Why is the sea salty?How far away is space?Why can't I tickle myself?Why can't we live forever?Children ask the most…

In his critically acclaimed book, In the Country of Country, Nicholas Dawidoff travels to the origins of country music and…

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\nA radical, literary and intimate insight into one of the twentieth century\'s most vital vocalists.\n…

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I\'ve rounded up a rowdy assemblyOf my own Consequential DogsAs counterparts to Eliot\'s mogs. Mine are a rough and ready…

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\nThe definitive biography of guitar icon and GrammyAward-winning artist, Bill Frisell, featuring exclusiveinterviews with…

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He got in touch with people he admires, and asked them to suggest an album for him to track down on his travels, giving an…

A pocket Guide looks at all Bach's music, sacred and secular, and explores why he speaks so profoundly to our age about both…

Thomas Ad s: Full of Noises: Conversations with Tom Service is an unprecedented glimpse into the creative mind and…

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\nFrom the moment their hugely influential 1978 debut landed, Van Halen set a high bar for the rock \'n\' roll lifestyle,…

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\nPlacing Mahler within his world, The Eighth reassesses Mahler\'s work in the context of the prevailing thought of his age,…

A conductor is one of classical music\'s most recognisable but misunderstood figures, attracting so many questions:\'Surely…

\nA story about the legacy of Black classical music in Britain and the life of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, heartbreaking and…

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How does music reflect the key moments in our lives? Fiona Maddocks selects 100 classical works from across nine centuries,…

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\n\'Alice Farnham\'s insightful book is an inspirational tool, even for those of different disciplines.\' CATE BLANCHETT\n…

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\nAwardwinning international cellist Steven Isserlis, whose recent recording ofthe Suites met with the highest critical…

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\nA unique Companion to J S Bach\'s iconic Cello Suites from internationally-renowned cellist Steven Isserlis. \'Isserlis is…

\nA groundbreaking music history book from BBC Radio 3 broadcaster Kate Molleson, which fundamentally changes the way we…

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I can confirm that should you ever find yourself on stage playing the bass guitar with three left hands, it is usually the…

Part memoir and part description of the creative process, this is an absorbing journey through the musical landscape of John…

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Picking up where his hilarious Screen Burn left off, Dawn of the Dumb collects the best of Charlie Brooker's recent TV…

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Schoenberg's music examples range from the entire development sections of classical symphonies to analyses of the harmonic…

Central to this was the power and presence of Albert Grossman - manager for Dylan, Janis Joplin, Richie Havens, The Band and…

\nAn exceptionally thought-provoking look at music and identity from one of the world\'s leading singers.\n…

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\nI never met Tony Wilson, but now I feel as though I knew him well - and I\'m sorry that I didn\'t.\'BRIAN ENO\'From…

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE PENDERYN MUSIC BOOK PRIZE 2017The Rise, The Fall, and The Rise is the extraordinary story, in her own…

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The SUNDAY TIMES Top Ten Bestseller#1 Book of the Year, UNCUT#1 Book of the Year, ROUGH TRADEBook of the Year, MOJOOver the…

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In 1945 Britain was the world's leading designer and builder of aircraft - a world-class achievement that was not mere…

From the Beatles to Elton John and the Rolling Stones,Tony King has been a confidante and creative muse forsome of the…

Who dreams of becoming a conductor? What does ittake to get there and stay in the game?…

An exhilarating debut novel told through three different voices, Whites Can Dance Too is Kalaf Epalanga's reflection on and…

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Billy Bragg is one of Britain's most distinctive and accomplished songwriters, whose work has articulated the passions, both…

Selected and arranged by the author, with an expansive introduction by the novelist David Mitchell, How To Be Invisible…

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\nThe diary and essays of Brian Eno republished twenty-five years on with a new introduction by the artist in a beautiful…

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\nDrawing from her own vivid reminiscences and those of ex-students, documents from the Moscow Conservatoire and extensive…

\nI am a composer. Part memoir, Becoming a Composer offers an intriguing glimpse into the mind and motivation of a composer…

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\nA stunning new edition of Bob Stanley\'s much-loved, acclaimed and bestselling history of pop, Yeah Yeah Yeah.\n…

'To Richter (no first name necessary), warm greetings to the best pianist in the Soviet Union - indeed in the whole world.'…

In a period of meaningless mass manufacturing, our growing appetite for hand-made objects, artisan food, and craft beverages…

Greil Marcus's study of American rock 'n' roll is justly regarded as one of the most accomplished examples of contemporary…

\nBut as Stephen Walsh - author of the highly praised Debussy: A Painter in Sound - points out in this intensely absorbing…

\nSergey Prokofiev Diaries 1924-1933: Prodigal Son is thefinal volume in the critically-acclaimed Prokofiev Diaries.\n…