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It Books
August 2013
On Sale: August 6, 2013
288 pages
ISBN: 0062207628
EAN: 9780062207623
Kindle: B009NG39IC
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Non-Fiction Biography
Once upon a time I was falling apart. Now I'm always falling
in love. Pick up the microphone. When Rob
Sheffield moved to New York City in the summer of 2001, he
was a young widower trying to start a new life in a new
town. Behind, in the past, was his life as a happily married
rock critic, with a wife he adored, and a massive collection
of mix tapes that captured their life together. And then, in
a flash, all he had left were the tapes. Beyoncé ,
Bowie, Bon Jovi, Benatar . . . One night, some friends
dragged him to a karaoke bar in the West Village. A night
out was a rare occasion for Rob back then. Turn
around Somehow, that night in a karaoke bar turned
into many nights, in many karaoke bars. Karaoke became a way
out, a way to escape the past, a way to be someone else if
only for the span of a three-minute song. Discovering the
sublime ridiculousness of karaoke, despite the fact that he
couldn't carry a tune, he began to find his
voice. Turn around And then the unexpected
happened. A voice on the radio got Rob's attention. The
voice came attached to a woman who was unlike anyone he'd
ever met before. A woman who could name every constellation
in the sky, and every Depeche Mode B side. A woman who could
belt out a mean Bonnie Tyler. Bright
Eyes Turn Around Bright Eyes is an emotional
journey of hilarity and heartbreak with a karaoke
soundtrack. It's a story about finding the courage to move
on, clearing your throat, and letting it rip. It's a story
about navi- gating your way through adult romance. And it's
a story about how songs get tangled up in our deepest
emotions, evoking memories of the past while inspiring hope
for the future.
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