{"product_id":"9781429950732","title":"Prince: Inside the Music and the Masks","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith a brand-new introduction and chapter that cover the last five  year's of Prince's life and work and his untimely death in April 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn   his three decades of recording, Prince had nearly thirty albums hit  the  Billboard Top 100. He is the only artist since the Beatles to have a   number-one song, movie, and single at the same time. Prince's   trajectory—from a teenage unknown in Minneapolis to an idol and Rock  and  Roll Hall of Famer—won him millions of adoring fans the world over.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrince \u003c\/i\u003eis  the first book to give full treatment to his  thirty-five-year career.  Acclaimed music journalist Ronin Ro traces  Prince's rise from anonymity  in the late 70s, to his catapult to  stardom in the 80s, to his  reemergence in the twenty-first century as  an artistic icon. Ro  expertly chronicles his music and career, showing  how Prince and his  albums helped define and inspire a generation. Along  the way, Prince  confronted labels, fostered other young talents, and  took ownership of  his music, making a profound mark on the  entertainment industry and pop  culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47127394517232,"sku":"9781429950732","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429950732_p0.jpg?v=1769902738","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429950732","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}