About this title: In this absorbing and entertaining biography, Kevin Bazzana distils twenty years' research on Glenn Gould's celebrated life as a pianist, writer, broadcaster, and composer. Looking beyond the legend of the self-taught and emotionally damaged recluse who burst onto the international musical scene in the mid-1950s but was dead at fifty, he presents a balanced portrait of a complex figure who, while uniquely gifted and genuinely eccentric, was also the product of his upbringing and surroundings. Bazzana explores the lasting effects on Gould of his sheltered middle-class Toronto upbringing, his ...
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Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2005-05-12
ISBN-13:9780195182460ISBN:0195182464
Description: Good. This book has markings. The book's edges are soiled. Soft cover binding is secure. Cover is sturdy but has wear. There are three black lines on the bottom of the book. Orders packed carefully and shipped daily with tracking # emailed to you. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780195174403ISBN:0195174402
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Description: Fine. 0195182464 NEW/UNREAD BOOK! ! ! Text is Clean and Unmarked! ! ! --Be Sure to Compare Seller Feedback and Ratings before Purchasing--Has a small black line on the bottom/exterior edge of pages. May have light shelf wear to cover from storage, if any. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, ON, Canada
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780771011177ISBN:0771011172
Description: As New. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Very little to no wear; slight crease to the spine. Quite clean. '[The author] vividly recaptures the life of Glenn Gould. Drawing on twenty years of exhaustive research, he sheds compelling new light on virtually every aspect of Gould's professional and private life and dispels for good the myth of Gould as the self-taught recluse who burst out of nowhere onto the international music scene. Richly illustrated and filled with insight, [this book] is the definitive ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780300103748ISBN:0300103743
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
Date Published: 2005-05-12
ISBN-13:9780195182460ISBN:0195182464
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780195182460. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale University Press., New Haven
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780300103748ISBN:0300103743
Description: 16pp b/w Photographs. Good in Good jacket. Hardback. H. 9 1/2" 528pp. Withdrawn library book with usual stamps and ffep removed. Spine cracked at half title. Image is of ACTUAL BOOK on sale. read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: HARDCOVER
Publisher: McClelland and Stewart, Toronto
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780771011016ISBN:0771011016
Description: FINE+, as new in FINE+, as new jacket. 1st Edition. Large 8vo in black faux cloth, silver lettering to spine. 528pp, plates, index etc...............[ CONDITION DETAILS: NEW un-or barely-read copy in NEW Dust Jacket ].......Unless otherwise noted: 1st Edition means First Printing; books are in the original publishers binding; wrappers (present only if mentioned above) are complete, un-clipped and provided with transparent protectors. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780195174403ISBN:0195174402
Description: Fine. 0195174402 UNUSED. THIS IS A HARDCOVER BOOK IN DUST JACKET. THE BOOK AND DUST JACKET ARE IN FINE/FINE CONDITION, LIKE NEW, NO DEFECTS INSIDE OR OUT. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2004-04-15
ISBN-13:9780195174403ISBN:0195174402
Description: Good. *WITHDRAWN LIBRARY COPY* with customary stamps and stickers; Underlining present; Covers show circulation wear; Being sold on consignment for the library. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780195182460ISBN:0195182464
Description: Good in Wear to cover/ Edges jacket. Text appears free of Marks/Hi-Lites, wear to cover/edges, no loose pages, slight cover flare----NOTE: Standard/Media-mail can take over 21-business-days to arrive. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart, Toronto
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780771011177ISBN:0771011172
Description: Very Good in Paperback jacket. Larger 8vo. pp. 528. Remainder mark on the base of the book. "The first major biography of Glenn Gould to stress the critical influence of the Canadian context on his life and art" read more
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