140 Goats and a Guitar The Stories Behind Some Kind of Cure

by David Berkeley

Book Overview

Singer-songwriter David Berkeley is a romantic realist, known for his ability to look at the human condition in all its complexity and give us luminous songs full of sunshine and anguish, melancholy and delight. He is a natural storyteller, as anyone who has seen him perform or heard his piece on This American Life knows. In 140 Goats and a Guitar, his authorial debut, Berkeley proves he is an equally gifted writer, with a poetic attention to detail and a voice as a distinct as the rich baritone he sings with. 140 Goats offers thirteen beautifully crafted stories, one for each song on his album Some Kind of Cure, written primarily while he lived for a year in a tiny mountain village on the island of Corsica with his wife and young son. Berkeley has created a bold and thoroughly enjoyable new concept with this book, encouraging readers to listen to the corresponding song from his album after reading each story. 140 Goats is confessional and candid, providing a powerful view into the heart and head of this young artist.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0578075865
• ISBN13: 9780578075860
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Straw Man Press
• Length: 201 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 1.5" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 14 years and up