Best Selling Books by Neil Peart

An account of the band Rush''s thirtieth world tour, told from the perspective of its drummer and lyricist, traces their journey through nine countries, during which the band performed fifty-seven shows, and the author traveled by motorcycle.

The late Neil Peart, legendary drummer for the iconic rock band Rush, shares one last love letter to his beloved classic car collection and gives readers a glimpse of his lifelong passion for cars in this extraordinary collection. For Neil Peart, legendary drummer for Rush, cars were a lifelong passion. Now, in Neil''s final work—a never-before-seen piece completed before his untimely passing in 2020—he writes about his beloved Silver Surfers collection; the joy of collecting these exquisite, rare, and important sports cars, and the even bigger joy of driving them. He first traces the roots of his auto obsession, taking us back to where it all began, with a 1969 Lotus Europa; through the cars he bought when the band first made it big and even his first “family car,” before taking us on a tour of the Silver Surfers themselves—a rare collection of the best sports cars from the 1960s. From a 1964 Aston Martin DB5 to a classic 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray, each is a gorgeous silver (with the exception of one: a black 1964 Shelby Cobra whose patina Neil loved so much he wrote, “I am not going to paint it”). Gorgeous images of the cars and photos curated by Neil himself accompany his warm, personal story of building the collection, the friends he made along the way, and what it was like to be behind the wheel of these classics. Neil’s final work is a love letter to these cars that meant so much to him, and to the passion of the road that fueled his life.

Neil Peart decided to drive his BMW Z-8 automobile from L.A. to Big Bend National Park, in Southwest Texas. As he sped along “between the gas-gulping SUVs and asthmatic Japanese compacts clumping in the left lane, and the roaring, straining semis in the right,” he acted as his own DJ, lining up the CDs chronologically and according to his possible moods. “Not only did the music I listened to accompany my journey, but it also took me on sidetrips, through memory and fractals of associations, threads reaching back through my whole life in ways I had forgotten, or had never suspected…. Sifting through those decades and those memories, I realized that I wasn’t interested in recounting the facts of my life in purely autobiographical terms, but rather … in trying to unweave the fabric of my life and times. As one who was never much interested in looking back, because always too busy moving forward, I found that once I opened those doors to the past, I became fascinated with the times and their effect on me. The songs and the stories I had taken for granted suddenly had a resonance that had clearly echoed down the corridors of my entire life, and I felt a thrill of recognition, and the sense of a kind of adventure. A travel story, but not so much about places, but about music and memories.”

(Percussion). Neil Peart''s ten appearances on the cover of Modern Drummer magazine span the years 1980, when he was five albums and several tours into his historic run with the Canadian progressive rock band Rush, and 2020, the year of his passing. No other drummer has come close to appearing so many times on the front of a drum publication, certainly not the world''s most recognized one. This, the first installment in Modern Drummer magazine''s Legends book series, collects all nine of Peart''s cover stories, plus the complete contents of his May 2020 Modern Drummer tribute issue. Highlights include analyses of Neil''s performances on every Rush studio album, a survey of the evolution of his famous live drumkits, transcriptions of deep Rush cuts, dozens of photos, and much more.

Presents a serialized autobiography describing the author''s life, including his career in the band Rush and his motorcycling adventures throughout North America and Euorpe.

Within a ten - month period, Neil Peart lost both his 19 - year - old daughter, Selena, and his wife, Jackie. Faced with overwhelming sadness and isolated from the world in his home on the lake, Peart was left without direction. This memoir tells of the sense of personal devastation that led him on a 55,000 - mile journey by motorcycle across much of North America, down through Mexico to Belize, and back again. Peart''s journey of self - exile and exploration chronicle his personal odyssey and include stories of reuniting with friends and family, grieving, and reminiscing. He recorded with dazzling artistry, the enormous range of his travel adventures, from the mountains to the seas, from the deserts to the Arctic ice, and the memorable people who contributed to his healing. Ghost Rider is a brilliantly written, and ultimately triumphant narrative memoir from a gifted writer and the drummer and lyricist of the legendary rock band Rush.

Neil Peart''s travel memoir of thoughts, observations, and experiences as he cycles through West Africa, reveals the subtle, yet powerful writing style that has made him one of rock''s greatest lyricists. As he describes his extraordinary journey and his experiences '' from the pains of dysentery, to a confrontation with an armed soldier, to navigating dirt roads off the beaten path '' he reveals his own emotional landscape, and along the way, the different "masks" that he discovers he wears. "Cycling is a good way to travel anywhere, but especially in Africa. You are independent and mobile, and yet travel at people speed '' fast enough to travel on to another town in the cooler morning hours, but slow enough to meet people: the old farmer at the roadside who raises his hand and says, ''You are welcome,'' the tireless women who offer a smile to a passing cyclist, the children whose laughter transcends the humblest home."

