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Eye-opening and candid, David Bailey's Look Again is a fantastically entertaining memoir by a true icon.

'Truly life-changing' - Dolly Alderton'The only 'diet' book worth reading this new year' - Alexandra Heminsley, GraziaJust Eat It isn't just a book.

It's Not About the Burqa is an anthology of frank and insightful essays by Muslim women about the contemporary Muslim female experience.

'How refreshing, to read a book about music written for a music lover and not a musicologist.

Come round to Louis Theroux's house, where the much-loved documentary-maker finds himself in unexpected danger .

In this classic work on music biography, Sacheverell Sitwell narrates Franz Liszt's rapid ascent to European fame - and the effect that this incredible early success as a wonderfully gifted pianist had on his later life - with insight, sympathy and humanity, One of the very first studies of Liszt to be published in English, this remarkable biography uses the full force of Sitwell's poetic talent to bring this brilliant and difficult man's world vividly to life, and captures the artistic mood of the era in extraordinary detail.

A concise and beautifully evocative appreciation of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's career and genius by the famed writer and poet Sacheverell Sitwell.

Full of sketches, doodles and journal entries, Travels with My Sketchbook gives a fascinating glimpse of the incredible journey of Chris Riddell's time as Children's Laureate.

For more than three decades, Madonna has been generating headlines and topping charts.

Could happiness lie in helping others and being open to accepting help yourself?

The bestselling guide to overcoming addiction from comedian Russell Brand.

Brian Blessed has a lifelong love of animals and over the years has rescued cats and dogs, horses and ponies, and even a very ungrateful fighting cock.

'A raw and raging celebration of music .

In the span of four months in 2012, Tig Notaro was hospitalized for a debilitating intestinal disease called C.

People may say that I couldn't sing.

'No one has truly and more fully lived the rock lifestyle since The Who's Keith Moon.

Few people rode the popular wave of the sixties quite like Tara Browne.

Igor Levit ranks among the greatest pianists of his generation, described by The New York Times as one of the essential artists of our time .

A year after the end of the Second World War, the first International Summer Course for New Music took place in the Kranichstein Hunting Lodge, near the city of Darmstadt in Germany.

Since the first edition was published in 2009, Patrik Wikstr m's The Music Industry has become a go-to text for students and scholars.

Learn the basics of music theory in this comprehensive and easy-to-understand guide.

Learn to play the ukulele with this beginner's guide that features information about basic techniques, tools, and music knowledge.

This easy-to-understand beginner's guide provides an introduction to playing the harmonica and includes helpful information about basic techniques, tools, and music knowledge.

Las memorias tan esperadas y tremendamente entretenidas de la leyenda del escenario Chita Rivera, tres veces ganadora del premio Tony, homenajeada en los Centros Kennedy y ganadora de la Medalla Presidencial de la Libertad.

Tracing the careers of hip-hop's three most dynamic stars, this deeply reported history brilliantly examines the entrepreneurial genius of the first musician tycoons: Diddy, Dr.

The ebook "e;The Evolution of Japanese Music from the Heian Period to the Present Day"e; covers the rich history and transformation of Japanese music across multiple periods.

A stirring and eye-opening celebration of the enduring legacy of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hillreleased in 1998 and named "e;Best Album of All Time"e; by Apple Music.

This timely reflection on male identity in America that explores the intersection of fatherhood, race, and hip-hop culture ';is a page-turnerdrenched in history and encompasses the energy, fire, and passion that is hip-hop' (D.

The New York Times bestselling memoir from legendary rapper Gucci Mane spares no detail in this ';cautionary tale that ends in triumph' (GQ).

';A hot-rod joy ride through mid-20th-century American history' (The New York Times Book Review), this one-of-a-kind narrative masterfully recreates the rivalry between the two men who innovated the electric guitar's amplified soundLeo Fender and Les Pauland their intense competition to convince rock stars like the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and Eric Clapton to play the instruments they built.

In this ';exhilarating yet poignant account of one boy taking flight' (Shelf Awareness, starred review), one of rock music's most entrancing figures transforms the vividness of his musical world into an unforgettable literary account of overcoming the odds and finding his true voice.

