs makes you feel like you are there, even if you weren't. The focus is on the rock music, including band photos, album covers and concerts. The author also looks at the hippie lifestyle, including Haight-Ashbury, New York City and other meccas for hippie activity. Glimpses of the civil rights and anti-war movements are also thrown in. This book shows the good and the bad sides of the hippie lifestyle. We see joyous concerts and peaceful outdoor gatherings together with creative artwork from the psychedelic artists. But we also see the downside -- drugs, wasted lives and the Summer of Love gone sour in 1967. If you were there, this book will remind you of why the mid-late 60's were golden. If you were not there, this book will make you wish that you were.