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Soulful . . . Hongo delivers a memorable memoir on reflection and artistry, as rendered through his audiophile tendencies . . . As he describes in lyrical, fervent passages, his penchant for spinning vinyl on cheap turntables would eventually become a love for elaborate equipment, amplifiers, speakers, and vacuum tubes . . . [A] paean to the power of music. -Publishers Weekly Music throbs in the background throughout this spirited memoir . . . Along the way, the author offers a history of the invention of the vacuum tube, amplifiers, and the various permutations of the phonograph. A memoir of self-discovery via homage to the richness of sound. -Kirkus Reviews Garrett Hongo is a master, but be advised: this memoir will have you spending hundreds of dollars on audio devices, and hours of delight and even awe as you read. It is not all about stereos-it is an aria of living, hearing, feeling, writing. Masterful. -Luis Alberto Urrea, author of The House of Broken Angels 'Exuberance is beauty,' says William Blake, and this is a truly exuberant book: exuberant about music, about language, about life. Read and drink in its spirit! -Mark Edmundson, author of Song of Ourselves: Walt Whitman and the Fight for Democracy

'Exuberance is beauty,' says William Blake, and this is a truly exuberant book: exuberant about music, about language, about life. Read and drink in its spirit! -Mark Edmundson, author of Song of Ourselves: Walt Whitman and the Fight for Democracy

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GARRETT HONGO was born in Volcano, Hawai'i, and grew up on the North Shore of O'ahu and in Los Angeles. His most recent books are Coral Road- Poems and The Mirror Diary- Selected Essays. A regular contributor to SoundStage! Ultra, Hongo lives in Eugene, Oregon, and is Distinguished Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Oregon.

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