Book Description
It’s the celebration of an era. At a mind-blowing price, this ultimate, beautiful, illuminating, and really groovy look at the 1960s counterculture is rich in illustrations and filled with the history, politics, sayings, and slogans that defined the age. For those who were there, this volume will flash them back. For those who weren’t, they’ll wish they had been.
Sex, drugs, and rock and roll; peace rallies and riots in the ghettos; Flower Power, Black Power, and Gay Power; Mothers of Invention and Women’s Liberation; Woodstock, Monterey Pop, and Altamont. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times: it all depends on whom you ask. But without a doubt the hippies transformed society. Every significant moment of the era comes vibrantly alive once again in psychedelic images, rare portraits of writers and musicians, dynamite poster and album artwork, and photographic records of political events that shook the world. Hundreds of unforgettable quotations come from seminal figures such as Ken Kesey, Timothy Leary, Grace Slick and George Harrison. Proceeding year by year from 1965 to 1971, Hippie gives an unprecedented degree of shape and coherence to an age—that is kaleidoscopically astounding.
Barry Miles was a central figure in the counterculture milieu. He wrote Paul McCartney: Many Years from Now, as well as The Beatles: A Diary; contributed to I Want to Take You Higher, the Rock Music Hall of Fame’s chronicle of psychedelic music. The Sixties is Miles’ own memoir of the decade.
Customer Reviews:
Nice coffee table book.......2007-06-12
That's actually a very nice coffee table book with amazing pictures and good stories. Good for random "excursions" into the era of the hippie movement and the love generation. I also liked a lot the print quality. Overall, strongly recommended if you're looking for a coffee table book. If you are looking for a more detailed narrative, "The Haight-Ashbury: A History", by Charles Perry, might be more appropriate.
Far Out.......2007-06-01
I just received this book at work and quickly went through it, I noticed some reviewers were not that happy about the way it was written, considering the price and wealth of original illustrations and images this is a must have for anyone who is interested in the counterculture, looking at the images alone can give you a feel of a whole era, I loved it
good hippie book.......2007-05-22
This book is great. I loved all the pictures and information. I even got an idea from the book for my wedding! I love the hippie lifestyle!
One flower short of a bouquet.......2007-01-02
Great photos, but not a great read. Still, it's fun. Get it cheap...
Barnes & Noble recently marked it down to $5.
Great look, terrible text.......2006-12-11
I very much wanted to like this book. And I do, for the pictures, for the quotes, and for the book itself, which is nicely sized, has great cover art, and a satisfying heft. However, the writting itself is terrible.
The style of the writting could be generously called journalistic. Miles, the author, is not a writer, and his tone is that of someone dictating a grocery list, and thus the text fails to express any of the excitement and vitality which it describes.
Furthermore, there are numerous factual errors and lapses in editing. For example, San Francisco's big park is Golden Gate Park, not Central Park. To walk from SF's Filmore to Golden Gate Park, you have to walk west, not east (actually, more north-west, but let's not quibble). In terms of editing, there were several mispellings and typos, including the consistant use of quotation marks (") instead of apostropheses ('). Thus "David's" becomes "David"s." This is very sloppy editing. Was this book done on the cheap, or in a great hurry?
However, the book is only $14.95, and the pictures alone are worth the price. However, just don't buy it expecting much in terms of the writting.
Book Description
Hemp jewelry is being worn by everyone! The Hemp Masters knotting manual is a simple, easy to follow, instructional guide to creating outstanding chokers, bracelets, anklets and car mirror charms. This is not just a project book, it is a complete knotting guide which gives the reader tools for creating their own patterns. With market tested patterns and a little hippie humor, this guide will keep crafters smiling as they learn. And as the author says, If you enjoy doing something, you do it well. If you enjoy learning something, you learn it well. This book has an abundance of illustrations and photographs to complement the clear, comprehensive instructions.
The introduction has definitions of terms and facts about hemp. How To Begin details deciding how long to cut the hemp and how to start tying a piece of hemp jewelry. There is also a section of Helpful Hints for working with and knotting hemp cords.
