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Dee Snider's Teenage Survival Guide

Teen & Young Adult

Bashe, Philip

Snider, Dee

Social Issues

DOUBLEDAY

DEE’S NOT GONNA TAKE IT As lead singer and songwriter of Twisted Sister, Dee Snider became the poster boy for heavy metal, hair bands, and the wild side of rock. Now, in his twisted new memoir, he reveals the real stories behind the crazy makeup, the big hair, and badass hits like “We’re Not Gonna Take It” and “I Wanna Rock.” A classically trained countertenor who sang with his high school choir, Dee remembers the day he decided he was “not gonna take it” and stopped caring what people thought about him. Following in the footsteps of his idols Alice Cooper and Black Sabbath, Dee jumped from band to band before meeting Jay Jay French and Twisted Sister. But it wasn’t until he met his costume-designing soul-mate Suzette that they developed his unique style. Dee’s hard work finally paid off with an impressive resume that includes: a monster hit record; smash MTV videos; a long-running radio show, “The House of Hair”; appearances in film (Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, Howard Stern’s Private Parts, StrangeLand) and television (Growing Up Twisted, Celebrity Apprentice); and a starring role in Broadway’s Rock of Ages. He even authored a teenage survival guide that was required reading in Russia! In his journey from every parent’s worst teenage nightmare to Renaissance man, Dee avoided the usual pitfalls associated with rock stars. But that didn’t stop Tipper Gore and the Parents Music Resource Center from targeting him—a fight that led him to testify before Congress with Frank Zappa. He may have been slapped with a Parental Advisory warning label, but, through it all, Dee stayed positive and focused on being the best he could be. Filled with entertaining anecdotes and candid confessions, Shut Up and Give Me the Mic takes you through the good times and bad with a heavy metal star who worked as hard as he played, and who did it all for his wife, four kids, and millions of “SMF” (Sick Mother F******) fans This story is mine. I’m the guy that gave it all to beat the odds, left everything he had on the stage each night, didn’t screw around on his woman, took care of his kids, and was sober enough to remember it all and write about it . . . myself. The one thing that has surprised and confused me, though, is my unlikely transformation into a “beloved public figure.” How did the unpopular kid, who grew up to be the angry young man, who became the ’80s poster boy for the evils of rock ’n’ roll, arrested for profanity and assault, and boycotted by parents and religious groups, become the likeable mensch he is today?

Shut Up and Give Me the Mic

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

GALLERY BOOKS

The wildly entertaining memoir from lead singer and songwriter of Twisted Sister—revealing the real stories behind the crazy makeup, the big hair, and badass hits like “We’re Not Gonna Take It” and “I Wanna Rock.” As lead singer and songwriter of Twisted Sister, Dee Snider worked as hard as he played, avoided the debauched lifestyle that has destroyed lesser rockers, and survived the music industry’s fickle fortunes with his priorities and sense of humor intact. Now, he shares his journey from every parent’s worst nightmare to Renaissance man—with an impressive resume that, along with being rock royalty, includes Broadway performer, film actor, reality television star, radio host, and author of a teenage survival guide that is required reading in Russia!—in this “honest and entertaining memoir” (Publishers Weekly). Dee tells the real stories behind the crazy makeup, the big hair, and badass hits like “We’re Not Gonna Take It” and “I Wanna Rock.” He takes you through good times, personal struggles, and public battles—such as being slapped with a Parental Advisory warning label by Tipper Gore and the Parents Music Resource Center, a fight that led him to testify before Congress with Frank Zappa. Throughout his twisted career, Snider stayed strong and focused, and did it all for his wife, four kids, and millions of “SMF” (Sick Mother F******) fans.

This picture book of Dee Snider's classic song of empowerment and self-determination will strike a chord with kids everywhere. Oh we're not gonna take it No, we ain't gonna take it Oh we're not gonna take it anymore We're Not Gonna Take It is a playful picture book echoing 1980s hair band Twisted Sister's most popular antiestablishment anthem. As part of their triple-platinum albumStay Hungry, "We're Not Gonna Take It" spent fifteen weeks on theBillboard Hot 100 chart, reaching number twenty-one. With lyrics by Dee Snider and illustrations by Margaret McCartney, this picture book follows three toddlers on a mission to defy their parents, whether it be lunchtime, bath time, or bedtime.We're Not Gonna Take It is a story both parents and children can relate to, and a song they can enjoy together. <ul> <li>Released in 1984, "We're Not Gonna Take It" is a signature rock anthem of the 1980s</li> <li>The song was a Hot 100 top forty hit and reached the top ten on theBillboard Mainstream Rock chart</li> <li>The album it appeared on,Stay Hungry, was the band's breakthrough and a US top twenty hit</li> <li>Its anthemic quality has propelled the song to become a US pop culture touchstone</li> <li>The song has an iconic music video</li> </ul> "'We're Not Gonna Take It' was a watershed moment in hard rock. It delivered a defiant song that originally shook up the establishment." --Christa Titus,Billboard "'We're Not Gonna Take It' is an indelible hit, whose instantly recognizable hook practically invites the listener to shout along." --Rachel Martin and Phil Harrell, NPR

We're Not Gonna Take It: A Children's Picture Book (LyricPop)

Children's Books

McCartney, Margaret

Arts, Music & Photography

Akashic Books Ltd

Frats

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Red Penguin Books

Based on true events.\nWhen young Bobby Kovax unexpectedly moves with his parents to Baldwin, Long Island, the high school hallways of 1972 prove to be littered with boys of all shapes and sizes desperate for one thing and one thing only - to belong. As he ventures ever deeper into the jungle of battling brotherhoods, or self-proclaimed "frats", hazing ceremonies, broken promises, and his own sense of self lead Bobby down the dark path of joining forces with what he fears the most in order to go on. 
But how far will he go, and who is he willing to hurt, as he fights to survive?\nIf You Are Looking For A Daring, Disturbingly Honest Story that Examines the Pressures of Toxic Masculinity in the High School Hallways, look no further!\nDee Snider is an American singer, songwriter, radio personality, writer, and actor. Frats is Dee's first novel.

Mein Leben als Twisted Sister: I Still Wanna Rock

Iron Pages Verlag

Dee Snider: HE'S NOT GONNA TAKE IT

Comics & Graphic Novels

Marraffino, Frank

Manga

Z2 Comics

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Gaiman, Niel

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McAuliffe, Kim

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Spheeris, Penelope

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