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Best Sellers
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King of the Blues
- The Rise and Reign of B.B. King
- Written by: Daniel De Visé
- Narrated by: Cary Hite
- Length: 17 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Riley “Blues Boy” King (1925-2015) was born into deep poverty in Jim Crow Mississippi. Wrenched away from his sharecropper father, B.B. lost his mother at age 10, leaving him more or less alone....
Written by: Daniel De Visé
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How to Win Big in the Music Business
- Written by: Clinton Sparks
- Narrated by: Clinton Sparks
- Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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This book that I've written is a collection of proven strategies to maximize your success in the music industry presented to you in a no-BS, matter-of-fact manner....
Written by: Clinton Sparks
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Unf--k Your Brain
- Written by: Faith G. Harper PhD LPC-S ACS ACN
- Narrated by: Faith G. Harper PhD LPC-S ACS ACN
- Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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A no-nonsense and helpful guide on how to cope with a slew of mental-health issues that are hell-bent on ruining the lives of millions of people worldwide....
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i try this book, but after every word f word
- By Pankaj Mandal on 02-07-22
Written by: Faith G. Harper PhD LPC-S ACS ACN
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Music Theory: from Absolute Beginner to Expert
- The Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide to Understanding and Learning Music Theory Effortlessly
- Written by: Nicolas Carter
- Narrated by: Bryan Howard
- Length: 2 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Discover the beauty of music theory and become a better musician through the power of understanding....
Written by: Nicolas Carter
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The History of Jazz, Second Edition
- Written by: Ted Gioia
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 21 hrs and 59 mins
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Ted Gioia's History of Jazz has been universally hailed as a classic - acclaimed by jazz critics and fans around the world....
Written by: Ted Gioia
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How to Listen to and Understand Great Music, 3rd Edition
- Written by: Robert Greenberg, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Robert Greenberg
- Length: 36 hrs and 34 mins
- Original Recording
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Even if you have listened to many of these illustrative pieces throughout your life you will never hear them the same way again after experiencing these lectures....
Written by: Robert Greenberg,
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King of the Blues
- The Rise and Reign of B.B. King
- Written by: Daniel De Visé
- Narrated by: Cary Hite
- Length: 17 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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Riley “Blues Boy” King (1925-2015) was born into deep poverty in Jim Crow Mississippi. Wrenched away from his sharecropper father, B.B. lost his mother at age 10, leaving him more or less alone....
Written by: Daniel De Visé
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How to Win Big in the Music Business
- Written by: Clinton Sparks
- Narrated by: Clinton Sparks
- Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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This book that I've written is a collection of proven strategies to maximize your success in the music industry presented to you in a no-BS, matter-of-fact manner....
Written by: Clinton Sparks
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Unf--k Your Brain
- Written by: Faith G. Harper PhD LPC-S ACS ACN
- Narrated by: Faith G. Harper PhD LPC-S ACS ACN
- Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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A no-nonsense and helpful guide on how to cope with a slew of mental-health issues that are hell-bent on ruining the lives of millions of people worldwide....
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i try this book, but after every word f word
- By Pankaj Mandal on 02-07-22
Written by: Faith G. Harper PhD LPC-S ACS ACN
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Music Theory: from Absolute Beginner to Expert
- The Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide to Understanding and Learning Music Theory Effortlessly
- Written by: Nicolas Carter
- Narrated by: Bryan Howard
- Length: 2 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Discover the beauty of music theory and become a better musician through the power of understanding....
Written by: Nicolas Carter
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The History of Jazz, Second Edition
- Written by: Ted Gioia
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 21 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Ted Gioia's History of Jazz has been universally hailed as a classic - acclaimed by jazz critics and fans around the world....
Written by: Ted Gioia
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How to Listen to and Understand Great Music, 3rd Edition
- Written by: Robert Greenberg, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Robert Greenberg
- Length: 36 hrs and 34 mins
- Original Recording
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Even if you have listened to many of these illustrative pieces throughout your life you will never hear them the same way again after experiencing these lectures....
Written by: Robert Greenberg,
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It Was All a Dream
- Biggie and the World That Made Him
- Written by: Justin Tinsley
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
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From a talented young journalist on the rise comes a deeply reported, timely new biography of the Notorious B.I.G., publishing for what would have been his 50th birthday....
Written by: Justin Tinsley
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The Classical Music Book
- Written by: DK
- Narrated by: Peter Forbes
- Length: 15 hrs and 58 mins
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From Mozart to Mendelssohn, this comprehensive guide to classical music history and classical music biography is the perfect latest addition to the best-selling Big Ideas series....
