The 1990s

It was long ago, but not as long as it seems: The Berlin Wall fell and the Twin Towers collapsed. In between, one presidential election was allegedly decided by Ross Perot while another was plausibly decided by Ralph Nader. Landlines fell to cell phones, the internet exploded, and pop culture accelerated without the aid of technology that remembered everything. It was the last era with a real mainstream to either identify with or oppose. The ’90s brought about a revolution in the human condition, and a shift in consciousness, that we’re still struggling to understand.

Allen DeShawn believes his monster-hunting days ended five years ago after he killed the werewolf. Now it’s December 1994 and he’s itching for his high school’s Christmas Break and goofing off with his new friends. But when attractive girls go missing and Allen stumbles on the hottest teacher in school half-dead outside her house, he suspects something bad is going around and it isn’t the flu.

When a young, struggling screenwriter's greatest dream turns into a nightmare after her script is stolen by an uber-powerful male producer, she forms a surprising alliance with a former soap opera star harboring secrets of her own. Together, these two devise a daring, twisted plan to seek justice against the producer through the long-running soap opera Summer Breeze. They will turn the producer’s monstrosity into their art.

With the world in turmoil during the past twenty years, it is now clear that one generation had the character and the skills to face up to those challenges. This book is about them, Generation X. An overlooked and forgotten generation, brought up when the world was forever changing and was to play an important role in keeping everything together, when all seemed lost. Through its pages it explores the historic events that occurred when Xers were growing up as well as their education, style and entertainment which shaped them into adults. How they were influenced, and how they also ...

This is the second book in the (My Life) series. The first book was about my Teenage Years. This book is about more grown-up and adult experiences. Marriage, children, and jobs. After breaking my back and going through major back surgery, I had to spend a year and a half in rehab and physical therapy learning how to walk again. Then I needed a new career and a new adventure. This book will take you down the road to that adventure..Please Enjoy

The 1990s were a chaotic and utterly magical time for music, a confounding barrage of genres and lifestyles and superstars, from grunge to hip-hop, from sumptuous R&B to rambunctious ska-punk, from Axl to Kurt to Missy to Santana to Tupac to Britney. In 60 SONGS THAT EXPLAIN THE '90s, Ringer music critic Rob Harvilla reimagines all the earwormy, iconic hits Gen Xers pine for with vivid historical storytelling, sharp critical analysis, rampant loopiness, and wryly personal ruminations on the most bizarre, joyous, and inescapable songs from a decade we both regret entirely and miss desperately.

Girls to the Front is the epic, definitive history of the Riot Grrrl movement - the radical feminist punk uprising that exploded into the public eye in the 1990s, altering America's gender landscape forever. Author Sara Marcus, a music and politics writer for Time Out New York, Slate.com, Pos, and Heeb magazine, interweaves research, interviews, and her own memories as a Riot Grrrl front-liner.

Mitchell "Minty" Arnold receives some devastating news, setting the light-hearted optimist on a dark and self-destructive path. Luke Montgomery has experience with pain and suffering. In fact, he's a professional at it. With Minty's behavior escalating dangerously, Luke takes it upon himself to help Minty indulge his self-destructive urges in a safe and sane way. But as Minty struggles to overcome his deepest pain, Luke must help him find power in his broken places and love himself unconditionally.

9-year-old Nichole and her parents are evicted from their home because both of her parents are addicted to heroin. With nowhere left to turn, they are now homeless. In order to survive they must dig through dumpsters, beg, and steal. While living on the streets, Nichole struggles to understand why people treat them differently.

Beginning with a brief overview of the various goals and phases of feminism from the early 19th century onward, writer and feminist theorist Jennifer Baumgardner takes you on a tour of a tumultuous decade full of complex issues and contradictions through the lens of the feminist movement and the ways it shaped - and was shaped by - the closing years of the 20th century. From abortion rights to ‘zines, Feminism in the 1990s explores the ways third-wave feminism reacted to popular culture while simultaneously being co-opted by it.

Kate Kendrick is having an epically bad day when a glowing Blockbuster catches her eye on the commute home. She could have sworn there was an abandoned building there just yesterday, and didn't Blockbuster go out of business years ago? Curiosity piqued, she steps inside the bustling store and whoosh! She's transported back to the year 1999 with no idea how to get back to her old life. Jordan Dale works at the One Hour Photo Processing Shop next to Blockbuster, and he can't believe it when their paths cross. A time traveler himself, he's been living in the '90s for a while now.

