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Dividing the sum total of human musical achievement from Beethoven to The Beatles Busta Rhymes to Bach into just six fundamental forms Levitin illuminates through songs of friendship joy comfort knowledge religion and love how music has been instrumental in the evolution of language thought and culture And how far from being a bit of a song and dance music is at the core of what it means to be human A one time record producer now a leading neuroscientist Levitin has composed a catchy and startlingly ambitious narrative that weaves together Darwin and Dionne Warwick memoir and biology anthropology and a jukebox of anecdote to create nothing less than the soundtrack of civilisation

Superb and timely KATE MOSSE Impressive important deeply moving SARAH WATERS Brilliant ANTHONY HOROWITZ What role could music play in a death camp What was the effect on those women who owed their survival to their participation in a Nazi propaganda project And how did it feel to be forced to provide solace to the perpetrators of a genocide that claimed the lives of their family and friends In 1943 German SS officers in charge of Auschwitz Birkenau ordered that an orchestra should be formed among the female prisoners Almost fifty women and girls from eleven nations were assembled to play marching music to other inmates forced labourers who left each morning and returned exhausted and often broken at the end of the day and give weekly concerts for Nazi officers Individual members were sometimes summoned to give solo performances of an officer s favourite piece of music It was the only entirely female orchestra in any of the Nazi prison camps and for almost all of the musicians chosen to take part being in the orchestra was to save their lives In The Women s Orchestra of Auschwitz award winning historian Anne Sebba tells their astonishing story with sensitivity and care

The Woman in Me is a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope.In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of sharing her voiceher truthwas undeniable, and it changed the course of her life and the lives of countless others. The Woman in Me reveals for the first time her incredible journeyand the strength at the core of one of the greatest performers in pop music history.Written with remarkable candor and humor, Spearss groundbreaking book illuminates the enduring power of music and loveand the importance of a woman telling her own story, on her own terms, at last.

The Woman in Me is a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope.In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of sharing her voiceher truthwas undeniable, and it changed the course of her life and the lives of countless others. The Woman in Me reveals for the first time her incredible journeyand the strength at the core of one of the greatest performers in pop music history.Written with remarkable candor and humor, Spearss groundbreaking book illuminates the enduring power of music and loveand the importance of a woman telling her own story, on her own terms, at last.'The Woman in Me tells a focused story that makes inarguable the ties between patriarchy and exploitation, and deserves to be read as a cautionary tale and an indictment, not a grab-bag of tabloid revelations. After all Spears has lost, the sharpness of her perspective is a miracle' - Guardian'Its nearly impossible to come out of it without empathy for and real outrage on behalf of Spears, whose admitted bitterness over the dire circumstances of the last decade-plus of her life is tempered by an enduring, insistent optimism' - New York Times'Britney Spears holds nothing back in her short, bittersweet and extremely powerful memoir' - Telegraph

The Woman in Me is a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope. In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of sharing her voiceher truthwas undeniable, and it changed the course of her life and the lives of countless others.The Woman in Me reveals for the first time her incredible journeyand the strength at the core of one of the greatest performers in pop music history. Written with remarkable candour and humour, Spearss ground-breaking book illuminates the enduring power of music and loveand the importance of a woman telling her own story, on her own terms, at last. The sharpness of her perspective is a miracle... May her truth pose a legitimate threat to the system that exploited her' - Guardian'Britney Spears holds nothing back in her short, bittersweet and extremely powerful memoir That it hasnt turned into a complete tragedy is a testament to Spearss essential fortitude of spirit something that burns off these pages' - Telegraph'Spearss prose contains more compassion and perspective than bitterness or self-pity' - The Times 'Its nearly impossible to come out of it without empathy for and real outrage on behalf of Spears, whose admitted bitterness over the dire circumstances of the last decade-plus of her life is tempered by an enduring, insistent optimism' - New York Times

One year ago, a modest middle-aged woman from a village in Scotland was catapulted to global fame when the YouTube video of her audition for Britain's Got Talent touched the hearts of millions all over the world. From singing karaoke in local pubs to live performance with an eighty-piece orchestra in Japan's legendary Budokan Arena and a record-breaking debut album, Susan Boyle has become an international superstar. This astonishing transformation has not always been easy for Susan, faced with all the trappings of celebrity, but in the whirlwind of attention and expectation, she has always found calm and clarity in music. Susan was born to sing. Now, for the first time, Susan tells the story of her life and the challenges she has struggled to overcome with faith, fortitude and an unfailing sense of humour. 'When I strutted onto the stage for that audition, I was a scared wee lassie, still grieving for my mother, not caring how I looked. I think I've grown up a lot in the last year, become more of a lady, and I'm not so frightened anymore. I'm telling my story to try and show that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, that you shouldn't just look at the label - you must look at the whole person, emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually. I hope that it will show that dreams are not impossible, if you've got courage and a willingness to go on no matter what the circumstances.'

Fusing black American rock with London's mod sixties style, The Who remains a potent force in rock and roll even after almost 40 years. This colorful pictorial, first published in 1982, draws on the author's inside viewpoint and features over 400 color and black and white photos. Bringing it up-to-date are a new introduction by Who guitarist Pete Townshend and insight on the band's continued live success, the media scrutiny over Townshend's work against child abuse, and the death of bassist John Entwistle.

