{"product_id":"heavy-rotation-twenty-writers-on-the-albums-that-changed-their-lives-9780061579745","title":"Heavy Rotation: Twenty Writers on the Albums That Changed Their Lives","description":"\u003cp\u003eColm T ib n on Joni Mitchell - James Wood on The Who - Stacey D'Erasmo on Kate Bush - Daniel Handler on Eurythmics - Lisa Dierbeck on the Pretenders - Clifford Chase on the B-52s . . . and other writers on the soundtracks of their lives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eHeavy Rotation\u003c\/em\u003e, twenty of our most acclaimed contemporary writers pay homage to the record albums that inspired them. Benjamin Kunkel remembers how the Smiths' \u003cem\u003eQueen Is Dead\u003c\/em\u003e transformed him into an adolescent Anglophile. Pankaj Mishra describes how a bootleg cassette of ABBA's \u003cem\u003eSuper Trouper\u003c\/em\u003e evoked a world far from his small Indian village. Kate Christensen relives her years as an aspiring novelist in Brooklyn listening to Rickie Lee Jones's \u003cem\u003eFlying Cowboys\u003c\/em\u003e. And Joshua Ferris recalls his head-banging passion for Pearl Jam's \u003cem\u003eTen\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring music from the Talking Heads to the \u003cem\u003eHedwig and the Angry Inch\u003c\/em\u003e soundtrack, this extraordinary anthology is a moving, funny, uplifting, and unforgettable celebration of the unique and essential relationship between life and music. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061579745\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.06h x 5.66w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2009 pg. 55\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/17\/2009 pg. 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly Annex\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/13\/2009\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Peter Terzian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43568643604661,"sku":"9780061579745","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_196dd652-455f-4b70-ae30-a218edb24fdc.jpg?v=1706628062","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/heavy-rotation-twenty-writers-on-the-albums-that-changed-their-lives-9780061579745","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}