{"product_id":"unknown-pleasures","title":"Unknown Pleasures","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn NPR Best Book of 2013 -- \u003cstrong\u003eNPR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA SPIN Best Music Book of 2013 -- \u003cstrong\u003eSpin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most colorful and intimate account of Joy Division ever written . . . Hook evokes the spirit of the age with a bluff authenticity that no outsider could hope to emulate...explaining the creation of his band's remarkable music with all the passion and insight it deserves. -- \u003cstrong\u003eKeith Cameron, MOJO\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A bittersweet, profanity-filled recollection of their brief existence . . . recalled with Hook's winning Manc gallows humor . . . If you like Joy Division you really have to read it.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003eIan Harrison, Q Magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An immense account of Joy Division's rise, cataloguing the group's struggle for recognition, their rapidly gained superiority on the Manchester scene and the epic numbness following Ian Curtis' shock suicide. Having read Hook's book, you'll feel like you were he fifth member of the band.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003eGQ (UK)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It's a window like no other into the reality of life in this most aloof of bands.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003eMetro London\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Vivid, funny, and unexpectedly touching, Peter Hook's memoir strips away the shroud of myth surrounding Joy Division to offer a refreshingly gritty perspective on the story of four ordinary young men who together made extraordinary music.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003eSimon Reynolds, author of Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-84\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Unflinchingly honest . . . Hook peels away the romantic sheen colored by its dark history and gives unfettered insight into the band's origins and inspirations . . . this is required reading for anyone who ever felt moved by Joy Division's cold, dark music.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A tiny gem written by a monster musician. It's the best document yet to be produced on Joy Division. There's nothing like hearing the story straight from Hooky's foul mouth.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003eRock Cellar Ma\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67603343638895,"sku":"9780062222572","price":130.08,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0921\/9384\/9711\/files\/0062222570.jpg?v=1790568969","url":"https:\/\/internacional.umlivro.com.br\/products\/unknown-pleasures","provider":"UmLivro Internacional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}