Various Positions – a life of Leonard Cohen by Ira Nadel

BIOGRAPHY OF LEONARD COHEN Born 1934 in Montreal in a Jewish immigrant family that upheld leadership, business and community values, adding personal drives and other powerful influences that promoted Leonard Cohen to develop into a poet and musician are revealed. Formal studies, mentors (Louis Dudek, F.R. Scott and Irving Layton), and international locations ( London, the island of Hydra, New York, Nashville and Los Angeles, with stops in Havana, Tel Aviv and Paris) all combined to develop Leonard Cohen’s observation and communication skills that emerged in books and records. BOOK DATA: Title: Various Positions – a life of Leonard Cohen Authour: Ira Bruce Nadel; © author 1996 Hardcover, no jacket; Publisher Random House of Canada, Published 15 Oct 1996; printed USA ISBN 10: 0394224132; ISBN 13 9780394224138 325 pages, 12 cm x 24.2 cm x 2.7; weight 657 grams CONDITION: used – good condition Tightly bound, all whole pages, clear and legible, a few creased pages, about 54 pages have been underlined and/or written on, no dust jacket COMMENTS: "The definitive biography of Canada's best-known poet and angst-ridden singer." —The Edmonton Sun "Nadel deserves only applause. He makes it all look so easy, with his graceful prose and well-detailed chapters--thoroughly scholarly and genuinely entertaining at the same time." —The Montreal Gazette "A candid and frank portrait of the artist-- Fans of Cohen will find the book to be a treasure trove of revealing information." —The Toronto Star Please provide telephone number with reply Toronto address, Finch Ave and Yonge St, near Finch subway station.