The Knotting Guide explains and illustrates the Half Knot, the Half Hitch and dozens of variations on these knots, giving the crafter a plethora of choices for pattern combinations. The use of beads and of endings and clasps is also explained. Knots For Masters presents the Pretzel Knot and Phish Bone pattern; two of the coolest, bank maker patterns ever! Finally, there are 22 example projects, from the simple to the complex, all beautiful, with pictures and instructions for each.
Written for both beginning and seasoned crafters, this entertaining volume will prove invaluable for any person wishing to learn more about hemp, knotting techniques, and making irresistible jewelry. A very interesting book and a great gift idea!
24 illustrations; 61 photographs; 4 pages in full color.
Customer Reviews:
Great book.......2007-05-22
It is an awesome book and was in excellent shape for being a used book.
Easy to understand. Great illistrations. .......2007-01-12
I wasn't aware that there were so many different types of knots until purchasing this book. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that it's fun to read and easy to understand. The pictures are very good and make it super easy.
I macramed almost all of my christmas gifts I gave away this year. It saved me a lot of money however, I had to begin working on them in October since I had quite a few people to give gifts to.
The chokers would usually take a couple hours each. I would only macrame while watching TV and only for a couple hours a day. Since I was learning, it took me a bit longer than if I would have been more familiar with the knots. But it was so much fun and people loved the fact that they received a one-of-a-kind, unique, Christmas gift.
I re-engineered some of the jewelry designs to make bookmarks for my dad and my husband's brothers.
Next Christmas I want to take it a step further and purchase a Chinese knot tying book and incorporate some more complex knots into the pieces I make.
I'm also on the lookout for more ideas and useful items to make with macrame.
Not so nutty Knots.......2005-08-17
This book is actually pretty good, but more for someone who has done knot work before. I dont know that i would necessarily recommend this to a beginnner that has never done any knot or macrame work before since the patterns do not give a step-by-step illustration of what to do and this might prove difficult for someone just getting started.
I actually had another copy but it went on a journey of it's own and so i bought a second copy because I like to have a reference for some knots I dont use that often.
So Great!.......2005-07-28
This book was just so much fun! My sister and I have a weekend hobby of macrame and other types of craft work and we have enjoyed this book a lot. It's just one of those great books you can go back to again and again for different techniques and ideas.
GREAT BOOK TO LEARN FROM!.......2005-05-04
I was totally new to making hemp necklaces etc. I started with this book and it has taught me to knot and make some great things. Now I have a bead and hemp collection and able to read other beading how to books with greater understanding.
Get this!
Book Description
The counterculture of the 60s and 70s has been viewed as everything from naive to hedonistic. However, most of these views were formed by observing the movement from the outside. "Memoirs of an Ex-Hippie" offers a vastly different perspective, one developed from within.
After graduating college in 1968, Robert Roskind hit the road for seven years. Roskind's travels lead him into the heart of the counterculture--to Esalen Institute, Tassajara Hot Springs, Big Sur, Vancouver Island, the communes of Oregon and North Carolina, Altamont Pop Festival, Mt. Shasta, the Haight-Ashbury and the "motherland"--Northern California.
His personal odyssey, sometimes profane and funny, sometimes profound and serious, reveals this tumultuous era as a cultural and spiritual renaissance that birthed many of the solutions to problems humanity now faces.
Customer Reviews:
HIPPIES ARE THE BEST!.......2007-05-22
I loved this book! This book by far was the BEST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ! Roberts detail is amazing. I felt for a short while, while reading the book, that I time traveled back into this era. I wish I could have been alive during this time to experience the things Robert experienced. But just by reading this book, I feel as though I did experience them. I consider myself a modern day hippie, and reading this book just made me feel even more like a hippie! I have one other book from Robert, and I cant wait to read it. He is such a down to earth guy. I have emailed him and even got his signature on the books before he mailed them to me. Robert has honestly helped me to make decisions in my life. His book was that powerful. I think this book should be a mandatory book read in all high schools! This book will really change your life. My husband read this book and it has literally changed how we think about the world. I will forever remember Robert Roskind and this book. This book expands your mind and makes you think like you have never thought before. Robert and his book is truly about finding yourself, peace, love, and happiness, for ourselves and for the world. We need to have more hippies in this world!
Diary of a former hippy.......2006-06-26
This is a fun read. Other than a few insights into the differences between the "East Coast" and "West Coast" Hippies it is pretty much just a quick ride through Robert Roskind's life concentrating on his "on-the-road" period. All-in-all, worth reading if you are really into the '60's but there are better books from the period.
