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  • 23 by Cantrell, Dave
    Dave Cantrell

    23

    In 23, esteemed music critic Dave Cantrell revisits his favorite reviews and interviews from the last twenty years. Dubbed "The Professor Of Post-Punk," Cantrell is one of the most respected music writers around and his work for Stereo Embers Magazine showcases his precision, his...
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  • Bass Instinct by Green, Andrew
    Andrew Green

    Bass Instinct

    Have you ever heard a tune so great you'd spend your whole life trying to find it again? The legendary follow up to Junglist, Bass Instinct takes us on odyssey across '90s London as a young black man and his extended family of friends,...
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  • Technologies related to electonic music production: Electronic Music & DJs - Part 3 by Cerqueda, Xenia
    Xenia Cerqueda

    Technologies related to electonic music production: Electronic Music & DJs - Part 3

    We defined electronic music and its large branches in the two previous volumes, clarifying the difference between a DJ and a producer. We explained how electronic music is produced and the modern studio concept. Likewise, we addressed the historical development of the most relevant...
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  • Taylor Swift Chronicles by Smith, Lindsey
    Lindsey Smith

    Taylor Swift Chronicles

    Cultural phenomenon. Worldwide obsession. Queen for eras to come. This is the life, art, and legacy of Taylor Swift. There has never been a phenomenon like Taylor Swift. But it is not just her music that makes her one of the most compelling figures...
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  • The Continuing Story of Beatles Lyrics: The History and Storytelling of 15 Beatles Tunes by Mardon, Austin
    Austin Mardon

    The Continuing Story of Beatles Lyrics: The History and Storytelling of 15 Beatles Tunes

    This book provides a deep dive into a wide variety of Beatles tunes and Beatles stories, but first, provides some necessary context so that we can completely understand these tunes and stories that we explore. By taking the time to understand the stories behind...
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  • Feedback: Translations from the Irrational by Sharp, Elliott
    Elliott Sharp

    Feedback: Translations from the Irrational

    Wide-ranging discussion of culture, consciousness, and music from a unique artist's perspectiveFeedback is a wide-ranging meditation on music, sound, artificial intelligence, consciousness, contemporary culture and politics, and the life of the touring musician. Author Elliott Sharp is considered one of the central figures in...
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  • Feedback: Translations from the Irrational by Sharp, Elliott
    Elliott Sharp

    Feedback: Translations from the Irrational

    Wide-ranging discussion of culture, consciousness, and music from a unique artist's perspectiveFeedback is a wide-ranging meditation on music, sound, artificial intelligence, consciousness, contemporary culture and politics, and the life of the touring musician. Author Elliott Sharp is considered one of the central figures in...
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  • Red Dirt Unplugged: Singers, Songs and Stories Shining a Spotlight on Heartland Roots Music by Crutchmer, Josh
    Josh Crutchmer

    Red Dirt Unplugged: Singers, Songs and Stories Shining a Spotlight on Heartland Roots Music

    Red Dirt Unplugged is the view from the wings as the Red Dirt music scene reaches heights never-before thought possible. At the crossroads of country, roots rock, and Americana, artists in the scene are enjoying sustained worldwide attention at a large scale for the...
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  • Gradus ad Phlegethon by D. a. R. G.
    D. a. R. G.

    Gradus ad Phlegethon

    A sinister treatise on black metal featuring interviews with Rex Ebvleb of ABYSSVM/NIGROMANTE & Brett Stevens of DLA/DMUAuthor: D. a. R. G.ISBN-13: 9798224251933Publisher: Yperion PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/21/2024Pages: 124Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.31lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.29d
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  • On Record: Vol. 9 - 1992: Images, Interviews & Insights from the Year in Music by Brown, G.
    G. Brown

    On Record: Vol. 9 - 1992: Images, Interviews & Insights from the Year in Music

    The On Record series presents rare archival images and insightful interviews by long-time popular-music journalist and radio personality G. Brown. "It's always nice when the person interviewing me knows more about music than I do. Every time I've spoken to G. Brown over the...
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  • 21 Nights in Accra: Culture, Excursions and discussions in Africa's favorite city. by Hansen, Gabriel Myers
    Gabriel Myers Hansen

