<p><b>The long-awaited memoir by ''the most prolific and popular of all contemporary composers'' (<i>New York Times</i>)</b><br><br>Rapturous in its ability to depict the creative process, <i>Words Without Music </i>allows readers to experience that sublime moment of creative fusion when life merges with art. Biography lovers will be inspired by the story of a precocious Baltimore boy, the son of a music-shop owner, who entered college at age fifteen, before traveling to Paris to study under the legendary Nadia Boulanger; Glass devotees will be fascinated by the stories behind <i>Einstein on the Beach </i>and <i>Satyagraha</i>, among so many other works. <br><br>Whether recalling his experiences working at Bethlehem Steel, traveling in India, driving a cab in 1970s New York, or his professional collaborations with the likes of Allen Ginsberg, Ravi Shankar, Robert Wilson, Doris Lessing, and Martin Scorsese, <i>Words Without Music </i>affirms the power of music to change the world.<br><b