Modern English a Trendy Slang Diction

Reading Modern English was a life-changing event. Jennifer Blowdryer is a sharp tongued anthropologist in a secondhand dress--and this was back before shopping at the Salvation Army was something you saw on the Style Channel. Cholo, Goth, Drug, D/s, Hardcore, Art Wreck, and Punk are just a few of the subcultures examined in this essential language & cultural guide. Her riffs on lounge lizards ("they've given up, but then again, they haven't")and mindless jerks who pick on the ultra hip ("they should be taking a closer look at the clothes they'll be wearing in two years")are funny and smart. If you can find a copy of this gem, don't pass it up.

From punks to rudeboys, Ms. Blowdryer covers all the movements of the early to mid-80s in the U.S. Want to know more about mods or rockabillies in this era, buy this book. The author's cutting wit and real-life experience is put down in this lexicon.