Written by: DK
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Set Your Voice Free
- How to Get the Singing or Speaking Voice You Want
- Written by: Roger Love, Donna Frazier
- Narrated by: Roger Love
- Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins
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Every time we open our mouths, we have an effect on ourselves and the way others perceive us. The ability to speak clearly and confidently can make or break a presentation, an important meeting....
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Very self absorbed, reality TV drama queen
- By Tanmay on 21-04-21
Written by: Roger Love,
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Chakra Breathing Meditations
- Three Guided Practices to Unify Body, Breath, & Mind
- Written by: Layne Redmond
- Narrated by: Layne Redmond
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
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Layne Redmond shows you how to tap in to ancient technology through simple breathing practices combined with movement and syncopated music....
Written by: Layne Redmond
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The Addiction Formula
- A Holistic Approach to Writing Captivating, Memorable Hit Songs. With 317 Proven Commercial Techniques & 331 Examples
- Written by: Friedemann Findeisen
- Narrated by: Friedemann Findeisen
- Length: 3 hrs and 45 mins
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Discover the songwriting technique used in 97% of all hit songs. Learn how to use subtle psychological triggers to captivate any audience....
Written by: Friedemann Findeisen
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Me
- Written by: Elton John
- Narrated by: Elton John, Taron Egerton
- Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins
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In Me Elton also writes powerfully about getting clean and changing his life, about finding love with David Furnish and becoming a father. In a voice that is warm, humble and open, this is Elton on his music and his relationships, his passions and his mistakes....
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Very entertaining!
- By namitha on 19-08-20
Written by: Elton John
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Musicophilia
- Written by: Oliver Sacks
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
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Oliver Sacks examines the powers of music through the individual experiences of patients, musicians and everyday people....
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Not just music
- By Max Vadukul on 16-07-22
Written by: Oliver Sacks
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Notes of a Dream: The Authorized Biography of AR Rahman
- Written by: Krishna Trilok
- Narrated by: Suyash Mohan
- Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins
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Who really is A.R. Rahman? We know the music. But do we know the man? For the first time, a nation's pride - winner of National Film awards, Oscars, Grammys and hearts - opens up about his philosophies: hope, perseverance, positivity and love....
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Good Book Stupid Tamil pronunciation
- By Muhammed Shijas on 06-09-21
Written by: Krishna Trilok
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Fire and Rain
- The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY and the Lost Story of 1970
- Written by: David Browne
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
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Fire and Rain tells the story of four iconic albums of 1970 and the lives, times, and constantly intertwining personal ties of the remarkable artists who made them....
Written by: David Browne
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The Violin
- A Social History of the World's Most Versatile Instrument
- Written by: David Schoenbaum
- Narrated by: Mark Ashby
- Length: 27 hrs and 14 mins
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The life, times, and travels of a remarkable instrument and the people who have made, sold, played, and cherished it....
Written by: David Schoenbaum
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Rust in Peace
- The Inside Story of the Megadeth Masterpiece
- Written by: Dave Mustaine, Joel Selvin
- Narrated by: Dave Mustaine, David Ellefson, Chuck Behler,
- Length: 4 hrs and 39 mins
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Get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Megadeth’s iconic record, Rust in Peace, from the band’s lead vocalist and guitarist....
Written by: Dave Mustaine,
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Vocal Power
- Speaking with Authority, Clarity, and Conviction
- Written by: Roger Love
- Narrated by: Roger Lovejoy
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
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You can now develop your vocal power, presence, and influence on others and all within the comfort and privacy of your own home....
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super book by Roger love...
- By Solomon on 25-05-21
Written by: Roger Love
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Music Theory: How to Understand and Learn Music for Guitar, Piano and Others Musical Instruments
- Written by: Woody Morgan
- Narrated by: Andy Parrish
- Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
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Learn music theory in 30 days or less! No matter what is your age, no matter what is your musical background, and no matter what is your purpose - you can learn music theory, write beautiful songs, and produce outstanding music! Listen to find out more....
Written by: Woody Morgan
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Songs of Suffering
- 25 Hymns and Devotions for Weary Souls
- Written by: Joni Eareckson Tada, Keith Getty - foreword, Kristyn Getty - foreword
- Narrated by: Joni Eareckson Tada
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
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Joni Eareckson Tada has inspired people around the world with her story of faith in the midst of suffering. In this beautiful collection of hymns and devotions, she acts as a “song leader,” guiding listeners through their own painful seasons with heartfelt praises to God....
