{"product_id":"looking-to-get-lost-adventures-in-music-and-writing-hardcover","title":"Looking to Get Lost: Adventures in Music and Writing - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Guralnick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLast Train the Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley\u003c\/i\u003e, this dazzling new book of profiles is a culmination of Peter Guralnick's remarkable work, which from the start has encompassed the full sweep of blues, gospel, country, and rock 'n' roll.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt covers old ground from new perspectives, offering deeply felt, masterful, and strikingly personal portraits of creative artists, both musicians and writers, at the height of their powers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"You put the book down feeling that its sweep is vast, that you have read of giants who walked among us,\" rock critic Lester Bangs wrote of Guralnick's earlier work in words that could just as easily be applied to this new one. And yet, for all of the encomiums that Guralnick's books have earned for their remarkable insights and depth of feeling, \u003ci\u003eLooking to Get Lost\u003c\/i\u003e is his most personal book yet. For readers who have grown up on Guralnick's unique vision of the vast sweep of the American musical landscape, who have imbibed his loving and lively portraits and biographies of such titanic figures as Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, and Sam Phillips, there are multiple surprises and delights here, carrying on and extending all the themes, fascinations, and passions of his groundbreaking earlier work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of NPR's Best Books of 2020 \u003cbr\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eKirkus Review\/Rolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e's Top Music Books of 2020 \u003cbr\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eNo Depression\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books of 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Guralnick\u003c\/b\u003e's books include the prize-winning two-volume biography of Elvis Presley, \u003ci\u003eLast Train to Memphis \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCareless Love\u003c\/i\u003e; an acclaimed trilogy on American roots music, \u003ci\u003eFeel Like Going Home, Lost Highway, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSweet Soul Music\u003c\/i\u003e; the biographical inquiry \u003ci\u003eSearching for Robert Johnson; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuralnick won a Grammy for his liner notes for Sam Cooke Live at the Harlem Square Club, wrote and co-produced the documentary \u003ci\u003eSam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll\u003c\/i\u003e, and wrote the scripts for the Grammy-winning documentary Sam Cooke\/Legend and Martin Scorsese's blues documentary \u003ci\u003eFeel Like Going Home\u003c\/i\u003e. His 2015 book\u003ci\u003e Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the Plutarch Award for Best Biography of the Year, awarded by the Biographers International Organization. His most recent book is \u003ci\u003eLooking to Get Lost: Adventures in Music and Writing\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.9 x 9.4 x 5.7 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 October 27, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768804114720,"sku":"9780316412629","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b841c0acc2cfcf566d064edab962a6da.webp?v=1780337667","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/looking-to-get-lost-adventures-in-music-and-writing-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}