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The Hippie Handbook: How to Tie-Dye a T-Shirt, Flash a Peace Sign, and Other Essential Skills for the Carefree Life
Brothers and sisters! Here at last is a light-hearted, free-spirited, groovy guide to the timeless hippie skills and activities that make the world a better place, one macrame belt at a time. In illustrated, easy-to-follow instructions, author Chelsea Cain -- who grew up on an Iowa hippie commune -- provides practical and playful know-how for the hippie and hippie-at-heart...more
Paperback, 176 pages
Published
July 22nd 2004
by Chronicle Books
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This had me giggling out loud as I read it. The Hippie Handbook has plenty of how-to's, sure: how to tie-die a t-shirt, how to do macrame, how to make "oregano" brownies, for example. But mostly it's just a humorous take on the hippie lifestyle, written by Chelsea Cain, who live a good part of her childhood on a hippie commune in the Midwest. Sure, you could read it in the bookstore, or get it from a library, and laugh at it without buying it. It really is just a piece of fluff. But it's funny f...more
My sister got me this book for Christmas, and it was such a great choice! I aspire to all things hippie-fied, and this book is fun to either read the whole way through, or just open to any page and pick up a new 'essential hippie skill'. I might not get a goat any time soon, and I already know how to compost, but this book is going to stay at the top of my reading stack for a while!
I was having a tie-dye party and wanted a couple of books to pass around and amuse my friends, and this book fulfilled that purpose well. However, the descriptions and illustrations are kind of skimpy, and you can find most of this information in more detail on the Internet. So, it was better as a conversation piece than as a source of in-depth information.
A quick, light-as-a-feather read advising readers on hippie skills ranging from weaving macrame to baking "special" brownies. This would be a cute gift for anyone interested in the 60s or hippie culture.
A fun little collection of how-tos, including teaching your dog to catch a Frisbee! Good for an evening of light-hearted reading.
What a great read! Fun & interesting. Loved it! Good resource material for anyone who wants to write about the counterculture.
Tongue in cheek look at the Hippie lifestyle including useful tips for good stuff like composting.
So funny. I can now milk a goat with confidence!
This book is quick, hilarious and absolutely adorable. Inside it has all sorts of activities, recipes, and other information on how to be a hippie. I actually ended up trying quite a bit of the things featured in the book. The author has a humorous, slightly sarcastic voice which set a wonderful tone for the book. Overall, I just loved it.
A flimsy read that contians a few creative ideas (such as how to tie-die in your bathtub), but mostly celebrates the nostalgia of what it means to be a hippy. You could probably flip through it in the bookstore, and glean anything of importance.
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this book is hilarious so far. i'm a real hippie alright!
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Chelsea Cain is the New York Times bestselling author of the thriller detective novels Heartsick, Sweetheart, Evil at Heart and The Night Season. Both Heartsick and Sweetheart were listed in Stephen King's Top Ten Books of the Year in Entertainment Weekly. Chelsea lived the first few years of her life on an Iowa commune, then grew up in Bellingham, WA, where the infamous Green River Killer was "th...more
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