Written by: Joni Eareckson Tada,
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How Music and Mathematics Relate
- Written by: David Kung, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: David Kung
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
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Great minds have long sought to understand the relationship between music and mathematics. Both involve patterns, structures, and relationships. Both generate ideas of great beauty and elegance....
Written by: David Kung,
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The Music Room
- Written by: Namita Devidayal
- Narrated by: Pooja Punjabi
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
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When Namita is 10, her mother takes her to Dhondutai, a respected music teacher from the Jaipur gharana. Dhondutai's antecedents are rich - she is the only remaining student of the legendary Alladiya Khan....
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A must read
- By Chandan on 24-06-21
Written by: Namita Devidayal
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How to Make It in the New Music Business, Second Edition
- Practical Tips on Building a Loyal Following and Making a Living as a Musician
- Written by: Ari Herstand
- Narrated by: Ari Herstand
- Length: 15 hrs and 42 mins
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Hailed as an "indispensable" guide (Forbes), How to Make It in the New Music Business returns in this extensively revised and expanded edition....
Written by: Ari Herstand
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Under the Big Black Sun
- A Personal History of L.A. Punk
- Written by: John Doe, Tom Desavia
- Narrated by: Exene Cervenka, Henry Rollins, full cast
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
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Under the Big Black Sun explores the nascent Los Angeles punk rock movement and its evolution to hardcore punk as it's never been told before....
Written by: John Doe,
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The Musical Human
- A History of Life on Earth
- Written by: Michael Spitzer
- Narrated by: Daniel Levitin
- Length: 17 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Today music fills our lives. How we have created, performed and listened to this music throughout history has defined what our species is and how we understand who we are. Yet music is an overlooked part of our origin story....
Written by: Michael Spitzer
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This Is Your Brain on Music
- Understanding a Human Obsession
- Written by: Daniel Levitin
- Narrated by: Daniel Levitin
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
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Using musical examples from Bach to the Beatles, Levitin reveals the role of music in human evolution, shows how our musical preferences begin to form even before we are born and explains why music can offer such an emotional experience....
Written by: Daniel Levitin
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How Music Works
- The Science and Psychology of Beautiful Sounds, from Beethoven to the Beatles and Beyond
- Written by: John Powell
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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An enthralling investigation into the mysteries of music....
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decent.. needs samples
- By santosh on 20-05-19
Written by: John Powell
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Tina Turner: My Love Story (Official Autobiography)
- Written by: Tina Turner
- Narrated by: Tina Turner, Heather Alicia Simms
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
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Random House presents the audiobook edition of Tina Turner: My Love Story, by Tina Turner....
Written by: Tina Turner
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Guitar Zero
- The New Musician and the Science of Learning
- Written by: Gary Marcus
- Narrated by: Gary Marcus
- Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
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On the eve of his fortieth birthday, a professor of no discernible musical talent learns to play the guitar and investigates how anyone of any age might master a new skill.....
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Enjoyed it
- By garima on 01-12-21
Written by: Gary Marcus
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Audio Engineering 101
- A Beginner's Guide to Music Production
- Written by: Tim Dittmar
- Narrated by: Jonathan Ray
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
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Practical, concise, and approachable, Audio Engineering 101, Second Edition covers everything aspiring audio engineers need to know to make it in the recording industry, from the characteristics of sound to microphones, analog versus digital recording, EQ/compression....
Written by: Tim Dittmar
New Releases
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The Inner Game of Music
- Written by: Barry Green, W. Timothy Gallwey - contributor
- Narrated by: Roxanne Abbott
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
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The Inner Game of music is that which takes place in the mind, played against such elusive opponents as nervousness, self doubt, and fear of failure. Using the same principles of "natural learning" W. Timothy Gallwey developed so successfully for tennis, golf, and skiing and applying them to his own field, noted musician Barry Green shows how to acknowledge and overcome these internal obstacles in order to bring a new quality to the experience and learning of music.
Written by: Barry Green,
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The Real Ambassadors
- Dave and Iola Brubeck and Louis Armstrong Challenge Segregation
- Written by: Keith Hatschek
- Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
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Keith Hatschek tells the story of three determined artists: Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, and Iola Brubeck and the stand they took against segregation by writing and performing a jazz musical titled The Real Ambassadors. First conceived by the Brubecks in 1956, the musical's journey to the stage for its 1962 premiere tracks extraordinary twists and turns across the backdrop of the civil rights movement.
