Cranston Public Library

Text and pictures highlight the main events of the 1980s.

Romance, politics sex and humor all collide during two men's 11-year journey of passion, self-discovery and adventure. Tommy is a sexy, blond gay activist who meets the handsome, muscular Alan, a closeted Republican, at a party in 1973. An intense love affair ignites, setting in motion a torrid and unpredictable relationship that steers its way through the turbulent political and social climate of the '70s and '80s.

"Discusses the decade 1980-1989 in the United States in terms of culture, art, science, and politics"--

It's 1982, and twenty-four year old Lisa is a waitress, aspiring singer-songwriter, and girlfriend of a famous musician. That year, she makes a decision almost without thinking about it. Now, thirty years later, she is haunted by regrets and wonders --what would have happened and how would her life be if she had chosen differently? Lisa revisits her past to reimagine it.

"After the local French teacher scandalizes the fishing village of Little Cove, Newfoundland, by running off with a priest, the school looks to the mainland to fill the job quickly. They want someone who can uphold their Catholic values and keep a motley group of largely unwilling students in line. The position is filled by mainlander Rachel O'Brien--technically a Catholic (baptized!), technically a teacher (honors degree!)--who's desperate to leave...

"1985. Dominic Sheldrake is now a lecturer on cinema. His and Lesley's small son Toby has begun to experience strange nocturnal seizures that no medical help seems to be able to treat. Meanwhile Dominic assumes the occultist Christian Noble is out of his life, but his influence on the world is more insidious than ever. Roberta Parkin has become a journalist and infiltrates the new version of the Nobles' cult, but are the experiences it offers too...

"Discusses the fashions of the 1980s, including women's and men's clothing and hairstyles, accessories, trends and fads, and world events that influenced the fashion"--Provided by publisher.

The VCR-loving, mixtape-making, spandex-wearing Goldbergs are back! For geeky and movie-obsessed youngest child Adam, his wonder years were spent documenting the hilarious and awkward antics of his colorful family. This season finds the siblings fighting off huggies, snuggies, and nubbies as they navigate what it means to grow up as a Goldberg.

"Discusses the decade 1990-1999 in the United States in terms of culture, art, science, and politics"--

Discusses four major events during the 1980s: the end of the Cold War and fall of the Soviet Union, the computer revolution, the emergence of AIDS, and the impact of music videos on popular culture.