Whether navigating the backroads of Louisiana or Thuringia, exploring the snowy Quebec woods, or performing onstage at Rush concerts, Neil Peart has stories to tell. His first volume in this series, Far and Away, combined words and images to form an intimate, insightful narrative that won many readers. Now Far and Near brings together reflections from another three years of an artist’s life as he celebrates seasons, landscapes, and characters, travels roads and trails, receives honors, climbs mountains, composes and performs music. With passionate insight, wry humor, and an adventurous spirit, once again Peart offers a collection of open letters that take readers on the road, behind the scenes, and into the inner workings of an ever-inquisitive mind. These popular stories, originally posted on Peart’s website, are now collected and contextualized with a new introduction and conclusion in this beautifully designed collector’s volume.

In this stand-alone sequel to the New York Times–bestselling Clockwork Angels, a woman embarks on adventures to discover her own epic life story. Some lives can be summed up in a sentence or two. Other lives are epics. In Clockwork Angels, number-one best-selling author Kevin J. Anderson and legendary Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart created a fabulous, adventurous steampunk world in a novel to accompany the smash Rush concept album of the same name. With Clockwork Lives, Anderson and Peart have returned to their colorful creation to explore the places and the characters that still have a hold on their imaginations. Marinda Peake is a woman with a quiet, perfect life in a small village; she long ago gave up on her dreams and ambitions to take care of her ailing father, an alchemist and an inventor. When he dies, he gives Marinda a mysterious inheritance: a blank book that she must fill with other people''s stories—and ultimately her own. Clockwork Lives is a steampunk Canterbury Tales and much more, as Marinda strives to change her life from a mere “sentence or two” to a true epic. Praise for Clockwork Angels: “Stands on its own merits as a grand adventure tale woven with threads of various themes enough to keep it fresh, exciting and engaging. Ultimately, Clockwork Angels is one of the most human of stories.” —Book Reporter “Firmly planted in the steampunk genre, an epic-scale story . . . with beautiful illustrations . . . a fine piece of dystopian fiction, and it will appeal to readers young and old.” —Booklist

Created in collaboration with the legendary rock band, Rush, best-selling author Kevin J. Anderson offers a novelization of group''s new album.

The final volume in the New York Times–bestselling, award-winning steampunk trilogy by Kevin J. Anderson and legendary Rush drummer Neil Peart In Clockwork Angels and Clockwork Lives, readers met the optimistic young hero Owen Hardy, as well as the more reluctant adventurer Marinda Peake, in an amazing world of airships and alchemy, fantastic carnivals and lost cities. Now Owen Hardy, retired and content in his quiet, perfect life with the beautiful Francesca, is pulled into one last adventure with his eager grandson Alain. This final mission for the Watchmaker will take them up to the frozen lands of Ultima Thule and the ends of the Earth. Marinda Peake must undertake a mission of her own, not only to compile the true life story of the mysterious Watchmaker, but also to stop a deadly new group of anarchists. The Clockwork trilogy is based on the story and lyrics from the last album of musical titans Rush, with Anderson and Peart expanding the world, stories, and characters. The two developed the final novel in the trilogy in the last years of Peart’s life, and more than a year after his passing, Anderson returned to that unfinished project, with the full support of Peart’s wife, bringing Owen and Marinda’s stories to a satisfying and stirring conclusion.

Uma turnê de rock vista pelo lado de dentro Ao longo de três décadas, o baterista, escritor e compositor Neil Peart pensou em escrever um livro sobre "a maior jornada de toda minha existência inquietante: a vida de um músico durante uma turnê de rock". Finalmente, era chegada a hora certa, e a turnê certa... No verão de 2004, depois de três décadas, vinte discos de ouro e milhares de apresentações nos quatro continentes, o Rush embarcou numa turnê mundial para celebrar o trigésimo aniversário da banda. A R30 percorreu nove países, num total de cinquenta e sete shows diante de mais de meio milhão de fãs. De um jeito peculiar, Peart escolheu viajar de um show para o outro de motocicleta, percorrendo 34 mil quilômetros em estradas secundárias e rodovias. Roadshow traz à tona os esforços hercúleos de uma turnê internacional de grande magnitude, assim como o lado explorador de Peart por estradas, paisagens e cidadezinhas ao longo do caminho. Sua prosa evocativa diverte e leva o leitor para cada show e cada roteiro compartilhando reflexões ao mesmo tempo doces e pungentes engatilhadas pela paisagem que se desdobra infinitamente. Parte livro de memórias sobre os bastidores da turnê, parte diário com crônicas existenciais sobre suas viagens, Roadshow busca o show perfeito, a refeição perfeita, a estrada perfeita, além de uma satisfação elusiva e pessoal que surge somente diante do reconhecimento de que a viagem em si é o destino final.

