{"title":"Cornel Bonca","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCornel Bonca\u003c\/strong\u003e offers gripping explorations into personal and historical narratives, weaving together intimate memoirs with broader cultural insights. His works, often classed within \u003cem\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e, invite readers to reflect on memory, identity, and the lasting impact of past events.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough a vivid storytelling approach, readers can expect compelling accounts that balance emotional depth with thoughtful reflection. Titles like \u003cem\u003eThe Permanent Holdout\u003c\/em\u003e exemplify Bonca’s talent for capturing the resilience and complexity of human experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-permanent-holdout-by-cornel-bonca-9781538172872","title":"The Permanent Holdout","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnown for albums like \u003cem\u003eLate for the Sky\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Pretender\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eRunning on Empty\u003c\/em\u003e, Jackson Browne was a master of capturing the counterculture ethos of the 1960s. Cornel Bonca dives deeply into his music, his long fifty-year career, and activism—including environmentalism—within the context of American life, revealing a figure still fuelled by certain American ideals like justice, freedom, and equality for all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBrowne grew up in Southern California in the early 1960s, greatly influenced by his mother’s progressive politics, the music of Bob Dylan, and the speeches of Martin Luther King. Drawn to the Laurel Canyon rock scene, he moved to Los Angeles and established himself as a songwriter for The Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, and many others, becoming a fixture of the singer-songwriter movement in the early 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis music in the 1980s was largely political in scope, critiquing America’s conservative turn, its militarism in Central America, its nuclear brinkmanship with the Soviet Union, and its dismantling of Great Society social programs. He only returned to the personal music his fans treasured in 1993 with \u003cem\u003eI’m Alive\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSince then, Browne’s music has toggled back and forth between the personal and the political. He’s settled down into a long-term relationship with environmental activist Dianna Cohen and remained astonishingly active in local and national politics. This book dives into his music, life, and political activism in the changing face of America over the last fifty years, and why he still matters today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PTY Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47603262357740,"sku":"9781538172872","price":66.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781538172872-the-permanent-holdout.jpg?v=1778059094"},{"product_id":"the-permanent-holdout-by-cornel-bonca-9798216465102","title":"The Permanent Holdout","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book dives deeply into the music, career, and activism of Jackson Browne within the context of American life and the counterculture movement of the 1960s.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKnown for albums like \u003cem\u003eLate for the Sky\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Pretender\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eRunning on Empty\u003c\/em\u003e, Jackson Browne was a master of capturing the counterculture ethos of the 1960s. Traversing his career over half a century, Cornel Bonca dives deeply into Browne’s music and activism—including environmentalism—within the context of American life, revealing a figure still fueled by American ideals like justice, freedom, and equality for all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGrowing up in Southern California in the early 1960s, Browne was greatly influenced by his mother’s progressive politics, the music of Bob Dylan and the speeches of Martin Luther King. Later drawn to the Laurel Canyon rock scene, he moved to Los Angeles and established himself as a songwriter for The Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, and many others, becoming a fixture of the singer-songwriter movement in the early 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis music in the 1980s was largely political in scope, critiquing America’s conservative turn, its militarism in Central America, its nuclear brinksmanship with the Soviet Union, and its dismantling of Great Society social programs. 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