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Title: You can skip this book
Review: It would not be accurate to say this book is totally worthless. It does contain a few facts about Randy Newman that I didn't pick up from the liner notes.At the same time, as the other reviewers noted, the author is unbelievably arrogant and opinionated. As one example, you may be surprised to learn that the scores for Awakenings, The Natural, and Ragtime are bland and unimaginative. I guess I am misguided, because I thought they were great.This book also contains the most shameless examples of page filling I've ever seen. Almost every subject is a springboard for a few pages of details that have nothing to do with Newman. Indeed, it's not clear that the author has even met Randy Newman.Like most people who are reading this page, I think Randy Newman is great. He deserves a serious study. This isn't it.