From an Ex-Hippie Chick.......2006-05-12
"Memoirs of an Ex-Hippie" is not only far out, it's out of sight! It's right on! Hey, I was there. For a novel about the hippie era, read Jon Michael Miller's "Life Boiling Over." There is no better book about the 60s. Unlike Roskin's book, it adds a Vietnam vet to the mix. Two disillusioned people meet, use sex as escape, fall in love, and go through mind-blowing changes. That was a time like no other. This novel takes you there with truth and beauty.
Wish I was born to live those times!.......2006-02-27
First I want to say "Thank you" to Mr. Roskind for giving us such a great work that shows and teaches the children of your generation what it means to be truely free. Roskind takes you on an adventure that so many wish they could have taken, had we been born in time. ('71 for me) Eventhough he isn't preechy in his ideas of freedom and spirituality the reader cant help but take away what the essence of what both truely mean and then finding out how you fit in. Lots of fresh little gems of humor and intersting facts about why certain things are illegal. I loved reading about his experiences in the bay area and beyond. Since I'm from the Berkeley area it makes it even more interesting. I'm definatley looking forward to reading his other books.
What a trip..........2005-09-21
This book is one of thoes that you can't put down, and end up reading over and over again. It takes you on a journey through life in the counterculture, begining with the Author's initiation via LSD. A truly remarkable book, very well written, I highly recommend it.
Product Description
The Hippie movement of the 1960s helped change modern societal attitudes toward ethnic and cultural diversity, environmental accountability, spiritual expressiveness, and the justification of war. With roots in the Beat literary movement of the late 1950s, the hippie perspective also advocated a bohemian lifestyle which expressed distaste for hypocrisy and materialism yet did so without the dark, somewhat forced undertones of their predecessors. This cultural revaluation which developed as a direct response to the dark days of World War II created a counterculture which came to be at the epicenter of an American societal debate and, ultimately, saw the beginnings of postmodernism. Focusing on 1962 through 1976, this book takes a constructivist look at the hippie era's key works of prose, which in turn may be viewed as the literary canon of the counterculture. It examines the ways in which these works, with their tendency toward whimsy and spontaneity, are genuinely reflective of the period. Arranged chronologically, the discussed works function as a lens for viewing the period as a whole, providing a more rounded sense of the hippie Zeitgeist that shaped and inspired the period. Among the 15 works represented are One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Crying of Lot 49, Trout Fishing in America, Siddhartha, Stranger in a Strange Land, Slaughterhouse Five and The Fan Man.
Customer Reviews:
One great read!.......2007-02-27
I didn't grow up in the sixties, but thought I had a pretty good idea of what those times were all about. The Hippie Narrative, took my understanding of the era to a whole new level. This author's examination of the many great books from the period gave me a whole new insight and appreciation for those times that have had such an influence on us today. I strongly recommend The Hippie Narrative.
Book Description
Whether you lived through the sixties and seventies or just wish you had, this revised and expanded edition of the HIPPIE DICTIONARY entertains as much as it educates. Cultural and political listings such as "Age of Aquarius," "César Chávez," and "Black Power Movement," plus popular phrases like "acid flashback," "get a grip," and "are you for real?" will remind you of how revolutionary those 20 years were. Although the hippie era spans two decades beginning with the approval of the birth control pill in 1960 and ending with the death of John Lennon in 1980, it wasn't all about sex, drugs, and rock `n' roll. These were the early years of pro-ecology and anti-capitalist beliefs—beliefs that are just as timely as ever. So kick back and trip out on the new entries as well as the old, and discover why some are dubbing the sixties and seventies "the intellectual renaissance of the 20th century."
