The Man Who Sold The World by Peter Doggett
No artist offered a more incisive and accurate portrait of the troubled landscape of the 1970s than David Bowie. This title explores the heritage of the artist's most productive and inspired decade, and traces the way in which his music reflected and influenced the world around him.
What he has delivered here is an astonishing and absorbing work that expertly unpicks this explosively creative time in Bowie's life.. Ultimately, Doggett's insight and enthusiasm should send you back to the music. If you do so the book will ensure you experience something entirely new -- Rob Fitzpatrick * Sunday Times *
A meticulous and engaging insight into the golden years of one of pop's true innovators -- Mark Radcliffe
A book of substance that compels you to listen to Bowie's best-known songs afresh and his less obvious songs anew -- Patrick McNamee * Time Out *
This book tracks Bowie's ever-changing masks and alter egos...[and] helps answer the question that most Bowie fans have asked at one time or another: what the hell is he on about? -- Kevin Courtney * Irish Times *
A forensic examination of his most prolific period... Doggett exhaustively chases Bowie's inspirations and intentions as he morphs from the gender-bending glam rock Ziggy Stardust to the plastic soul-spinning Thin White Duke -- Bernard McNulty * Telegraph *
A meticulous and engaging insight into the golden years of one of pop's true innovators -- Mark Radcliffe
A book of substance that compels you to listen to Bowie's best-known songs afresh and his less obvious songs anew -- Patrick McNamee * Time Out *
This book tracks Bowie's ever-changing masks and alter egos...[and] helps answer the question that most Bowie fans have asked at one time or another: what the hell is he on about? -- Kevin Courtney * Irish Times *
A forensic examination of his most prolific period... Doggett exhaustively chases Bowie's inspirations and intentions as he morphs from the gender-bending glam rock Ziggy Stardust to the plastic soul-spinning Thin White Duke -- Bernard McNulty * Telegraph *
Peter Doggett has been writing about popular music and social & cultural history for more than thirty years. His most recent publication, You Never Give Me Your Money, a study of the Beatles' break-up and its traumatic aftermath, was chosen by the Los Angeles Times as one of the 10 Best Books of 2010. His other critically-acclaimed books include his history of rock music's collision with revolutionary politics, There's A Riot Going On; and Are You Ready For The Country, which explored five decades of the relationship between country music and rock. Aside from his writing career, Peter was the Green Party candidate for the Fareham constituency in the 2010 General Election. www.peterdoggett.org
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| ISBN 13 | 9781847921444 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847921442 |
| Title | The Man Who Sold The World |
| Author | Peter Doggett |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2011-09-29 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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