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Neil Peart References in Books

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Note: The links with page numbers below do not work (for example page 53) . Amazon has figured out a way to expire Web links, so no matter how many times I update this page, page number links will always expire. However, if you want to look "inside" the books below, just go to A9.com and search on Neil Peart.

Traveling Music: The Soundtrack To My Life And Times
by Neil Peart (28 September, 2004)

Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road
by Neil Peart (September, 2002)

The Masked Rider: Cycling In West Africa
by Neil Peart (28 September, 2004)

Jews Who Rock
by Guy Oseary and Ben Stiller (15 November, 2000)

page 53 : " ... the band due to illness and was replaced by super-drummer/lyricist Neil Peart. With his addi- tion the hand changed directions, venturing into ... "

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Rush Hemispheres
by Fin Costello and Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson Neil Peart (1981)

More Drum Techniques of Rush (More Drum Superstar Series)
by Neil Peart (01 November, 1989)

The Ayn Rand Cult
by Jeff Walker (01 November, 1998)

page 22 : " ... 1991). Bullock, Scott. A Rebel and a Drummer (Who Is Neil Peart?). Liberty (September 1997). Burns, James McGregor, and Stewart Burns. A ... "

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Drum Techniques of Rush
by Bill Wheeler and Neil Peart (01 March, 1985)

Star Sets : Drum Kits of the Great Drummers
by Jon Cohan (01 January, 1995)

page 127 : " ... trip to drum heaven, made complete by the presence of Neil Peart's elegantly artful drumming. Peart has made an occupation of making ... "

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Microserfs
by Douglas Coupland (19 June, 1996)

page 12 : " ... Pascal Ada (defense contracting code) LISP Neil Peart (drummer for Rush) Hugo and Nebula award winners ... "

 

Wedge: From Pearl Harbor to 9/11--How the Secret War between the FBI and CIA Has Endangered National Security
by Mark Riebling (06 November, 2002)

page 26 : " ... Fahy, a.k.a. Aeolus, helped load the dreams in the machine. Neil Peart gave me breaks from the headlong race, and helped me ... "

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Place Called Waco a Survivors Story
by David Thibodeau and Leon Whiteson (01 October, 1999)

page 4 : " ... helped Led Zep invent the genre of heavy metal) and Neil Peart (whose technical wizardry supplied the backbone of Canada's Rush), crazily ... "

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Passion of Ayn Rand
by Barbara Branden (18 September, 1987)

page 15 : " ... Ron Paul, chairman of the Ludwig von Mises Institute; in Neil Peart of the rock group Rush-one of whose songs is entitled ... "

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Fargo Rock City : A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota
by Chuck Klosterman (01 May, 2002)

page 48 : " ... likes "Trees" and hates racism at least as much as Neil Peart does. Nobody ever believes me when I start talking about ... "

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The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll (Revised and Updated for the 21st Century)
by Holly George-Warren, Patricia Romanowski, and Jon Pareles (30 October, 2001)

page 847 : " ... gtr., kybds.; John Rutsey, drums. 1974-Rush (Moon/Mercury) (- Rutsey; + Neil Peart [b. Sep, 12, 1952, Hamilton, Ont., Can.], drums) 1975-Fly by ... "

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Hacking for Dummies
by Kevin Beaver and Stuart McClure (19 April, 2004)

page 6 : " ... change. Finally, I'd like to thank Rik Emmett, Geoff Tate, Neil Peart, and all of their supporting band members for the awesome ... "

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Secrets of a Millionaire Landlord
by Robert Shemin (15 October, 2001)

page 9 : " ... choose not to decide you still have made a choice! -Neil Peart What is the best type of property to own as ... "

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Drums for Dummies
by Jeff Strong (15 September, 2001)

page 16 : " ... two, if not three, of them (some drummers, such as Neil Peart from the '70s rock band Rush, have dozens of tom-toms, ... "

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Sound of the Beast : The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal
by Ian Christe (01 April, 2003)

page 295 : " ... he told Terrorizer. "There are limits to how much technical Neil Peart [of Rush] drumming there's supposed to be on an album ... "

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Does Anybody Have a Problem with That? The Best of Politically Incorrect
by Bill Maher (01 May, 1997)

page 120 : " ... r e d I I • 3 . 9 4 Neil Peart, Frank§n A,laye, Elizabeth Wúrtzel, Alan Zw~ Of all the things ... "

