false <![CDATA[The Soloist]]> 2176660 17 A moving story of the remarkable bond between a journalist in search of a story and a homeless, classically trained musician -- soon to be a major motion picture from DreamWorks, starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. When Steve Lopez saw Nathaniel Ayers playing his heart out on a two-string violin on Los Angeles' skid row, he found it impossible to walk away. More than thirty years earlier, Ayers had been a promising classical bass student at Juilliard -- ambitious, charming, and also one of the few African-Americans -- until he gradually lost his ability to function, overcome by schizophrenia. When Lopez finds him, Ayers is homeless, paranoid, and deeply troubled, but glimmers of that brilliance are still there. Over time, Steve Lopez and Nathaniel Ayers form a bond, and Lopez imagines that he might be able to change Ayers's life. Lopez collects donated violins, a cello, even a stand-up bass and a piano; he takes Ayers to Walt Disney Concert Hall and helps him move indoors. For each triumph, there is a crashing disappointment, yet neither man gives up. In the process of trying to save Ayers, Lopez finds that his own life is changing, and his sense of what one man can accomplish in the lives of others begins to expand in new ways. Poignant and ultimately hopeful, <i>The Soloist</i> is a beautifully told story of friendship and the redeeming power of music. 3309161 book 17 4 2008 The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music total:2140|5:528|4:929|3:565|2:99|1:19| 2140 8268 3663 698 2176660 0399155066 9780399155062 1761 594 The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music 3.86 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255588000m/2176660.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2176660.The_Soloist_A_Lost_Dream_an_Unlikely_Friendship_and_the_Redemptive_Power_of_Music 4 3 false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 23 20:11:49 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 20:28:06 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2176660 0399155066 9780399155062 1761 594 The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music 3.86 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255588000m/2176660.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2176660.The_Soloist_A_Lost_Dream_an_Unlikely_Friendship_and_the_Redemptive_Power_of_Music 4 3 false Tue Dec 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 08:21:53 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 09:21:36 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3340359 1433215225 9781433215223 14 7 The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music 3.86 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255975174m/3340359.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3340359.The_Soloist_A_Lost_Dream_an_Unlikely_Friendship_and_the_Redemptive_Power_of_Music 5 2 false Wed Apr 15 13:14:09 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 19:46:21 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 13:14:09 -0700 2009 heartwarming, I guess you can say. Haha. Its a book for everyoneeee]]> 2176660 0399155066 9780399155062 1761 594 The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music 3.86 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255588000m/2176660.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2176660.The_Soloist_A_Lost_Dream_an_Unlikely_Friendship_and_the_Redemptive_Power_of_Music 3 2 false Sat Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 20:20:41 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 01:37:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2176660 0399155066 9780399155062 1761 594 The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music 3.86 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255588000m/2176660.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2176660.The_Soloist_A_Lost_Dream_an_Unlikely_Friendship_and_the_Redemptive_Power_of_Music 5 3 false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 09 10:52:07 -0700 2008 Fri May 09 10:53:52 -0700 2008
Back in September 1964, Jascha Heifetz, the formidable fiddler, was attempting an ill-advised comeback recital at Carnegie Hall. The crowd out front was enormous, and it naturally included many people with long faces hoping for a turned-back ticket to this sold-out event...more...]]> 2176660 0399155066 9780399155062 1761 594 The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music 3.86 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255588000m/2176660.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2176660.The_Soloist_A_Lost_Dream_an_Unlikely_Friendship_and_the_Redemptive_Power_of_Music 4 1 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 19 10:58:37 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 01 10:04:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2176660 0399155066 9780399155062 1761 594 The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music 3.86 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255588000m/2176660.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2176660.The_Soloist_A_Lost_Dream_an_Unlikely_Friendship_and_the_Redemptive_Power_of_Music 4 1 false Tue Feb 10 14:45:21 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 10:49:10 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 14:45:21 -0800 2009
A moving (true) story about a musical genius living on the streets of LA when a reporter "discovers" him. He has severe mental illness, yet attended Julliard at one time. The reporter begins trying to help him put his life, and his ...more...]]> 2176660 0399155066 9780399155062 1761 594 The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music 3.86 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255588000m/2176660.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2176660.The_Soloist_A_Lost_Dream_an_Unlikely_Friendship_and_the_Redemptive_Power_of_Music 4 1 false Sun Jun 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 24 21:33:20 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 23 08:15:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3272968 042522600X 9780425226001 300 87 The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music 3.86 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255577185m/3272968.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3272968.The_Soloist_A_Lost_Dream_an_Unlikely_Friendship_and_the_Redemptive_Power_of_Music 4 1 false Sun Mar 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 06:40:55 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 06:48:37 -0700 2009
