Nerd Girl Rocks Paradise City
Nerd Girl Rocks Paradise City
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Offers a peek into the early years of the hair-band era, revealing the hierarchy of fishnets, bustiers, and chicks with the Holy Grail. This book tells the story of Anne Thomas Soffee, who, after college, journeyed to Los Angeles to start a career as a rock journalist. Her quarter-life crisis though, proves that fact is often funnier than fiction.
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Nerd Girl Rocks Paradise City by Anne Thomas Soffee
After college, Anne Thomas Soffee journeyed to Los Angeles to start a career as a rock journalist and small-time heavy metal flack. This hilarious peek into the early years of the hair-band era reveals the hierarchy of fishnets, bustiers, and chicks with the Holy Grail--a backstage pass. A taste for other people's prescriptions and too much beer edges her freelance journalism work right off her schedule. She struggles with not being thin enough, pretty enough, or cool enough when, in the midst of the L.A. riots, Soffee is offered a coveted slot in Virginia Commonwealth University's MFA writing program. Determined to pull herself out of current habits, Soffee starts turning her life around, making a stop at rehab before she heads off to graduate school. Her quarter-life crisis is packed with offbeat characters that prove that fact is often funnier than fiction.
"Funny, trashy, and smart" -- The New York Times Book Review
"A laugh-out-loud charmer." -- Bust
"A truly well-written rock 'n' roll memoir." -- Punk Planet
"Totally enjoyable." -- Maximum Rock n Roll
"Funny as hell!" -- Score! Music Magazine
"A compelling read." -- Metal Maniacs
"Incredibly sharp . . . Easy to read and clever, making it hard to put down." --Venuszine.com "Wickedly funny." -- Seattle Weekly
"A laugh-out-loud charmer." -- Bust
"A truly well-written rock 'n' roll memoir." -- Punk Planet
"Totally enjoyable." -- Maximum Rock n Roll
"Funny as hell!" -- Score! Music Magazine
"A compelling read." -- Metal Maniacs
"Incredibly sharp . . . Easy to read and clever, making it hard to put down." --Venuszine.com "Wickedly funny." -- Seattle Weekly
Anne Thomas Soffee is the author of Snake Hips: Belly Dancing and How I Found True Love. She lives in Richmond, Virginia.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781556526473 |
| ISBN 10 | 1556526474 |
| Title | Nerd Girl Rocks Paradise City |
| Author | Anne Thomas Soffee |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Chicago Review Press |
| Year published | 2006-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |