{"product_id":"2940169406894","title":"Waging Heavy Peace","description":"For the first time, legendary singer, songwriter, and guitarist Neil Young offers a kaleidoscopic view of his personal life and musical creativity. He tells of his childhood in Ontario, where his father instilled in him a love for the written word; his first brush with mortality when he contracted polio at the age of five; struggling to pay rent during his early days with the Squires; traveling the Canadian prairies in Mort, his 1948 Buick hearse; performing in a remote town as a polar bear prowled beneath the floorboards; leaving Canada on a whim in 1966 to pursue his musical dreams in the pot-filled boulevards and communal canyons of Los Angeles; the brief but influential life of Buffalo Springfield, which formed almost immediately after his arrival in California. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe recounts their rapid rise to fame and ultimate breakup; going solo and overcoming his fear of singing alone; forming Crazy Horse and writing \"Cinnamon Girl,\" \"Cowgirl in the Sand,\" and \"Down by the River\" in one day while sick with the flu; joining Crosby, Stills amp; Nash, recording the landmark CSNY album, \u003ci\u003eDéjà vu, \u003c\/i\u003eand writing the song, \"Ohio;\" life at his secluded ranch in the redwoods of Northern California and the pot-filled jam sessions there; falling in love with his wife, Pegi, and the birth of his three children; and finally, finding the contemplative paradise of Hawaii. Astoundingly candid, witty, and as uncompromising and true as his music, \u003ci\u003eWaging Heavy Peace\u003c\/i\u003e is Neil Young's journey as only he can tell it.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47114439393520,"sku":"2940169406894","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169406894_p0.jpg?v=1763681714","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169406894","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}