Customer Reviews:
Informative and Fun on That Era.......2006-03-27
If you want to learn more about the American counterculture of the 1960s and 70s, or of that era in general, this book is both very informative and a lot of fun. It's got all kinds of entries that were common topics at the time, from summaries about historical figures such as Martin Luther King, to slang terms for.....all sorts of things. Most of the book is arranged alphabetically, and at the end there's also some very helpful lists, such as important books, movies, civil rights leaders, and so on. At about 700 pages, there's plenty to peruse. Usually the entries are very satisfying, but there are a few cases where I wish the book would tell more. For instance, in the entry on Jerry Garcia of the rock group The Grateful Dead, McCleary states the great importance of Garcia to the hippie era, yet oddly he gives a short entry on him and refers the reader to other sources of information. But this is an exception. And McCleary tells it like it was, so anyone prudish about colorful language might be offended. I suspect that that and/or the liberal philosophy promoted herein is why some reviewers unfairly denounce this book. The author is himself an adherent to the 1960s counterculture ideals such as environmental protection, peace, non-materialism, tolerance of other cultures and beliefs, and other such radical notions, which he promotes in the book. Thus, anyone of a like mindset will find a kindred spirit here, and even if you disagree with its philosophy, this is still a good reference book and should be judged as such.
A real flashback!.......2005-01-01
The author definitely defines with a strong bias, but makes no pretense at anything else, so it's not offensive. While I didn't agree with his take on every issue, it was sure a flash down memory lane! I gave a copy to my 28 yr old daughter for Christmas. It will be a great reference every time questions come up like, "Who were the Chicago Seven and what was their story?", or Timothy Leary, or Angela Davis, or Huey Newton.......I am ordering another copy now for an old hippie friend's birthday.
This is Not the Oxford English Dictionary of Slang.......2004-10-03
This book was not to my liking in the least. It completely misses many words and phrases that I recall were very essential to the alternative life style vocabulary of the sixties and seventies. At best, it's a "desk-top" dictionary for nouveau hippie wantabes.
Farther out.......2004-06-03
I reviewed the first edition of this book on 27 August 2002 (about ten reviews down), so click through if you want to read what I originally wrote. This review is for the second edition.
Here's all I'll say about the content: the revised and expanded edition, just like the first, is an extended argument for keeping The Dream alive. If, like me (and, obviously, John Bassett McCleary), you know there was something more to 'the Sixties' than a bunch of kids getting stoned and having sex, then you'll appreciate this book not only as a reference but as a 'tickler file' for your psyche.
The main thing is, what's new in _this_ edition? Well, there are about fifty more pages of text. (The official page count has risen from 663 to 704. But the page numbering has also been adjusted: the entries. which used to start on page 12, now start on page 1 and the forematter is numbered with lowercase Roman numerals. By my count that's an increase of 52 pages.) As you'd expect, some entries are new and others are longer than they used to be.
But probably the most important thing for you to know is that McCleary and/or his editor (Joan Jeffers McCleary) have gone over the earlier edition carefully and fixed the errors that have been noted in some of the earlier reviews of this book. There was, for example, some extraneous material included in the very first entry ('A'); now it's gone. The others -- all the ones I know about, anyway -- have been corrected.
The McClearys deserve a big round of applause for the quick turnaround time. (The first edition is only two years old.) In my original review I rather unwillingly deducted maybe half a star for that stuff; it was obviously the result of deadline pressure, but this is still a reference book and factual mistakes count. In this review I'm happy to give the half-star back.
Everything else I said in my earlier review still applies. As McCleary writes, our society threw the baby out with the bathwater in rejecting hippie ideals; what's most important here is to recognize the 1960s as a period of _experimentation_. Anybody who wants to devote some thoughtful attention to the results of those experiments will find plenty to think about in this book. There's a lot here, but there's nothing you need to 'believe' -- just take it seriously enough to let it roll it around in your mind for a while.
With this edition a cool book has gotten cooler. Don't miss it.
Highly recommended!!!.......2003-07-04
Jam-packed (over 700 pages!) with fascinating info from a bygone era that vowed and did change our lives forever. The author has done a great job of capturing a lot of the excitement and turmoil that occurred and making us feel as if we were there! It's educational, it's entertaining, it's just a great book to learn more about the hippie era of the 60s. I'd highly recommend this book for anyone wanting to learn more about that period of time.
