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Packed with road trips, keggers, and the kind of nights that felt like they'd last forever, Mountain View captures the blur of a summer where everything changes.\nWith snapshots of '80s life throughout-from answering machines to VHS players to cassette tapes-Mountain View will make a fun read for Gen Xers who want to remember \"the good old days,\" and for younger generations looking for an authentic glimpse into a pre-digital world.\nA coming-of-age story for anyone who loved Catcher in the Rye, Less Than Zero, or Dazed and Confused.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52778878271761,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52778878599441,"sku":"NIN9781967756001","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781967756001.jpg?v=1763934360"},{"product_id":"firenze-book-otis-west-9781967756049","title":"Firenze","description":"Before the Euro, before smartphones, before Amanda Knox, Kevin headed to Florence to study abroad armed only with a skateboard and a poor grasp of the Italian language. 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