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21st Century Dodos: A Collection Of Endangered Objects (and Other Stuff) (2011)

by Steve Stack(Favorite Author)
3.68 of 5 Votes: 3
ISBN
1906321736 (ISBN13: 9781906321734)
languge
English
publisher
The Friday Project
review 1: Cast aside the frustrations and responsibilities of adult life for a while and retreat back to simpler times. I guarantee you will find things in this book that resonate with you. Things which resonated with me were the Maverick bar, keeping CDs behind the counter (I used to have a Saturday job on the music and video counter in WH Smiths) and Crusader nuts. This book is like a time machine, whooshing you back decades and making you smile fondly at things we’ve lost or forgotten.
review 2: This book is delightful. We always are reminded of animals going extinct or being put on the endangered list this book brings us inanimate objects we don't see anymore. This brought memories of things I would never even think of.. Answers on a postcard --- I remember every w
... moreeek my mother would cut out and scotch tape a crossword puzzle from the newspaper to a postcard to see if she could be the winner. Remember when the next big thing was betamax and laser discs? How about countries that no longer exist? This book is British based but it still brings back a lot of memories. Read as a netgalley copy less
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Jay
Really good, but very British so not very accessible to anyone else. Nor anyone under 40 I realised.
CoolGma
Interesting facts and a trip down memory lane
tina
Fun and quick read. Ahh mixtapes, I miss you.
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