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My Cold War: A Novel"Piazza's first novel is deceptively complex. On the surface it is all nostalgia and family episodes, but its construction is musical, with 'movements' that build on each other, allowing Piazza plenty of space to improvise variations on his theme. It becomes clear that Piazza is creating a genre that barely exists anymore: the American novel of ideas." -- San Francisco Chronicle
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True Adventures with the King of Bluegrass: Jimmy Martin"Tom Piazza unlocks the back door of bluegrass in his three-hundred-and-sixty-degree portrait of Jimmy Martin's tragic genius. Step inside -- it's a fascinating, scary world, and you'll never be the same again." -- Tim O'Brien
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Blues and Trouble: Twelve Stories"Tom Piazza's short story collection Blues and Trouble is the debut of an exciting and original new presence in American fiction. Set in Memphis, Florida, New York, New Orleans, and elsewhere, these twelve stories echo voices from Ernest Hemingway to Robert Johnson to Jimmie Rodgers in their powerful imagery and keen eye for the truth." -- from the cover.
"In these stories, Tom Piazza is touching the grain of actual, as opposed to imaginary, human life. He sees both the pain and the humor, the tragic as well as the comic." -- James Alan McPherson |
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The Southern Journey of Alan Lomax: Words, Photographs, and Musicby Tom Piazza and Alan Lomax
"Discussions of Lomax’s life and career by his disciple and lauded folklorist William Ferris, and a lyrical look at Lomax’s photographs by novelist and Grammy Award-winning music writer Tom Piazza, enrich this valuable collection. 65 duotone photographs." -- from the cover.
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The Guide to Classic Recorded Jazz"The best of its kind by far, and likely to remain so. Invaluable to the novice, revealing even to seasoned fans, Piazza's 'Guide' is truly that and will not only make you listen but also hear..." -- Dan Morgenstern
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Understanding Jazz: Ways to Listen"Much more than just another history of this vital music and those who play it, Understanding Jazz is a multimedia master class and late-night jam session rolled into one–an indispensable guide to a deeper appreciation of jazz." -- from the cover.
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