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Brothers and sisters! Here at last is a light-hearted, free-spirited, groovy guide to the timeless hippie skills and activities that make the world a better place, one macrame belt at a time. In illustrated, easy-to-follow instructions, author Chelsea Cain -- who grew up on an Iowa hippie commune -- provides practical and playful know-how for the hippie and hippie-at-heart. Learn how to milk a goat, build a compost pile, play "Kumbaya" on the guitar, teach a dog how to catch a Frisbee, and get your file from the FBI. Discover the finer points of caring for a fern, choosing a mantra, organizing a protest, naming your hippie baby, and making sand candles as holiday gifts. Including primers on cooking, dressing, driving, telling time, dancing, and celebrating your birthday in classic hippie style, and a righteous appendix of essential hippie books, movies, and slang, The Hippie Handbook knows the score. Right on.
Customer Reviews:
For Wannabee Hippies.......2006-05-04
I think if you're an old hippie (like me) you know everything in this book already..Now if you can justttt remember it!!! LOL I think it is written for young people who want to discover the art of being a hippie, and adopt that lifestyle, more than for old heads or the people who have "been there, done that" For the old heads, I would recommend a book I've had since it first came out in the 60's (i think) Living on the Earth by Alicia Bay Laurel. Or Carla Emery's book The Encyclopedia of Country Lore, these people lived the life and walked the walk, and the information is 'right on'. Namaste.
Young Hippie.......2006-01-29
I am just 19 but everyone I've ever met said I was a "left-behind hippie" so when I seen this book on Amazon I just thought to myself "if I really am a "left-behind hippie" then I should probably have the Hippie Handbook." That only made perfect since to me, so I bought it and I LOVE IT!!! Now I really can be a "left-behind hippie"! Ha! Ha! Thank you!
Find Your Bliss!.......2006-01-18
Chelsea is way cool....grew up in a commune and all. She takes me back to my Berkeley days hanging out on Telegraph! She covers alot with such a great sense of humor and love. Chelsea shows you lots of fun things to do and tells you why they are so important to the hippie lifestyle. Like taking time to smell the roses and getting in touch with your inner being. Also the illustrations are fun. Stick it to the Man....Thanks Chelsea for making this book!
Peace
Yes, I AM a hippie!.......2006-01-12
I don't usually like novelty books but this one was quite entertaining and informative. I keep going back to it. Find out how to tie-dye, macrame, make "oregano brownies", (I think I'd use mint instead of oregano), wear proper attire and don't bathe too often.
I love learning about name origins so my favorite section was on naming babies. I passed with flying colors--giving my daughter a proper hippie name--even before reading this book.
It all adds up--I'm a hippie! Hey, man, I'm going to split, light some incense, listen to some Joplin, and--later I'm going to meditate. Namaste.
Groovy.......2005-06-11
Once you get past the sterotypical idea of the book. It is actually a pretty good book. The craft ideas and simple history it has to offer is worth the price. For a person who lives the counter culture movement, It is a wonderful addition to my library.
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Memories of Drop City follows a group of people and their radical movement, in the Southwest and on both coasts, in a decade that shaped the rest of the century.
"John Curl's characters in Memories of Drop City aspire to be '100 years' ahead of the rest of us, but Curl shows, through his highly crafted and brilliant novelistic memoir, that they often succumb to the same social flaws as the rest of us. This might be the most balanced memoir or novel yet published about the Sixties."
Ishmael Reed, National Book Award nominee
"With this compelling evocation and portrayal of breathing people, John Curl unpacks the boxed lunch myth of America's alternative lifestyle Sixties, and restores the day to day flavor of a deeply fabled era still key to understanding the way we live (and don't live) now."
Al Young, poet laureate of California
"Memories of Drop City is an extraordinary book which brings the Sixties back to life in vivid detail and conveys the spirit of the Sixties better than almost anything else I've read."
Gerald Nicosia, author of Memory Babe
"Memories of Drop City brings vibrantly to light the flower children who returned to the land seeking peace and by that act were committing revolution. John Curl captures the idealism of a generation and their demonstrations against war in a revolution with a smile.."
Floyd Salas, author of Tattoo the Wicked Cross
Book Description
They’re so far out! These fab projects take 60s cool and update them to New Millennium funky. What a blast from the past: macramé, crochet, and lots of flower power to tap into nostalgia for the Age of Aquarius. Modern-day hippies will proudly handcraft and show off a back-in-style suede fringe vest, woven belt, and beaded headband. Want a crash pad where everyone will let it all hang out? Light it up with sand and rainbow layer candles, add some tie-dyed throw pillows, and invite guests to get cozy under a granny-square afghan in tasteful contemporary hues. Easy-to-
follow instructions detail every technique, and sidebars cover everything from hippie fashion, music, and art to the politics and big events that defined the era.
