{"product_id":"mancunians-where-do-we-start-where-do-i-begin-hardcover","title":"Mancunians: Where Do We Start, Where Do I Begin? - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Scott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the late 1990s, Manchester was a city in upheaval. The devastation of the IRA bomb and the closure of the notorious 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMancunians: Where do we start, where do I begin?\u003c\/i\u003e 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\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Witty and wise ... \u003ci\u003eMancunians \u003c\/i\u003eis everything a book about Mancunians should be.' \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDaniel Harris, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A great read from one of Manchester's finest wordsmiths.' \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eClint Boon\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'An honest love letter to the city.' \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eChristine Bottomley\u003c\/b\u003e \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 \u003cb\u003eMr Scruff\u003c\/b\u003e \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 Ha?ienda 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\u003e\u003ci\u003eMancunians: Where do we start, where do I begin?\u003c\/i\u003e 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 a father, author, poet, musician and BBC presenter. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePolitiken\u003c\/i\u003e. He was born, raised and lives in Manchester.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 25, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53099053416672,"sku":"9781526161505","price":30.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/O6gn_0lvD29781526161505.webp?v=1781701364","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/mancunians-where-do-we-start-where-do-i-begin-hardcover","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}