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A Boy's Story (Paperback)

by Martin King (Author)
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Mainstream Publishing (18 Sep 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1840183330
  • ISBN-13: 978-1840183337
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 415,363 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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As the 1960s drew to a close, the skinhead was born and a youth culture took Britain by storm. Boys and girls alike embraced this new working-class fashion and music - the West Indian reggae sounds of Blue Beat. King describes the heady mix of pleasures which were all part of life as a teenager.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it, loved it, like my first skin bird., 28 Mar 2002
By A Customer
This was a truely wonderful read, I loved it, it took me back to the late 60s with the Ben Shermans, Sta- Prest, Dr Martens,and red socks with trousers at half mast and I could even smell the Brute after shave, I'm just about to get the photo album out and put Tighten up volume two on the record player. SKINHEADS RULE OK.
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars About time, 11 Sep 2002
By Mr. S. Harrington (Hamstreet,Ashford, Kent United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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It's about time someone wrote this book! A really entertaining look at life as a teenager in London at the end of the sixties...King captures the times excellently,mainly because he can laugh at himself...the bravado,posturing and running scared are as important to this true account as the music,clothes and teenage escapades. For those who were skins as teenagers this is an essential read...maybe it is a light read,and not intellectually challenging, but it's very funny,and nostalgic, the 2 things it sets out to achieve....look forward to a follow up......if you can't relate to the scenes in the park playing footie and laugh,you haven't lived!! Nice one Martin.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious and memory jogging, 27 Dec 2000
By A Customer
Come on all you skinheads Get up on Your Feet Put Your Braces Together Put Your Boots on Your Feet....anyone who lived through the youth cult of the late sixties that was skinheadism will love this book. Long before skins became associated with racism and violence it was a fashion craze that swept across the country like an an outbreak of acne. The author recalls those days in amazing detail: the clothes, the music, the football and even the feelings. An entertaining read as well as a useful social document. With the skinhead cult history has been rewritten over recent years - Martin King has just written back it again. Well done mate!
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