Customer Reviews:
NOT A RELIABLE HISTORY LESSON!.......2007-02-13
I'm not reviewing the crafts but the history sections of the book. There are many mistakes and untruths to be found throughout.
The author defines LSD as " a NARCOTIC drug." The dictionary definition of narcotic: "any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep." Anyone who knows anything knows that acid is not a narcotic drug.
The author can't get Timothy Leary's famous dictum right: "Turn on, tune in, drop out" turns into "Tune in, turn on, drop out" and the meaning of the phrase is altered significantly.
The author sites Neal Cassady as a beat writer like Jack Kerouac, when Cassady was merely the inspiration for Kerouac's character Dean Moriarty in his famous beat novel "On the Road".
The author sites Cassady as the chief of the Merry Pranksters, when everyone knows it was novelist Ken Kesey. The author then continues with (paraphrased) "Cassady and his Merry Pranksters held an Acid Test in which they put acid in the FOOD and beverageS (actually only a barrel or barrels of Kool Aid were spiked at the tests), and to those looking on, these drugged people were babbling incoherently, sometimes injuring themselves, and even killing themselves because of it." Outrageous! BABBLING INCOHERENTLY? INJURING AND KILLING THEMSELVES? - MISINFORMATION!
It wasn't and isn't about fashion anyway. I find this book to be absolutely horrendous.
Great 60's crafts ideas for today.......2006-05-14
Great photos and ideas to make simple crafts. I was born in the late 1960's and remember making macrame crafts in school in the 1970's.
Also a plus is a brief explanation to the cultural climate of what was going on in the 60's....from clothes, commune living, and even the health food industry that was founded by the Hippies.
This book is a great refresher to those that lived through those times, and those who are in their twenties and just discovering what Hippies were about.
great projects.......2005-02-14
awesome craft projects. so why only four stars? why is it neccessary to put a section on how great all the drug usage in the sixties was? I wanted so much to buy this book for my 12 year old daughter because I know she would really enjoy the projects but I just could not in good conscience get her a book with a chapter on drug usage like it was this wonderful cultural phenomenon.
Great book! .......2004-12-01
I just got this book yesterday, and have already finished reading all of the information inside. It has great craft projects, incredible information about the hippie era, and I would recommend this book to anyone interested in hippie crafts, or anyone who wants to know about a hippie's hobbies.
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The Hippie Guide to Climbing the Corporate Ladder & Other Mountains chronicles the dramatic adventures and accomplishments of the man behind one of the world's most recognized brands. From small-town Kansas boy to adventure-junkie extraordinaire, this book traces Skip Yowell's journey to the top of the outdoor industry. Full of insightful details and photos from around the world, this books offer a behind-the-scenes look at how Skip and his team built a successful company--and changed an entire industry--by breaking the rules and taking good care of their customers.
"Skip's account of the founding of JanSport wreaks of honesty, humor, and enough anecdotes to stir a memory in almost anyone who has spent time outside. His tale takes you from a small room above a transmission shop to a global enterprise and packs enough adventures to keep the fire stoked and the beer on ice for hours." -
Larry Burke, Editor-in-Chief, Outside Magazine
"This amazing book chronicles the life of Skip Yowell, a man who climbed the corporate ladder not in a suit and tie, but in hiking boots and with a backpack. He did so in style, and had tons of fun doing it. He stayed true to himself, maintained friendships, traveled the world and most importantly, preserved his passion for his job.... We can all learn something from Skip, who started building backpacks from scratch and created a company that is now a giant in the industry. His honesty and passion for life are his priority, which all of his friends and business associates can attest to. The world would be a better place with more people like Skip Yowell. I am proud to have him as my friend and encourage you to get to know his story! You will be inspired." -
Ed Viesturs, First American to climb all fourteen 8,000 meter peaks, Author of No Shortcuts to the Top
"I wish this enlightening book had been available 30 years ago. The inspiration I have derived from it now would have been welcomed then. Like a new band without a 'label' (either style or record company), with originality and dedication it shows how JanSport forged their own way and set the high marks for others to strive for. This 'how it was done' book should be read by all aspiring musicians, for the principles of success are universal and are defined within." -
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Customer Reviews:
Middle of the Road.......2007-07-11
This book is more an autobiography of Skip Yowell, one of the co-founders of Jansport. Honestly, the writing style is extremely elementary. And lacked any depth. To his credit he didn't use a ghost writer. But Skip definitely lacks any skill in telling a coherent story. I picked up the book because I'd like to think that I'm a hippie of sorts. And while I don't want to climb the corporate ladder, I certainly am interested in learning more about the small business world that I'm living in. Plus the artwork for the book is amazing in my opinion. So I picked it up. Overall, the book isn't bad. And despite the writing style, I have to admit that reading the stories of a young start-up in the 70's was mildly entertaining. As far as imparting any great wisdom . . . there isn't much of that. But you can tell that Skip and the other founders of Jansport had/have a fun time doing what they do. Their spirit of entrepreneurship and desire to make money all while attempting to be environmentally and socially sound was encouraging to me . . . with my little start-up.
