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Jazz

A History of America's Music

by Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns ...

Narrated by LeVar Burton ...

Abridged

8 hours 59 min

A masterpiece that brings to life the fascinating story of the quintessential American music—jazz. Visually stunning, with more than five hundred photographs, this companion volume to the acclaimed ten-part PBS TV series is an exploration of the music that celebrates all Americans at their best.Here are the stories of the extraordinary men and women who made the music: Louis Armstrong, the ... Read more

$14.95 USD

A masterpiece that brings to life the fascinating story of the quintessential American music—jazz. Visually stunning, with more than five hundred photographs, this companion volume to the acclaimed ten-part PBS TV series is an exploration of the music that celebrates all Americans at their best.Here are the stories of the extraordinary men and women who made the music: Louis Armstrong, the
... Read more
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The Inner Game of Music

by Barry Green ...

Narrated by Roxanne Abbott ...

Unabridged

8 hours 33 min

The Inner Game of music is that which takes place in the mind, played against such elusive opponents as nervousness, self doubt, and fear of failure. Using the same principles of "natural learning" W. Timothy Gallwey developed so successfully for tennis, golf, and skiing and applying them to his own field, noted musician Barry Green shows how to acknowledge and overcome these internal obstacles in ... Read more

$19.99 USD

The Inner Game of music is that which takes place in the mind, played against such elusive opponents as nervousness, self doubt, and fear of failure. Using the same principles of "natural learning" W. Timothy Gallwey developed so successfully for tennis, golf, and skiing and applying them to his own field, noted musician Barry Green shows how to acknowledge and overcome these internal obstacles in
... Read more
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Guitar: Learn To Play Guitar for Beginners

by John G. Phillips ...

Narrated by Matt Montanez ...

Unabridged

52 min

All-in-one Guitar Course With a Proven Step-by-step Learning System.Today only, get this audio bestseller for a special price.Would You Like to Eliminate Every Struggle That You Are Faced With When Starting to Play Guitar?This audiobook is your "Free Pass" to playing guitar. It is the most direct and to the point complete audio program guitar course.Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn.. ... Read more

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All-in-one Guitar Course With a Proven Step-by-step Learning System.Today only, get this audio bestseller for a special price.Would You Like to Eliminate Every Struggle That You Are Faced With When Starting to Play Guitar?This audiobook is your "Free Pass" to playing guitar. It is the most direct and to the point complete audio program guitar course.Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn..
... Read more
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Crazy Brilliant Philosophical Lectures and Political Speeches of Conservative Activist and Guitar Legend Ted Nugent, The

Is the Nuge Crazy, Brilliant, or Both? You Decide!

by Liam Ben Blackmore ...

Narrated by Liam Ben Blackmore, Robert Beau Dawson, Julie Penny DeVine ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Genius-Lunatic Series
Unabridged

50 min

Is Ted Nugent an absolute genius or batsh!t crazy?Imagine a spectrum where on one side is pure genius, and the other side is utter lunacy. Where would you place Ted Nugent on this genius-lunatic spectrum?In this book, the guitar legend and conservative activist explores:* Violent crime, gun violence, recidivism, and prisons.* The right to bear arms.* The spoiled brats of Hollywood.* Systemic ... Read more

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Is Ted Nugent an absolute genius or batsh!t crazy?Imagine a spectrum where on one side is pure genius, and the other side is utter lunacy. Where would you place Ted Nugent on this genius-lunatic spectrum?In this book, the guitar legend and conservative activist explores:* Violent crime, gun violence, recidivism, and prisons.* The right to bear arms.* The spoiled brats of Hollywood.* Systemic
... Read more
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The Dad Rock That Made Me A Woman

by Niko Stratis ...

Narrated by Niko Stratis ...

Unabridged

6 hours 21 min

A memoir-in-essays on transness, dad rock, and the music that saves us.When Wilco's 2007 album Sky Blue Sky was infamously criticized as "dad rock," Niko Stratis was a twenty-five-year-old closeted trans woman working in her dad's glass shop in the Yukon Territory. As she sought escape from her hypermasculine environment, Stratis found an unlikely lifeline amid dad rock's emotionally open and ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A memoir-in-essays on transness, dad rock, and the music that saves us.When Wilco's 2007 album Sky Blue Sky was infamously criticized as "dad rock," Niko Stratis was a twenty-five-year-old closeted trans woman working in her dad's glass shop in the Yukon Territory. As she sought escape from her hypermasculine environment, Stratis found an unlikely lifeline amid dad rock's emotionally open and
... Read more
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Learning To Read Guitar Music How and Why

by Ged Brockie ...

