{"product_id":"piece-of-my-heart-9780306804465","title":"Piece of My Heart","description":"In 1972, Stonehill Books published David Dalton's \u003ci\u003eJanis, \u003c\/i\u003e a multimedia extravaganza that incorporated interviews, quotes, photographs, lyrics, \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e clippings, sheet music, a record of rapping and singing, and prose as wild and moving as Janis's performances. \u003ci\u003ePiece of My Heart\u003c\/i\u003e is a reconstruction and revision of that early work -- one of the first rock 'n' roll books -- leaving the prose and interviews intact, adding dozens of new photos, and incorporating a wealth of new material. Here is the best possible portrait of the lonely teenager from Port Arthur, Texas, who took the blues farther than anyone before or since, offering revealing glimpses of her on the road -- backstage with Jerry Lee Lewis, kidnapped in Kansas, partying with the Grateful Dead, the Band, Bonnie and Delaney, and with her own band, Big Brother and the Holding Company. But \u003ci\u003ePiece of My Heart\u003c\/i\u003e goes beyond Janis's own story to provide us with a portrait of the Kosmic Blues themselves -- the self destruction that lies at the heart of the rock 'n' roll myth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Dalton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Da Capo Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/22\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.92h x 5.81w x 0.84d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780306804465\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Dalton\u003c\/b\u003e is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author, founding editor of \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, recipient of the Columbia School of Journalism Award, and winner of the Ralph J. Gleason Best Rock Book of the Year award for \u003ci\u003eFaithfull\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written some twenty-odd books, including biographies of James Dean, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Sid Vicious, the Rolling Stones, and, in 2009, a critically acclaimed biography of Andy Warhol, \u003ci\u003ePop\u003c\/i\u003e. Dalton is the coauthor (with Jonathan Cott) of \u003ci\u003eGet Back\u003c\/i\u003e, the only book ever commissioned by the Beatles. He lives in upstate New York with his family and an assortment of llamas, horses, sheep, and a pig named Tiny (hint, he isn't).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Da Capo Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40652266733683,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_ac322485-11b7-43be-adc2-19543cc67b72.jpg?v=1673017986","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/piece-of-my-heart-9780306804465","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}