En 1964, los Who eran un cuarteto de R&B que recorría los clubes de Londres mientras terminaba de pulir su estilo y se preparaba para su gran oportunidad. El grupo no era uno más de los muchos qu

¿Cincuenta años? Si les hubiesen preguntado a los expertos cuántos años de vida le daban a The Who, muchos habrían respondido unos cinco minutos. ¿Una banda de hermanos? No precisamente. ¿Un grupo en estrecha armonia? Es broma, ¿no? Pocas bandas de rock han abarcado personalidades tan extraordinariamente distintas, esos temperamentos encerrados en la frustracion mutua, incluso en el conflicto abierto. Sin embargo, fue esa conflictividad la que alimento la intensidad de sentimientos y de puesta en escena que ninguna otra banda de rock surgida en los sesenta ha conseguido igualar.¿Tan innovadores, musicalmente hablando, como los Beatles o The los Beach Boys? Probablemente no. ¿Tan seductores como los Stones? No. ¿Tan epicos en cuanto a sonido y espectaculo como Led Zeppelin o Pink Floyd? Cuestion de opiniones. En lo que nadie supera a The Who es en la plena expresion del turbulento mundo interior del chaval joven (tambien del que todavia vive dentro de casi todos los chavales mayores). Frustracion. Idealismo. Anhelos. Autocritica. Confesiones. Humor negro. Ambicion. Debilidad. Rabia. Creacion arrolladora. Destruccion demoledora. Una mezcla explosiva, irreconciliable. Sin embargo, ¿que joven no ha pasado por todas esas fases, muchas de ellas al mismo tiempo? De todo esto trata The Who, y por eso conecta a un nive...

Homenaje a la mítica banda británica y a la icónica película que marcó a toda una generaciónLa gran celebración de Quadrophenia con motivo de su 45 aniversario, el legendario filme basado en el doble album homonimo de The Who, un homenaje con palabras e imagenes a toda una epoca anclada en las raices de la cultura mod de la banda ?en aquellos años ya unas estrellas del rock en la cima de la fama? y su influencia e impacto tanto en la primera ola de bandas como en posteriores y actuales. En esta obra, el reputado critico musical Martin Popoff profundiza en el legendario album de 1973, la segunda gran opera rock de The Who tras Tommy, y explora minuciosamente la trayectoria y la discografia completa del grupo, junto con los temas sobre los que giran sus composiciones, revive la epoca de publicacion del disco, analiza las letras cancion a cancion, el contexto historico y los instrumentos usados en el por sus integrantes, asi como el tour y, por supuesto, la pelicula de 1979, eje central de este libro. Descubriras asi esta gran obra de arte distinguida y considerada de culto, asi como los perfiles de cada uno de los integrantes del grupo, los genios Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle y Keith Moon (y tambien de sus exasperantes primeros managers, Chris Stamp y Kit Lambert), cuyas diferentes y dispares personalidades se sumaron para dar lugar a una configuracion extraña, en absoluto similar a la esperada y habitual en la mayoria de las bandas de rock, que unieron sus talentos para formar un grupo inigualable. El resultado de todo ello es este libro, un alucinante tributo a esta obra de arte del rock.

La formación original de esta banda, que definió a una generación y conmovió al mundo, se mantuvo durante 15 años hasta la muerte de su batería, Keith Moon, en 1978. Otro de sus miembros originales, John Entwhistle, murio en 2002, pero sus tambien fundadores, Roger Daltrey y Pete Townshend, continuan haciendo giras 50 años despues.

This engrossing book tells the tale of the Detroit duo who shook up the music world with their "candy-colored, gothic-coated world of melody, rhythm and storytelling." These unlikely-looking saviors reinvigorated the blues and blues-rock for a new generation. Writer Denise Sullivan relates The White Stripes' story with a keen eye for detail, a music lover's ear for influences and references, a fan's appreciation of the layers and subtleties, and a journalist's nose for a good story, with all its twists and curves, half-truths, and elaborate theories. Includes dozens of rare photographs, a full discography, and a song concordance. 7-1/4 x 9-1/4, 176 pages

Born Edith Gassion and christened Piaf ("sparrow") by her first employer, Piaf became one of the most famous French cabaret singers of the 20th century, as well as an actor on stage and screen. Piaf wrote her autobiography in 1958; this translation updates the 1965 version by Masoin de Virton and Peter Trewartha. Though Piaf touches on many aspects of her active and colorful life, her book is somewhat thin on the type of detail found in the kiss-and-tell autobiographies fashionable today. In addition, Piaf skips over several large chunks of time as she recounts her life and career. Libraries that own the 1965 edition will probably not feel the need to replace it with this one because the two are so similar. Since Piaf's appeal is somewhat specialized, this book is recommended for larger public libraries. Academic libraries with significant performing arts collections might also consider.-James E. Perone, Mount Union Coll., Alliance, OH Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information

The Way I Am is an incredibly visual book depicting his life away from the stage and camera. There is a red acetate cover that, when lifted, reveals Eminems handwritten notes. The book is filled with full-color illustrations. There are pictures from his private home and life, his original drawings, and handwritten notes/lyrics, many of which have never been publicized. "The Way I Am" es un libro de un extraordinario impacto visual, que nos ofrece una perspectiva sobre su vida fuera de los escenarios y las camaras. Presentada con una cubierta de acetato rojo, que, al retirarse, revela notas de Eminem escritas por su propia mano. El libro esta lleno de ilustraciones a todo color. Tambien hay imagenes de su casa y de su vida privada, de dibujos originales suyos, asi como de notas y letras escritas a mano, muchas de las cuales nunca antes han sido publicadas.