Narrated by Ged Brockie ...

Unabridged

31 min

Do you play the guitar and wish you could read music? Perhaps you have thought or heard that reading music and playing the guitar is difficult. If so, this audio book is for you.This audio book contains a discussion by professional guitarist of international reputation Ged Brockie on why as a guitarist you should consider learning to read music and the reasons why it will change your musical life. ... Read more

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Do you play the guitar and wish you could read music? Perhaps you have thought or heard that reading music and playing the guitar is difficult. If so, this audio book is for you.This audio book contains a discussion by professional guitarist of international reputation Ged Brockie on why as a guitarist you should consider learning to read music and the reasons why it will change your musical life.
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Ты - то, что ты слушаешь: что о нас говорит музыка в нашем плейлисте?

by Оги Огас, Сьюзен Роджерс ...

Narrated by Ирина Овчинникова ...

Series series Человек и музыка. Как звуки влияют на наш мозг, и как мы их понимаем
Unabridged

8 hours 30 min

Удивительный научпоп, который рассказывает, как формируется музыкальный вкус человека. Авторитетное издание от преподавателя университета Беркли и музыкального психолога с 22-летним стажем. Сьюзен Роджерс — первая в мире женщина-звукорежиссер, которая записала самый громкий альбом Принса "Purple Rain". На примере историй, накопленных за годы работы в индустрии, она объясняет работу мозга слушателя ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Удивительный научпоп, который рассказывает, как формируется музыкальный вкус человека. Авторитетное издание от преподавателя университета Беркли и музыкального психолога с 22-летним стажем. Сьюзен Роджерс — первая в мире женщина-звукорежиссер, которая записала самый громкий альбом Принса "Purple Rain". На примере историй, накопленных за годы работы в индустрии, она объясняет работу мозга слушателя
... Read more
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Wired for Music

A Search for Health and Joy Through the Science of Sound

by Adriana Barton ...

Narrated by Adriana Barton ...

Unabridged

9 hours 22 min

“Beautifully written… a riveting account of how melodies and rhythms connect us, and help us deal with alienation and anxiety.”—Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, author of The Body Keeps the ScoreIn this captivating blend of science and memoir, a health journalist and former cellist explores music as a source of health, resilience, connection, and joy.Music isn’t just background noise or a series of ... Read more

$18.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

“Beautifully written… a riveting account of how melodies and rhythms connect us, and help us deal with alienation and anxiety.”—Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, author of The Body Keeps the ScoreIn this captivating blend of science and memoir, a health journalist and former cellist explores music as a source of health, resilience, connection, and joy.Music isn’t just background noise or a series of
... Read more
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Fire Flurries

Confessions of a Small Town Rockstar

by Sandi MarLisa ...

Narrated by Sandi MarLisa ...

Unabridged

11 hours 43 min

Sandi MarLisa is your favorite small town rockstar. She also happens to be a newly divorced ex-minister, mother of two children, and published author in her hometown of Panama City, Florida. After surviving category five Hurricane Michael and the Covid-19 pandemic, she enters the dating scene in her hometown while also making it as a professional musician with big dreams and fiery Floridian spirit ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Sandi MarLisa is your favorite small town rockstar. She also happens to be a newly divorced ex-minister, mother of two children, and published author in her hometown of Panama City, Florida. After surviving category five Hurricane Michael and the Covid-19 pandemic, she enters the dating scene in her hometown while also making it as a professional musician with big dreams and fiery Floridian spirit
... Read more
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The Best Church Hymns (UNABRIDGED)

by Louis Fitzgerald BENSON ...

Narrated by Clark Stewart ...

Unabridged

1 hour 37 min

This 1898 book is the result of a survey of 107 hymn-books. The thirty-two hymns are ranked in order of popularity. The texts in this recording are said only, not sung, along with a few explanatory notes for each hymn (some footnotes, not all, here recorded). The texts are preceded by two essays concerning hymns and their standards. Benson (1855-1930) was an American Presbyterian minister who ... Read more

$4.99 USD

This 1898 book is the result of a survey of 107 hymn-books. The thirty-two hymns are ranked in order of popularity. The texts in this recording are said only, not sung, along with a few explanatory notes for each hymn (some footnotes, not all, here recorded). The texts are preceded by two essays concerning hymns and their standards. Benson (1855-1930) was an American Presbyterian minister who
... Read more
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Vendiendo Inglaterra por una libra. Una historia social del rock progresivo británico

by Norberto Cambiasso, Norberto Cambiasso ...

Narrated by Gabriel Paserino ...

