{"product_id":"famous-father-girl-a-memoir-of-growing-up-bernstein","title":"Famous Father Girl: A Memoir of Growing Up Bernstein","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eFamous Father Girl: A Memoir of Growing Up Bernstein\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eJamie Bernstein\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780062641359\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eHarper\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2018\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Book of 2018 -- NPR, \u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe oldest daughter of revered composer\/conductor Leonard Bernstein offers a rare look at her father on the centennial of his birth in a deeply intimate and broadly evocative memoir \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composer of \u003cem\u003eOn the Town\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWest Side Story\u003c\/em\u003e, chief conductor of the New York Philharmonic, television star, humanitarian, friend of the powerful and influential, and the life of every party, Leonard Bernstein was an enormous celebrity during one of the headiest periods of American cultural life, as well as the most protean musician in twentieth century America. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut to his eldest daughter, Jamie, he was above all the man in the scratchy brown bathrobe who smelled of cigarettes; the jokester and compulsive teacher who enthused about Beethoven and the Beatles; the insomniac whose 4 a.m. composing breaks involved spooning baby food out of the jar. He taught his daughter to love the world in all its beauty and complexity. In public and private, Lenny was larger than life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFamous Father Girl\u003c\/em\u003e, Bernstein mines the emotional depths of her childhood and invites us into her family's private world. A fantastic set of characters populates the Bernsteins' lives, including: the Kennedys, Mike Nichols, John Lennon, Richard Avedon, Stephen Sondheim, Jerome Robbins, and Betty (Lauren) Bacall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn intoxicating tale, \u003cem\u003eFamous Father Girl\u003c\/em\u003e is an intimate meditation on a complex and sometimes troubled man, the family he raised, and the music he composed that became the soundtrack to their entwined lives. Deeply moving and often hilarious, Bernstein's beautifully written memoir is a great American story about one of the greatest Americans of the modern age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Famous Father Girl: A Memoir of Growing Up Bernstein | Jamie Bernstein | Hardcover | 9780062641359 | Used: Very Good | Memoir 1639463","offer_id":48699696840856,"sku":"1639463","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/410SuEL09HL.jpg?v=1773770722","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/famous-father-girl-a-memoir-of-growing-up-bernstein","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}