She invaded my peace scared and seeking refuge in my barn house. But I'm know Captain Saviour and she's no Angel. She's annoying as hell and mouthy with no filter. She says whatever's on her mind, no matter how poorly judged it maybe. She's everything I don't want. But still, she is everything I need. Is her love worth the risk and danger that comes with her? Is she worth risking my land for? I ask myself this constantly. I'm Cowboy Lucus Carter.... Some may say I'm the most dangerous Cowboy in Texas, but I say... No one is exempt from death. Especially when THE CARTEL is involved.

From Pulp Fiction to Space Jam to Wild Wild West, “The Best, Worst, Weird Movies of the 1990s” covers over 250 movies that were either so great they’re must-sees, so bad they’re must-avoids or so strange they should probably be seen to be believed. Written by film critic Mark McPherson, this book showcases the unforgettable movies of the era that included Anthony Hopkins playing a frightening killer in Silence of the Lambs, Mike Myers playing a groovy spy in Austin Powers, Keanu Reeves playing “The One” in The Matrix and George Clooney playing a Batman with nipples in Batman & ...

An audio bundle of three Doctor Who stories to celebrate the 60th anniversary: this collection includes 1990s - Wannabes by Dave Rudden, 2000s - The Monster in the Cupboard by Kalynn Bayron and 2010s - The Angel of Redemption by Nikita Gill.

From Mark Ronson, one of the most distinguished musical influencers of our time, comes a memoir that captures the music, characters, escapades, and energy of his DJ days in '90s New York. ​

Step into the fractured mind of Kurt Cobain in Kurt Cobain: Drowning in My Words, a raw, unfiltered imagined memoir told entirely in his voice. Through dark humor, self-loathing wit, and heart-wrenching honesty, this book traces the iconic Nirvana frontman’s rise from a chaotic childhood in Aberdeen, Washington, to the global stages he grew to despise. Told in first-person with searing vulnerability and a punchline always lurking under the grief, Cobain revisits the moments that defined—and destroyed—him: from stealing his first guitar, to recording Bleach on fumes and cigarettes, to ...

Witness the Dawn of Oligarchs—A brutal, cinematic thriller of power, betrayal, and survival in 1990s Russia. In the violent ruins of the Soviet Union, two men are dragged into a collision that will shape the soul of a broken nation. In St. Petersburg, Stepa—a haunted enforcer—will risk everything to protect his wife from the rising brutality around them. In Moscow, Vlad—a cunning political operator—claws his way toward power, only to unleash something far worse. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Unreal. Dostoyevsky meets Tarantino.” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "An epic ...

Forget what you know about modern fitness. This is not a book about balance, moderation, or science-backed workout splits. Train Like a Freak dives headfirst into the raw, unpolished, and unapologetically chaotic underground of 1990s bodybuilding—a time when chalk dust filled the air, VHS tapes were sacred scripture, and overtraining was a badge of honor, not a risk. This isn’t nostalgia. It’s a ruthless, detail-rich autopsy of an era that produced the biggest, hardest, and most mentally unhinged physiques the world has ever seen. Inside these pages, you'll find Dorian Yates’ ...

Early True Believers: The Untold Story of Silicon Alley is a 1990s saga of ambition and innovation set in Manhattan’s Silicon Alley, a swath of downtown that served as New York City’s nerve center of tech entrepreneurship. The series features the stories of a forgotten cohort of early internet visionaries, countercultural social networks, the digital gold rush, and the lavish events that came with it, including one held in an underground Tribeca bunker that abruptly ended in a police raid—a harbinger of the upheaval to come.

Can be read as a standalone novel. ZEPCE, BOSNIA: August 1993 Follow the highly dramatic story of two cousins, Angus McCloud and Ryan Reilly, who were incredibly close in their youth. However, a rather disastrous childhood incident involving their Great-uncle Simon's vintage bi-plane sends each boy on separate journeys into military academies. ANGUS... As a young lad with fiery red hair and a temper to match, Angus always struggled to find his place in the world. He hoped that after being sent away to a London military academy, he would be able to prove himself and bury his inner demons. ...