 

The Drummer's Bible: How to Play Every Drum Style from Afro-Cuban to Zydeco
by Mick Berry (01 August, 2003)

page 132 : " ... Bruford), Kansas, Yes, Jethro Tull, and Rush (with still-prominent drummer Neil Peart) all contributed to the development of this style that has ... "

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The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits
by Joel Whitburn (01 November, 2000)

page 576 : " ... in Toronto: Geddy Lee (vocals, bass), Alex Lifeson (guitar) and Neil Peart (drums). Also see Bob & Doug McKenzie. 10/9/82216 ... "

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Dream Brother: The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley
by David Browne (08 January, 2002)

page 95 : " ... in hopes of becoming the next Eddie Van Halen or Neil Peart, the flashy drummer with Rush. On their way to class ... "

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The Hidden Truth of Your Name: A Complete Guide to First Names and What They Say About the Real You
by The Nomenology Project (01 March, 1999)

page 568 : " ... choose not to decide-you still have made a choice! n -NEIL PEART (MUSICIAN) Ncil A KABgALISTIC SYNOPSIS ItIA') -NYAL (Nun, Yod, Aleph, ... "

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Crank It Up: Live Sound Secrets of the Top Tour Engineers
by Clive Young (07 May, 2004)

page 44 : " ... and the trademark technical prowess of guitarist Alex Lifeson, drummer Neil Peart, and bassist Geddy Lee. Clair Brothers Audio Nashville supplied all ... "

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All Music Guide: The Definitive Guide to Popular Music (Amg All Music Guide Series)
by Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra, and Stephen Thomas Erlewine (19 November, 2001)

page 349 : " ... gelled around guitarist Alex Lifeson, vocalist/bassist Geddy Lee, and drummer Neil Peart. Peart assumed the role of the band's primary songwriter, composing ... "

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Ocean of Sound
by David Toop (01 June, 2001)

page 39 : " ... I was a drummer so I was really crazy about Neil Peart. It was good for me to practise off of stuff ... "

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The Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming
by Michael Lauren Rondinelli (01 March, 2000)

page 74 : " ... Neil Peart Neil Peart's impressive double bass work with pro- gressive rock ... "

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Legends of Rock Guitar: The Essential Reference of Rock's Greatest Guitarists
by Pete Prown and HP Newquist (01 March, 1997)

page 167 : " ... album, Fly by Night, Rutsey had been replaced by drummer-lyricist Neil Peart, and Rush began several years of touring across the U.S., ... "

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Mastering Excel 2003 Programming with VBA
by Steven M. Hansen and Sybex (19 March, 2004)

page 163 : " ... track. Good tune, though I appreciate the deeper lyrics that Neil Peart brought to the band with their second album. Anyway, when ... "

 

Heavy Metal: The Music and Its Culture
by Deena Weinstein (04 April, 2000)

page 81 : " ... creative process are used. For example, the drummer of Rush, Neil Peart, writes the group's lyrics, and the singer, Geddy Lee, and ... "

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The Drum Handbook: Buying, Maintaining, and Getting the Best from Your Drum Kit
by Geoff Nichols (December, 2003)

page 31 : " ... SECTION 1 The basics snare drum. Neil Peart of Rush favoured a Slingerland, Jeff Porcaro played a Radio ... "

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Working Musicians : Defining Moments from the Road, the Studio, and the Stage
by Bruce Pollock (30 July, 2002)

page 8 : " ... I Get to Phoenix" Lyrics Have to Come First 296 Neil Peart (Rush), "Vital Signs" Words and Drums 299 Frank Zappa (Mothers ... "

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The Book of Metal: The Most Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Metal Music Ever Created
by Chris Ingham and Daniel Lane (01 October, 2002)

page 189 : " ... by the time Rush issued their self-titled debut in 1974 Neil Peart had joined on drums and things would take a very ... "

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Progressive Rock Reconsidered (Composer Resource Manuals)
by Kevin Holm-Hudson (01 October, 2001)

page 183 : " ... anything. The person I write for is Howard Roark. -Rush's Neil Peart, interview in Creem, 1981 Neil Peart's rugged individualism makes Metallicds ... "

