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Groovy Old Men

Groovy Old Men

A Spotter's Guide

by Nick Baker
Hardback
Publication Date: 02/10/2008

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Groovy old men still move with the times. They are still into sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll, still work, and see age as no reason to stop having fun. They were present at the birth of youth culture in the 50s, sighing with relief at missing National Service and reeling from the impact of Bill Haley. They're now part of a new breed of older men who are, as Nick Baker brilliantly argues in this unique, funny and occasionally touching book, on the march. Groovy Old Men is packed full of interviews with experts and archetypes like Professor Laurie Taylor, designer Sir Paul Smith, radical Tariq Ali, veteran writer Ray Gosling, bioethics expert Professor John Harris and Mark Ellen, former member of Ugly Rumours, the band once led by Tony Blair. And lots of ordinary Groovy Old Men too. A humorous, entertaining and occasionally provocative commentary on older male life in the noughties, Nick Baker s book invents then dissects the Groovy Old Men phenomenon, and peers into the glamorous world of Groovy Old Men of the future.
ISBN:
9781848310209
9781848310209
Category:
Humour
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
02-10-2008
Language:
English
Publisher:
Icon Books
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
240
Dimensions (mm):
198x129x24mm
Weight:
0.32kg
Nick Baker

Nick Baker is simply a naturalist. His life-long passion and natural curiosity for anything living has led to a varied career as a field biologist, broadcaster and communicator of natural history. Nick has over twenty years' experience hosting shows for the BBC, National Geographic and Discovery, including Springwatch, Weird Creatures and Ultimate Explorer. He has also authored ten books on the subject of wildlife and natural history. Nick is a strong believer in the fact you can't protect what you don't value or connect with, and so, to this day he continues in whatever way he can to help others rediscover a natural empathy with the wild world.

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