Music

Featuring insights ... analysis ... great films and filmmakers from "the most-sought-after screenwriting teacher in the world" "(The Hollywood Reporter)." A life in film. An extraordinary career. An unforgettable story -- from noted lecturer, teacher, and bestselling author Syd Field. What makes a g... More

The poems in this books focus on an unusual scarecrow who contemplates the world around him, even while keeping watch on bird traffic, monkeys and porcupines. The entire panorama of nature and the changing seasons is seen from the scarecrow's eyes and brought alive through simple yet subtle and humo... More

Written over an extensive period, Ostinato is the long - awaited autobiography of Louis-Rene des Forets, one of France's most beloved writers. A few sections of this remarkable text have been published in fragments over the years, and then, with some reluctance on the part of the author, as a series... More

Who killed twenty-four-year-old Priscilla Hart? And why would anyone want to murder this idealistic American student who had come to India to volunteer in a women’s health programme? Had her work made a killer out of an enraged husband? Or was her death the result of a xenophobic attack? Was she i... More

In the sumptuous court of the emperor Akbar, in 16th century India, a group of artists begins the painstaking task of chronicling the emperor's life. Bihzad is the son of the chief artist and as such, he is groomed to follow in his father's footsteps. A child prodigy, Bihzad is shielded from life as... More

Life changed for Michael Francis at the age of 21 when Paul McCartney walked into his father's boxing gym to watch his friend preparing for a fight. Paul hired Michael as his security guard, beginning a thirty-year music business career in which he worked with such legendary names as Led Zeppelin, B... More

With Iran at the crossroads, Prof. Safawi and Dehlvi investigate and evaluate the cultural situation in Iran, vis-à-vis literature, film and art, and the gradual change in people's perceptions since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The mediums of literature, art and film have always been, world-wide, e... More

Philip Larkin (1922?85) was not only one of the foremost English poets of the twentieth century, but also a notable novelist and a distinguished writer on jazz. He was jazz critic for The Daily Telegraph between 1961 and 1971. Jazz Writings brings together Larkin's reviews, articles and essays writt... 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

Jennifer Aniston is one of the most relatable superstars in the Hollywood pantheon--witty and charming with a smile that lights up a room. She was, she admits, more of a professional waitress than an actress before a sitcom audition for "Friends" transformed her life. At the height of her TV fame, J... More

A delightful history of the Hindi film song and its hold over popular psyche ‘De de Khuda ke naam pe’ sang Wazir Mohammed Khan in Alam Ara (1931), giving birth to a phenomenon—the Hindi film song. Over the years, the Hindi film song has travelled a long way, influencing and b... More

Shruti is written with a view to familiarize music lovers with the essential features of the classical music of north India. This musical tradition, known as Hindustani music, has a long history, going back about fifteen centuries. It has been kept alive, and continues to grow in popularity because... 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

Abba- God's Greatest Gift To Us is a reflection of the Bangash family in tradition and in transition. Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash- the two sons of the sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan, and promising players themselves, look at their father's life with deference, humility and great love. In a... More

The Great Masters highlight the life and work of some of the leading vocal artistes of Hindustani music. It puts into perspective their valuable contribution to this field and fills a lacuna in the area of musical biographies.Mohan Nadkarni's narration combines biographical information with intervie... More

This book attempts to fathom the feelings of the masses by gathering the folk-songs of the Dravidian people. These songs belong to the plains where dwell the Tamil and Telugu people; the Mysore plateau, the home of the Kannada-speaking; hills and valleys of Nilgiris and the Western Ghats, sheltering... More

Euphony is a definitive book on Indian classical music. It deals mainly with the intricacies of the Karnatic form which is known for its strong spiritual content and is one of the most sophisticated, scientifically and logically complete systems in several aspects. There is a separate detailed chapt... More