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    Far and Wide: Bring That Horizon to Me!
    Far and Wide: Bring That Horizon to Me!
    Far and Wide: Bring That Horizon to Me!
    Audiobook9 hours

    Far and Wide: Bring That Horizon to Me!

    Written by Neil Peart

    Narrated by Paul Hecht

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    About this audiobook

    35 concerts. 17,000 motorcycle miles. Three months. One lifetime.

    In May 2015, the veteran Canadian rock trio Rush embarked on their 40th anniversary tour, R40. For the band and their fans, R40 was a celebration and, perhaps, a farewell. But for Neil Peart, each tour is more than just a string of concerts, it’s an opportunity to explore backroads
    near and far on his BMW motorcycle. So if this was to be the last tour and the last great adventure, he decided it would have to be the best one, onstage and off.

    This third volume in Peart’s travel series shares all-new tales that transport the reader across North America and through memories of 50 years of playing drums.

    From the scenic grandeur of the American West to a peaceful lake in Quebec’s Laurentian Mountains to the mean streets of Midtown Los Angeles, each story is shared in an intimate narrative voice that has won the hearts of many readers.

    Thoughtful and ever-engaging, Far and Wide is an elegant scrapbook of people and places, music and laughter, from a fascinating road—and a remarkable life.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateNov 18, 2016
    ISBN9781501946226
    Far and Wide: Bring That Horizon to Me!
    Author

    Neil Peart

    Neil Peart is the drummer for the Canadian band Rush.

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    What our readers think

    Readers find this title to be a fascinating travelogue and a testimony of Neil Peart's love of Americana. It provides insight into his complex character and details a great motorcycle trip. Fans of Rush appreciate the nostalgia and the glimpse into the end of the band's road. Overall, it is a well-written book that celebrates a life well lived and the great music that came from it.

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    • 5/5

      Oct 5, 2023

      This story was so much harder to get through knowing Neil is no longer with us, but it was also a great song song to both his touring and detailing a great motorcycle trip.

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    • 5/5

      Oct 5, 2023

      Neil’s mastery of the English language is exceeded only by his mastery of drums. A fascinating travelogue and a testimony of his love of Americana painted against a tableau of music, people and Neil’s complex character.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5

      Oct 5, 2023

      Being a fan of Rush for many years, I was hesitant to read any of Neil Peart's travel logs as it were. I am not quite sure why exactly. That changed with Far and Wide as I became a bit nostalgic when the realization that one of my favorite bands of all time were coming to the end of the road. This made that blow a little bit lighter and gave an insight into a life well lived and weathered and all the great music that came from it. Thank you Mr. Peart... Enjoy your retirement!

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    • 5/5

      May 2, 2024

      Excellent narrator; a very good stand-in for Neil. Seems to fully understand his intent and tone, both personal and public. A lovely finale for a life sadly too short, but oh so well lived.
    • 4/5

      Feb 11, 2023

      Just as everyone else says, this one's a bittersweet read, especially knowing that he only had four more years.

      Very much more of the same as the past two books in this trilogy, but it's not the travelogue so much as the observances, the side trips, and the occasional glimpse into the deeper parts of Peart's mind that make each one of these a fascinating read.

      My only complaint with this one is that he does get a touch repetitive with a couple of phrases, for example, the Christopher Hitchens one: "What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence." Hitchens's Razor is a fine quote, but more than a couple of times in a reasonably short book is a little overkill.

      But it's a minor quibble in the grand scheme of things. Fantastic book, fantastic series.
    • 5/5

      Mar 11, 2018

      Another great travel and music book by Neil Peart. The book details his riding through various towns and back roads in America.