{"product_id":"for-those-about-to-write-isbn-9780887767692","title":"For Those About to Write","description":"Dave Bidini’s quirky personal path to becoming a writer (as well as a well-known rock musician and sports enthusiast) began when he was very young and loved to pick at the typewriter.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eFor Those About to Rock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Equal parts career guide and history lesson, \u003cb\u003eFor Those About to Rock\u003c\/b\u003e tells not only how to get where you’re going, but where it all came from in the first place.”\u003cbr\u003e— \u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“… Enormously readable … filled with first-person insights and useful information and peppered with the kind of trivia that appeals to even the nonmusical.” \u003cbr\u003e— \u003ci\u003eThe Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is an extraordinarily entertaining volume for kids of all ages….”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e Edmonton Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of ‘two books every Canadian musician must read.’” \u003cbr\u003e–Long and McQuade\u003cp\u003eAuthor and musician Dave Bidini is the only person to have been nominated for a Gemini, Genie and Juno as well CBC's \u003ci\u003eCanada Reads\u003c\/i\u003e. A founding member of Rheostatics, he has written 10 books, including \u003cb\u003eOn a Cold Road\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eTropic of Hockey\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAround the World in 57 1\/2 Gigs\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eHome and Away\u003c\/b\u003e. He has made two Gemini Award-nominated documentaries and his play, the Five Hole Stories, was staged by One Yellow Rabbit Performance Company, touring the country in 2008. His third book, \u003cb\u003eBaseballissimo\u003c\/b\u003e, is being developed for the screen by Jay Baruchel, and, in 2010, he won his third National Magazine Award, for \"Travels in Narnia.\" He writes a weekly column for the Saturday Post and, in 2011, he published his latest book, \u003cb\u003eWriting Gordon Lightfoot\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tundra Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233175580901,"sku":"NP9780887767692","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780887767692.jpg?v=1767727549","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/for-those-about-to-write-isbn-9780887767692","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}