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Robert Dean Lurie

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Robert Dean Lurie is a writer and musician based in Tempe, Arizona. He received his MFA in Creative Writing from the University of North Carolina Wilmington and is the author of "Begin the Begin: R.E.M.'s Early Years," "We Can Be Heroes: The Radical Individualism of David Bowie," and "No Certainty Attached: Steve Kilbey and The Church." ...more

Where to Buy "Begin the Begin" This Holiday Season


For the music lover on your holiday gift list, Begin the Begin: R.E.M.'s Early Years is now available at Amazon US, Amazon UK, and Booktopia (Australia). For the superfan, I recommend pairing it with Rodger Lyle Brown's excellent Party Out of Bounds, the definitive treatment of the early Athens, GA music scene.



Additionally, Begin the Begin is in stock now at the following independent books

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Ben Guterson's "Winterhouse" trilogy brought a lot of delight to my household and contributed to my daughter's ongoing love of reading. As good as those books were, though, they did not prepare me for "The Einsteins of Vista Point," a quieter, deeper ...more
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