Rabu, 27 April 2016

Buried Alive

Buried Alive View Online By Myra Friedman

Title:Buried Alive
Author:Myra Friedman
Format:Paperback
Page:400 pages
ISBN:0517586509

Electrifying, highly acclaimed, and intensely personal, this new and updated version of Myra Friedman s classic biography of Janis Joplin teems with dramatic insights into Joplin s genius and into the chaotic times that catapulted her to fame as the legendary queen of rock It is a stunning panorama of the turbulent decade when Joplin s was the rallying voice of a generati Electrifying, highly acclaimed, and intensely personal, this new and updated version of Myra Friedman s classic biography of Janis Joplin teems with dramatic insights into Joplin s genius and into the chaotic times that catapulted her to fame as the legendary queen of rock It is a stunning panorama of the turbulent decade when Joplin s was the rallying voice of a generation that lost itself in her music and found itself in her words.From her small hometown of Port Arthur, Texas, to San Francisco s Haight Ashbury, from the intimate coffeehouses to the supercharged concert halls, from the glitter of worldwide fame to her tragic end in a Hollywood hotel, here is all the fire and anguish of an immortal, immensely talented, and troubled performer who devoured everything the rock scene had to offer in a fatal attempt to make peace with herself and her era Yet, in an eloquent introduction recently written by the author, Joplin emerges from her ugly duckling childhood as a woman truly ahead of her time, an outrageous rebel, a defiant outcast and artist of incomparable authenticity who, almost in spite of herself, became to so many a symbol of triumph over adversity.This edition also contains an afterword detailing the whereabouts of a large and colorful cast of characters who were part of Joplin s life, as well as We Remember Janis, a new chapter of poignant and affectionate anecdotes told by friends




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Electrifying, highly acclaimed, and intensely personal, this new and updated version of Myra Friedman s classic biography of Janis Joplin teems with d

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