The companion book to the groundbreaking PBS and BBC documentary series celebrating the pioneers and artists of American roots musicblues, gospel, folk, Cajun, Appalachian, Hawaiian, Native Americanwithout which there would be no jazz, rock, country R&B, or hip hop today.

In the tradition of John Greens The Fault in Our Stars and Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, this incredibly moving and harrowing true story of a teenager diagnosed with cancer is a resounding affirmation of how music can lift ones spirits beyond gray skies and bad news (Kirkus Reviews).

DAS BUCH NEUN handelt vorwiegend vom Mond.

From early accounts of dance customs in medieval Ireland to the present, Helen Brennan offers an authoritative look at the evolution of Irish dance.

Illustrated wisdom from country stars past and present Country Music Association estimates 42% of American adults (98 million-plus) are country music fans From country legends and stars of todaymany interviewed by the author Country-inspired, colorful design with full illustrations and spot-art throughoutBuilt on a mix of homespun hand-me-downs and first-hand experience, the gorgeous, illustrated Little Book of Country Music Wisdom offers the wise, unvarnished words of country stars past and present on a variety of topics like love, family, fun, work, health, heartache and even death to offer the full, big-picture view of country wisdom.

The Real Singing Cowboys profiles contemporary cowboy--and cowgirl--singers and musicians who are, or have been, authentic working cowboys or ranchers, or involved in related occupations tied to ranching and cowboy culture.

On paper Steve Katz's career rivals anyone's except the 1960s' and '70's biggest stars: the Monterey Pop Festival with the legendary Blues Project, Woodstock with Blood, Sweat & Tears, and even producing rock's most celebrated speed addict, Lou Reed.

From the Allman Brothers Band to Frank Zappa, and through the interweaving lives of Bill Graham, Janis Joplin, Grace Slick, and Carlos Santana, author John Glatt chronicles the story of the 1960s rock music Colossus that stood astride the East and West CoastsGrahams twin temples of rock, the Fillmore East and Fillmore West.

The story of the legendary producer, Neil Bogart, founder of Casablanca Records, who made superstars of the 1970's that have stood the test of time: KISS, Donna Summer, the Village People, and Parliament-Funkadelic.

Even hardcore music fans don't know the name Ron Weisner .

A TIMES AND ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR'Beautifully written and brutally honest' LYDIA LUNCH'A compassionate, relatable love story' MIKI BERENYI'Lyrical, affectionate and often painfully raw' RUPERT THOMSONAs a member of Big in Japan, The Slits and, most famously, Siouxsie and The Banshees and The Creatures, 'Budgie' became one of the era-defining drummers in the much-mythologised post-punk scene of the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Der charismatische Künstler Ferruccio Busoni (1866–1924) war als Pianist und Pädagoge in der Welt unterwegs.

La ausencia de propuestas de formación musical instrumental centradas en la persona es evidente en la mayoría de las instituciones universitarias que ofrecen esta educación.

Ewald Pfleger, Gitarrist, Musikproduzent, Autor und Komponist von »Live Is Life« ist Gründungsmitglied der Rockband Opus gibt in seinem Buch nicht nur die Antwort auf die Frage »Live Is Life oder Life Is Live?

Das Haus der Musik ist ein bezauberndes Kinderbuch, das mit Humor und Herz die Liebe zur Musik feiert.

No tiene sentido que partamos de cero, si es que podemos partir de la experiencia de otroDespués de años de trabajo incansable en la muchas veces ingrata escena musical emergente chilena, Juan Francisco "Jimmy" Pávez logró lo que por años le fue tan esquivo: que su trabajo obtuviera visibilidad y reconocimiento fuera de su círculo de amigos y conocidos más cercanos.

Jay Blades shares his inspirational words of positivity for making the very best of life in this beautiful book, perfect for fans of The Repair Shop.

';Funny and smart' (The New Yorker) criticism of why we turn to artspecifically to poetry and popular musicand how it serves as an essential tool to understanding life.