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Bass Heroes: Styles, Stories & Secrets of 30 Great Bass Players/from the Pages of Guitar Player Magazine
by Tom Mulhern (01 April, 1993)

page 110 : " ... sec- tion which complements Alex Lifeson's nimble guitar work and Neil Peart's intricate drumming. Nevertheless, Geddy's self-taught style goes beyond merely supplying ... "

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The Drum Book
by Geoff Nicholls (01 June, 1997)

page 5 : " ... Maker, while later astute rock drummers from Ginger Baker to Neil Peart have often played Leedy snare drums. DEFINING THE MODERN KIT ... "

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BioBusiness in Asia
by Gurinder Shahi and Gurinder S. Shahi (May, 2004)

page 172 : " ... Creating Value in Asia Luck is when preparation meets opportunity Neil Peart Over the last several decades, governments in the Asia-Pacific region ... "

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The Book of Rock
by Philip Dodd (01 October, 2002)

page 384 : " ... and never have." The literary preferences of Rush's principal songwriter Neil Peart lay firmly in the section marked Sci-fi and Fantasy. When ... "

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When the Levee Breaks: The Making of Led Zeppelin IV (The Vinyl Frontier series)
by Andy Fyfe (01 October, 2003)

 

Money Management for the Creative Person: Right Brain Strategies to Build Your Bank Account and Find the Financial Freedom to Create
by LEE SILBER (25 June, 2002)

page 186 : " ... matters. It's okay to admit we may need some help. Neil Peart of Rush is one of the drummers I truly admire. ... "

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And Then I Wrote: The Songwriter Speaks
by Tom Russell and Sylvia Tyson (01 March, 1996)

page 118 : " ... angry, that I can see affecting other people's lives too. -Neil Peart (Rush), 1986 I have to sing them to write them ... "

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Metallica Unbound
by K.J. Doughton (01 August, 1993)

page 16 : " ... Tanner, and the two aspiring axemen began jamming. With the Neil Peart-obsessed skinbeater Mulligan in one corner, and Tanner in the other, ... "

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1000 Great Guitarists
by Hugh Gregory (01 May, 1994)

page 1 : " ... the emphatic rhythm section of bassist Geddy Lee and drummer Neil Peart seem set to allow the band to continue for as ... "

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The Textbook of the Universe: The Genetic Ascent to God
by Steven E. Romer and Steven Eric Romer (20 February, 2003)

page 250 : " ... out in the Pacific Northwest. Right after he read in Neil Peart's book "Ghost Rider" about his motorcycle travels to this place, ... "

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The Broadcaster's Guide to RBDS
by Scott Wright (29 July, 1997)

page 2 : " ... Without ever winning But never ever win Without a fight Neil Peart ... "

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RelationDancing: Consciously Creating What You Really Want In Your Relating. Relation Dancing
by Mark Michael Lewis (09 August, 2003)

page 102 : " ... alone and free if we pursue a different aim. - Neil Peart. Carol and Kenneth had been dating regularly for about 5 ... "

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Rock Hardware
by Tony Bacon, Paul Cooper, and Paul Trynka (01 November, 1996)

page 16 : " ... 1990s with bands like Canada's Rush (with the perennial poll-winning Neil Peart) and more recently Dream Theater (with Mike Portnoy). Jazz rock, ... "

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Pink Floyd: Through the Eyes of ... the Band, Its Fans, Friends and Foes
by Bruno Macdonald (01 October, 1997)

page 246 : " ... to his hotel room ... He's a bit dippy now. Neil Peart, whose band Rush was one of several dubbed 'the next ... "

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Zildjian: A History of the Legendary Cymbal Makers
by Jon Cohan (November, 1999)

page 100 : " ... used multiple Crash cymbals for his band, The New Lifetime. Neil Peart, drummer for Rush, skillfully incor- porated many different cymbals and ... "

 

Making the Ultimate Demo, 2E
by Gino Robair (01 June, 2000)

page 55 : " ... taping a pressure-response mit to the Tshirted chest of drummer Neil Peart.) Chapter Seven 5 5 ... "

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The Drummer's Time
by Rick Mattingly (01 February, 1999)

page 5 : " ... with Chicago, and later on Steve Smith with Journey, and Neil Peart. But earlier there were guys like Bernard Purdie, who I ... "

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