The Legacy of the 60s and 70s

A Listmania! list by S. Loft "slime57" (Madrid)
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Monty Python: v.2: Just the Words: Vol 2
1.  Monty Python: v.2: Just the Words: Vol 2 by Graham Chapman
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  "Scripts from all the TV series. Sometimes they missed completely, but there is so much more here than just The Silly Walks and The Dead Parrot. A cheerful bedside companion."
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Revolution in the Head: "Beatles" Records and the Sixties
2.  Revolution in the Head: "Beatles" Records and the Sixties by Ian MacDonald
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  "The Beatles' studio tracks. Who did what, when and why - it's all here"
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The Dice Man
3.  The Dice Man by Luke Rhinehart
The list author says:
  "On a personal level, perhaps the most subversive comedy ever. Impossible to film so you have to read the book. Approach with caution"
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
4.  Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
The list author says:
  "When Terry Gilliam made the film he had to match the book as closely as possible. Even if it's only partly true it's a shocking inditement of either HST or The American Dream"
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Catch-22
5.  Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
The list author says:
  "On a cultural level, possibly the most subversive comedy ever. George W. Bush's Dad should have read it to him!"
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V.
6.  V. by Thomas Pynchon
The list author says:
  "Marginally more accessible than Gravity's Rainbow, his meisterwork. Weird and wonderful in a more palatable dosage"
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Valis (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
7.  Valis (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by Philip K. Dick
The list author says:
  "PKD's berserk cosmology almost crystallises into a tale of madness, death and alienation with a rock/ambient soundtrack."
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A Scanner Darkly (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
8.  A Scanner Darkly (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by Philip K. Dick
The list author says:
  "Very dark, but easier than Valis. Written in 77, PKD's view of a future in which everyone is justifiably paranoid. If the drugs and dealers don't get you the cops will. Thank goodness he was wrong!"
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The Sirens Of Titan (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
9.  The Sirens Of Titan (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by Kurt Vonnegut
The list author says:
  "An early example of extra-terrestrial jokes, but amongst the gags there lurks hidden wisdom. Opened the door for Douglas Adams"
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The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
10.  The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams
The list author says:
  "Genre defining - if Douglas Adams hadn't written this book an infinite number of monkeys with typewriters would have only managed to ape him - hello Terry Pratchett, amongst others."
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The Old Patagonian Express: By Train Through the Americas
11.  The Old Patagonian Express: By Train Through the Americas by Paul Theroux
The list author says:
  "The greatest travel writer of the last 30 years goes from New York to Patagonia by train. As time passes the historical element increases."
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Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values
12.  Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values by Robert Pirsig
The list author says:
  "In the 70s Pirsig thought we were going down the pan, and suggested some solutions. Lots of people read this book, so why are we, collectively, even more screwed today?"
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