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"Knize...explores the nature of music and its ability to touch us."

-- The Los Angeles Times
"...a memoir about passion and ephemerality with lasting elegance and grace."

-- Washington Post
"Reading this book, you want to go out...and learn the piano, or at least visit a shop and stroke one."

-- The New York Times Book Review
"For me, Grand Obsession was intimately powerful: It changed the way I look at the world."

-- The Missoula Independent
"[Written] in a wonderfully evocative, lushly romantic style...music lovers will resonate to...[Knize's]...pursuit of a gorgeous sound."

-- Publishers Weekly
"A well-written, heartfelt, classy paean to a singular instrument."

-- Kirkus Reviews
"I was hooked from the first page....this book travels beyond the sphere of mere music."

-- The Buffalo News
"Knize has crafted a poetic tribute to the piano...Warmly recommended for all collections."

-- Library Journal

Grand Obsession

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    A Paperback / softback by Perri Knize

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      Book details

      Publisher Simon & Schuster
      Published 2 June 2009
      ISBN-13 9780743276399
      978-0743276399
      ISBN-10 0743276396
      Also in:
      Keyboard instruments

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Synopsis coming soon.......

      Trade Review
      "Knize...explores the nature of music and its ability to touch us."

      -- The Los Angeles Times
      "...a memoir about passion and ephemerality with lasting elegance and grace."

      -- Washington Post
      "Reading this book, you want to go out...and learn the piano, or at least visit a shop and stroke one."

      -- The New York Times Book Review
      "For me, Grand Obsession was intimately powerful: It changed the way I look at the world."

      -- The Missoula Independent
      "[Written] in a wonderfully evocative, lushly romantic style...music lovers will resonate to...[Knize's]...pursuit of a gorgeous sound."

      -- Publishers Weekly
      "A well-written, heartfelt, classy paean to a singular instrument."

      -- Kirkus Reviews
      "I was hooked from the first page....this book travels beyond the sphere of mere music."

      -- The Buffalo News
      "Knize has crafted a poetic tribute to the piano...Warmly recommended for all collections."

      -- Library Journal

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