John Stanley This invaluable reference book explores the background to 800 years of musical history, from 12th century chanting monks to 21st century virtuoso performers. Recommended key recordings of central...

Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid Daisy is a girl coming of age in L.A. in the late sixties, sneaking into clubs on the Sunset Strip, sleeping with rock stars, and dreaming...

Spiegel and Grau Decoded is a book like no a collection of lyrics and their meanings that together tell the story of a culture, an art form, a moment in...

Shawn ColvinAfter learning to play guitar at the age of ten, Shawn Colvin was determined to make a life in music—a decision that would send a small-town girl out on...

Edited by Jonathan Miller Deconstructing Don Giovanni's Seductive and Treacherous Legacy Don Giovanni: Myths of Seduction and Betrayal is a collection of essays edited by Jonathan Miller, exploring the themes of...

Gerard HerzhaftThe popular Encyclopedia of the Blues, first published by the University of Arkansas Press in 1992 and reprinted six times, has become an indispensable reference source for all involved...

Jill SantopoloThe Light We Lost mixes with a touch of Daisy Jones and the Six in this novel of first love, passion, and the power of choice--and how we cannot...

Carol H Behrman Presents the life of the talented violinist whose bout with polio left him disabled but still determined to pursue his love of music and the violin. January...

Virginia Hanlon GrohlForeward by Dave GrohlVirginia Grohl, mother of Dave Grohl, had not seen any of it coming. Not the arenas of screaming fans, not Nirvana or the Foo Fighters,...

Douglas R HofstadterDouglas Hofstadter's book is concerned directly with the nature of “maps” or links between formal systems. However, according to Hofstadter, the formal system that underlies all mental activity...

Jerome HinesGreat Singers on Great Singing: A Famous Opera Star Interviews 40 Famous Opera Singers on the Technique of SingingJerome Hines has interviewed 40 singers, a speech therapist, and a...

Esi EdugyanThe aftermath of the fall of Paris, 1940. Hieronymus Falk, a rising star on the cabaret scene, is arrested in a cafe and never heard from again. He is...