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Summary: go out to the nearest bookstore and buy this book
Review: hey all you cool cats.... instead of reading this review you should be reading SOLO. it is my favorite book! if you have a favorite artist, one whom you are dying to meet...(and they're in this book) sit down on the couch and read it- and i swear you will feel as if you have been friends with them for years. the photographs are brilliant so its like they are right there in front of you chattin about themselves and their lives... seriously get your hands on this book, and believe me - youll never want to let go
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Summary: ~*Yay!*~
Review: I am so happy that finally a book has come out about all the great influential female singer/songwriters that we have. And it's actually taken directly from the artists themselves. I definately recommend this book, beings a fan of most of the artists already in the book, the book has turned me on to new artists that I'd never heard of before, but now feel like I've known my whole life! Woohoo!!
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Summary: One of a kind.
Review: I have never read a book quite like this one. Each of the artists that are in the book express their thoughts so individually and powerfully. I was captivated! I could relate to so much of what these women said. It was pure realness. The photographs are just as powerful. They captured the humanity and different aspects of each of these women. While one picture captured thoughtfulness, the next one captured a childlike essence in the artist. I almost felt like I was sitting in a little cafe in Soho, with a bunch of friends talking. This book is a must read!
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Summary: All muscians deserve to be in this sort of book.
Review: I have read and re-read Solo and am so pleased that Marc and Emma have finally done justice to the best of the curent music world. All the women in the book are writers as well as performers and, what the photographs and interviews in Solo portray, is that these women are real people too. I am sick of reading tainted rock-goddess interviews with flashy, floozy photographs to match. The solo text is well written, intelligable and accessible. The photographs are wonderfully human as well as artistic. There is alot of valuable information about women, society and the pressures of life in this book and I hope alot of young people read it. I also hope Marc and Emma continue their partnership and produce many more books of this quality. Well done.
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Summary: Yay!
Review: I learned so much about all of my favorite artists in this book. This book is tastefull done (unlike Building a Mystery by Judith Fitzgerald). The author actually talked to the artist and got their perspectives on many different topics and the meanings behind their songs, which makes this book true and somewhat autobiographical. It is good to see a book also where the artists are not portrayed as glamorous. These black and white photos seem the bring the artists back down to the same level that the reader is working on. It is a really nice book and an interesting read.
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Summary: INSPIRING, personal, well done
Review: I really felt like I was sitting down with each artist. The one-on-one feel is like no other book I've ever read. Go out, buy this book, you won't regret it. Emma's pictures are simply classic. They each tell a story on their own.
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Summary: The Women's Singer-Songwriter Confirmation
Review: It was wonderful to be able to read about other women whom I have watched 'appear' with their songs and character. I have longed, since I was a child to be a part of that whole of the artist's realm where I could offer some words from experience, expressing thoughts related to things in life we see and for which we often cannont talk about. So, in being finally the adult to no longer just aspire but to live the dream, now I find the music business very elusive when singing the truthful stuff. This book confirms this elusiveness and strength these women have endured in which I too am living to reach similar goals. The reading revealed traits of character you wouldn't have known were behind the artist. It gave hope to keep striving high. There was a stillness between each artist which allowed for a new chapter. I felt it was a smooth reading that I was sad to come to the end of. Women of the contemporary folk world who are working toward this vision to sharing their music with the world, should read this and get power from their sisters. : ) The photographer is very up close and personal which makes them feel human. Into the future we must cross for another book by Marc.
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Summary: this book ROCKS!!!
Review: ok - so i have already bought - and fallen in love with - this book, so WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR??? seriously BUY THIS BOOK! the chapters are written by your favorite artists with beautiful pictures to bring the pages to life..so , get off your tush, go to the store (or buy thru amazon) this wonderful book. YUP. thats it.. have a great day! =) jess
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Summary: Ladies' Night
Review: Picture a slumber party with 19 of your closest girlfriends. You pig out on junk food, you do each other's hair, and each girl shares a little bit about herself.Some of the girls at the party are old friends, some of the girls are new in town. Every girl leaves different from when she arrived, whether it's highlights in her hair (or a bra in the freezer if she fell asleep first!) or a new-found respect for a friend after sympathizing with her past or sharing her dreams for the future. Stock up on chocolate cookies, get into your jammies, and curl up in your favorite chair with "Solo." Marc Woodworth's editing is seamless. Emma Dodge Hanson's photography is stunning. "Solo" is a book of phenominal women FOR phenominal women. Ok, ok, guys are invited too, but you have to sneak in the window after my parents go to sleep.
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Summary: From Jewel to Sarah, women artists share their life stories
Review: Reading Solo is like sitting down with Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Sheryl Crow or Ani DiFranco at a cafe and listening to her tell you who she really is over a cup of coffee. These are stories about living creative lives, overcoming adversity and addiction, and what it means to be an artist. Solo is a great read because these women tell us in their own words about their personal struggles and triumphs in such a vivid and inspiring way. Emma Dodge Hanson's fresh, insightful photographs provide a fitting complement to the stories by showing sides of these women you haven't seen before. Also included here are Shawn Colvin, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Suzanne Vega, Joan Osborne, Lucinda Williams, Mary Lou Lord, Rosanne Cash, Cassandra Wilson, Lucy Kaplansky, Catie Curtis, Rosanne Raneri, Jonatha Brooke, Holly Palmer, Kate Campbell and Dionne Farris. Each artist talks with depth and intelligence about herself, what she considers a good day for her soul, how her childhood shaped who she is, and what's behind her songs. Solo is not only for fans and women, but for anyone who wants to see what it means to live a more rewarding life.
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