John Rockwell Traces the life and accomplishments of America's greatest popular singer, and also examines Sinatra's career as an actor January 1, 1984 by Random House/Rolling Stone

Firefly Books The Music Lover's Diary provides a place to record comments, impressions and lists of albums you're dying to hear. September 1, 1996 by Firefly Books

Author: Ian Bostridge Ian Bostridge is one of the outstanding singers of our time, celebrated both for the quality of his voice and for the exceptional intelligence he brings to...

Norman Lebrecht This history of conductors argues that their lust for power and wealth has brought maestros to the brink of extinction, and it claims that this particular profession has...

Ivor Marirants Acknowledged as one of the world's leading guitar experts, Ivor Mairants has now put into one volume a detailed account of his personal involvements with the guitar since...

Paul Copperwaite In this work, one hundred of the best known, most popular, awesome and awful pop lyrics are given the Powerpoint treatment. They are deliberated and disseminated across the...

Oscar Hijuelos The Pulitzer Prize-winning modern classic of two Cuban musician brothers during the mambo-filled nights of 1950s New York, from literary trailblazer Oscar HijuelosIt's 1949, and two young Cuban...

Raffaele Quirino Reflects on Ani DiFranco's life from her childhood to the present, revealing her roles as a singer, songwriter, and businesswoman, and discusses her music style. January 1, 2000...

Arthur Rubenstein The personal recollections of the piano virtuoso provide a record of his life and creative development from his childhood days in Poland to the years of the First...

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...

Robert Muchamore Meet Jay. Summer. And Dylan.Jay plays guitar, writes songs and dreams of being a rock star. But his ambitions are stifled by seven siblings and a terrible drummer.Summer...

Nick Cave Set adrift by his wife's sudden death and struggling to keep a grip on reality, Bunny Munro does the only thing he can think of - with his...