Unabridged

17 hours 7 min

La tendencia a reducir el rock progresivo a su variante sinfónica, que adalides entusiastas y detractores acérrimos comparten por igual, promueve una mirada sesgada, ajena a las sutilezas de la historia y restringida a unos pocos esquemas formales derivados de la tradición clásica de la música culta que no le hacen justicia a la compleja metamorfosis que caracterizó el escenario musical británico ... Read more

$22.99 USD

La tendencia a reducir el rock progresivo a su variante sinfónica, que adalides entusiastas y detractores acérrimos comparten por igual, promueve una mirada sesgada, ajena a las sutilezas de la historia y restringida a unos pocos esquemas formales derivados de la tradición clásica de la música culta que no le hacen justicia a la compleja metamorfosis que caracterizó el escenario musical británico
... Read more
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The Meaning of Jungkook

The Triumph of BTS and the Making of a Global Pop Superstar

by Monica Kim ...

Narrated by Nancy Wu ...

Unabridged

7 hours 14 min

Celebrate Jungkook, the once-in-a-generation talent at the center of BTS, in this illuminating look into the forces that have made him a global icon.Jungkook is one of the world’s biggest stars, period. His first album, Golden, sold more than 2 million copies on the day of its release and stayed on the Billboard 200 for twenty-four consecutive weeks*.* How did a young prodigy from South Korea make ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Celebrate Jungkook, the once-in-a-generation talent at the center of BTS, in this illuminating look into the forces that have made him a global icon.Jungkook is one of the world’s biggest stars, period. His first album, Golden, sold more than 2 million copies on the day of its release and stayed on the Billboard 200 for twenty-four consecutive weeks*.* How did a young prodigy from South Korea make
... Read more
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Why Bushwick Bill Matters

by Charles L. Hughes ...

Narrated by André Santana ...

Series series Why Music Matters
Unabridged

4 hours 15 min

In 1989 the Geto Boys released a blistering track, “Size Ain’t Shit,” that paid tribute to the group’s member Bushwick Bill. Born with dwarfism, Bill was one of the few visibly disabled musicians to achieve widespread fame and one of the even fewer to address disability in a direct, sustained manner. Initially hired as a dancer, Bill became central to the Geto Boys as the Houston crew became one ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In 1989 the Geto Boys released a blistering track, “Size Ain’t Shit,” that paid tribute to the group’s member Bushwick Bill. Born with dwarfism, Bill was one of the few visibly disabled musicians to achieve widespread fame and one of the even fewer to address disability in a direct, sustained manner. Initially hired as a dancer, Bill became central to the Geto Boys as the Houston crew became one
... Read more
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Staying Composed

Overcoming Anxiety and Self-Doubt Within a Creative Life

by Dale Trumbore ...

Narrated by Dale Trumbore ...

Unabridged

5 hours 29 min

"Dale writes candidly about the challenges she's faced and what she found works. Staying Composed is a treasure trove of practical strategies for moving your artistic career forward... I recommend Staying Composed not only for composers, but for performers, writers, and any other creatives. Too many of us harbor fantasies of a short cut to 'making it,' instead of building our own career success, ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"Dale writes candidly about the challenges she's faced and what she found works. Staying Composed is a treasure trove of practical strategies for moving your artistic career forward... I recommend Staying Composed not only for composers, but for performers, writers, and any other creatives. Too many of us harbor fantasies of a short cut to 'making it,' instead of building our own career success,
... Read more
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A través del vaso

En vivo con 26 músicas y músicos de México

by Mariana H ...

Narrated by Mariana H, Arlette Ceja, Pepe Campa ...

Unabridged

7 hours 12 min

26 entrevistas con algunos de los protagonistas del rock y la música popular en nuestro país.Este libro contiene rock, hip hop, pop, son huasteco, metal, música experimental, un par de boleros y una polca. Contiene 26 voces en vivo de los y las protagonistas de la escena musical mexicana, de las autoras y autores de algunos de los himnos de nuestras patrias emocionales.Amandititita, Abulón, Lino ... Read more

$30.99 USD

26 entrevistas con algunos de los protagonistas del rock y la música popular en nuestro país.Este libro contiene rock, hip hop, pop, son huasteco, metal, música experimental, un par de boleros y una polca. Contiene 26 voces en vivo de los y las protagonistas de la escena musical mexicana, de las autoras y autores de algunos de los himnos de nuestras patrias emocionales.Amandititita, Abulón, Lino
... Read more
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Pitch and Intonation Basics

Simple Ear Training for Musicians

by Anthony Brown ...

