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Take Me Home: An Autobiography (edició 1994)

de John Denver (Autor)

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"In a career that has spanned twenty-five years, John Denver has earned international acclaim as a singer, songwriter, actor, and environmental activist. Songs like "Take Me Home, Country Roads," "Rocky Mountain High," and "Annie's Song" have entered the canon of universal anthems, but less than three decades ago, John Denver was a young man with little more than a fine voice, a guitar, and a dream. Growing up in a conservative military family, he was not expected to drop out of college and head to Los Angeles, where the music scene was flourishing. Nor was he expected to succeed." "In Take Me Home, John Denver chronicles the experiences that shaped his life, while unraveling the rich, inner journey of a shy Midwestern boy whose uneasy partnership with fame has been one of the defining forces of his first fifty years." "With candor and wit, John writes about his childhood, the experience of hitting L.A. as the Sixties roared into full swing, his first breaks, his years with the Mitchell Trio, his first songwriting success with "Leaving on a Jet Plane," and finally a career that made his a global household name." "He also explores his relationships with the women in his life - particularly his first wife, Annie Martell, and his second wife, Cassandra Delaney - as well as his parents, his children, his partners through his life, and his friends." "Honest, insightful and rich in anecdotes that only a natural-born storyteller could tell so well, Take Me Home is a highly charged and fascinating book from beginning to end. It's like spending a couple of days with a good friend."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved… (més)
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Títol:Take Me Home: An Autobiography
Autors:John Denver (Autor)
Informació:Crown Archetype (1994), Edition: 1st, 262 pages
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The book itself is fairly dull and not extraordinarily well-written, which is a bit of a shame given how beautiful and poignant many of John Denver's lyrics are... Still, despite not living his personal story, I still appreciate his songs, and the inspiration behind much of his music: nature, both human and wild. ( )
  bookwyrmqueen | Oct 25, 2021 |
There was not a bigger John Denver fan out there than I was. I saw him in concert numerous times and even met him in person once. His music defined my teenage years, and I still find immense comfort listening to his music. I was so excited when this book came out and bought it immediately. It's good, but it does paint John in a different light than his music does. In places, he even comes across as a bit arrogant. His infidelities so early in his first marriage particularly disturbed me. He makes Annie seem like a shallow socialite, but that is not the impression I get at all from her interviews. I had to remind myself that we are only seeing one side of that divorce; I'm sure Annie could tell a different story. He says they remained friends, but I just don't know. Perhaps there was some self-justification going on in the book? I would like to have read more about his personal life and less about his environmental concerns (while important, I already knew about those). Still, I've read the book twice and enjoyed it both times. I wish he were still alive; it was a sad day when we lost him. ( )
  hobbitprincess | Apr 18, 2009 |
John Denver had an involved life, from his music to romance to activism. Hear it straight from the horses mouth. You may find some of his actions rather out of character (using a chainsaw to cut a table in half because his wife had a stand of trees cut down.) It is a great journey and you will definitely learn things you never knew before. ( )
  Joles | Jun 5, 2008 |
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"In a career that has spanned twenty-five years, John Denver has earned international acclaim as a singer, songwriter, actor, and environmental activist. Songs like "Take Me Home, Country Roads," "Rocky Mountain High," and "Annie's Song" have entered the canon of universal anthems, but less than three decades ago, John Denver was a young man with little more than a fine voice, a guitar, and a dream. Growing up in a conservative military family, he was not expected to drop out of college and head to Los Angeles, where the music scene was flourishing. Nor was he expected to succeed." "In Take Me Home, John Denver chronicles the experiences that shaped his life, while unraveling the rich, inner journey of a shy Midwestern boy whose uneasy partnership with fame has been one of the defining forces of his first fifty years." "With candor and wit, John writes about his childhood, the experience of hitting L.A. as the Sixties roared into full swing, his first breaks, his years with the Mitchell Trio, his first songwriting success with "Leaving on a Jet Plane," and finally a career that made his a global household name." "He also explores his relationships with the women in his life - particularly his first wife, Annie Martell, and his second wife, Cassandra Delaney - as well as his parents, his children, his partners through his life, and his friends." "Honest, insightful and rich in anecdotes that only a natural-born storyteller could tell so well, Take Me Home is a highly charged and fascinating book from beginning to end. It's like spending a couple of days with a good friend."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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