{"product_id":"9780399159466","title":"Waging Heavy Peace","description":"A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, Los Angeles Times, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the first time, legendary singer, songwriter, and guitarist Neil Young offers a kaleidoscopic view of his personal life and musical creativity. He tells of his childhood in Ontario, where his father instilled in him a love for the written word; his first brush with mortality when he contracted polio at the age of five; struggling to pay rent during his early days with the Squires; traveling the Canadian prairies in Mort, his 1948 Buick hearse; performing in a remote town as a polar bear prowled beneath the floorboards; leaving Canada on a whim in 1966 to pursue his musical dreams in the pot-filled boulevards and communal canyons of Los Angeles; the brief but influential life of Buffalo Springfield, which formed almost immediately after his arrival in California. He recounts their rapid rise to fame and ultimate break-up; going solo and overcoming his fear of singing alone; forming Crazy Horse and writing “Cinnamon Girl,” “Cowgirl in the Sand,” and “Down by the River” in one day while sick with the flu; joining Crosby, Stills \u0026amp; Nash, recording the landmark CSNY album, \u003ci\u003eDéjà vu, \u003c\/i\u003eand writing the song, “Ohio;” life at his secluded ranch in the redwoods of Northern California and the pot-filled jam sessions there; falling in love with his wife, Pegi, and the birth of his three children; and finally, finding the contemplative paradise of Hawaii. Astoundingly candid, witty, and as uncompromising and true as his music, \u003ci\u003eWaging Heavy Peace \u003c\/i\u003eis Neil Young’s journey as only he can tell it.","brand":"Neil Young","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":68042864034013,"sku":"9780399159466","price":15.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/6860\/1821\/files\/BNCImageAPI_d4b0eee7-1024-419a-966e-32ea69eeb2b3.jpg?v=1791407620","url":"https:\/\/thenextchaptergp.com\/products\/9780399159466","provider":"The Next Chapter  -  Books, Puzzles and Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}