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Pixels of Young Mueller Paperback – July 11, 2010

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Klaus Mueller dreams of leaving tiny Southland someday to be a rock star. When he chooses stardom over college, however, he learns that his real education is only beginning. He endures a series of god-awful jobs while his music is repeatedly rejected, and he wonders how he will ever achieve success. After moving to the city, where he finds a career and becomes a father, he is torn between the great happiness he has found and the success he still craves. Klaus must reconcile his dreams with reality or spend the rest of his life lamenting what might have been.

Pixels of Young Mueller is the story of an artist's growth to maturity and of his revolt against his family's values. The tale of Klaus Mueller, as told in this modern coming-of-age novel, provides new perspectives on classic themes when Klaus confronts the forces that threaten his existence. Readers can listen to Klaus' music online at itsthejerrys.com.

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154 pages
Language

English
Publisher

All Things That Matter Press
Publication date

July 11, 2010
Dimensions

5.98 x 0.36 x 9.02 inches
ISBN-10

098461544X
ISBN-13

978-0984615445
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Jerry Schwartz writes, plays, sings, and produces the music of The Jerrys, a British-influenced guitar-pop band. He lives in Chicago with his wife and their two children. Pixels of Young Mueller is Jerry Schwartz's debut novel. His website is itsjerryschwartz.com.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ All Things That Matter Press (July 11, 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 154 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 098461544X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0984615445
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.3 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.98 x 0.36 x 9.02 inches

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Jerry Schwartz writes, plays, sings, and produces the music of The Jerrys, a British-influenced guitar-pop band. PIXELS OF YOUNG MUELLER is Jerry Schwartz's debut novel. His website is www.itsjerryschwartz.com.

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Rebecca

"Magicurious" autobiographical novel

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 13, 2010

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Autobiographical novel that describes how an artist accidentally found happiness in the midst of living--while he was "making other plans."

Beginning in 1960s small-town Kentucky and concluding in 2007 Chicago, Pixels is the story of an artist's resilience and growing self-awareness bound within the story of a life-long love.

From the beginning of his life through his early 40s, Klaus Mueller struggles with the big questions--family, faith, truth, justice, friendship, love, and loss. Simultaneously, Klaus' experiences, personality, and many artistic, philosophical, and personal influences continue to shape him. Through gratitude and grumbling, stubbornness and delight, we follow Klaus as he begins to make sense--and art--out of his life.

Klaus takes a road through life that is difficult--and which he self-admittedly sometimes makes more so. But, as he says in regard to playing baseball, "The big chance to make a great play could come on any pitch, and [he] lived for that excitement."

Klaus is fascinated by the journey. Most often, he expresses this delight in agile word play, coining new words (e.g., "magicurious," "sheeple") and combining synonyms (e.g., "crossifixion") or phonically similar words and phrases. Sometimes his audioverbal musings erupt into slightly salty or delightfully home-spun witticisms (e.g., "You could break your leg or break a record. His dad once said he was so broke he could not pay attention").

Most of all, readers will appreciate Klaus' basic open-heartedness toward the world he encounters, including, finally, himself.

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jwgreg

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 25, 2010

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As Klaus would say 'I dug this book'. Once I started reading, I had a hard time putting it down and my wife fussed at me to turn my iPad off so she could sleep. Being about the same age as Klaus Mueller and growing up in a very similar environment, it took me back to my youth. Jerry Schwartz has a unique writing style that grew on me as I continued to read. Frankly, I felt as if I could have been there, right in the middle of it.

I look forward to more good works from this excellent artist.

Rock On Jerry Schwartz!

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JPageFan71

The man, the myth, the legend

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 5, 2015

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What a fantastic novel! Schwartz had me hooked right from the start with his unique writing style flowing with artistic expression. There's a little something in here for everyone. I dig it!

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jesse s. hanson

I really enjoyed these pixels of a young aspiring artist

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 10, 2010

I really enjoyed these pixels of a young aspiring artist named Mueller. It is a fact that the modern world is chock full of musicians, writers, and all varieties of artists struggling--asking for the slightest attention to our "real" work, as we "don't quit our day jobs" yet. I say "our" as I am one such musician, writer, artist myself. I can relate.

I actually put it in a song of my own, "I want you to see me--I want you to hear me--just another nobody." But of course we're not really nobodies. Whether we make it or not we do affect those who come in contact with us, some more, some less. We really do. And some of us will even achieve success as the society of the world measures its artists. Many of us will not.

Jerry Schwartz tells the story of one of us with an engaging and entertaining style. I liked the presentation, in which the narrator knows very little more than the character knows. So the reader gets the story straight, so to speak, whether it is from Mueller as a pre-schooler, Mueller as a member of the work force, or Mueller the multi-talented artist. Does he make it? You'll have to read it to find out.

Well written and relevant, even spiritual in a notably subtle way, I most surely recommend it. Four stars for the very fine debut effort. I think Schwartz is capable of better yet.

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Tony R. Parsons

Pixels (the smallest addressable element in all points) of young Mueller Jerry Swartz

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 30, 2014

Klaus Mueller dreams about leaving Southland someday to be a rock star. He chooses the so called glamorous lifestyle over college. He has lots/lots of setbacks: poor paying or unfit jobs, & his music is constantly being rejected.

Fast forward he moves to Chicago, IL he finds a career & becomes a father. Klaus is still not thoroughly happy with his current lifestyle.

You can actually listen to Jerry Schwartz (The Jerry’s) music online for .69 a song @ [...] or better yet [...]

It’s amazing since I have started reading regular PPL’s books instead of college textbooks how many others struggle besides musicians, such as writers & artists. 9 to 5 is that really what we want out of our life?

Cool book cover, great font & writing style. A very well written true to life book. It was very easy to read/follow & never a dull moment from start/finish. No grammar errors, repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. A lot of enlightening scenarios & a host of great characters. This could make a great movie or TV series. A book you must read to the end. No doubt in my mind a very easy rating of 5 stars for this book.

Thank you for the free book
Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)

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A Good Read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 5, 2011

This is a great coming of age story that follows Klaus Mueller from his childhood in the early sixties up through adulthood. Jerry Schwartz does an excellent job of allowing Klaus' voice, as well as his thoughts and opinions, to evolve as he grows. The writing contained so much realism that it felt like an entertaining memoir.

As I read, I was reminded of all those dreams we each have as children and how too many of those dreams, due to adult responsibilities, are snuffed out as we age. Pixels of Young Mueller is a wonderful reminder that we shouldn't give in so easily.

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