Written by: Keith Hatschek
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The Stone Age
- Sixty Years of the Rolling Stones
- Written by: Lesley-Ann Jones
- Narrated by: Antonia Beamish
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Lesley-Ann Jones's new history tracks this contradictory, disturbing, granitic and unstoppable band through hope, glory and exile, into the juggernaut years and beyond into rock's ongoing reckoning...where the Stones seem more at odds than ever with the values and heritage against which they have always rebelled. Good, bad and often ugly, here are the Rolling Stones as never before.
Written by: Lesley-Ann Jones
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Re-Sisters
- The Lives and Recordings of Delia Derbyshire, Margery Kempe and Cosey Fanni Tutti
- Written by: Cosey Fanni Tutti
- Narrated by: Cosey Fanni Tutti
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
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In 2018, boundary-breaking visual and sonic artist Cosey Fanni Tutti received a commission to write the soundtrack to a film about Delia Derbyshire, the pioneering electronic composer who influenced the likes of Aphex Twin and The Chemical Brothers. While researching Derbyshire's life, Tutti became immersed in her story and uncovered fascinating parallels with her own life. At the same time, Tutti began reading about Margery Kempe, the fifteenth-century mystic visionary who wrote the first English-language autobiography. The connections between the three women soon shifted into focus.
Written by: Cosey Fanni Tutti
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声律启蒙 [Enlightenment of Vocal Rhythm]
- Written by: Li Jing
- Narrated by: Xu XianLan
- Length: 26 mins
- Unabridged
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"Enlightenment of Vocal Rhythm" is an enlightenment reading to train children to cope and master vocal rhythm. Arranged according to rhyme, it covers astronomy, geography, flowers and trees, birds and beasts, characters, utensils, etc. From single-character pairs to double-character pairs, three-character pairs, five-character pairs, seven-character pairs to eleven-character pairs, the sound and rhythm are coordinated and catchy, and the training of pronunciation, vocabulary and rhetoric is obtained.
Written by: Li Jing
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Classified
- Off the Beat 'N Path
- Written by: Luke Boyd
- Narrated by: Luke Boyd
- Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Classified has always marched to the beat of his own drum. His visceral lyrics and authentic voice have echoed the aspirations and disappointments of a whole generation. He is an artist whose ear is always close to the ground. Classified defied the industry expectation that you must live in L.A. or New York City or Toronto to make it as a rap artist. His life off the beaten track informs all his work. He has literally won every award possible for a recording artist in Canada. He has won rap recording of the year and has also been producer of the year and studio engineer of the year.
Written by: Luke Boyd
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The Inner Game of Music
- Written by: Barry Green, W. Timothy Gallwey - contributor
- Narrated by: Roxanne Abbott
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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The Inner Game of music is that which takes place in the mind, played against such elusive opponents as nervousness, self doubt, and fear of failure. Using the same principles of "natural learning" W. Timothy Gallwey developed so successfully for tennis, golf, and skiing and applying them to his own field, noted musician Barry Green shows how to acknowledge and overcome these internal obstacles in order to bring a new quality to the experience and learning of music.
Written by: Barry Green,
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The Real Ambassadors
- Dave and Iola Brubeck and Louis Armstrong Challenge Segregation
- Written by: Keith Hatschek
- Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Keith Hatschek tells the story of three determined artists: Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, and Iola Brubeck and the stand they took against segregation by writing and performing a jazz musical titled The Real Ambassadors. First conceived by the Brubecks in 1956, the musical's journey to the stage for its 1962 premiere tracks extraordinary twists and turns across the backdrop of the civil rights movement.
Written by: Keith Hatschek
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The Stone Age
- Sixty Years of the Rolling Stones
- Written by: Lesley-Ann Jones
- Narrated by: Antonia Beamish
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Lesley-Ann Jones's new history tracks this contradictory, disturbing, granitic and unstoppable band through hope, glory and exile, into the juggernaut years and beyond into rock's ongoing reckoning...where the Stones seem more at odds than ever with the values and heritage against which they have always rebelled. Good, bad and often ugly, here are the Rolling Stones as never before.
