{"product_id":"9780826429056","title":"Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's Facing Future","description":"\u003ch3\u003e33 1\/3\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eIsrael Kamakawiwo'ole's Facing Future\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDan Kois\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMusic \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven at four in the morning, the strip clubs and watering holes surrounding the Honolulu studio were still hopping. The recording engineer heard a car pull into the lot, and soon the biggest man he had ever seen walked in. When he stepped into the studio, the floated floor shifted beneath the engineer's feet. Israel Kamakawiwo'ole engulfed the engineer's hand in his and said, \"Hi, bruddah.\" \u003cbr\u003eThe product of that impromptu recording session, a delicate medley of \"Somewhere Over the Rainbow\" and \"What a Wonderful World,\" has driven sales of \u003ci\u003eFacing Future\u003c\/i\u003e to nearly two million copies. Each time the medley is licensed to appear in advertisements, in movies, even on \u003ci\u003eAmerican Idol\u003c\/i\u003e, Mainlanders embrace it anew as a touch of the unfamiliar in their otherwise staid record collections. But in Hawai'i, a state struggling with the responsibility of its native heritage, \u003ci\u003eFacing Future\u003c\/i\u003e is much more. Gaining unprecedented access to Israel's family, friends, and colleagues, Dan Kois tells the remarkable story of Bruddah Iz and the album that changed his life-and his death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eDan Kois is a contributing writer to \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and a film critic for the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. He was the founding editor of \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e's culture blog, \u003ci\u003eVulture\u003c\/i\u003e, and has written for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eOxford American\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTelevision Without Pity\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHonolulu Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Arlington, Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 December 2009\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eContinuum\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780826429056\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e188\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369986719884,"sku":"9780826429056","price":13.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_ffa8a590-f1a2-45cd-be7d-3178e080ab3e.jpg?v=1783881208","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780826429056","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}