Narrated by Jacob Acre ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Introductory Music Theory
Unabridged

25 min

Get ready to enhance your musical ear with this accessible course for beginners. Throughout the piano is used to give clear, musical examples. This course will help you refine your pitch and intonation skills. Narrated by Jacob Acre and created by Anthony Brown the course offers a comprehensive guide to: understanding pitch; mastering intonation; and recognizing intervals. This will help complete ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Get ready to enhance your musical ear with this accessible course for beginners. Throughout the piano is used to give clear, musical examples. This course will help you refine your pitch and intonation skills. Narrated by Jacob Acre and created by Anthony Brown the course offers a comprehensive guide to: understanding pitch; mastering intonation; and recognizing intervals. This will help complete
... Read more
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Disgraceland

Musicians Getting Away with Murder and Behaving Very Badly

by Jake Brennan ...

Narrated by Jake Brennan ...

Unabridged

6 hours 6 min

From the creator of the popular rock 'n' roll true crime podcast, DISGRACELAND comes an off-kilter, hysterical, at times macabre book of stories from the highly entertaining underbelly of music history.You may know Jerry Lee Lewis married his thirteen-year-old cousin but did you know he shot his bass player in the chest with a shotgun or that a couple of his wives died under extremely mysterious ... Read more

$24.99 USD

From the creator of the popular rock 'n' roll true crime podcast, DISGRACELAND comes an off-kilter, hysterical, at times macabre book of stories from the highly entertaining underbelly of music history.You may know Jerry Lee Lewis married his thirteen-year-old cousin but did you know he shot his bass player in the chest with a shotgun or that a couple of his wives died under extremely mysterious
... Read more
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For the Love of Music

A Conductor's Guide to the Art of Listening

by John Mauceri ...

Narrated by John Mauceri ...

Unabridged

6 hours 8 min

With a lifetime of experience, profound knowledge and understanding, and heartwarming appreciation, an internationally celebrated conductor and teacher answers the questions: Why should I listen to classical music? How can I get the most from the listening experience?A protégé of Leonard Bernstein--his colleague for eighteen years--and an eminent conductor who has toured and recorded all over the ... Read more

$15.00 USD

With a lifetime of experience, profound knowledge and understanding, and heartwarming appreciation, an internationally celebrated conductor and teacher answers the questions: Why should I listen to classical music? How can I get the most from the listening experience?A protégé of Leonard Bernstein--his colleague for eighteen years--and an eminent conductor who has toured and recorded all over the
... Read more
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Mindhunter

Die spektakulärsten Fälle der FBI-Spezialeinheit für Serienverbrechen. Das Buch zur Netflix-Originalserie

by John Douglas, John Douglas, Mark Olshaker, Mark Olshaker ...

Narrated by Stefan Lehnen ...

Unabridged

15 hours 28 min

Niemand weiß mehr über Serienmörder als John Douglas. Er war der erste Profiler des FBI, galt jahrzehntelang als der meistgefürchtete Killerjäger der Welt und ist das Vorbild für den FBI-Agenten Holden Ford in der Netflix-Serie »Mindhunter«. In seinem Buch, auf dem die Erfolgsserie basiert, erzählt Douglas nicht nur, wie er die Praxis des Profilings erfand, etablierte und perfektionierte, sondern ... Read more

$28.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Niemand weiß mehr über Serienmörder als John Douglas. Er war der erste Profiler des FBI, galt jahrzehntelang als der meistgefürchtete Killerjäger der Welt und ist das Vorbild für den FBI-Agenten Holden Ford in der Netflix-Serie »Mindhunter«. In seinem Buch, auf dem die Erfolgsserie basiert, erzählt Douglas nicht nur, wie er die Praxis des Profilings erfand, etablierte und perfektionierte, sondern
... Read more
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HowExpert Guide to Vinyl Record Collecting

A 45-Day Step-by-Step V.I.N.Y.L.R.E.C.O.R.D.S. System to Build, Preserve, and Enjoy a Timeless Vinyl Collection

by HowExpert ...

Narrated by HowExpert ...

Unabridged

4 hours 34 min

If you want to hear music in its richest form, build a meaningful collection, and preserve the art of analog sound in a digital world, then this step-by-step vinyl record collecting system is your blueprint to collect with sound, style, and success.HowExpert Guide to Vinyl Record Collecting is your complete, step-by-step roadmap for discovering, understanding, and mastering the world of vinyl. ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

If you want to hear music in its richest form, build a meaningful collection, and preserve the art of analog sound in a digital world, then this step-by-step vinyl record collecting system is your blueprint to collect with sound, style, and success.HowExpert Guide to Vinyl Record Collecting is your complete, step-by-step roadmap for discovering, understanding, and mastering the world of vinyl.
... Read more
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Mit alten Männern spiel' ich nicht

Der Schlagzeuger von Udo Lindenberg und Peter Maffay über sein bewegtes Leben | Legendäre Geschichten des Rockstars von den 1970ern bis heute

by Bertram Engel, Tom Schäfer ...

