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Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon--And the Journey of a Generation
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 782.421640922
EAN: 9780743491471
ISBN: 0743491475
Label: Atria
Manufacturer: Atria
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 592
Publication Date: April 08, 2008
Publisher: Atria
Studio: Atria
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Editorial Review:
A groundbreaking and irresistible biography of three of America's most important musical artists -- Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and Carly Simon -- charts their lives as women at a magical moment in time.
Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and Carly Simon remain among the most enduring and important women in popular music. Each woman is distinct. Carole King is the product of outer-borough, middle-class New York City; Joni Mitchell is a granddaughter of Canadian farmers; and Carly Simon is a child of the Manhattan intellectual upper crust. They collectively represent, in their lives and their songs, a great swath of American girls who came of age in the late 1960s. Their stories trace the arc of the now mythic sixties generation -- female version -- but in a bracingly specific and deeply recalled way, far from cliché. The history of the women of that generation has never been written -- until now, through their resonant lives and emblematic songs.
Filled with the voices of many dozens of these women's intimates, who are speaking in these pages for the first time, this alternating biography reads like a novel -- except it's all true, and the heroines are famous and beloved. Sheila Weller captures the character of each woman and gives a balanced portrayal enriched by a wealth of new information.
Girls Like Us is an epic treatment of midcentury women who dared to break tradition and become what none had been before them -- confessors in song, rock superstars, and adventurers of heart and soul.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Girls Like Us
What a joy to find a well-researched book about three famous singers I so much wanted to emulate as a young woman. This book not only chronicles three artists' lives, it captures the magic of a generation. If you lived through the 60's and 70's this is a must read. If you didn't, it serves as a an up-close and personal history lesson back to a time that influenced today's musical stylings and trends.
Rating: - The best book for baby boomers
"Baby boomers please pay attention. Read this book!. It is so interesting, not only about these brilliant women, but its about music during the sixties and a lot of information and happenings around this time. Its like really did this happen. I loved it.
Rating: - Outstanding book!
I am a lifelong fan of Carly Simon's and thought I knew everything about her...I was wrong! I admired both Carole King and Joni Mitchell, but didn't know much about either of them. I learned so much, and enjoyed every minute of it! I have a newfound respect for all three of these artists, and a greater appreciation of what they were up against as women in their generation, forging careers in music. I don't know how the author found all the information and sources she did, but I'm sure glad that ... Read More
Rating: - It Brought me Back to My Youth!
Such a wonderful book! These ladies are my heroes! Tapestry was the first album I ever bought. This book brings me back to those early high school days! Great memories of a great decade!
Rating: - Go back to the 60's and 70's
This is a most entertaining book - if you lived through this era it will bring memories flooding back, and if you are too young for this time, you'll wish that you'd been there. Because of the nature of the women of the book you will also meet James Taylor, Jerry Goffin, the Rolling Stones, and many other famous and notorious members of the music fraternity of the time. Well worth a read - I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Leah Jones, Queensland, Australia
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