{"product_id":"9780615466170","title":"A Pianist: Wanderings of the Mind and Spirit","description":"While training to be a concert pianist, Rafael Cortés found that everything was going wrong. He needed to find the courage, patience, and grit to turn his life around. \u003cp\u003eRaised in a military household in Puerto Rico, the fifth of eight children, Rafael knew, from earliest childhood, that he was \"different.\" When his musical training took a wrong turn he realized the need for change, and became the architect of a new life. Coming out as a gay man in his early twenties and converting to Judaism - including becoming a bar-mitzvah at age fifty-two - were turning points in his life. He also made a decision to correct his faulty pianistic technique and to learn, all over again, how to play the piano. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Pianist: Wanderings of the Mind and Spirit will appeal to anyone who plays a musical instrument and has struggled with the challenges - both physical and mental - that come with the joys of making music. It's a brave and insightful book that takes a critical look at the traditional methods of teaching piano and recounts how one man decided to re-engage, not only with his musical calling but also with his own spiritual path.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cortes-Colon Impromptus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50086229737712,"sku":"9780615466170","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780615466170","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}