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The Resource (Re)Born in the USA : an Englishman's love letter to his chosen home, Roger Bennett

(Re)Born in the USA : an Englishman's love letter to his chosen home, Roger Bennett

Label
(Re)Born in the USA : an Englishman's love letter to his chosen home
Title
(Re)Born in the USA
Title remainder
an Englishman's love letter to his chosen home
Statement of responsibility
Roger Bennett
Title variation
Reborn in the United States of America
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"One-half of the celebrated Men in Blazers duo, longtime culture and soccer commentator Roger Bennett traces the origins of his love affair with America, and how he went from a depraved, pimply faced Jewish boy in 1980's Liverpool to become the quintessential Englishman in New York"--
Assigning source
Provided by publisher
Biography type
autobiography
Cataloging source
LBSOR/DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1970-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Bennett, Roger
Dewey number
305.9/06912073
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
LC call number
E184.B7
LC item number
B38 2021
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Bennett, Roger
  • British
  • Immigrants
  • Sportscasters
  • Popular culture
  • Jews
  • Liverpool (England)
Target audience
adult
Label
(Re)Born in the USA : an Englishman's love letter to his chosen home, Roger Bennett
Instantiates
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Prologue: Of hot wings and fast cars -- Introduction: A room full of strangers -- Book one: The darkness/English Rog. Amber waves of... rain ; Spaghetti scarlet letter ; Bullshit baffles brains ; Feathered hair fantasies ; "Just locker room talk" ; Think once, think twice... duck ; The other American revolution ; Bar mitzvah disco ; The Pepsi choice -- Book two: The half-light/Transatlantic Rog. The king takes America ; Fat knacker's words of wisdom ; The funky chicken ; Like a Rolling Stone ; Crockett's theme ; My American twin ; Super Bowl shuffle ; The goers go -- Book three: The light/American Rog. Beef, democracy, and freedom ; Game show winner ; On Glencoe Beach ; Don't you... forget about me ; Midnight with the fridge ; The end is the beginning ; New Rog in town ; The transformation of Titty Thomson ; Leveling up ; Bigmouth strikes ; Liverpool College Breaking Crew ; The big show ; The wake-up bell ; The Beastie Boys and the Liverpool welcome ; We've got to make a decision -- Epilogue
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
318 pages
Isbn
9780062958693
Lccn
2021000545
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (OCoLC)1256814790
  • (OCoLC)on1256814790
  • 3786465
Label
(Re)Born in the USA : an Englishman's love letter to his chosen home, Roger Bennett
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Prologue: Of hot wings and fast cars -- Introduction: A room full of strangers -- Book one: The darkness/English Rog. Amber waves of... rain ; Spaghetti scarlet letter ; Bullshit baffles brains ; Feathered hair fantasies ; "Just locker room talk" ; Think once, think twice... duck ; The other American revolution ; Bar mitzvah disco ; The Pepsi choice -- Book two: The half-light/Transatlantic Rog. The king takes America ; Fat knacker's words of wisdom ; The funky chicken ; Like a Rolling Stone ; Crockett's theme ; My American twin ; Super Bowl shuffle ; The goers go -- Book three: The light/American Rog. Beef, democracy, and freedom ; Game show winner ; On Glencoe Beach ; Don't you... forget about me ; Midnight with the fridge ; The end is the beginning ; New Rog in town ; The transformation of Titty Thomson ; Leveling up ; Bigmouth strikes ; Liverpool College Breaking Crew ; The big show ; The wake-up bell ; The Beastie Boys and the Liverpool welcome ; We've got to make a decision -- Epilogue
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
318 pages
Isbn
9780062958693
Lccn
2021000545
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (OCoLC)1256814790
  • (OCoLC)on1256814790
  • 3786465

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