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Nothing Is Real: The Beatles Were Underrated And Other Sweeping Statements About Pop
A sharp and irreverent work of pop music criticism, Nothing Is Real: The Beatles Were Underrated And Other Sweeping Statements About Pop presents a collection of bold, opinionated essays from...
The Complete Operas of Richard Wagner
The book titled The Complete Operas of Richard Wagner by the author Charles Osborne. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Twelve Minutes of Love: A Tango Story
To the uninitiated, tango is just a dance, albeit a dance with an exotic and sensuous allure. To the true tanguero, it is something akin to a religion, attracting the...
The Young Cosima
$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA sweeping work of biographical fiction, The Young Cosima chronicles the turbulent early life of Cosima Liszt, daughter...
Richard Rodgers
This biography of Richard Rodgers chronicles the life of the composer by covering five decades of Americal musical history. It is a portrait of a complex man. The biography covers...
Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams : the Early Years, 1903-1940
From Bing Crosby's early days in college minstrel shows and vaudeville, to his first hit recordings, from his 11 year triumph as star of America's most popular radio show, to...
Richard Wagner: Composer Of Operas
$20.00 AUD
Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards - stained. Binding - shaky. Clean...
The Yeomen Of The Guard: Or The Merryman And His Maid
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: DamagedPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: long tear on front of jacket and smaller tears around edges, otherwise still integral. Small patch on back of jacket....
Army Song Book
$20.00 AUD
Edition: 2nd ed., revised. Condition remarks:Book: Acceptable Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Missing cover, otherwise, content remains clean and bright. This...
Music For Pleasure: Or How To Enjoy Music Without Really Trying
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed Markings: Previous ownerThis engaging volume, Music For Pleasure, presents a captivating journey into the world of musical appreciation....
The Complete Lyrics 1978–2013
$10.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe Complete Lyrics 1978–2013 presents the entire lyrical output of the iconic musician and...
Schumann: His Life and Work
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA detailed biography of the Romantic-era composer Robert Schumann, exploring his musical works and personal struggles.
Giuseppe Verdi: His Life And Works
$20.00 AUD
Edition: A re-issue of the 1931 editionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Glue residue on endpapers. A landmark work of musical biography, "Giuseppe Verdi:...
Liszt
$25.00 AUD
Edition: revised ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerA richly detailed musical biography, "Liszt" chronicles the extraordinary life and volcanic artistic achievement...
Deep Flowing Brook: The Story of Johann Sebastian Bach
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Edition: 3rd ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: No markings"Deep Flowing Brook: The Story of Johann Sebastian Bach" is an illustrated biographical work...
Toscanini
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling biography, Toscanini: A Biography, chronicles the extraordinary life and career of one of the 20th century's most influential...
Unfinished Journey
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markings'Unfinished Journey chronicles the extraordinary life of a musical prodigy, tracing his path from early childhood virtuosity to his...
Gounod
$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling biography, Gounod, chronicles the life and artistic journey of the celebrated French composer Charles Gounod. The narrative uncovers...
Percy Grainger
$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling biography, Percy Grainger, chronicles the extraordinary life of the eccentric Australian composer and pianist. John Bird uncovers Grainger's...
The Man Verdi
$35.00 AUD
Edition: 2nd us pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: DamagedPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: DJ with some moisture damage. Boards remain in good condition. This compelling biography chronicles the life and...
His Way: The Unauthorized Biography Of Frank Sinatra
$20.00 AUD
Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previouis owner name on front end page - pages otherwise fineKitty Kelley's His Way: The Unauthorized...
His Way: The Unauthorized Biography Of Frank Sinatra
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: ink marking in FEPA landmark work of celebrity biography, His Way: The Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra chronicles...
Good Evening Ladies And Gentlemen
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageStep into the footlights of the legendary Music Hall era with Nevil Thurgood as...
Verdi: A Life In The Theatre
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA richly detailed musical biography, Charles Osborne's work chronicles the life and artistic legacy...
Listen: On Music, Sound and Us
'I'm not here to change your mind about Dusty Springfield or Shostakovich or Tupac Shakur or synthpop. I'm here to change your mind about your mind.' There are countless books...
The Little Book of Oasis: An Unofficial Celebration of the Greatest
With candid quotes, upfront facts and a shedload of tidy trivia, this book covers the supersonic highs and catastrophic lows of the maddest, baddest rock'n'roll band on the planet Whether...
