Spalding Gray's America (Limelight) Review

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(More customer reviews)As long as the reader does not expect a strictly biographical account of Spalding (and we all know that fans are very keen on having one), this book is a very good exploration of different aspects of Spalding's work. If a reader is unfamilar with Spalding, this is an excellent companion to becoming introduced to Spalding's books and monologues.
Note that the official Spalding Gray web site has a complete pdf of Chapter 5 with the permission of the author. Hence, another way to get a sense of what this book is like.
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Spalding Gray's America traces Gray's life and work from his days with the Performance and Wooster Groups to his career as a storyteller who presented captivating monologues - including Swimming to Cambodia, Gray's Anatomy, and Monster in a Box - while sitting behind a desk on an otherwise bare stage. Gray's stories make up a quirky, full-color portrait of America. They are poignant, touching, and often troubling, but also vividly insightful and invariably funny. Spalding Gray's America captures the essence of Spalding Gray's theatre and storytelling, revealing the deep but conflicted passion behind his work.

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Chopin's Letters Review

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(More customer reviews)Reading the early passages in Chopin's letters, one is almost heartbroken by the youth, the enthusiasm, the childlike good humor evident therein.Chopin at 17 was a wide-eyed kid from Warsaw with unparalleled musicaltalent and his whole life in front of him, the world apparently his oyster. To read his letters in subsequent years -- after the Russian invasion ofPoland that stranded him in Paris; the abortive betrothal to MariaWodzinska; the complex and finally tragic relationship with George Sand --is to watch a man reach adulthood step by step.Though they contain onlysmall, tantalizing glimpses of Chopin's opinions on music, the letters makefor an effective counterpoint to his immortal compositions.The man whowrote the great Ballades and Scherzi was just a man like any other: he wasannoyed at lazy servants, he unconsciously exploited his friends, he wantedto move in the circles of great aristocrats, he had provincial andprejudiced opinions.The lesson is banal, but true, and vividly made clearin these letters.

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Nearly 300 letters reveal Chopin as both man and artist and illuminate his fascinating world-Europe of the 1830's and 1840's. "They abound in delightful gossip, are merry rather than malicious, are engagingly witty, and at times their humor becomes positively Rabelaisian."-Books. Preface. Index.

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People and Pianos: A Pictorial History of Steinway & Sons (Amadeus) Review

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(More customer reviews)First written in 1953, People And Pianos is a chronicle of the history of Steinway & Sons, an institution famous for creating great pianos. The original edition was a memento to commemorate the company's 100-year anniversary; now a new edition is made available to the public, filled cover-to-cover with vintage black-and-white photographs and illustrations as well as an update by Bruce Stevens that continues the saga of Steinway & Sons to the present day. Personal reminiscences on maestros such as Ignace Jan Paderewski, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Josef Hofmann, Glenn Gould, Rudolf Serkin, Dame Myra Hess, and Arthur Rubinstein by Henry Z. Steinway, the last family member to be involved in the business, are included. A remarkable narrative, especially recommended for piano enthusiasts interested in knowing the inner details of an institution that took upon itself the task of creating great and complex musical instruments.

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This is the story of how the Steinway piano came to be the instrument of choice for the world's greatest pianists. In 1953, Theodore Steinway wrote this narrative in longhand on yellow legal pads as a tribute to his father and to commemorate the first 100

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Nirvana: Nevermind (Classic Rock Albums) Review

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(More customer reviews)Nirvana was an iconic album of the alternative rock genre. "Classic Rock Albums: Nevermind Nirvana" is just short of the music CD itself in fully understanding the album that made the grunge movement of the early nineties so memorable. Taking a look at the early days of Nirvana's career complete with black and white photographs of the band's early days, information on recording sessions, and information on each track of the million selling album. "Classic Rock Albums: Nevermind Nirvana" is an absolute must have for any Nirvana fan who can't get enough of trivia for the group.

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Nevermind established Nirvana as a worldwide sensation, made Kurt Cobain a rock idol, and put grunge rock on the map. Discover the inside story of this legendary album and its famous creator. With black and white photos.

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