Composers & Musicians

In "Clapton: The Autobiography," one of the most revered and private figures in the history of rock, blues, and pop finally shares his astonishing life story. The perfect gift for any Slow Hand fan.""I found a pattern in my behavior that had been repeating itself for years, decades even. Bad choices... More

Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland was one of the most successful writers of romance novels of all time, with estimated worldwide sales of one billion copies in thirty-six languages. Cartland published her first novel, Jigsaw, in 1923, aslightly naughty society thriller that became a bestseller. S... More

'Good to Great is about turning good results into great results; Built to Last is about turning great results into an enduring great company' Jim Collins ‘This is not a book about charismatic visionary leaders. It is not about visionary product concepts or visionary products or visionary market in... More

A well researched and in-depth study on four pioneer women musicians who transformed the musical scene after 1930: M.S. Subbulakshmi, D.K. Pattammal, M.L. Vasanthakumari and T. Brinda. Appearing at a critical moment in the history of Karnatak music, the author traces the struggle that these women fa... More

Param Vir- Our Heroes In Battle is the story of men under fire, of the courageous Indian soldier inspired by his officers. While war is an extension of the politics of a nation, it ultimately falls to the lot of the soldier to face combat on the ground. Schooled in the culture of "Service befor... More

You've probably heard of Elvis. He is dead famous for: .being the King of Rock 'n' Roll .having trouble fitting into his spangly white jumpsuits .causing a riot with a wiggle of his pelvis. But have you heard that Elvis .escaped from tornadoes by hidiing in a cave .flew halfway across America for 22... More

As soon as The Beatles became famous, the spin machine began to construct a myth--one that has continued to this day. But the truth is much more interesting, much more exciting, and much more moving. In this masterpiece, Bob Spitz has written the biography for which Beatles fans have been waiting. 3... More

This book contains the sheet music for Tori Amos: MTV Unplugged.From her critically acclaimed 1992 debut, "Little "Earthquakes, to the recent hit, "Scarlet' s Walk," Tori Amos has been a formidable force in contemporary music, with one of the most dedicated fan bases in the industry. In "Tori Amos: ... More

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Universally acknowledged as one of the most influential of all jazz pianists. Bill Evans (1929-1980) brought an unequaled finesse of touch to the keyboard. Classically trained on flute, violin, and piano, Evans chose jazz - specifically, the jazz piano trio - as the medium for his life's achievement... More

GarageBand lets you create music of your very own. If you're already a musician, you'll probably flip over GarageBand; it combines the CD-quality samples of Apple's Soundtrack software with the hard-disk recording features of Digital Performer and the canned rhythm tracks of Band in a Box. But what'... More

This book is a sequel to the highly successful and insightful "Music and Dyslexia" -- "Opening New Doors." It takes up some of the themes mentioned in the earlier book, including sight-reading and the problems of mastering musical notation. The positive approach to dyslexia advocated by the contribu... More

This account of Beethoven reveals the life and times of a creative musician in Bonn and Vienna in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. While paying due regard to the image of Beethoven as one of the most single-minded composers in the history of music, this biography places his work i... More

Now in paperback, the scandalous international sensation: brash, candid, and utterly hilarious, Luciano Pavarotti's longtime manager tells all. The name "Luciano Pavarotti" is as central to the world of opera as high C's and dueling sopranos. Pavarotti has had, quite inarguably, the most successful ... More

These are the personal memories of an elderly man who, as a child, was closely acquainted with Beethoven. Gerhard von Breuning, the son of one of Beethoven's oldest friends, was a favourite of the ageing composer, who delighted in the boy's frequent visits. His absorbing first-hand account gives us ... More

Stravinsky's opera-oratorio Oedipus rex is widely acknowledged as one of the most powerful and original music-theatre works of the twentieth century. This clear, concise guide is the first ever to be written on this work, and it describes the music and its staging in close detail.Stravinsky's Oedipu... More