Written by: Lesley-Ann Jones
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Re-Sisters
- The Lives and Recordings of Delia Derbyshire, Margery Kempe and Cosey Fanni Tutti
- Written by: Cosey Fanni Tutti
- Narrated by: Cosey Fanni Tutti
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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In 2018, boundary-breaking visual and sonic artist Cosey Fanni Tutti received a commission to write the soundtrack to a film about Delia Derbyshire, the pioneering electronic composer who influenced the likes of Aphex Twin and The Chemical Brothers. While researching Derbyshire's life, Tutti became immersed in her story and uncovered fascinating parallels with her own life. At the same time, Tutti began reading about Margery Kempe, the fifteenth-century mystic visionary who wrote the first English-language autobiography. The connections between the three women soon shifted into focus.
Written by: Cosey Fanni Tutti
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声律启蒙 [Enlightenment of Vocal Rhythm]
- Written by: Li Jing
- Narrated by: Xu XianLan
- Length: 26 mins
- Unabridged
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"Enlightenment of Vocal Rhythm" is an enlightenment reading to train children to cope and master vocal rhythm. Arranged according to rhyme, it covers astronomy, geography, flowers and trees, birds and beasts, characters, utensils, etc. From single-character pairs to double-character pairs, three-character pairs, five-character pairs, seven-character pairs to eleven-character pairs, the sound and rhythm are coordinated and catchy, and the training of pronunciation, vocabulary and rhetoric is obtained.
Written by: Li Jing
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Classified
- Off the Beat 'N Path
- Written by: Luke Boyd
- Narrated by: Luke Boyd
- Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Classified has always marched to the beat of his own drum. His visceral lyrics and authentic voice have echoed the aspirations and disappointments of a whole generation. He is an artist whose ear is always close to the ground. Classified defied the industry expectation that you must live in L.A. or New York City or Toronto to make it as a rap artist. His life off the beaten track informs all his work. He has literally won every award possible for a recording artist in Canada. He has won rap recording of the year and has also been producer of the year and studio engineer of the year.
Written by: Luke Boyd
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Sondheim in Our Time and His
- Written by: W. Anthony Sheppard - editor
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer, Janet Metzger
- Length: 18 hrs and 27 mins
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Sondheim in Our Time and His offers a wide-ranging historical investigation of the landmark works and extraordinary career of Stephen Sondheim, a career which has spanned much of the history of American musical theater. Each author uncovers those aspects of biography, collaborative process, and contemporary context that impacted the creation and reception of Sondheim's musicals. In addition, several authors explore in detail how Sondheim's shows have been dramatically revised and adapted over time, bringing together his past with the present, thriving existence of his musicals.
Written by: W. Anthony Sheppard - editor
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Brotherhood in Rhythm
- The Jazz Tap Dancing of the Nicholas Brothers, 20th Anniversary Edition
- Written by: Constance Valis Hill
- Narrated by: Greg Campbell
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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When the Nicholas Brothers danced, uptown at the Cotton Club, downtown at the Roxy, in segregated movie theatres in the South, and dance halls across the country, audiences cheered, clapped, stomped their feet, and shouted out uncontrollably. In Brotherhood in Rhythm, Constance Valis Hill interweaves an intimate portrait of these great performers with a rich, detailed history of jazz music and dance, both bringing their act to life and explaining their significance through a colorful analysis of their eloquent footwork, their full-bodied expressiveness, and their changing style.
Written by: Constance Valis Hill
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A Song for Everyone
- The Story of Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Written by: John Lingan
- Narrated by: John Lingan
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
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From 1969 to 1971, as the United States convulsed with political upheaval and transformative social movements, no band was bigger than Creedence Clearwater Revival. They managed a two-year barrage of top-10 singles and LPs that doubled as an ubiquitous soundtrack to one of the most volatile periods in modern American history, and they remain a staple of classic rock radio and films about the era. Yet despite their enduring popularity, no book has ever sought to understand Creedence in conversation with their time. A Song for Everyone finally tells that story.
Written by: John Lingan
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Sound Within Sound
- Opening Our Ears to the Twentieth Century
- Written by: Kate Molleson
- Narrated by: Kate Molleson
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
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This is the impassioned and exhilarating story of the composers who dared to challenge the conventional world of classical music in the twentieth century. Traversing the globe from Ethiopia and the Philippines to Mexico, Jerusalem, Russia and beyond, journalist, critic and BBC Radio 3 broadcaster Kate Molleson tells the stories of ten figures who altered the course of musical history, only to be side-lined and denied recognition during an era that systemically favoured certain sounds—and people—over others.
