Article: Guitar: An American Life.(Brief article)(Book review)

Article: Tim Brookes: Guitar: An American ...
Guitar Player;  March 1, 2006 ;     508 words ...Just prior to his 50th birthday, careless baggage handlers destroyed the guitar author Tim Brookes had played for the previous 22 years. In this exceptionally well-written and enjoyable book, he details his unsuccessful search ...

Article: Axe Grinding; Book review: Guitar by Tim Brookes
Seven Days;  June 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Guitar: An American Life by Tim Brookes, Grove Press, 339 pages, $24. George Washington gave one ... popularity. In fact, as Essex author and NPR commentator Tim Brookes explains in his fascinating travelogue-cum-paean, we buy ...

Transcript: Tim Brookes on His Used Lawn Mower Adventure
NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday;  August 11, 1996 ;     694 words ...00-00-0000 Tim Brookes embarks on a ``55-dollar adventure ... wonder who is manipulating whom. TIM BROOKES, Commentator: The guy advertising ... LIANE HANSEN, Host: Essayist Tim Brookes. TIM BROOKES: His trailer came ...

Transcript: Tim Brookes explains why he doesn't mind rain ...
NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday;  April 25, 1993 ;     700+ words ... ... HANSEN, Host: Transplanted Briton, Tim Brookes, has been drenched by many April showers ... head cold, he remains philosophical. TIM BROOKES, Reporter: It rained on and off yesterday ... HANSEN: Occasional commentator, Tim Brookes, lives and writes and tries to stay ...

Transcript: Essayist Tim Brookes Talks About Moving and ...
NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday;  December 19, 1993 ;     600 words ... ... HANSEN, Host: Last summer, essayist Tim Brookes moved out of the apartment in Burlington ... resulted in a strange distortion of time. TIM BROOKES, Essayist: Moving out of my apartment ... unencumbered, full of light.' HANSEN: Tim Brookes writes and teaches in Burlington, Vermont ...

Article: Nature Calls; Book review: The Driveway Diaries by Tim ...
Seven Days;  May 18, 2005 ;     700+ words ...The Driveway Diaries: A Dirt Road Almanac by Tim Brookes, Turtle Point Press, 233 pages, $15.95. One of ... Vermont journalist and National Public Radio essayist Tim Brookes describes the driveway as the nail in the coffin of traditional ...

Article: Guitar: An American Life
The American Music Teacher;  December 1, 2005 ;     655 words ...Guitar: An American Life, by Tim Brookes. Grove Press/Atlantic, Inc. (841 Broadway, 4th Flr ... humor and occasional criticism. The book is organized around Tim Brookes's quest for the perfect guitar to replace a long-loved ...