{"product_id":"mancunians-where-do-we-start-where-do-i-begin-hardcover","title":"Mancunians: Where Do We Start, Where Do I Begin? - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Scott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMancunians: Where do we start, where do I begin?\u003c\/i\u003e is the authentic account of Manchester at the turn of the Millennium, told through a mixture of memoir and interviews with well-known local figures from music and sports.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Witty and wise ... Mancunians is everything a book about Mancunians should be.' \u003cbr\u003e Daniel Harris, The Guardian \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A great read from one of Manchester's finest wordsmiths.' \u003cbr\u003e Clint Boon \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'An honest love letter to the city.' \u003cbr\u003e Christine Bottomley \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A touching and brilliant balance of the personal and the popular, from a time when there was so much change in the city.'\u003cbr\u003e Mr Scruff \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the late 1990s, Manchester was a city in upheaval. The devastation of the IRA bomb and the closure of the infamous Haçienda nightclub were seismic events that rocked the city's confidence at a time when identikit bands were flooding its clubs and bars, fuelled on anthemic guitar rock and swagger. Stereotypes were everywhere, while the spirit of Manchester was silently suffocating. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMancunians: Where do we start, where do I begin? is the story of those who didn't fit the typecast: the musicians of colour, the football fans alienated by rampant commercialism, frustrated public figures, optimistic developers, and ambitious artists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough a mixture of memoir and interviews with well-known Mancunians such as Guy Garvey, Tunde Babalola, Sylvia Tella, Badly Drawn Boy, and Stan Chow, David Scott portrays the city at the turn of the century in a way never seen before.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Scott is an author, poet, musician and BBC presenter. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian and Politiken. He was born, raised and lives in Manchester.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 25, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42732162908223,"sku":"9781526161505","price":32.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e466ecc1a541ad842e495e6604a4c092.webp?v=1765131497","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/mancunians-where-do-we-start-where-do-i-begin-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}