    21 Nights in Accra: Culture, Excursions and discussions in Africa's favorite city.

    Author: Gabriel Myers HansenISBN-10: 9988520425ISBN-13: 9789988520427Publisher: Gabriel Myers HansenLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/07/2025Pages: 202Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.61lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d
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  • I'll Love You Forever: Notes from a K-Pop Fan by Kwon, Giaae
    Giaae Kwon

    I'll Love You Forever: Notes from a K-Pop Fan

    Jia Tolentino's Trick Mirror meets Cathy Park Hong's Minor Feelings in a meditation that blends memoir and cultural criticism to explore how the author's love affair with K-pop has shaped her sense of self, charting K-pop's complex coming-of-age through some of its biggest idols.I'll...
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  • Music Making Community by Perman, Tony
    Tony Perman

    Music Making Community

    Making music offers enormous possibilities--and faces significant limitations--in its power to generate belonging and advance social justice. Tony Perman and Stefan Fiol edit essays focused on the forms of interplay between music-making and community-making as mutually creative processes. Contributors in the first section look...
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  • Tri-Axium Writings 2 by Braxton, Anthony
    Anthony Braxton

    Tri-Axium Writings 2

    Tri-Axium Writings is a series of three books on re-examining the composite reality of creative music and its related information continuum. Author Anthony Braxton believes that more than ever before there is a need for alternative viewpoints on this most important subject and that...
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  • Tri-Axium Writings 1 by Braxton, Anthony
    Anthony Braxton

    Tri-Axium Writings 1

    Tri-Axium Writings 1 is the first of three books on re-examining the composite reality of creative music and its related information continuum. Author Anthony Braxton believes that more than ever before there is a need for alternative viewpoints on this most important subject and...
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  • Tri-Axium Writings 3 by Braxton, Anthony
    Anthony Braxton

    Tri-Axium Writings 3

    Tri-Axium Writings is a series of three books on re-examining the composite reality of creative music and its related information continuum. Author Anthony Braxton believes that more than ever before there is a need for alternative viewpoints on this most important subject and that...
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  • Modern Clavichord Music by Knights, Francis
    Francis Knights

    Modern Clavichord Music

    Author: Francis KnightsISBN-10: 1914934938ISBN-13: 9781914934933Publisher: Peacock PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/16/2025Pages: 168Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.61lbsSize: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.46d
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  • The Intellect Handbook of Popular Music Methodologies by Dines, Mike
    Mike Dines

    The Intellect Handbook of Popular Music Methodologies

    An extensive overview of popular music methodologies. The Intellect Handbook of Popular Music Methodologies attempts a comprehensive overview of methodological approaches within the field of popular music studies. Alongside contributions from key thinkers already established in popular music studies, the strength of the collection...
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  • My Jams: Reflections on the Relationship Between Music and Religion by Pinn, Anthony B.
    Anthony B. Pinn

    My Jams: Reflections on the Relationship Between Music and Religion

    The intersection of religion and music offers opportunity for a profound exploration of meaning-making. Musical lyrics create a rich narrative that reflects not only personal experiences but also broader cultural, social, and spiritual realities. Over the years, Anthony Pinn has explored this intersection, shaped...
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  • Erik Satie Three Piece Suite by Penman, Ian
    Ian Penman

    Erik Satie Three Piece Suite

    A masterful study of the elusive French composer, on the centenary of his death. Composer, pianist, and writer Erik Satie was one of the great figures of Belle ?poque Paris. Known for his unvarying image of bowler hat, three-piece suit, and umbrella, Satie was...
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  • Spanish Punk: Screaming for Democracy in a Postdictatorial State by Di?guez, David Vila
    David Vila Di?guez

    Spanish Punk: Screaming for Democracy in a Postdictatorial State

    It's 1975. Spanish dictator Francisco Franco dies and Spain begins transitioning to a democratic state. Spaniards are faced with a titanic task: they need to design a new democratic state after an almost forty-year-old dictatorship. What should this new state look like? What would...
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  • It's All In The Lyrics: How Music Helped Me Heal and Find My Voice by Kessel, Tony
    Tony Kessel

