Yanni in Words

New York: Hyperion, 2002. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Quarter black cloth, grey paper boards. 318 pp. [16] pp. colour and B&W photo plates. White spotting to boards. Interior clean. Light bumping to extremities of dust jacket. Yanni is practically a force of nature. Not only has he sold over 20 million albums worldwide and earned 35 gold and platinum awards, this inspirational artist has entertained millions more with his groundbreaking concert events at the Acropolis, the Taj Mahal, and in China's Forbidden City. No wonder the Washington Post called Yanni's career "a miracle, a lesson in pluck that could be taught in business school, preached from pulpits, and woven into bedtime stories." And yet, even Yanni's greatest fans know very little about the man behind the music. Yanni in Words is the remarkably forthright, never-before-told story of the critically acclaimed musician's personal odyssey: from his childhood under a Greek military dictatorship to success as his country's national 50-meter swimming champ at 14; from his college years at the University of Minnesota, where he earned a degree in psychology; to his wild years playing rock and roll across America before going solo.