Straight Life: The Story Of Art Pepper

Straight Life: The Story Of Art Pepper
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Publisher : Canongate Books
Total Pages : 475
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ISBN-10 : 9781782112266
ISBN-13 : 178211226X
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Book Synopsis Straight Life: The Story Of Art Pepper by : Art Pepper

Download or read book Straight Life: The Story Of Art Pepper written by Art Pepper and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2013-05-16 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Art Pepper was described as the greatest alto-saxophonist of the post-Charlie Parker generation. Straight Life, originally narrated on tape to his wife Laurie, is an explosive work chronicling his work amidst a life dealing with alcoholism, heroin addiction, armed robberies and imprisonment. The result is an autobiography like no other, a masterpiece of the spoken word, shaped into a genuine work of literature.


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