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Discover rare arts and cultural finds with these great bargain books.
Kelefa Sanneh
A comprehensive and celebratory journey through the history of popular music, from the former New York Times music critic
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Jann S Wenner
Rolling Stone founder, co-editor, and publisher Jann Wenner offers a once-in-a-generation memoir from the beating heart of classic rock and roll.
Jann Wenner has been called by his peers the…
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Greil Marcus
A funny, fierce, and uninhibited musical chronicle of the convulsive past six years, from one of our finest cultural critics
David Browne
The first and most complete narrative biography of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, by acclaimed music journalist and Rolling Stone contributing editor David Browne, in time for the band’s 50th…
Bob Stanley
The must-read music book of 2022–and the first such history bringing together all musical genres to tell the definitive narrative of the birth of Pop from 1900 to the mid-1950s…
Charlie Brooker,Annabel Jones,Jason Arnopp
Even when the unfair creep of expectations rears up, Black Mirror and Brooker deliver.‘ - The Hollywood Reporter “Black Mirror: the future is already here, and it’s terrifying’ Telegraph
Panos A. Panay,R. Michael Hendrix
Fascinating look at creativity and innovation, featuring interviews with musicians like Justin Timberlake, Bjork and Jimmy Iovine
Musicians are masters of innovation. Demystifying their process for the first time, Two…
Marion Meyer
The first-ever biography in English of Pina Bausch: perhaps the most influential performer and choreographer of the 20th century.
Isaac Butler
From the coauthor of The World Only Spins Forward comes the first cultural history of Method acting – an ebullient account of creative discovery and the birth of classic Hollywood.
Joe Posnanski
Award-winning journalist and New York Times-bestselling author Posnanski enters the world of Harry Houdini and his legions of devoted fans in an immersive, entertaining, and magical work on the illusionist’s…
Mary Pat Kelly
In time for Scorsese’s 80th birthday and the release of Killers of the Flower Moon, a new edition of the seminal oral history tracing Scorsese’s journey from young filmmaker…
Brian Cox
Long-awaited memoir by the legendary star of Succession, Brian Cox.
Edited by iconic musician Kim Gordon and esteemed writer Sinead Gleeson, this powerful collection of award-winning female creators shares their writing about the female artists that matter most to them.
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Patrick MacKie
"A biography of Mozart-his music, his life, and his legacy-by the poet Patrick Mackie"--
David Cairns
Describes the composer Berlioz’s early life and career until the celebrated performance of Symphonie Fantastique in 1832. This title depicts a character of titanic energy and ambition in the process…
Greg Vandy, Daniel Person
In May of 1941, Woody Guthrie was hired by Stephan Kahn of the Bonneville Power Administration to write folk songs for a new film called The Columbia. The government…
Rob Jovanovic
**** ‘Neatly spun… Virtually every page unfolds a story of booze, bad luck or a punch-up … the drama grows madder as the years pass.’ Q
Frances Peters-Little
In this first biography of the man and his music, Jimmy Little: A Yorta Yorta Man tells the incredible story of one of Australia's most acclaimed Aboriginal pop and country…
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Dobe Newton
The words and music of some of the best-loved Australian songs - with a rich selection of traditional songs of the Australian outback.
Joel Selvin,Pamela Turley
A tell-all biography of the epic in-fighting of the Grateful Dead in the years following band leader Jerry Garcia’s death in 1995
Terry O'Neill
A photographic portrait of Elton John, by iconic photographer Terry O'Neill.
Elton John
A multiple Grammy-winning legend and flamboyant superstar, Elton is the most enduringly successful singer/songwriter of all time. Fans have been eagerly waiting for him to tell his story. Now the…