    It's All In The Lyrics: How Music Helped Me Heal and Find My Voice

    HAVE YOU EVER FELT OVERWHELMED BY LIFE'S CHALLENGES, SEARCHING FOR SOMETHING TO ANCHOR YOU WHEN EVERYTHING FEELS OUT OF TUNE? Music isn't just sound-it's a lifeline that can offer hope, healing, and a path forward. In It's All In The Lyrics: How Music Helped...
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  • I Like People That Can't Sing: Paul Nelson Interviews Leonard Cohen & Lucinda Williams by Avery, Kevin
    Kevin Avery

    I Like People That Can't Sing: Paul Nelson Interviews Leonard Cohen & Lucinda Williams

    In 1991, legendary but down-and-out rock critic Paul Nelson landed his dream assignment: fly from New York to Los Angeles and separately interview two of the most distinguished popular music artists: Leonard Cohen and Lucinda Williams. He encounters them at a time in their...
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  • DNA #18: Channel Power by Diederichsen, Detlef
    Detlef Diederichsen

    DNA #18: Channel Power

    On the possibilities and limits of the means of production in music-making todayThis book explores the many channels through which music is recorded and disseminated--from recycling and processing systems to the endless stream of lip sync videos--tracking their power as the engines defining music...
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  • Quantum Listening by Oliveros, Pauline
    Pauline Oliveros

    Quantum Listening

    Author: Pauline OliverosISBN-10: 1739371755ISBN-13: 9781739371753Publisher: Spiral House EditionsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/03/2024Pages: 72Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.12lbsSize: 6.25h x 4.38w x 0.75d
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  • Life of the Party by Holiday, Harmony
    Harmony Holiday

    Life of the Party

    An archive and annotation of Black music-performance culture, produced alongside Harmony Holiday's first solo museum exhibition, Black Backstage. Life of the Party is an archive and annotation of Black music-performance culture--its poetics and its realities and its ruins, both seen and unseen. Produced concurrent...
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  • Missionaries, Anthropologists, and Music in the Indonesian Archipelago by Busse Berger, Anna Maria
    Anna Maria Busse Berger

    Missionaries, Anthropologists, and Music in the Indonesian Archipelago

    A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Although the history of Indonesian music has received much attention from ethnomusicologists and Western composers alike, almost nothing has been...
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  • On Record - Vol. 8: 1986: Images, Interviews & Insights from the Year in Music by Brown, G.
    G. Brown

    On Record - Vol. 8: 1986: Images, Interviews & Insights from the Year in Music

    Vol. 8: 1986 of the comprehensive On Record series captures the British synth-pop duos (Pet Shop Boys) and bombastic hard-rock acts (Europe's "The Final Countdown) making an impression on the charts, the sexiness of Madonna and Berlin, and seminal videos (Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer," Paul...
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  • Music to My Eyes by Samarov, Dmitry
    Dmitry Samarov

    Music to My Eyes

    Author and artist Dmitry Samarov has written for the Chicago Tribune, the Reader, and more; here he turns his eye and pen towards the musical stage, sketching and describing a host of independent musicians he's seen, crossed paths with, offered sofa space to, and...
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  • The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman by Stratis, Niko
    Niko Stratis

    The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman

    A memoir-in-essays on transness, dad rock, and the music that saves us.Author: Niko StratisISBN-10: 1477331484ISBN-13: 9781477331484Publisher: University of Texas PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/06/2025Pages: 240Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.00lbs
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  • Cool and Strange Music! Magazine - The Complete Collection, Vol. 3 Issues 14-21 by Countryman, Dana
    Dana Countryman

    Cool and Strange Music! Magazine - The Complete Collection, Vol. 3 Issues 14-21

    Between the years 1996-2003, Cool and Strange Music! Magazine became a beloved publication that music lovers of the unusual could count on for information about the latest "cool and strange" music releases, exclusive interviews with legendary artists, and in-depth articles that could not be...
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  • The Meaning of Jungkook: The Triumph of Bts and the Making of a Global Pop Superstar by Kim, Monica
    Monica Kim

