Biography & Autobiography Composers & Musicians
Far and Near
On Days Like These
- Publisher
- ECW Press
- Initial publish date
- Aug 2015
- Category
- Composers & Musicians, General, Individual Composer & Musician
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781770412576
- Publish Date
- Oct 2014
- List Price
- $32.95
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CD-Audio
- ISBN
- 9781511392822
- Publish Date
- Apr 2016
- List Price
- $14.99
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781770906730
- Publish Date
- Oct 2014
- List Price
- $23.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781770412675
- Publish Date
- Aug 2015
- List Price
- $22.95
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Description
Now in trade paper
Whether navigating the backroads of Louisiana or Thuringia, exploring the snowy Quebec woods, or performing onstage at Rush concerts, Neil Peart has stories to tell. His first volume in this series, Far and Away, combined words and images to form an intimate, insightful narrative that won many readers.
Now Far and Near brings together reflections from another three years of an artist’s life as he celebrates seasons, landscapes, and characters; travels roads and trails; receives honours; climbs mountains; composes and performs music. With passionate insight, wry humour, and an adventurous spirit, once again Peart offers a collection of open letters that take readers on the road, behind the scenes, and into the inner workings of an ever-inquisitive mind.
These popular stories, originally posted on Peart’s website, are now collected and contextualized with an introduction and conclusion in this beautifully designed collector’s volume.
About the author
Neil Peart is an internationally acclaimed, bestselling, and award-nominated author, and for more than thirty-five years has been the celebrated drummer and lyricist for Rush, the most successful band in the history of Canadian rock music. Defying categorization, his books have earned a devoted, ever-growing readership by combining elements of memoir, travel writing, and social commentary with a thoughtful, musical sense of self-discovery. His previous books include ROADSHOW: Landscape With Drums, A Concert Tour by Motorcycle (2006), the story of Peart’s two-wheeled travels on Rush’s 30th Anniversary tour in 2004; TRAVELING MUSIC: The Soundtrack to My Life and Times (2004), a unique triple memoir of a man, a musician, and a traveler; and THE MASKED RIDER: Cycling in West Africa (1996), a richly textured account of bicycle touring in “the continent where both life and art began.” The relentlessly soul-searching GHOST RIDER: Travels on the Healing Road (2002) was chosen by The Writers’ Trust of Canada as a Drainie-Taylor Biography Prize finalist for its “exceptional merit” as one of the five best biographies of the year. For their achievements, Peart and his Rush bandmates have been appointed Officers of the Order of Canada, the country’s highest civilian honor.
User Reviews
Epic!
I was a fan of Neil Peart already. Love Rush, love him most. Now I admire and respect him even more after reading one of his books. His experiences, hobbies, just the way he lives his life is exciting and full of adventure. I was in awe of all the riding he has done all over the world. Plus some of the side hobbies like climbing mountains, or driving a Viper down Route 66, had me absorbing it all in. What a life!Not only is he a great drummer, a legend, an idol, but he is someone to be inspired by, and in awe of. I tell ya, I can't wait to read some more of his books, he is so fascinating!
I loved the many times I saw my hometown mentioned in the book on his travels too. Usually in reference to a tour Rush was on, but still a mention.
Lots of people, fans or not, will enjoy reading this book. Yeah he is a rock drummer, but this book shows clearly he is so much more than that too.
Other titles by
The Art of Rush: Serving A Life Sentence
Far and Wide
Bring That Horizon to Me!
Clockwork Lives
Clockwork Angels
The Novel
Clockwork Angels
The Novel
Far and Away
A Prize Every Time
Roadshow
Landscape with Drums: A Concert Tour by Motorcycle
The Republic of Nothing
The Republic of Nothing
Reader's Guide Edition
The Masked Rider
Cycling in West Africa