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Things the Grandchildren Should Knowby Mark Everett
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:A heartbreaking, heartwarming, and oddlywhimsical memoir from acclaimed indie rocker Mark Oliver Everett of Eels Growing up in Virginia, Mark Oliver Everett had an eccentric upbringing: left to roam unsupervised with his sister, Liz, while his father, the ground-breaking physicist Hugh Everett, remained distant and obsessed by parallel universes of his own creation. In a short period of time, the author lost his sister to suicide, father to heart failure, and his mother to cancer; but these tragedies became the impetus for his acclaimed music. Everett's memoir is a rich and poignant story of love, death, coming of age, and creative vision. Synopsis:A heartbreaking, heartwarming, and oddlywhimsical memoir from acclaimed indie rocker Mark Oliver Everett of the Eels How does one young man survive the deaths of his entire family and manage to make something of his life? The insecure son of a misunderstood genius of quantum mechanics, Mark Oliver Everett's upbringing was "ridiculous, sometimes tragic, and always unstead." But somehow he survived this and ensuing tragedies, channeling his experiences into his critically acclaimed music with the Eels. Told with surprising candor, his memoir is an inspiring and remarkable story, full of hope, humor, and wry wisdom. About the AuthorMARK OLIVER EVERETT is the lead singer, guitarist, and keyboardist of Eels. Rolling Stone magazine called him "the Kurt Vonnegut of rock." What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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