{"title":"Scott Pitoniak","description":"\u003cp\u003eScott Pitoniak offers insightful works that blend personal narrative with broader cultural themes. His books, such as \u003cem\u003eForever Orange\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eJuke Box Hero\u003c\/em\u003e, explore the intersections of memory, identity, and experience with a thoughtful and engaging voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect compelling memoirs grounded in vivid storytelling, providing perspectives that resonate beyond individual stories. Pitoniak’s writing appeals to those who appreciate reflective biography and educational reflections on life’s diverse journeys.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"juke-box-hero-by-scott-pitoniak-9781629377582","title":"Juke Box Hero","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLou Gramm rose from humble, working-class roots in Rochester, New York, to become one of rock's most popular and distinctive voices in the 1970s and '80s, singing and co-writing more than a dozen hits with the band Foreigner. Songs such as \u003ci\u003eCold As Ice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eI Want to Know What Love Is\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMidnight Blue\u003c\/i\u003e are among 20 Gramm songs that achieved Top 40 status on the Billboard charts and became rock classics still played often, nearly three decades after they first hit the airwaves and record store shelves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJuke Box Hero: My Five Decades in Rock 'n' Roll\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles, with remarkable candour, the ups and downs of this popular rocker's amazing life. It details his journey from achieving worldwide fame and fortune, to succumbing to its trappings, and finally summoning the courage and faith to overcome his drug addiction and a life-threatening brain tumour. Gramm takes the reader behind-the-scenes into the recording studio, back stage, on the bus trips, and beyond, providing an insider's look into the life of the man \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e magazine referred to as 'the Pavarotti of Rock'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46844317040876,"sku":"9781629377582","price":48.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/3109103482768.jpg?v=1758834525"},{"product_id":"forever-orange-by-scott-pitoniak-9780815611448","title":"Forever Orange","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSurveying the university’s chronological history, with special focus on how Syracuse led the way in numerous important matters—gender, race, military veterans, and science. \u003cem\u003eForever Orange\u003c\/em\u003e goes far beyond the parameters of a traditional institutional history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAuthors Pitoniak and Burton have utilised exhaustive research, scores of interviews, and their own SU experiences to craft a book that explores what it has meant to be Orange since the school’s founding as a small liberal arts college in 1870. Through narrative and hundreds of photos, \u003cem\u003eForever Orange\u003c\/em\u003e presents SU’s glorious 150-year history in a lively, distinctive, informative manner, appealing to alumni and university friends, young and old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47934031364332,"sku":"9780815611448","price":195.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780815611448-forever-orange.jpg?v=1783891428"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/scott-pitoniak.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}