{"product_id":"talent-is-an-asset-daryl-easlea-9781917274210","title":"Talent Is an Asset: The Story of Sparks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Discover the wacky and wonderful world of Sparks.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen eccentric LA brothers Russell and Ron Mael moved to Britain in 1973, they exploded onto the pop scene as Sparks--an act that stood out even amid the flamboyance of the glam rock movement that embraced them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTalent Is an Asset captures the quicksilver essence of these two gifted musicians, who have spent decades deliberately remaining unpredictable and elusive. Hiding behind a dazzling gallery of jokes and musical idiosyncrasies, Sparks have ignited an esoteric musical flame that burns to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacked with puns, pop culture nods, nostalgia and absurdist humour, shown through a kaleidoscope of styles from rock to glam to disco, Daryl Easlea distills seven decades of Sparks' singular energy into this essential, unauthorized biography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daryl Easlea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1917274211\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781917274210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Omnibus Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 1.30d","brand":"Daryl Easlea","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852684833023,"sku":"9781917274210","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/talent-is-an-asset-daryl-easlea-9781917274210","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}