Acompanhe Neil Peart em uma extraordinária jornada de bicicleta por estradas de chão batido, encontros com milícias armadas e crises estomacais na África Ocidental dos anos 1990. Graças a esse meio de transporte rápido para ir de uma cidade a outra em apenas uma manhã e lento o bastante para perceber a alegria das pessoas humildes pelo caminho – e detalhes que só Neil Peart conseguiria notar – a longa jornada proporciona surpresas, choques culturais, momentos de fome, sede e conflitos internos e com os companheiros de viagem. Publicado originalmente em 1996 e somente agora, 20 anos depois, traduzido no Brasil.

As lembranças, a imaginação, o reino da pura sensação abstrata para onde a música leva são o combustível das reflexões de Neil Peart nesta viagem de carro de Los Angeles até o parque nacional Big Bend. As associações emocionais e as histórias por trás de cada álbum que toca nestes quase dois mil quilômetros – seja Frank Sinatra ou Linkin Park – guiam esta coleção de pensamentos que passam pelas recordações da infância no lago Ontário, as primeiras descobertas musicais, as primeiras bandas, os sons do momento, as viagens com o Rush... Com sua escrita vívida e envolvente, o mestre de uma inconfundível voz autoral nos leva de carona nestas memórias que capturam os meandros de uma mente musical que aprecia cada nota, cada compasso, cada palavra, cada som para além da melodias e dos ritmos. Esta é uma oportunidade de conhecer um pouco da mente e das inspirações de uma lenda do rock. Na sequência desta viagem de carro com Neil Peart, chegamos ao parque nacional Big Bend, mas também passamos por Londres, pelo México, pela África e conhecemos diferentes fases da vida do mestre. Começamos pela efervescente Londres dos anos 70, parada obrigatória para qualquer jovem que sonhasse viver do rock''n''roll e tocar em uma banda. Depois, seguimos mais alguns quilômetros pelas rodovias dos Estados Unidos, não sem antes descobrir mais sobre os primeiros encontros e o teste para integrar o Rush. Também observamos alguns pássaros e percorremos trilhas na natureza, de olhos bem abertos para não esbarrarmos com um urso no meio do caminho. Ainda dá tempo de fazer uma parada no México para entendermos mais sobre a cultura dos músicos mariachis. Enquanto isso, no CD player do carro desfilam Coldplay, Madonna, Frank Sinatra, Dido, Radiohead... E assim partimos rumo à África, onde Neil relembra suas aventuras de bicicleta e encontra na percussão uma forte conexão com os moradores. Chegamos em casa e concluímos este passeio inspirador por uma mente musical, entendendo um pouco mais sobre como a música compôs a trilha sonora de uma vida em doses diárias de afirmação, emoção e catarse.

(Instructional/Drum/DVD). Taking Center Stage: A Lifetime of Live Performance is the most complete, accurate, and definitive work on Neil Peart''s career as a drummer. This special combination pack features the beautiful print retrospective along with the groundbreaking 3-disc DVD set. Filmed in various locations over the course of the year, the DVDs feature Neil Peart giving a behind-the-scenes look at Rush''s 2010-11 Time Machine tour. The book features note-for-note musical transcriptions of the 17 songs included on the DVD, as well as chapters on every Rush tour up to the present. It features exquisitely detailed diagrams of each of Neil''s drumsets, plus dozens of photos from the past 30 years.

"Desde a infância, a música tem o poder de me levar para longe, e esta é uma canção sobre alguns dos lugares em que estive." As lembranças, a imaginação, o reino da pura sensação abstrata para onde a música leva são o combustível das reflexões de Neil Peart nesta viagem de carro de Los Angeles até o parque nacional Big Bend. As associações emocionais e as histórias por trás de cada álbum que toca nestes quase dois mil quilômetros – seja Frank Sinatra ou Linkin Park – guiam esta coleção de pensamentos que passam pelas recordações da infância no lago Ontário, as primeiras descobertas musicais, as primeiras bandas, os sons do momento, as viagens com o Rush... Com sua escrita vívida e envolvente, o mestre de uma inconfundível voz autoral nos leva de carona nestas memórias que capturam os meandros de uma mente musical que aprecia cada nota, cada compasso, cada palavra, cada som para além da melodias e dos ritmos. Esta é uma oportunidade de conhecer um pouco da mente e das inspirações de uma lenda do rock.