Corporate Success and Fun for Real People.......2007-05-19
Skip Yowell writes about the evolution of JanSport as it morphs from an idea into an internationally known brand. Throughout, his identification of corporate principles as applied by JanSport easily applies to anyone hoping to create their own business in an authentic, personally meaningful and ethically responsible way. His advice derives from experience. It's a real-world, real-people success story that offers a guide for anyone who is interested in pursuing a long-shot dream.
Fun to read. You forget it is a true story........2007-03-04
Baby boomers who remember the sixties will enjoy this book. So will hikers, campers, students and anyone else who has ever used a JanSport backpack or tent. Skip reveals the serendipity story of how to succeed `without a business plan'.
The Hippie Guide to Climbing the Corporate Ladder....................2007-02-16
I was a highschool classmate of Skip's but lost track of him till 13 years ago. I am amazing to see how far a person can go in a lifetime, how close they can stay to a dream and how he developed an idea/company into a houseold name. Skip was and still is a modest guy who built something truely worth boasting about and had many great adventures along the way. And as an "organizational person" I am glad to see his thoughts on customer service, communications and first hand knowledge of his market, its customers and the application of his product.
Customer Reviews:
Baby Boomer's GrandBaby.......2005-01-10
Far Out & Way Groovy are the perky poetry and pictures in this book about "a hippie grandmother" who
"hasn't cut her hair at all
Since nineteen sixty nine."
Grandma drives a funky old bus; grows, sells and shares organic; and continues to fight City Hall. Look what they've done to their book, Ma!
/TundaVision, Amazon Reviewer
A favorite of Joshy's.......2004-06-01
This book is written in rhyme and makes you read it in a very peppy upbeat way. The pictures are so much fun to look at. I borrowed this from the library and need to by my boy his own copy.
Great book.......2003-11-05
This book is about a young girl who loves to spend time with her Hippie Grandmother. She enjoys eating cracked-wheat-and-honey bread and singing Amazing Grace with her. She loves everything about her Hippie Grandmother and wants to be just like her when she grows older. I absolutely love this book. It is very cute and children can relate to it in many ways.
CATCHY RHYMES AND COLORFUL ILLUSTRATIONS.......2003-09-09
With catchy rhyme and colorful illustrations Reeve Lindbergh (daughter of aviator/author Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh) offers a feel-good story about a grandparent/grandchild relationship.
The story begins with:
"I have a hippie grandmother.
I'm really glad she's mine.
She hasn't cut her hair at all
Since nineteen sixty-nine."
From there we learn that Grandma drives a purple bus, and has a cat named Woodstock. Naturally, her bedroom is decorated with "Love" and "Flower Power" posters, and she grows her own vegetables.
Throughout there are happy scenes of grandma and granddaughter enjoying happy times together, whether it's selling vegetables at the local farmer's market or picketing for peace.
"My Hippie Grandmother" is a delightful reminder of the love they feel for one another.
- Gail Cooke
Hurah For Flower Power.......2003-05-01
My Hippie Grandmother is a winner from start finish. A clever rhyming text and bright colorful illustrations make this story about a young girl's devotion to her Grandmother a total delight. Children will love the text and illustrations. Adults will have a chuckle over the idea of the flower power generation becoming grandparents.
Preston McClear,
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