Play It Again : An Amateur Against the Impossible (Hardcover)

from Dariah

Alan Rusbridger, editor-in-chief of the Guardian and keen amateur pianist, sets himself the challenge of learning Chopin's Ballade No. 1 in g, op. 23 in one year. Meanwhile, it is one of the most important and busiest years for the Guardian - breaking the phone hacking scandal and WikiLeaks, and ...

from freelancer_frank

This is a book about practice and perfection, in life, in music and general. It illustrates what is possible for the ordinary person to achieve, given an average 5 mins per day practice over a year and a half. In doing so it shows the value of amateur pursuits as exemplars of the human spirit. Th...

from Dariah

Alan Rusbridger, editor-in-chief of the Guardian and keen amateur pianist, sets himself the challenge of learning Chopin's Ballade No. 1 in g, op. 23 in one year. Meanwhile, it is one of the most important and busiest years for the Guardian - breaking the phone hacking scandal and WikiLeaks, and ...

from freelancer_frank

This is a book about practice and perfection, in life, in music and general. It illustrates what is possible for the ordinary person to achieve, given an average 5 mins per day practice over a year and a half. In doing so it shows the value of amateur pursuits as exemplars of the human spirit. Th...