NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERBased on a decade of research and reporting--as well as access to the Replacements key principals; Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson--author Bob Mehr has fashioned something far more compelling than a conventional band bio. Trouble Boys is a deeply intimate portrait; revealing the primal factors and forces that shaped one of the most brilliant and notoriously self-destructive rock n roll bands of all time.Beginning with riveting revelations about the Replacements troubled early years; Trouble Boys follows the group as they rise within the early 80s American underground. It uncovers the darker truths behind the bands legendary drinking; showing how their addictions first came to define them; and then nearly destroyed them.A roaring road adventure; a heartrending family drama; and a cautionary showbiz tale; Trouble Boys has deservedly been hailed as an instant classic of rock lit.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Awesome modeling bookBy zenderfallI have over 30 Origami books; with varying authors like Montroll; Brill; Lang; Yang. Ive made many "purist" models (1 square; no cuts; no glue). This book is not a typical *purist* Origami book. There will be many sheets of paper; cutting; and gluing.That being said; its by far my favorite book (hardcover too!) for aircraft models; (and I have many of those too). All the aircraft in this book are models of REAL planes; no hokey fictional aircraft like Firewalker; Blue Raven or some other silly name the author decided to pull out of a hat; no; these are planes like the F-18; F-35; F-23; SU-27; F-14; Saab Viggen; F-15; E-2C; C-5 (really!) C-130; A-10; and even a P-47 Thunderbolt. When using a 8.5" x 11" paper; the models end up slightly larger than a 1/72 scale for the fighters; and about 1/100 for the cargo planes.The models are extremely well detailed; albeit comically with the large canopies and enlarged nosecones. Theres instructions for accessories like missiles; bombs; trailing edges; winglets; intakes and exhausts. The bombs and missiles alone will take about 60% of the work; as the pieces are very small and need to be glued together. You could of course; leave them out; but whats an F-16 without the wingtip missiles? Realism is what were trying to achieve here.All the plane parts are created with squares of scale size (1; 1/4; 1/16) that are folded from a variation of one fold (he calls them "kites") while making the models youll have about 20-30 kites; all of varying sizes and slight differences to be glued together into a final product.Keep in mind; its a "modeling" book and not a paper airplane book. None of them fly.I kept looking for instructions to make a stand for the models he has illustrated but he doesnt seem to have one.I would like to see a Volume II; as more aircraft would definitely be welcome. Planes like F-4; F-5; A-4 Skyhawk; A-7; A-6 Intruder; a few more centurion series like the F-100; and maybe even a WWII Volume. Id definitely buy more of this type of book.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy timothy marschmodels were a challenge but they flew great0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Love the step by step visual instructions.By CustomerExactly what I wanted. Love the step by step visual instructions.