Connection is a Song: Coming Up and Coming Out Through the Music of
'I love this book!' SARAH CRACKNELL, SAINT ETIENNE 'Poignant and wonderfully warm' CATHY NEWMAN, CHANNEL 4 NEWS 'Shows us how music has the power to change everything' JUDE ROGERS It...
Perfect Sound Whatever: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
*The Sunday Times Bestseller* The brand new memoir from James Acaster: cult comedian, bestselling author of Classic Scrapes , undercover cop, receiver of cabbages. PERFECT SOUND WHATEVER is a love...
Christian Guitar Tab White Pages
$25.00 AUD
(Guitar Recorded Versions). The ultimate collection of over 125 Christian favorites by today's top artists transcribed for guitar in notes and tab. Includes: Be My Escape (Relient K) * Dare...
Where We Come From: Rap, Home & Hope in Modern Britain
A stunning social history of British rap and grime by one of the nation's foremost cultural chroniclers.'A stunning exploration of a genre, a movement and a world. It's every bit...
The Lives of the Great Composers
This history of classical music, from Bach to Schoenberg, not only unravels the evolutionary patterns of musical development, but reveals the composers themselves - their lives and states of mind,...
The Last Great Dream: How Bohemians Became Hippies and Created the
From the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Strange Trip and the publicist of the Grateful Dead, Dennis McNally, a riveting social history of everything that led up...
Before Elvis: The African American Musicians Who Made the King
A thought-provoking exploration of the Black musicians who inspired Elvis Presley's music, primarily through the lens of four overlooked artists: Little Junior Parker, Big Mama Thornton, Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup,...
Definitely Maybe: The Birth, Death and Resurrection of Oasis
Few bands in British musical history have achieved the mythical status of Oasis. Emerging from the streets of 1990s Manchester, their meteoric rise was fuelled by a relentless drive and...
Burning Down the House: Talking Heads and the New York Scene That
On the 50 th anniversary of Talking Heads, acclaimed music biographer Jonathan Gould presents the long-overdue, definitive story of this singular band, capturing the gritty energy of 1970s New York...
B
$10.00 AUD
In 2011, Sarah Kay performed her poem "B" at the TED conference in Long Beach, California to standing ovations. Now the video of that performance has been forwarded to mothers...
Nemesis
Grainy CCTV footage shows a man walking into a bank and putting a gun to a cashier's head. He tells her to count to twenty-five. When he doesn't get his...
The Shifting Point
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The book titled The Shifting Point by the author Peter Brook, Etc. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
A Cry from the Heart: A Biography of Edith Piaf
Margaret Crosland's biography sheds new light on the phenomenon that was Edith Piaf, enlarging on and, in some cases, correcting the half-truths provided by Piaf in her two autobiographies. Piaf's...
The Meaning Of Tango: The Story of the Argentinian Dance
From the backstreets of Buenos Aires to Parisian high society, this is the extraordinary story of the dance that captivated the world - a tale of politics and passion, immigration...
Vivaldi: Voice of the Baroque
There is no mistaking the Vivaldi sound - what Professor Robbins Landon calls a "wiry, nervous sound, with that concentration of rhythmic designs which, once experienced, is literally unforgettable". Even...
Burning Down the House: Talking Heads and the New York Scene That
"Definitive...Not just for Talking Heads fans-it's a masterful dive into downtown New York in the 70s, and the changing face of rock music."- Town & Country " Riveting" - New...
Out of Character: From Abigail's Party to Gavin and Stacey, and
A Waterstones Best Book of 2024 'Marriage to Mike Leigh, the minutiae of working on Gavin and Stacey : it's a tribute to her range that there's something here to...
Tales from the Dancefloor: Manchester / The Warehouse Project /
The must-read memoir from the visionary figure behind Manchester's legendary music scene, from The Hacienda to The Warehouse Project. Tales From the Dance Floor is an electrifying journey into the...
The Beatles Forever
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling non-fiction work, The Beatles Forever, chronicles the unparalleled journey of the iconic...
Bee Gees: Children of the World: A Times Book of the Year
'The Definitive Biography' - PETE PAPHIDES The world is full of Bee Gees fans. Yet, for a band of such renown, little is known about Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb....
Hip-Hop Is History: The New York Times bestseller
A must-read for old-school hip-hop heads and burgeoning fans alike Time 'Hip Hip is not History, it's Our story. Brilliant book' Craig Charles ' Hip-Hop Is History melds a detailed...
World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed
What makes us fall in love with a song? What makes us want to write our own songs? Do songs help? Do songs help us live better lives? And do...