The Ultimate 70s Collection: Iconic Musicians and Albums, Movies that Defined a Generation, Legendary Toys and Videogames

By John Romero and Mark Bussler

How do you remember the seventies? Whether it's as the "Me Decade," the heatwave of 1976, or the Winter of Discontent, you'll find something in these pages to stir up nostalgia for the pop culture that defined the decade! Cinemas were showing groundbreaking movies, from Star Wars and Suspiria to Smokey and the Bandit, and TV programming was in its golden age with children's classics like Jamie and the Magic Torch and the satirical Abigail's Party, all played out on brand-new color TV sets. Then came the first-ever videogame consoles -- the Magnavox Odyssey, or the Atari 2600 -- and along with it, Pong. In Ultimate 70s Collection, you'll read and remember (or imagine!) what life was like in this momentous decade filled with iconic toys, trends, music, movies, celebrities, and other pop culture phenomena. Filled with fascinating articles, high-quality photography, and so much more, take a trip down memory lane and rediscover the most notable developments of the seventies!  

• Language: English
• Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
• Release date: Aug 1, 2023
• ISBN: 9781637412817

John Romero

John Romero has written for AP, UPI and Sports Illustrated, and for ten years was sports editor of Nevada’s largest newspaper, the Las Vegas Review-Journal. He has written more than 400 magazine articles and columns, and his two hardcover books on selling have become twin bibles for the casino industry. He ran 16 marathons including Boston, and lives in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Las Vegas, The Untold Stories. is his third nonfiction book, soon to be followed by his first novel, The Eisenhower Enigma.

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