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Nerd Girl Rocks Paradise City
Anne Thomas Soffee
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Description for Nerd Girl Rocks Paradise City
Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
After college, Anne Thomas Soffee journeyed to Los Angeles to start a career as a rock journalist and small-time heavy metal flack. This hilarious peek into the early years of the hair-band era reveals the hierarchy of fishnets, bustiers, and chicks with the Holy Grail—a backstage pass. A taste for other people's prescriptions and too much beer edges her freelance journalism work right off her schedule. She struggles with not being thin enough, pretty enough, or cool enough when, in the midst of the L.A. riots, Soffee is offered a coveted slot in Virginia Commonwealth University's MFA writing program. Determined ... Read more
After college, Anne Thomas Soffee journeyed to Los Angeles to start a career as a rock journalist and small-time heavy metal flack. This hilarious peek into the early years of the hair-band era reveals the hierarchy of fishnets, bustiers, and chicks with the Holy Grail—a backstage pass. A taste for other people's prescriptions and too much beer edges her freelance journalism work right off her schedule. She struggles with not being thin enough, pretty enough, or cool enough when, in the midst of the L.A. riots, Soffee is offered a coveted slot in Virginia Commonwealth University's MFA writing program. Determined ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781556525865
SKU
V9781556525865
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Ref
99-50
About Anne Thomas Soffee
Anne Thomas Soffee is the author of Snake Hips: Belly Dancing and How I Found True Love. She lives in Richmond, Virginia.
Reviews for Nerd Girl Rocks Paradise City
"Funny, trashy and smart."
The New York Times "A truly well-written rock 'n' roll memoir."
Punk Planet "A laugh-out-loud charmer."
Bust "Totally enjoyable."
Maximum Rock n Roll "Funny as hell!"
Score! Music Magazine "A compelling read."
Metal Maniacs "Incredibly sharp . . . Easy to read and clever, ... Read more
The New York Times "A truly well-written rock 'n' roll memoir."
Punk Planet "A laugh-out-loud charmer."
Bust "Totally enjoyable."
Maximum Rock n Roll "Funny as hell!"
Score! Music Magazine "A compelling read."
Metal Maniacs "Incredibly sharp . . . Easy to read and clever, ... Read more