Written by: Kate Molleson
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Songs of Suffering
- 25 Hymns and Devotions for Weary Souls
- Written by: Joni Eareckson Tada, Keith Getty - foreword, Kristyn Getty - foreword
- Narrated by: Joni Eareckson Tada
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
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As an author, speaker, and advocate for people with disabilities, Joni Eareckson Tada has inspired people around the world with her story of faith in the midst of suffering. In this beautiful collection of hymns and devotions, she acts as a “song leader,” guiding listeners through their own painful seasons with heartfelt praises to God. Songs of Suffering includes 25 hymns with accompanying devotions to spark hope in hardship. This book is a source of comfort for anyone who needs biblical encouragement, prompting people to seek refuge in the Lord and rejoice in his goodness.
Written by: Joni Eareckson Tada,
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The Music Never Stops
- What Putting on 10,000 Shows Has Taught Me About Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Magic
- Written by: Peter Shapiro, Dean Budnick - contributor
- Narrated by: Andrew Eiden, Peter Shapiro
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
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Peter Shapiro is perhaps the most notable independent concert promoter since Bill Graham. He owned the legendary Wetlands in Tribeca and has gone onto much bigger things, including Brooklyn Bowl (NYC, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, and Nashville), the Capitol Theatre in Portchester, producing U2 3D, and promoting the Grateful Dead's 50th anniversary tour ("Fare Thee Well") featuring the Core Four and Trey Anastasio... and so much more. In The Music Never Stops, Shapiro shares the inside story of how he became a tremendous powerhouse in the music industry
Written by: Peter Shapiro,
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Why the Beach Boys Matter
- Written by: Tom Smucker
- Narrated by: Joe Hempel
- Length: 4 hrs and 21 mins
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Of all the white American pop music groups that hit the charts before the Beatles, only the Beach Boys continued to thrive throughout the British Invasion to survive into the 1970s and beyond. The Beach Boys helped define both sides of the era we broadly call the sixties, split between their early surf, car, and summer pop and their later hippie, counterculture, and ambitious rock.
Written by: Tom Smucker
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Reclaiming Calliope
- Freeing the Female Voice Through Undomesticated Singing
- Written by: Fides Krucker
- Narrated by: Fides Krucker
- Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
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For centuries, opera has used women’s voices to convey male stories. Within an art form dominated by men, the female voice is a means to an end: controlled, denatured, and crafted to carry words and intentions that belie the true depth and complexity of the female experience. Here, author and opera singer Fides Krucker shows listeners what it means to find—and use—our authentic voice, to sing wildly and uninhibited from the depths of our bodies and spirits.
Written by: Fides Krucker
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Debussy in Words and Music
- Written by: Davinia Caddy
- Narrated by: Lucy Scott
- Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
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Claude Debussy is regarded by many as the quintessential French composer, with music that invited both warm applause and frosty criticism in his day. While our ears no longer hear him as controversial, his works heralded the dawn of an artistic period founded on innovation and experiment, and a desire to break with the past in search of new expressive means. With never a dull moment, Debussy went from being a musical misfit at the Paris Conservatoire to bohemian life amongst the Symbolist poets and some scandalous love affairs.
Written by: Davinia Caddy
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Beethoven in Words and Music
- Written by: Davinia Caddy
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
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When we think of Ludwig van Beethoven images of a stormy and passionate but tortured genius are brought to mind, alongside the transformative effect of his work on musical history. All of these things are true, but no artist lives in a vacuum, and even music that opens a portal onto 'the infinite realm of the spirit' has its wider context.
Written by: Davinia Caddy
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Mozart in Words and Music
- Written by: Davinia Caddy
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
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Tchaikovsky declared that Mozart was 'full of divine beauty', and Schubert's wonder at the 'countless images of a brighter and better world' that Mozart was able to conjure up through his music knew no bounds. Many of us carry the image of Mozart as a transcendent genius, but what do we really know about his life and career, and indeed his music? This entertaining and informative biography takes us from Mozart's beginnings as a child prodigy to his greatest successes and cruellest setbacks.
Written by: Davinia Caddy
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Chronicling Stankonia
- The Rise of the Hip-Hop South
- Written by: Regina N. Bradley
- Narrated by: Regina N. Bradley
- Length: 4 hrs and 22 mins
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Chronicling Stankonia reflects the ways that culture, race, and southernness intersect in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Although part of southern hip-hop culture remains attached to the past, Bradley demonstrates how younger southerners use the music to embrace the possibility of multiple Souths, multiple narratives, and multiple points of entry to contemporary southern black identity.
Written by: Regina N. Bradley