Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland is totally psyched to welcome Greil Marcus back to the store to read from, discuss and sign When That Rough God Goes Riding: Listening to Van Morrison, a revelatory exploration of Van Morrison: what makes him one of the most unique musical artists of our time and what distinguishes his most transcendent moments, on Thursday, May 13 at 7pm.

Greil Marcus was born in San Francisco and earned an undergraduate degree in American Studies from the University of California, Berkeley, where he also did graduate work in political science. He has been a rock critic and columnist for Rolling Stone (where he was the first reviews editor, at $30 a week) and other publications, including The Village Voice and Artforum. From 1983 to 1989, Marcus was on the Board of Directors for the National Book Critics Circle.

When That Rough God Goes Riding: Listening to Van Morrison (Hardcover)

By Greil Marcus

$22.95

ISBN-13: 9781586488215
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Published: PublicAffairs, 4/2010

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Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the Twentieth Century (Paperback)

By Greil Marcus

$24.95

ISBN-13: 9780674034808
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Belknap Press, 11/2009

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Best Music Writing 2009 (Paperback)

By Greil Marcus, Daphne Carr

$15.95

ISBN-13: 9780306817823
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: Da Capo Press, 10/2009

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Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music: Fifth Edition (Paperback)

By Greil Marcus

$17.00

ISBN-13: 9780452289185
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: Plume, 3/2008

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The Shape of Things to Come: Prophecy and the American Voice (Paperback)

By Greil Marcus

$17.00

ISBN-13: 9780312426422
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Published: Picador, 8/2007

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