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Author
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"On a small farm beside a lake in Minnesota's north woods an old man is waiting for the Rapture, which God has told him will happen in two weeks, on August 19, 1974. When word gets out, Last Days Ranch becomes ground zero for The End, drawing zealots, curiosity seekers, and reporters--among them the prophet's son, a skeptical New York writer suddenly caught between his overbearing father and the news story of a lifetime. Into the mix comes Melanie...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Los Angeles in 1974 exerted more influence over popular culture than any other city in America. Los Angeles that year, in fact, dominated popular culture more than it ever had before, or would again. Working in film, recording, and television studios around Sunset Boulevard, living in Brentwood and Beverly Hills or amid the flickering lights of the Hollywood Hills, a cluster of transformative talents produced an explosion in popular culture which...
44) Babysitter
Author
Publisher
Alfaguara
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
"En los últimos días de la turbulenta década de 1970, a raíz de los asesinatos de niños sin resolver que han conmocionado a Detroit, las vidas de varios residentes se juntan con trágicas consecuencias. Está Hannah, esposa de un destacado hombre de negocios local, que ha comenzado una una aventura con un extraño oscuramente carismático cuya identidad sigue siendo esquiva, Mikey, un astuto estafador callejero que se encuentra en una escalofriante...
45) Licorice pizza
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around, and falling in love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973.
46) Casa de furia
Author
Publisher
Alfaguara
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"Es abril de 1970 y la imponente casa de los Caicedo, ubicada en uno de los barrios más distinguidos de Bogotá, se prepara para celebrar el aniversario de boda de los patriarcas de la familia: Alma Santacruz y el magistrado Nacho Caicedo. El día y los festejos avanzan, al mismo tiempo que un desfile de variados personajes--que entran y salen del lugar--entrelazan sus historias y sellan sus destinos en la vida, el placer y la muerte. Con ritmo vertiginoso...
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Based on P.D. James's global bestsellers, this riveting mystery series stars Bertie Carvel as enigmatic Inspector Adam Dalgliesh. A recent widower and acclaimed poet, Dalgliesh is a cerebral, reserved man but possessed of exceptional empathy and insight. As he investigates complex crimes in 1970s England, he plumbs the darker depths of the human psyche in his pursuit of justice.
49) Spinning gold
Publisher
SDS
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of music producer Neil Bogart and Casablanca Records, the independent record company he founded with a ragtag team of young music lovers.
Author
Publisher
JM Originals, an imprint of John Murray (Publishers)
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"It is 1973 and Jude - known to her friends as Toto - has just graduated from art school and moves into a house in a run-down part of Leeds. Jude is a chaotic wild child who flirts with the wrong kind of people, drinks too much and gets stoned too often. Never happy to stay in one place for very long, her restlessness takes her on hitchhiking jaunts up and down the country. Her best friend, Nel, is the only steady influence Jude has but Nel's life...
Author
Series
Reckless (Ed Brubaker) volume 3
Publisher
Image Comics, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Meet Ethan Reckless: Your trouble is his business, for a price. It's 1988 and Ehtan and his assistant Anna take on a strange case: digging up the dirty secrets of a Los Angeles real estate mogul. But what starts as a deep dive into the life of a stranger will soon take a deadly turn, and find Ethan risking everything that still matters to him."-- provided by publisher.
53) The death-ray
Author
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Andy, a miserable high-schooler in 1970s Chicago, has only one friend, an angry fellow outcast named Louie. He's desperately in love with a girl he met in California who won't return his letters and he's filled with shame at the constant taunts of his classmates. When he achieves super strength from smoking cigarettes he uses it for neither good nor evil but in a brutal playground showdown.
54) Abbott: 1973
Publisher
Boom! Studios, a division of Boom Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A WAR FOR THE SOUL OF DETROIT. Elena Abbott is one of Detroit's toughest reporters--and after defeating the dark forces that murdered her husband, she's focused on the most important election in the city's history. But when someone uses dark magic to sabotage the campaign of the prospective first Black mayor of Detroit, it becomes clear to Abbott that the supernatural conspiracy in her city is even greater than she ever imagined. Now Abbott must...
Author
Language
English
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Formats
Description
"A dramatic and inspiring novel based on the true story of the Jane Collective and the brave women who fought for our right to choose, from the USA Today bestselling author of The Paris Bookseller. Chicago, early 1970s. Who does a woman call when she needs help? Jane. The best-known secret in the city, Jane is an underground women's health organization composed entirely of women helping women, empowering them to live lives free from the expectations...
57) The big country
Publisher
H1, an imprint of Humanoids, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"The Old West finally died in 1980s. But we're in San AngeloTexas, and it's 1978. Sheriff Grissom Callahan is trying to stand on his own two feet while filling the shoes of his daddy and granddaddy before him. When a deranged murderer strikes close to home and disrupts their small-town peace, Grissom finally had the chance to live up to their legacy. But in order to do so, hell have to face the fact that this killer is not the only evil lurking in...
58) Boogie nights
Series
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Tale of Dirk Diggler's rise to fame in this hilarious look at the pornography industry, the free-spirited 70s, and the indulgent 80s. Nominated for 3 Academy Awards, and winner of various other industry awards.
59) Normandy Gold
Author
Series
Publisher
Titan Comics
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"When her younger sister is found at the center of a brutal murder investigation, tough-as-nails Sheriff Normandy Gold is forced to dive headfirst into the seedy world of 1970s prostitution and soon discovers a twisted conspiracy leading right to the White House. Sex, violence and corruption collide in this gritty vigilante thriller from best-selling crime authors Megan Abbott and Alison Gaylin."-- cover page 4.
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