Adams, John,  1947- <br/><br/>
Hallelujah junction :  composing an American life / 
John Adams. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  Farrar, Straus and Giroux,  2008. 
 - 340 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes indexes. 
<br/><br/>Winnipesaukee Gardens -- From Help to Let it be -- Free radicals -- Regal apparel -- Faulty wiring -- A harmony lesson -- The people are the heroes now -- Singing terrorists -- Mongrel airs -- The machine in the garden -- Technical difficulties -- How could this happen? -- A swirl of atoms -- Tree of life -- Garage sale of the mind. 
<br/><br/> An eminent composer shares the story of his life, from his childhood and early studies in classical composition to his minimalist and "docu-opera" achievements, in an account that evaluates his professional relationships and the social movements that inspired his creative process. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780374281151 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0374281157 (hardcover : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008017922 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Adams, John, 1947- 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Composers--United States--Biography.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>ML 410.A233  / A3 2008