History of music

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The life of Michael Morpurgo OBE, as a biography, and autobiographical stories.

Stephen Davis's brilliantly-written personal account of criss-crossing America with Led Zeppelin on their 1975 tour.

The amazing life story of the enfant terrible of tennis in the 1970s and 80s - winner of two Grand Slam titles, three Grand Slam doubles titles and twice a Wimbledon finalist.

This book analyses the emergence and growth of the creative sector in Naples between the early modern and modern eras, focusing particularly on the development of music markets in the city.

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THE DAZZLING RISE OF A YOUNG COUNTRY STAR

Who is this singer with the incredible voice, the youngest ever artist ever nominated for a Country Music Association Award, and winner of the Grammy Award for Best New Artist?

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A Tribe Called Quest • Beastie Boys • De La Soul • Eric B.

Ben Hecht’s critically acclaimed autobiographical memoir, first published in 1954, offers incomparably pungent evocations of Chicago in the 1910s and 1920s, Hollywood in the 1930s, and New York during the Second World War and after.

The irresistible, candid diaries of Richard Burton, published in their entirety for the first time Irresistibly magnetic on stage, mesmerizing in movies, seven times an Academy Award nominee, Richard Burton rose from humble beginnings in Wales to become Hollywood's most highly paid actor and one of England's most admired Shakespearean performers.

A vibrant portrait of the importance, influence, and impact of John Cage’s iconic piece 4'33" by a leading modern music critic First performed at the midpoint of the twentieth century, John Cage’s 4'33", a composition conceived of without a single musical note,is among the most celebrated and ballyhooed cultural gestures in the history of modern music.

The story behind life in a world-renown Michelin-starred restaurant.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2016 PEN ACKERLEY PRIZE'An intense, succulent read that's intermittently dazzling' THE TIMES'Chilling, exquisitely moving' DAILY TELEGRAPH'A superb memoir - and one of the best books on addiction I have ever read' EVENING STANDARDA.

'The best vicar ever' Caitlin Moran 'Sex, drugs, death, religion, more sex.

'Warm, anxious and true - a Little Book of Un-Calm' Caitlin MoranShortlisted for Non-Fiction Book of the Year at the National Book AwardsSometimes things are more ordinary than you think.

In this book my father dies.

The dazzlingly funny second volume of Danny Baker's memoirs: the television years.

A lifetime of letters, collected for the first time, from the legendary The Beatles musician and songwriter John LennonJohn Lennon is one of the world's greatest-ever song writers, creator of 'Help!

'In this comprehensive volume, we see the actor in a range of roles: loving son, wicked gossip, star actor, indecisive director, anguished lover, brilliant anecdotist.

Pelham Cottage - with its infamous unlocked back gate - was where Annabel Goldsmith kept an open house for some of the most sophisticated and iconic people of the 1960s and 1970s.

The number-one Sunday Times bestseller'Walters's book - also well written - has moments of Alan Bennett warmth' SUNDAY TIMES'This is a humorous and, at times, moving read from this much-loved actress' WOMAN AND HOME'I was enthralled by her memoirs .

The remarkable life story of the legendary singer, from impoverished Iowa farm boy to superstardom.

A memoir by the master pianist, conductor and internationalist Daniel Barenboim - 'the closest thing that classical music can offer to Nelson Mandela' [THE TIMES]'The power of music lies in is its ability to speak to all aspects of the human being-the animal, the emotional, the intellectual, and the spiritual.

What is it about bikes that leaves so many of us powerless to resist?

'The best vicar ever' - Caitlin MoranTHE NO.

During his run into turning FIFTY, CHRIS EVANS is on a MISSION.

'Idiosyncratic, humorous, enlightening and written by one of the finest conductors alive .

Michael Palin's bestselling diaries before, during and after Monty Python.

The first hilarious volume of comedy writer, journalist, radio DJ and screenwriter Danny Baker's memoir, and now the inspiration for the major BBC series CRADLE TO GRAVE, starring Peter Kay.

'She lists like Hornby.

The bestselling and infamous diary of a high-class call girl, as seen on the show starring Billie Piper.

The real story behind Dame Edna, the international superstar!

More antics from the much-loved TOP GEAR presenter, and the No.

Michael Palin's bestselling diaries of the 1980s.

A unique testimony to modern literature's most celebrated and enduring marriage.

Gripping account by Richard Hammond of life before and after his terrifying high-speed car crash.

The life and times of the No.

'National treasure?

Jane Darke loves Cornwall.

This book focuses on the relationships between underground urban music cultures in Los Angeles and specific urban imaginaries related to music practices, far away and sometimes in stark opposition to the commodified image of the city crafted by urban planners and associated urban stakeholders.

Who are the folk in folk music?

California Gold offers a compelling cultural snapshot of a diverse California during the 1930s at the height of the New Deal, drawing on the career of folk music collector Sidney Robertson and the musical culture of often-unheard voices.

Scoring Italian Cinema: Patterns of Collaboration redefines what it means to write music for the cinema.

Gabriel Faure's melodies offer an inexhaustible variety of style and expression that havemade them the foundation of the French art song repertoire.

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This volume delves into the vibrant world of 18th-century sociable music, presenting a curated selection of glees, catches, canons, and rounds that were central to the era's artistic and social fabric.

The German lied, or art song, is considered one of the most intimate of all musical genres-often focused on the poetic speaker's inner world and best suited for private and semi-private performance in the home or salon.

The German lied, or art song, is considered one of the most intimate of all musical genres-often focused on the poetic speaker's inner world and best suited for private and semi-private performance in the home or salon.

Who inspired Johannes Brahms in his art of writing music?