{"product_id":"1969-brent-green-9780578488455","title":"1969: Are You Still Listening?: Stories \u0026 Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003e1969 stood as the final year of a tumultuous decade, shattering domestic tranquility with epic events and cultural upheaval. On the fiftieth anniversary of 1969, eight authors share their coming-of-age experiences, vivid memories, and lessons learned from that raucous, electrifying year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat makes 1969 compelling? The authors invite you to join them and \"take the trip back.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn January, The Beatles gave their final public performance on the rooftop of Apple Corps in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn July, NASA's Apollo 11 space mission launched Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong beyond earth's gravitational grip to a successful moon landing, fulfilling President John Kennedy's inaugural pledge \"to go to the moon in this decade.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn August, Woodstock attracted over 400,000 rock 'n' roll fans, hippies, peaceniks, and sixties' music icons to a three-day countercultural gathering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam, in October, was the largest peaceful protest of a war in American history, flooding the nation's capital and including more than 2,000,000 antiwar protesters nationwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the decade closed, the war raged on. Just months into the following year, the Kent State shootings shook the nation, bringing violent suppression of free expression to a U.S. college campus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoining lead author Brent Green in this writing alliance are veteran authors Carol Orsborn, PhD., David Cogswell, Robert William Case, Bob Moses, Jed Diamond, PhD., Greg Dobbs, and Richard Adler.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e1969: Are You Still Listening? \u003c\/em\u003edelivers their eyewitness accounts, personal tales, uncommon confessions, and fact-based fictional stories. The book merges documentary-style reporting with creative exploration, capturing the perspectives of journalists, fiction and nonfiction writers, and social and political commentators.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne question resonates throughout the book: Are you still listening? The book inspires contemplation about our social and political progress fifty years later. Do we see greater national unity today? Do we hear lingering discord? Do we sense progress toward equal treatment and opportunity for all?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor those who experienced 1969 firsthand, this book will stir memories and invite reflection about a momentous year. For those who were born later and are curious about the myths and realities of 1969, the book reveals truths concerning a rebellious time and an engaged generation that proclaimed a new vision for America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brent Green, Carol Orsborn, Jed Diamond\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0578488450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780578488455\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brent Green \u0026amp; Associates, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.47d","brand":"Brent Green","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46420216905983,"sku":"9780578488455","price":12.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7f34c34e-9abe-40cb-ad37-17b542153ed3.jpg?v=1734633978","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/1969-brent-green-9780578488455","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}