I read this book in a remarkably short time, and I often struggle to read through books if the author's writing style doesn't facilitate the topic they write about. This book is written as a bunch of short (maybe 2 or 3 pages at most) vignettes on a whole bunch of topics that anyone who grew up in the 1970's and 1980's should be able to associate with, and they're written like People magazine, so no strange-but-seldom used terms or anything like that to worry about. With topics such as After School Specials, Dynomite magazine, Bazooka Joe, Videos on MTV, Six Million Dollar Man Action Figures, Battle of the Network Stars, and Quisp and Quake cereals (if you don't remember most of these, you're probably not the right age group to enjoy this book), but one cannot call this heavy reading. Also, you won't finish this book and feel enlightened by a new subject, but you will probably be smiling about the memories these things bring back (when did I become my parents' age?). The author has done a pretty good job of researching, but some of the items on their X-Tinction Ratings are incorrect - for example, the original versions of The Electric Company and Schoolhouse Rock are available on DVD, yet isn't acknowledged, and others such as Playing Outside still happen in many parts of the U.S. (maybe not in Seattle where the author is based, but that may have more to do with the weather than child abductions). Still, this book was enjoyable and you can read a few vignettes and pick the book up later without having to refresh where you left off. You can also flip to a random page and read a vignette or two without having to commit to reading more. I enjoyed it!