This book confirms my belief that everyone has a story to tell, and Steve Lopez found a particularly compelling one in the person of Nathaniel An...more...]]> 2176660 0399155066 9780399155062 1761 594 The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music 3.86 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255588000m/2176660.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2176660.The_Soloist_A_Lost_Dream_an_Unlikely_Friendship_and_the_Redemptive_Power_of_Music 4 0 false Thu Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 16:33:03 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 16:44:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2176660 0399155066 9780399155062 1761 594 The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music 3.86 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255588000m/2176660.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2176660.The_Soloist_A_Lost_Dream_an_Unlikely_Friendship_and_the_Redemptive_Power_of_Music 5 2 false Mon Nov 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 03 20:48:31 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 03 20:51:11 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 3272968 042522600X 9780425226001 300 87 The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music 3.86 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255577185m/3272968.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3272968.The_Soloist_A_Lost_Dream_an_Unlikely_Friendship_and_the_Redemptive_Power_of_Music 5 0 false Sat May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 24 06:37:46 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 06:38:13 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2176660 0399155066 9780399155062 1761 594 The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music 3.86 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255588000m/2176660.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2176660.The_Soloist_A_Lost_Dream_an_Unlikely_Friendship_and_the_Redemptive_Power_of_Music 5 1 false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 12:51:06 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 13:15:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2176660 0399155066 9780399155062 1761 594 The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music 3.86 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255588000m/2176660.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2176660.The_Soloist_A_Lost_Dream_an_Unlikely_Friendship_and_the_Redemptive_Power_of_Music 4 1 false Mon Jul 20 22:15:08 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 22:15:26 -0700 2009
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When Steve Lopez sees Nathaniel Ayers playing his heart out on a two-string violin on Los Angeles' Skid Row, he envisions this "Violin Man" as the topic of his next column for the Los Angeles Times--only to unearth ...more...]]> 2176660 0399155066 9780399155062 1761 594 The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music 3.86 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255588000m/2176660.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2176660.The_Soloist_A_Lost_Dream_an_Unlikely_Friendship_and_the_Redemptive_Power_of_Music 5 0 false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 20:18:23 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 20:18:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2176660 0399155066 9780399155062 1761 594 The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music 3.86 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255588000m/2176660.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2176660.The_Soloist_A_Lost_Dream_an_Unlikely_Friendship_and_the_Redemptive_Power_of_Music 4 0 false Mon Jun 15 16:54:05 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 17:00:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2176660 0399155066 9780399155062 1761 594 The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music 3.86 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255588000m/2176660.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2176660.The_Soloist_A_Lost_Dream_an_Unlikely_Friendship_and_the_Redemptive_Power_of_Music 3 1 false Tue May 12 11:22:03 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 11:48:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2176660 0399155066 9780399155062 1761 594 The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music 3.86 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255588000m/2176660.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2176660.The_Soloist_A_Lost_Dream_an_Unlikely_Friendship_and_the_Redemptive_Power_of_Music 5 0 false Tue Apr 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 17:05:33 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 17:29:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3272968 042522600X 9780425226001 300 87 The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music 3.86 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255577185m/3272968.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3272968.The_Soloist_A_Lost_Dream_an_Unlikely_Friendship_and_the_Redemptive_Power_of_Music 4 0 false Tue Jan 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 05:10:32 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 17:54:43 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2176660 0399155066 9780399155062 1761 594 The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music 3.86 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255588000m/2176660.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2176660.The_Soloist_A_Lost_Dream_an_Unlikely_Friendship_and_the_Redemptive_Power_of_Music 0 0 false Fri Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 11:23:37 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 09:51:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6933086