    The Meaning of Jungkook: The Triumph of Bts and the Making of a Global Pop Superstar

    Celebrate Jungkook, the once-in-a-generation talent at the heart 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...
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  • Music, Health and the Body: Cross-Cultural Perspectives by Bala, Poonam
    Poonam Bala

    Music, Health and the Body: Cross-Cultural Perspectives

    Music, Health and the Body: Cross-Cultural Perspectives focuses on the role of music in understanding new dimensions of health and healing through a unique relationship between identity, social interactions and the human body under the overarching paradigm of culture. The recent Covid-19 pandemic also...
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  • One Foot on the Platform: A Rock 'n' Roll Journey by Goddard, Peter
    Peter Goddard

    One Foot on the Platform: A Rock 'n' Roll Journey

    The final word from one of popular music's greatest critics. In the summer of 2020, acclaimed music critic and journalist Peter Goddard began work on a new book that would take readers on a journey back through his fifty-plus years spent writing professionally about...
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  • In Other Words by Barnes, J. R.
    J. R. Barnes

    In Other Words

    Author: J. R. BarnesISBN-13: 9798227394705Publisher: J. R. BarnesLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/17/2024Pages: 138Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.32d
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  • Nothing Compares to You: What Sinead O'Connor Means to Us by Huber, Sonya
    Sonya Huber

    Nothing Compares to You: What Sinead O'Connor Means to Us

    Author: Sonya Huber, Martha BayneISBN-10: 1668078333ISBN-13: 9781668078334Publisher: Atria/One Signal PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/22/2025Pages: 288Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.06lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d
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  • The Jazz Omnibus: 21st-Century Photos and Writings by Members of the Jazz Journalists Association by Adler, David R.
    David R. Adler

    The Jazz Omnibus: 21st-Century Photos and Writings by Members of the Jazz Journalists Association

    The Jazz Omnibus: 21st-Century Photos and Writings by Members of the Jazz Journalists Association is a spectacular anthology of works by 90 international experts in jazz and related music.90 contributors represent the finest music writers and photographers alive todayTheir skill, wisdom, insight, and generosity...
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  • The Jazz Omnibus: 21st-Century Photos and Writings by Members of the Jazz Journalists Association by Adler, David R.
    David R. Adler

    The Jazz Omnibus: 21st-Century Photos and Writings by Members of the Jazz Journalists Association

    The Jazz Omnibus: 21st-Century Photos and Writings by Members of the Jazz Journalists Association is a spectacular anthology of works by 90 international experts in jazz and related music. This deluxe dust-jacketed hardcover edition is an essential collectible for any music library.90 contributors represent...
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  • Free: Words on Music by A Hi-Def Critic in an MP3 World by Schulman, Lawrence
    Lawrence Schulman

    Free: Words on Music by A Hi-Def Critic in an MP3 World

    Lawrence Schulman's second book for BearManor Media includes all of his non-Garland writings, save three, between 2000 and 2024, on a whole host of other artists and authors, including Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra, Mildred Bailey, Patsy Cline, Bernard Herrmann, among others. With a Foreword...
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  • Fusion!: From Alice Coltrane to Moor Mother by Coles, Alex
    Alex Coles

    Fusion!: From Alice Coltrane to Moor Mother

    The role of jazz as a catalyst in rock, pop, funk, new wave, hip-hop, and techno. From music writer Alex Coles, Fusion! From Alice Coltrane to Moor Mother traces the origins and legacy of blended musical genres by focusing on twelve dynamic collaborations. From...
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  • Tasty Jazz Jams for Our Times: Vol. 3 by Burke, Debbie
    Debbie Burke

    Tasty Jazz Jams for Our Times: Vol. 3

    Tasty Jazz Jams for Our Times(TM) Volume 3 crackles with outstanding music from around the world and is full of insights from thirty-seven artists who discuss their creative process, what inspires them, how their brand marketing changed post-pandemic and what they think about AI...
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  • High and Rising: A Book about de la Soul by Moore, Marcus J.
    Marcus J. Moore

