Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks
$21.99 AUD
Category: Music | Series: Picador Classic Ser.
With an introduction by neuroscientist Daniel GlaserThe late Oliver Sacks' compassionate tales of people struggling to adapt to different neurological conditions have fundamentally changed the way we think of our own minds.Musicophilia is no different. In this breathtaking work, Sacks examines the power ...Show more
Eagles - Dark Desert Highway: How America's Dream Band Turned into a Nightmare by Mick Wall
$34.99 AUD
Category: Music
'This could be heaven or this could be hell...' So sings Don Henley on their biggest hit, 'Hotel California', and it is true that the Eagles story was one that blurred the ultimate Hollywood highs and subterranean LA lows beyond recognition. The band that embodied the American dream with globe-straddli ...Show more
Icons of Rock: In Their Own Words by Jenny Boyd
$36.99 AUD
Category: Music
There have been innumerable 'rock star' biographies and music histories before, but there is no book that presents the deepest, innermost thoughts from some of the industry's most legendary musicians on not only how they create, but what drives their creative process. Have you ever wondered how your ...Show more
Radiohead's Kid A Marvin Lin 33 1/3 by Marvin Lin
$19.95 AUD
Category: Music | Series: 33 1/3
This is a brilliant exploration of Radiohead's game-changing album, looking at its place in the career of "The World's Best Band" with ten years of hindsight. Radiohead's Kid A never had a chance on paper. Not only did the band have the unenviable task of following up the near-universally lauded "OK Com ...Show more
Pink Floyd All The Songs by Jean-Michel Guesdon, Philippe Margotin
$90.00 AUD
Category: Music | Series: All the Songs Ser.
The newest addition to the best-selling All the Songs series details the unique recording history of Pink Floyd, one of the world's most commercially successful and influential rock bands.Since 1965, Pink Floyd been recording sonically experimental and philosophical music, selling more than 250 million ...Show more
For the Love of Music: A Conductor's Guide to the Art of Listening by John Mauceri
$24.99 AUD
Category: Music
Why do so many of us listen to classical music, and how can you get the most from listening to it?In this unpretentious and instructive book, internationally celebrated conductor and teacher John Mauceri brings to bear his lifetime of experience and profound knowledge. A protégé of Leonard Bernstein and ...Show more
Me: Elton John Official Autobiography by Elton John
$24.99 AUD
Category: Music | Reading Level: near fine
The best selling memoir, now in paperback!
Not for You: Pearl Jam and the Present Tense by Ronen Givony
$26.99 AUD
Category: Music
The first full-length biography of the '90s preeminent band, Pearl Jam follows the band's origins, evolution, personalities, politics, failures, triumphs, and impacts. It starts with their serendipitous founding, and the birth of grunge, in late 1991-its achievements, and myths-and continues through the ...Show more
Music and How It Works by .
$24.99 AUD
Category: Music
Take a visual journey through the world of music and learn the science behind it too. Budding music fans will love discovering musical geniuses of every era, from Mozart and classical music to Bowie and pop, as well as finding out how music is created and what links it all together. The book explains ho ...Show more
Writing in the Sand by Matt Garrick
$45.00 AUD
Category: Music
Words are easy, words are cheap / Much cheaper than our priceless land / But promises can disappear / Just like writing in the sand -- From Yothu Yindi's 1992 ARIA Song of the Year, 'Treaty' Sometimes a musical revolution can explode from the most unlikely of places. Long before they were ARIA Hall of F ...Show more
The Complete Classical Music Guide by DK
$39.99 AUD
Category: Music
What makes Mozart's music so great? Why does a minor chord sound sad and a major chord sound happy? What's the difference between opera and operetta? From Bach to Bernstein, this definitive guide offers a complete survey of the history of classical music.Whether you already love classical music or you'r ...Show more
Nina Simone's Gum by Warren Ellis
$39.99 AUD
Category: Music
From award-winning musician and composer Warren Ellis comes the unexpected and inspiring story of a piece of chewing gum. Featuring an introduction from Nick Cave. 'Warren has turned this memento, snatched from his idol's piano in a moment of rapture, into a genuine religious artefact.' NICK CAVE On T ...Show more