"Se eu fosse orquestrar a trilha sonora da minha vida não seria com uma música vencedora de um Oscar de esplendor sinfônico: seria um aglomerado de guitarra, baixo, bateria e vocal". Na sequência desta viagem de carro com Neil Peart, chegamos ao parque nacional Big Bend, mas também passamos por Londres, pelo México, pela África e conhecemos diferentes fases da vida do mestre. Começamos pela efervescente Londres dos anos 70, parada obrigatória para qualquer jovem que sonhasse viver do rock''n''roll e tocar em uma banda. Depois, seguimos mais alguns quilômetros pelas rodovias dos Estados Unidos, não sem antes descobrir mais sobre os primeiros encontros e o teste para integrar o Rush. Também observamos alguns pássaros e percorremos trilhas na natureza, de olhos bem abertos para não esbarrarmos com um urso no meio do caminho. Ainda dá tempo de fazer uma parada no México para entendermos mais sobre a cultura dos músicos mariachis. Enquanto isso, no CD player do carro desfilam Coldplay, Madonna, Frank Sinatra, Dido, Radiohead... E assim partimos rumo à África, onde Neil relembra suas aventuras de bicicleta e encontra na percussão uma forte conexão com os moradores. Chegamos em casa e concluímos este passeio inspirador por uma mente musical, entendendo um pouco mais sobre como a música compôs a trilha sonora de uma vida em doses diárias de afirmação, emoção e catarse.

For thirty years, drummer, author, and songwriter Neil Peart had wanted to write a book about "the biggest journey of all in my restless existence: the life of a touring musician." Finally, the right time, and the right tour . . . In the summer of 2004, after three decades, twenty gold albums, and thousands of performances spanning four continents, the band Rush embarked on a celebratory 30th Anniversary World Tour. The "R30" tour traveled to nine countries, where the band performed fifty - seven shows in front of more than half a million fans. Uniquely, Peart chose to do his between - show traveling by motorcycle, riding 21,000 miles of back roads and highways in North America and Europe - from Appalachian hamlets and Western deserts to Scottish castles and Alpine passes. Roadshow illuminates the daunting rigors of a major international concert tour, as well as Peart''s exploration of the scenic byways and country towns along the way. His evocative and entertaining prose carries the reader through every performance and every journey, sharing the bittersweet reflections triggered by the endlessly unfolding landscape. Observations and reflections range from the poignantly, achingly personal to the wickedly irreverent. Part behind - the - scenes memoir, part existential travelogue, Roadshow winds through nineteen countries on both sides of the Atlantic, in search of the perfect show, the perfect meal, the perfect road, and an elusive inner satisfaction that comes only with the recognition that the journey itself is the ultimate destination. The inner workings of the tour, the people Peart works with and the people he meets, the roads and stages and ever - changing scenery - all flow into an irresistible story.

Neil Peart RIP In Loving Memory Simple notebook for Neil Peart lovers, Drummer Legend, with 100 pages. Perfect gift for parents, grandparents, kids, boys, girls, youth and teens as a journal gift. DETAILS: 100 pages, Dimensions: 6" x 9" Matte Finish Cover for an elegant look and feel Are White-color paper,

Os Anjos do Tempo é uma história de ficção científica escrita pelo mestre do gênero steampunk Kevin J. Anderson, inspirada nas músicas da lendária banda de rock Rush, em parceria com o compositor e baterista Neil Peart. Uma fábula “nostálgica, estranha e encantadora”, ilustrada pelo premiado designer Hugh Syme, sobre a beleza que há na luta entre a ordem e o caos, entre a realidade e o sonho.

Neil Peart RIP In Loving Memory Simple notebook for Neil Peart lovers, Drummer Legend, with 100 pages. Perfect gift for parents, grandparents, kids, boys, girls, youth and teens as a journal gift. DETAILS: 100 pages, Dimensions: 6" x 9" Matte Finish Cover for an elegant look and feel Are White-color paper,

Neil Peart RIP In Loving Memory Simple notebook for Neil Peart lovers, Drummer Legend, with 100 pages. Perfect gift for parents, grandparents, kids, boys, girls, youth and teens as a journal gift. DETAILS: 100 pages, Dimensions: 6" x 9" Matte Finish Cover for an elegant look and feel Are White-color paper,

Neil Peart RIP In Loving Memory Simple notebook for Neil Peart lovers, Drummer Legend, with 100 pages. Perfect gift for parents, grandparents, kids, boys, girls, youth and teens as a journal gift. DETAILS: 100 pages, Dimensions: 6" x 9" Matte Finish Cover for an elegant look and feel Are White-color paper,