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Things the Grandchildren Should Know

Mark Oliver Everett

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St Martin's Press
29 September 2009
A heartbreaking, heartwarming, and oddly whimsical 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.
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Imprint:   St Martin's Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 207mm,  Width: 147mm,  Spine: 17mm
Weight:   231g
ISBN:   9780312429171
ISBN 10:   0312429177
Pages:   245
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Audience:   Young adult ,  Preschool (0-5)
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

MARK OLIVER EVERETT is the lead singer, guitarist, and keyboardist of Eels. Rolling Stone magazine called him the Kurt Vonnegut of rock.

Reviews for Things the Grandchildren Should Know

Everett is the Kurt Vonnegut of the rock world. --Rolling Stone One of the best books ever written by a contemporary artist. --Pete Townshend It is, like the music of Eels, intellectual, wry and unflinching as it conveys complex emotions with simple, graceful language. --Los Angeles Times Everett captures the drama of a suburban Virginia family bedeviled by illness, early death, and madness, and illustrates how such adversities shaped his striking music gifts--and now this pitch-perfect memoir. --Elle


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