About this title: A fascinating, beautifully written story, "Grand Obsession" chronicles one womans obsessive search for the perfect piano. Filled with little-known facts about the instrument and its mystique, this work is as enlightening as it is engaging.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Scribner
Date Published: 2008-01-08
ISBN-13:9780743276382ISBN:0743276388
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Dust jacket shows light shelfwear with faint scuffing/rubbing and some slight creasing on corners and along edges. Boards are straight with pointed corners. Binding is square and tight. Pages are clean and unmarked. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Like New. 2009-Paperback-May contain minor shelf-wear. Otherwise, volume un-read and in "As-New" condition. -Used-Like New-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Scribner, New York
Date Published: 2008
Description: Near Fine. No Jacket as Issued. Advance Reading Copy (ARC) 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. BT2-An advance uncorrected proof trade paperback in near fine condition that has light shelf wear. A fascinating, beautifully written memoir about one woman's obsessive search for the perfect piano-and about finding and pursuing passion at any age. 9.25"x6", 368 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Scribner
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780743276399ISBN:0743276396
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Scribner
Date Published: 2008-01-08
ISBN-13:9780743276382ISBN:0743276388
Description: New. New, unread, unused & in perfect condition with no damaged or missing pages. This is a paperback with plain cover and pre-release stickers. This book is the same isbn, but is a paperback. Great Copy. Ships Lightning Fast. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Scribner
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780743276399ISBN:0743276396
Description: Good. Cover and pages may have some wear or writing. Binding is tight. We ship daily Monday-Friday. Delivery Confirmation included on all domestic orders. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Scribner, New York, NY
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780743276382ISBN:0743276388
Description: Very Good/Very Good. 0743276388 373 pages, 8vo. Out of Print. Jacket unclipped. Minor shelfwear: light rubbing along DJ edges. Tightly bound with very clean and crisp pages. No marks. Volume is in Very Good condition. read more
"An account only a pianist could love. I found learning about the process of making a piano and then creating a unique sound for it through voicing and tuning very interesting and perhaps even helpful to me in my own quest to someday take up the piano again as an adult after leaving it behind for many years. But a lot of the other more personal stuff related to the author was boring and made the book too long. On the whole, a good but not great read if you're interested in classical piano."
"I learned a good deal about what makes a piano a piano. some of the chapters were a bit too technical for me (someone who doesn't play piano) but altogether fascinating!"
"If you're interested in music - more specifically if you have an interest in piano's, you'll enjoy this book. As a person who both plays the piano and is interested in piano technology, I found it fascinating. This said, it may not have broad appeal for every reader."
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