    High and Rising: A Book about de la Soul

    A stunning cultural biography of De La Soul, the era-defining hip-hop trio that touched millions of lives and changed rap forever.De La Soul burst onto the scene with the release of their groundbreaking 1989 album 3 Feet High & Rising, an "anything goes" hip-hop...
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  • Weep, Shudder, Die: On Opera and Poetry by Gioia, Dana
    Dana Gioia

    Weep, Shudder, Die: On Opera and Poetry

    "Looking at opera from the standpoint of its texts, as only a gifted poet and librettist can do, Dana Gioia examines why a surprisingly small number of operas have attained a secure place in the repertory. His insight into the workings of this uniquely...
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  • The Journal of Beatles Studies (Volume 3, Issue 2) by
    WR Book House

    The Journal of Beatles Studies (Volume 3, Issue 2)

    The Journal of Beatles Studies is the first journal to establish The Beatles as an object of academic research, and will publish original, rigorously researched essays, notes, as well as book and media reviews.The journal aims are; to provide a voice to new and...
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  • A New Philosophy of Songwriting: Cakes, Constellations, and Other Obtuse Metaphors to Help Your Practice by Ward, Andy
    Andy Ward

    A New Philosophy of Songwriting: Cakes, Constellations, and Other Obtuse Metaphors to Help Your Practice

    This book makes the case for a new theorisation of Song as a multimodal storytelling sonic act, one that has implications for songwriters, scholars, and the way in which we think about music and song.Author: Andy Ward, Briony LuttrellISBN-10: 1666931675ISBN-13: 9781666931679Publisher: Lexington BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished:...
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  • The Worst Songs in the World: The Terrible Truth about National Anthems by Pate, David
    David Pate

    The Worst Songs in the World: The Terrible Truth about National Anthems

    The best-known songs in the world are violent, sexist, and religious -- so why do we celebrate national anthems when we should be rewriting them?"Fascinating and thoughtful ... showcases how anthems divide us even as they promise to bring communities together." -- MARK CLAGUE,...
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  • Collegium Vocale Gent: Philippe Herreweghe by Herreweghe, Philippe
    Philippe Herreweghe

    Collegium Vocale Gent: Philippe Herreweghe

    - A personal and visual retrospective of the life and work of the conductor Philippe Herreweghe and Collegium Vocale GentIt was in 1970 that Philippe Herreweghe founded Collegium Vocale Gent, dedicated among other things to works by Johann Sebastian Bach and German Baroque music....
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  • Latitude Adjustments: Jimmy Buffett Quotes for Your Daily Dose of Tropical Wisdom by Gordon, H. R.
    H. R. Gordon

    Latitude Adjustments: Jimmy Buffett Quotes for Your Daily Dose of Tropical Wisdom

    Embark on a journey to paradise with Latitude Adjustments: Jimmy Buffett Quotes for Your Daily Dose of Tropical Wisdom. This delightful collection of inspirational and thought-provoking quotes from the legendary Jimmy Buffett is your perfect companion for finding peace, joy, and a touch of...
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  • Latitude Adjustments: Jimmy Buffett Quotes for Your Daily Dose of Tropical Wisdom by Gordon, H. R.
    H. R. Gordon

    Latitude Adjustments: Jimmy Buffett Quotes for Your Daily Dose of Tropical Wisdom

    Author: H. R. GordonISBN-13: 9798991365604Publisher: Beach Bum BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/30/2024Pages: 222Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.63lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.51d
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  • We Found Love, Song by Song: The Stories Behind 100 Romantic Hits by Zaleski, Annie
    Annie Zaleski

    We Found Love, Song by Song: The Stories Behind 100 Romantic Hits

    Love songs are for everybody and so is this book. In We Found Love, Song by Song, award-winning author and music journalist Annie Zaleski delivers a beautifully illustrated keepsake that tells the fascinating history and behind-the-scenes stories of the 100 most popular and cherished...
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