{"product_id":"bowie-an-illustrated-life-hardcover","title":"Bowie: An Illustrated Life - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaría Hesse\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFran Ruiz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNed Sublette\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Bowie was a master of artifice and reinvention. In that same spirit, illustrator María Hesse and writer Fran Ruiz have created a vivid retelling of the life of David Robert Jones, from his working-class childhood to glam rock success to superstardom, concluding with the final recording sessions after his cancer diagnosis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarrated from the rock star's point of view, \u003ci\u003eBowie\u003c\/i\u003e colorfully renders both the personal and the professional turning points in a life marked by evolution and innovation. We see Bowie facing the sorrow of his brother's mental illness, kicking a cocaine habit while other musicians succumbed to deadly overdoses, contending with a tumultuous love life, and radiating joy as a father. Along the way, he describes how he shattered the boundaries of song and society with a counterculture cast that included Iggy Pop, Brian Eno, and Freddie Mercury--as well as his own creations, Ziggy Stardust and the Thin White Duke.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvocatively illustrated from start to finish, \u003ci\u003eBowie\u003c\/i\u003e is a stellar tribute to an inimitable star.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn illustrator and graphic designer, María Hesse is the author of \u003ci\u003eFrida Kahlo: An Illustrated Life\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFran Ruiz is a professor of geography and history, and his writing regularly appears in the magazine \u003ci\u003eCultural Use Manual\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNed Sublette is a musicologist and the author of four previous books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.6 x 6.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 06, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772067184928,"sku":"9781477318874","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/45b526f09f2e6af96359b8dd6f3a4b1c.webp?v=1780399074","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/bowie-an-illustrated-life-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}