Scar Tissue Audible – Unabridged

Scar Tissue Audible – Unabridged ridged
Author: Anthony Kiedis ID: B003AOVPHK

As lead singer and songwriter for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Anthony Kiedis has lived life on the razor’s edge. Much has been written about him, but until now we’ve only had his songs as clues to his experience from the inside. In Scar Tissue, Kiedis proves himself to be as compelling a memoirist as he is a lyricist, giving us a searingly honest account of the life from which his music has evolved. The Red Hot Chili Peppers are that rare breed of rock band: critically lauded and popularly embraced by millions of fans, their albums consistently sell into the stratosphere – their CD Californication sold over 13 million copies alone. Now, in Scar Tissue, Anthony Kiedis defies the rock star clichés. In his telling, we can see everything he has done has been part of a passionate journey. Kiedis is a man “in love with everything” – the darkness, the death, the disease. Even his descent into drug addiction was a part of that journey; another element that he has transformed into art. Scar Tissue is a fascinating account of a fast-lane life, addiction, and a moving story of eventual recovery and redemption.
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Audible Audio EditionListening Length: 14 hours and 55 minutesProgram Type: AudiobookVersion: UnabridgedPublisher: Phoenix BooksAudible.com Release Date: May 1, 2012Whispersync for Voice: ReadyLanguage: EnglishID: B003AOVPHK Best Sellers Rank: #12 in Books > Audible Audiobooks > Arts & Entertainment > Music #18 in Books > Audible Audiobooks > Biographies & Memoirs > Artists, Writers & Musicians #38 in Books > Arts & Photography > Music > Musical Genres > Rock
I have never been the worlds biggest Red Hot Chilli Peppers fan. Sure I think they are a good band with some really good records, but I’ve never felt the need to drive far distances to see them live, collect all their albums or any of the other stuff usually assosated with fandom. But Anthony Keidis’ autobiography "Scar Tissue" interested me for a few different reasons. One, I do enjoy they’re later period softer rock music, which for my money is some of the best alterna-pop you’re likely to find. Two, I thought he would have some good stories since he was around in both the early eighties hardcore punk scene and the mid-ninties alternative rock boom. And three, in interviews he comes across as a pretty cool guy.

So on those fronts I was not dissapointed by "Scar Tissue". It was a pleasant and good book, full of surprising honesty and compassion even if at times it fails to go too deep below the surface. You learn a lot about his life, but not as much about him as you might like.

Now if you’re not into what I call "junkie" books then you should probably stay away from this book. A large portion of the book is devoted to Kiedis’ herion addiction which I have to admit was handled about as well as I have ever read. It is a cautionary tale with the typical body count of friends and loss loves, but rather then shaking his finger at himself and those around him, he tells it honestly and doesn’t try to make apoligies about his behavior any more so then he needs to. This is refreshing and good. He’s saying not to use drugs mind you; he’s just going to tell you how it really is.

At times the book is written with a somewhat pedestrian writting style, but for the most part I sensed it came from Kiedis and not his co-author.
I’ve read a lot of rock star bios and this one sticks. Why? Kiedis’s unflinching honesty, graphic depiction of a life lived without structure and the fact that he has lived to tell the tale. It’s all here. The drugs, the booze, the sex, the debauchery. So what, you might ask, is so unusual about that? Don’t all rock star bios share these elements? Yeah, most of them do. But the difference here is Anthony Kiedis’s story is a bloodletting without being preachy and full of predictable fluff. He never judges, he never steps up to the pulpit and warns the world. He never shoves 12 step sensibilities down anyones’ throat. He tells his tale with charm, kid bravado and, surprisingly, humility. He admits his faults. He admits his immaturity. Through every chapter we watch him grow. He takes two steps forward, then ten steps back. Then he takes five steps forward and two steps back.

What I particularly found refreshing was the stories Kiedis tells about his inspirations for many Chili Pepper songs. Here is a man who cared (s) about the finished product. (If you doubt that, check out their latest effort, Stadium Arcadium. It’s a masterpiece.)

You want to cry with Kiedis and you want to laugh with him during the entire bumpy ride. And I personally was wondering how his father was able to take a series of pictures of his eight year old son smoking pot without the folks over at the Fotomat running interference when he took them to be developed. Unless, of course, they were Polaroids. Then that point is moot I guess. Nevertheless, I hated his dad for the things he exposed Anthony to at such an early age. We’re lucky Kiedis turned out as good as he did in the end.

Nevertheless, this is a rock star bio worth the effort. It’s long, it’s detailed, yes.
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Can’t We Talk about Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir Kindle Edition Epub

Can’t We Talk about Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir Kindle Edition
Author: Visit ‘s Roz Chast Page ID: B00JA9JE0Y

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File Size: 135984 KBPrint Length: 240 pagesPublisher: Bloomsbury USA; 1 edition (May 6, 2014)Publication Date: May 6, 2014 Sold by:  Digital Services, Inc. Language: EnglishID: B00JA9JE0YText-to-Speech: Not enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Word Wise: Not EnabledLending: Enabled Enhanced Typesetting: Not Enabled Best Sellers Rank: #21,064 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store) #3 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Comics & Graphic Novels > Art Books #4 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Comics & Graphic Novels > Historical & Literary > Biography #4 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Comics & Graphic Novels > Historical & Literary > Nonfiction
* As I write this, my 83-year-old dad is withering away in an assisted living facility, riddled with Alzheimer’s. Sometimes I want my Dad to die now – because he’s unaware of his suffering – and he’d cuss me out if he knew he is turning into what Roz Chast’s mother describes as "a pulsating piece of protoplasm." I feel guilty feeling this way – but "Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?" makes such forbidden thoughts feel normal.

