{"product_id":"pebbles-memories-of-a-small-town-kansas-boy-9780979090974","title":"Pebbles: Memories of a Small-Town Kansas Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Gary White\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Pilgrims' Process\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Pilgrims' Process\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Memoirs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories we tell about our lives define how others see us and how we see ourselves. Gary White (b. 1937), an award-winning composer, Distinguished Professor Emeritus from Iowa State University, and music-textbook author, has gathered up some of the stories of his life and offers them to you. As he explains, \".like pebbles in a stream, most of these little pieces have been rounded and polished by frequent retelling.\" Gary describes growing up in rural Kansas in the 1940s, developing a successful career, leaving it behind in the 1990s, and learning to lead a meaningful life in retirement. \"Pebbles\" include the dating habits of hormone-driven teenagers, colorful local characters, what really went on with the high-school yearbook staff, ghost stories-as well as observations about the beginnings of electronic music, insights into the composing process, living in Spain, reflections on the meaning of success-and much more. Pebbles will appeal to people interested in mid-20th-century Americana as well as those intrigued by the diverse influences that impact one person's development in life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pilgrims' Process","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47611406811287,"sku":"9780979090974","price":1504.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780979090974.webp?v=1775070838","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/pebbles-memories-of-a-small-town-kansas-boy-9780979090974","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}