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The Never-Ending Present

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The #1 National Bestseller

Shortlisted for the 2019 Speaker's Book Award

Nominated for the 2019 Heritage Toronto Book Award

"Barclay combines his admiration of the band with his knowledge of the music industry to make a clever, touching, and very informative book that may well be the definitive work on an important piece of Canadian pop culture." — Publishersweekly.com, starred review

The long-awaited, first-ever print biography of Canada's band!

In the summer of 2016, more than a third of Canadians tuned in to watch what was likely the Tragically Hip's final performance, broadcast from their hometown of Kingston, Ontario. Why? Because these five men were always more than just a band. They sold millions of records and defined a generation of Canadian rock music. But they were also a tabula rasa onto which fans could project their own ideas: of performance, of poetry, of history, of Canada itself.

In the first print biography of the Tragically Hip, Michael Barclay talks to dozens of the band's peers and friends about not just the Hip's music but about the opening bands, the American albatross, the band's role in Canadian culture, and Gord Downie's role in reconciliation with Indigenous people. When Downie announced he had terminal cancer and decided to take the Hip on the road one more time, the tour became another Terry Fox moment; this time, Canadians got to witness an embattled hero reach the finish line.

This is a book not just for fans of the band: it's for anyone interested in how culture can spark national conversations.


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Publisher: ECW Press

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  • ISBN: 9781773052069
  • File size: 8644 KB
  • Release date: April 3, 2018

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  • ISBN: 9781773052069
  • File size: 8567 KB
  • Release date: April 3, 2018

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  • ISBN: 9781773052069
  • File size: 8649 KB
  • Release date: April 3, 2018

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The #1 National Bestseller

Shortlisted for the 2019 Speaker's Book Award

Nominated for the 2019 Heritage Toronto Book Award

"Barclay combines his admiration of the band with his knowledge of the music industry to make a clever, touching, and very informative book that may well be the definitive work on an important piece of Canadian pop culture." — Publishersweekly.com, starred review

The long-awaited, first-ever print biography of Canada's band!

In the summer of 2016, more than a third of Canadians tuned in to watch what was likely the Tragically Hip's final performance, broadcast from their hometown of Kingston, Ontario. Why? Because these five men were always more than just a band. They sold millions of records and defined a generation of Canadian rock music. But they were also a tabula rasa onto which fans could project their own ideas: of performance, of poetry, of history, of Canada itself.

In the first print biography of the Tragically Hip, Michael Barclay talks to dozens of the band's peers and friends about not just the Hip's music but about the opening bands, the American albatross, the band's role in Canadian culture, and Gord Downie's role in reconciliation with Indigenous people. When Downie announced he had terminal cancer and decided to take the Hip on the road one more time, the tour became another Terry Fox moment; this time, Canadians got to witness an embattled hero reach the finish line.

This is a book not just for fans of the band: it's for anyone interested in how culture can spark national conversations.


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    Publisher:
    ECW Press

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781773052069
    File size: 8644 KB
    Release date: April 3, 2018

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781773052069
    File size: 8567 KB
    Release date: April 3, 2018

    Open EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781773052069
    File size: 8649 KB
    Release date: April 3, 2018

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