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Maria Trapp recalls the events that brought her talented family from Austria to the hills of New England.

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Mozart Treasures.

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The long forgotten story of Turkish psychedelic music in the twentieth century, told in relation to the social, political and cultural climate of the time.

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Surveys the history of Western classical music, offers brief profiles of influential composers from Vivaldi to John Cage, and discusses important compositions and periods.

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Jonathan Scott is our cheerful tour guide . . . and The Vinyl Frontier is our comprehensive and comprehensible itinerary. - Los Angeles Times

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This stunning narrative explores the historic craftsmanship behind the building of a violin and shows how a simple piece of wood becomes the king of instruments.

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From Abracadabra by the Steve Miller Band to Zoom by ELO, this indispensable, innovatively designed book celebrates fifty years of British album charts, telling you everything you could possibly want to know about every album to reach the Top 100.

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The second in this new series, The Virgin Book of Hit Singles is the most-up-to-date and comprehensive record of the music charts available today and a perfect, collectable complement to The Virgin Book of Hit Albums and The Virgin Book of Top 75 Charts.

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Top 40 Charts is required reading for every music buff, and for anyone else who'd like to know what song was number one on their birthday or any other memorable day.

With every Top 40 singles chart from 1960 to the present day, this is the definitive music chart book.

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Family drama and political controversy collide with musical legacy in this first thorough and balanced history of Germany's most famous family.

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A tale of passion and obsession from a philosophy professor who teaches himself to play Bach on the piano.

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Presents the author's own personal, and at times humiliating, awesome, and bizarre, experiences - from his first real date to his last corporate temp job - to illustrate the trials and triumphs of modern life.

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Whether a stage riot, snowstorm, or a deranged fan, rock stars tell the tale. Jon Niccum has been interviewing artists for the past fourteen years about their worst shows of all time.

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The making and meaning of Radiohead's groundbreaking, controversial, epoch-defining album, Kid A.

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Offers a compendium of the greatest sad songs and artists of the modern era and a collection of essays that attempts to explain what exactly draws us to sad music, and how sad music actually makes us happy.

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The definitive autobiography of musician, singer-songwriter and producer Ian Broudie, chronicling his career as frontman of multi-platinum-selling rock band the Lightning Seeds, with tales of Britpop stardom and footballing royalty along the way.

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The definitive autobiography of musician, singer-songwriter and producer Ian Broudie, chronicling his career as frontman of multi-platinum-selling rock band the Lightning Seeds, with tales of Britpop stardom and footballing royalty along the way.

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A name synonymous with ground-breaking music, Tony Visconti has worked with the most dynamic and influential names in pop, from T.Rex and Iggy Pop to David Bowie and U2. This is the compelling life story of the man who helped shape music history, and gives a unique, first-hand insight into life in London during the late 1960s and '70s.

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Tosca, one of Puccini's greatest and most popular operas, is a supreme example of music's power to enthrall the audience. This title includes an essay that discusses the enduring quality of its appeal.

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From the author of the bestselling post-punk history Rip It Up and Start Again comes a formidable companion book of conversations.

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From Barney Hoskyns, founder of Rock's Backpages and author of Hotel California and Lowside of the Road, Trampled Under Foot is the definitive biography of Led Zeppelin.

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An Independent Best Non-Fiction Book for 2024

Celebrated music critic Ann Powers explores the life and career of the legendary Joni Mitchell