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The Voice
Written by James Kaplan
Format: Trade Paperback, 800 pages
On Sale: November 1, 2011
Price: $19.95
Frank Sinatra was the best-known entertainer of the twentieth century—infinitely charismatic, lionized and notorious in equal measure. But despite his mammoth fame, Sinatra the man has remained an enigma. Now James Kaplan brings deeper insight than ever before to the complex psyche and turbulent life behind that incomparable voice, from Sinatra’s...
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Written by Jay-Z
Format: eBook
On Sale: December 7, 2010
Price: $14.99
Expanded edition of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller features 16 pages of new material, including 3 new songs decoded.
Decoded is a book like no other: a collection of lyrics and their meanings that together tell the story of a culture, an art form, a moment in history, and one of... Read more >
Written by Oliver Sacks
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $12.99
Revised and Expanded
With the same trademark compassion and erudition he brought to The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks explores the place music occupies in the brain and how it affects the human condition. In Musicophilia, he shows us a variety of what he calls “musical misalignments.&rdquo...
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Vintage Rock Posters Remixed and Reimagined
Written by Mike Joyce
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: March 5, 2013
Price: $40.00
“Fine art for font nerds.”—New York Magazine
“One of the most engaging homages I have ever seen.”—Steven Heller
Swissted takes rock concert posters of the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s and remixes and reimagines them through a Swiss modernist lens. The result is some of the coolest images you’ve ever seen! The book features... Read more >
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The Inside History of the Grateful Dead
Written by Dennis McNally
Format: Trade Paperback, 736 pages
On Sale: August 12, 2003
Price: $19.95
The complete history of one of the most long-lived and legendary bands in rock history, written by its official historian and publicist–a must-have chronicle for all Dead Heads, and for students of rock and the 1960s’ counterculture.
From 1965 to 1995, the Grateful Dead flourished as one of the most beloved, unusual... Read more >
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Written by M. William Krasilovsky and Sidney Shemel
Contribution by John M. Gross and Jonathan Feinstein
Format: Hardcover, 528 pages
On Sale: June 26, 2007
Price: $29.95
The bible of the music industry! Now in its tenth edition, This Business of Music has been revised and completely updated to reflect the latest changes in the ever-evolving music business. Every chapter has been revised. An entirely new chapter has been added, asking and answering the question “Are there borders... Read more >
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The Lost Writings of Jim Morrison
Written by Jim Morrison
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: December 17, 1989
Price: $14.95
Compiled from the literary estate of the singer who brought a wildly lyrical poetry of the damned to the world of rock 'n' roll. Includes unpublished poems, drawings, photos, and a candid self-interview. Read more >
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The Search for Nica, the Rebellious Rothschild
Written by Hannah Rothschild
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: March 19, 2013
Price: $13.99
Beautiful, romantic and spirited, Pannonica, known as Nica, named after her father’s favorite moth, was born in 1913 to extraordinary, eccentric privilege and a storied history. The Rothschild family had, in only five generations, risen from the ghetto in Frankfurt to stately homes in England. As a child, Nica took her...
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Collected Lyrics (1981-2011) with Attendant Comments, Amplifications, Dogmas, Harangues, Digressions, Anecdotes and Miscellany
Written by Stephen Sondheim
Format: Hardcover, 480 pages
On Sale: November 22, 2011
Price: $45.00
After his acclaimed and best-selling Finishing the Hat (named one of the New York Times 10 Best Books of 2010), Stephen Sondheim returns with the second volume of his collected lyrics, Look, I Made a Hat, giving us another remarkable glimpse into the brilliant mind of this living legend, and his... Read more >
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Spending Time with John Lennon and Yoko Ono
Written by Jonathan Cott
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: February 12, 2013
Price: $25.95
Jonathan Cott met John Lennon in 1968 and was friends with him and Yoko Ono until John's death in 1980. He has kept in touch with Yoko since that time, and is one of the small group of writers who understands her profoundly positive influence on Lennon. This deeply personal book... Read more >
