ðə bˈʊk ɪz pˈɑːɹtli ˌɔːɾoʊbˌaɪəɡɹˈæfɪkəl ænd pˈɑːɹtli kˈʌltʃɚɹəl ænd pəlˈɪɾɪkəl hˈɪstɚɹi wˌɪtʃ tʃˈɑːɹts ðə stˈoːɹi ʌvðɪ ˈeɪɾiz θɹuː lˈaɪv ˈeɪd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv.
The book is partly autobiographical and partly cultural and political history which charts the story of the Eighties through Live Aid in 1985.