* (BTW, don’t buy the Kindle version. This title, with its colorful cartoons and photos – as well as its handsome construction as a hardcover book – truly belongs on your coffee table. I sampled the Kindle version, didn’t like it, and bought the hardcover.)

* This book feels weirdly clairvoyant. It exposed my doubts, fears and paradoxical feelings about watching my parents die slowly before my eyes. I’ve read almost everything about the subject of aging and dying. And yet this is the first book that captures the exhausting experience of caring for aging parents, e.g., that it’s sometimes gross – (see passages about hoarding, incontinence and "grime") – AND funny – (see "The Wheel of Doom" and Roz Chast’s father’s obsession with myriad bank books, decades old).

* The author’s hand-wringing about whether there’s going to be enough money to pay for her parents’ care is spot on. How long will the money last if they live "X" more years vs. "Y" more years? I do these calculations every month, constantly updating and trying to prepare for the worst. Any savings will be drained by expenses which will have no effect on terminal outcomes.
Cartoonist Roz Chast has written/drawn a book about her parents’ final years, "Can’t We Talk About Something Pleasant?". In it she describes both her own upbringing – only child, born late-in-life to older and neurotic parents – and how her feelings as a child hindered her dealing with the parents as they aged. She is certainly not alone in her mixed-up emotions towards her parents; most of us have the same feelings. Roz Chast can just express them better.

This is a difficult book to read. It must have been excruciating to live through and then put down on paper. But it is a book that all us "boomers" (hate the word but what else is there? "Lunch meat in the sandwich generation"?) should read. Because I’m not sure too much is going to change when we reach our 80’s and 90’s. We tend to have fewer children – Roz was an only child, as I noted above – and so fewer people to share the burdens of us as we age. Will we be put in Assisted Living "places" with the alacrity we seem to be putting our own parents into? For the record, both my parents died in nursing homes where they received excellent care.

Roz Chast’s parents – George and Elizabeth – lived well into their 90’s. And they aged "together". They tried to take care of themselves and each other in their dingy Brooklyn apartment, but it came the time to get them the extra care they could no longer give themselves. Roz describes how going through her parents’ vacated apartment was like going through a junk store haven. And she shows photographs – as well as using her drawings – to show how crowded the apartment truly was.

The reader may come away thinking Roz had conflicted feelings about her parents. She sure did and she was certainly entitled to those feelings.
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A Woodland Wedding Epub

A Woodland Wedding (Owl Diaries #3): A Branches Book Paperback – January 5, 2016
Author: Visit ‘s Rebecca Elliott Page ID: 0545825571

Review

Praise for Owl Diaries #1:
“Bright and colorful digital illustrations, large type, frequent speech bubbles and a familiar story make this accessible to emerging readers.…This series promises to fill a niche for [new readers.] Keep flapping, Eva!” — Kirkus

“Appealing visuals (the text and art are set against the lined pages of Eva’s diary), punny dialogue, a few pratfalls, and Eva’s unflagging enthusiasm make for lively reading.” — Publishers Weekly

“This early chapter book is a nice step between first readers and series such as Barbara Parks’s ‘Junie B. Jones’ and Mary Pope Osborne’s ‘Magic Tree House.'” — School Library Journal

“The colorful, adorable illustrations will be irresistible to young readers. The simple text interspersed with speech bubble dialogue will engage beginning and intermediate readers alike. This appealing chapter book will be a nice addition to a library’s young reader section.” — Library Media Connection

Praise for Branches books:
“Plenty of drawings assist readers with plot development.” — School Library Journal

“A nice stepping stone to more advanced chapter books.” — Booklist

About the Author

Rebecca Elliott has illustrated many children’s books, including Kiss, Kiss Good Night. She wrote and illustrated the Owl Diaries series, Just Because, and Zoo Girl(which was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal). She lives with her family in the countryside of Suffolk, England. Visit her at http://ift.tt/1N3rr1j.

Age Range: 5 – 7 yearsGrade Level: Kindergarten – 2Series: Owl Diaries (Book 3)Paperback: 80 pagesPublisher: Scholastic Inc. (January 5, 2016)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0545825571ISBN-13: 978-0545825573 Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 7.6 inches Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Best Sellers Rank: #3,818 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #20 in Books > Children’s Books > Animals > Birds #42 in Books > Children’s Books > literature & Fiction > Chapter Books & Readers > Chapter Books #60 in Books > Children’s Books > Growing Up & Facts of Life > Friendship, Social Skills & School Life > Girls & Women

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