Narrated by Bertram Engel, Stefan Lehnen ...

Unabridged

10 hours 24 min

Aus der westfälischen Provinz zum RockstarSeit fünf Jahrzehnten spielt Schlagzeuger Bertram Engel als festes Bandmitglied bei zwei absoluten Stars der Rockmusik: Udo Lindenberg und Peter Maffay. Mit beiden verbinden ihn große Erfolge, vor allem aber zahlreiche legendäre Erlebnisse.Seine Autobiografie Mit alten Männern spiel' ich nicht ist dadurch nicht weniger als ein Stück westdeutscher ... Read more

$27.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Aus der westfälischen Provinz zum RockstarSeit fünf Jahrzehnten spielt Schlagzeuger Bertram Engel als festes Bandmitglied bei zwei absoluten Stars der Rockmusik: Udo Lindenberg und Peter Maffay. Mit beiden verbinden ihn große Erfolge, vor allem aber zahlreiche legendäre Erlebnisse.Seine Autobiografie Mit alten Männern spiel' ich nicht ist dadurch nicht weniger als ein Stück westdeutscher
... Read more
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Too Late To Stop Now

More Rock’n’Roll War Stories

by Allan Jones ...

Narrated by Matt Bates ...

Unabridged

13 hours 42 min

Bloomsbury presents Too Late To Stop Now by Allan Jones, read by Matt Bates.More than 40 stories from the glory days of rock’n’roll, featuring Lou Reed, Elton John, Sting and The Clash.Allan Jones brings stories – many previously unpublished – from the golden days of music reporting. Long nights of booze, drugs and unguarded conversations which include anecdotes, experiences and extravagant ... Read more

$21.99 USD

Bloomsbury presents Too Late To Stop Now by Allan Jones, read by Matt Bates.More than 40 stories from the glory days of rock’n’roll, featuring Lou Reed, Elton John, Sting and The Clash.Allan Jones brings stories – many previously unpublished – from the golden days of music reporting. Long nights of booze, drugs and unguarded conversations which include anecdotes, experiences and extravagant
... Read more
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The Gospel of the Hold Steady

How a Resurrection Really Feels

by Michael Hann, The Hold Steady ...

Narrated by David Bendena, Pete Cross, Qarie Marshall, Pat Grimes, Lane Hakel, Kim Bretton, David Kissinger, Haley Taylor ...

Unabridged

6 hours 46 min

On January 22, 2003, four men stepped onto a stage in Brooklyn and did something no one else was doing at that time, in that place. They played rock 'n' roll: old-fashioned rock 'n' roll with skyscraping riffs and sloppy solos, topped with extraordinary lyrics about an out-of-focus America, blurred by pills and powders, of crime and fear and desperation and redemption. Twenty years later, The Hold ... Read more

$24.99 USD

On January 22, 2003, four men stepped onto a stage in Brooklyn and did something no one else was doing at that time, in that place. They played rock 'n' roll: old-fashioned rock 'n' roll with skyscraping riffs and sloppy solos, topped with extraordinary lyrics about an out-of-focus America, blurred by pills and powders, of crime and fear and desperation and redemption. Twenty years later, The Hold
... Read more
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Same Old Girl

'a relatable read by a phenomenal writer' The Face

by Sylvia Patterson ...

Narrated by Sylvia Patterson ...

Unabridged

7 hours 36 min

'Patterson is one of the great comic writers of the last quarter century' THE HERALD'Unsparing but ultimately uplifting, every sentence cuts a caper' MOJO'A thoroughly engaging, life-affirming book' MAIL ON SUNDAYHow does the big stuff in life truly change us?In late 2019, Sylvia Patterson was a celebrated pop journalist, still merrily writing about the musical greats. But with t... ... Read more

$31.99 USD

'Patterson is one of the great comic writers of the last quarter century' THE HERALD'Unsparing but ultimately uplifting, every sentence cuts a caper' MOJO'A thoroughly engaging, life-affirming book' MAIL ON SUNDAYHow does the big stuff in life truly change us?In late 2019, Sylvia Patterson was a celebrated pop journalist, still merrily writing about the musical greats. But with t...
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