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1	This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession more books like this by Daniel J Levitin Neuroscientist and professional musician Levitin presents a fascinating exploration of the relationship between music and the mind--and the role of melodies in shaping our lives. Photos throughout. see all copies from £7.21! new only from £7.23! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Music: An Appreciation more books like this by Roger Kamien Whether from a concert stage or at the front of a classroom, Roger Kamien knows how to reach an audience--blending intelligence and passion to lift music from the page and bring it to life. His unique combination of artistic and teaching skills makes "Music: An Appreciation," Brief Edition an invaluable tool for students wanting to learn more ... see all copies from £2.99! new only from £4.82! \| first editions
3	Exit Music more books like this by Ian Rankin As he is simply trying to tie up some loose ends before his retirement, a new case lands on Detective Inspector John Rebus's desk: a dissident Russian poet has been murdered in what looks like a mugging gone wrong. Only a few days shy of the end to his long, controversial career, will Rebus even make it that far? see all copies from £2.10! new only from £3.02! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces more books like this by Maynard Mack (Editor) Edited by scholars, translators and teachers of the literary traditions represented, The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces , Expanded Edition, offers nearly 3,000 pages per volume of the world's greatest literary landmarks, from early Egyptian love poetry to Chinua Achebe's stunning Things Fall Apart . Prized by teachers and students ... see all copies from £4.82! new only from £7.42! \| first editions
5	Chicka Chicka Boom Boom more books like this by Bill Martin, Jr. Bright, bold, and rhythmic, CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM is an imaginative and fun introduction to the letters of the alphabet. Like excited children, the lowercase letters of the alphabet engage in a daring race to the very top of the coconut tree. All seems to be going well, but once the entire alphabet has made the climb, their collective weight ... see all copies from £4.82! new only from £5.54! \| signed copies
6	Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet more books like this by Gail Grant From adagio to voyage, over 800 steps, movements, poses, and concepts are fully defined. A pronunciation guide and cross-references to alternate names for similar steps and positions also included. see all copies from £4.19! new only from £4.19! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	All You Need to Know about the Music Business more books like this by Donald S Passman In this guide, a successful entertainment lawyer offers aspiring performers, writers, and executives advice on protecting themselves in the cutthroat music industry. He includes information on copyrights, merchandising deals, and Internet technologies. see all copies from £4.79! new only from £4.91! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Creative Approach to Music Fundamentals more books like this by William Duckworth This market-leading book for the Fundamentals of Music course addresses students' differing abilities. Internationally renowned composer William Duckworth covers the fundamentals in 14 concise main chapters that are supplemented by 11 enrichment appendices. These offer extended coverage for teachers or students who desire additional instruction. ... see all copies from £4.82! new only from £26.33! \| first editions
9	This Lullaby more books like this by Sarah Dessen This "Publishers Weekly" Best Book of the Year from the acclaimed author of "Dreamland" is a captivating novel about a tough-as-nails girl and the unexpectedly charming boy who's determined to soften her up. see all copies from £1.20! new only from £5.90! \| first editions
10	Norton Anthology of Western Music, Volume 1: Ancient to Baroque more books like this by Professor J Peter Burkholder (Editor), Professor Claude V Palisca (Editor) The ideal companion to "A History of Western Music, Seventh Edition," the two-volume "Norton Anthology of Western Music, Fifth Edition," includes 172 historically significant scores, 71 of them new to this edition, with a strengthened emphasis on twentieth-century music. Revised and enlivened commentaries closely examine the scores to clarify ... see all copies from £21.70! new only from £26.09!
11 view cover	The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band more books like this by Motley Crue, Tommy Lee, Vince Neil Gripping and compulsively readable, Motley Crue's entry in the tell-all autobiographical stakes is a tour de force of a genre that had its genesis in books like S.T.P., Robert Greenfield's memoir of life on the road with the Rolling Stones, and Stephen Davis's classic Led Zeppelin saga HAMMER OF THE GODS. THE DIRT transports us from the band's ... see all copies from £8.08! new only from £8.42! \| first editions
12 view cover	The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century more books like this by Alex Ross Ross, music critic for "The New Yorker," journeys from Vienna before the First World War to New York in the 1970s and 80s. The result is not so much a history of 20th-century music as it is a history of the 20th century through its music. see all copies from £10.48! new only from £10.48! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Tonal Harmony more books like this by Stefan Kostka, Dorothy Payne Designed to meet the needs of the two-year theory curriculum for music majors, this straightforward market-leading text emphasizes practicality and ease of use for both the student and the instructor. Its outstanding ancillaries, which include a collection of audio examples on CD (for both the text and workbook), Finale Workbook Software, and an ... see all copies from £21.71! new only from £33.45! \| first editions
14 view cover	Scar Tissue more books like this by Anthony Kiedis, Larry Ratso Sloman Red Hot Chili Peppers member Anthony Kiedis' autobiography, SCAR TISSUE, has all the sex, drugs, and rock & roll you'd expect from the story of a handsome young heroin-addicted vocalist of one of rock's most successful and influential bands. Kiedis' childhood sets the scene for his later life: his drug dealer father and the infant Kiedis party in ... see all copies from £2.04! new only from £7.33! \| first editions
15 view cover	Beach Music more books like this by Pat Conroy The story of a man whose wife's suicide leads him to dark family truths and the terror of the Holocaust. see all copies from £1.20! new only from £4.96! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Cash: The Autobiography more books like this by Johnny Cash In his own words, "The Man in Black" sets the record straight--and dispels a few myths--as he looks unsparingly at his remarkable life: from his turbulent past to the joys of the present to his plans down the road. Here, too, are the friends of a lifetime, including Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, and Dr. Billy Graham. As powerful and ... see all copies from £2.10! new only from £5.54! \| first editions
17 view cover	Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain more books like this by Oliver Sacks Sackss compassionate, compelling tales of people struggling to adapt to different neurological conditions have fundamentally changed the way we think of our own brains. Here, he examines the powers of music through the individual experiences of patients, musicians, and everyday people. see all copies from £7.52! new only from £7.52! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Wee Sing Bible Songs more books like this by Pamela Conn Beall A celebration of the Bible in music and song. Bible heroes, teachings, parables, praises and prayers are all contained in this collection of traditional songs. Children will love celebrating the Bible by singing these songs for years to come. see all copies from £4.82! new only from £4.82! \| first editions
19 view cover	The long hard road out of hell more books like this by Marilyn Manson, Neil Strauss Hard rock's favorite whipping boy's tell-all autobiography is a surprisingly candid and well-written confessional of Marilyn Manson's deprived youth, his depraved teenage years, and how, much like Alice Cooper a generation before him, he turned a variety of childhood traumas to his advantage in constructing a rock & roll persona that audiences ... see all copies from £3.91! new only from £6.68! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Modern Recording Techniques more books like this by David Miles Huber, Robert E Runstein (Editor) A manual, reference, and teaching tool, offering thorough coverage of each topic, this book will be useful for recording workshops, sound engineers, musicians and electronic musicians, producers, multimedia developers, audio for video professionals, universities, schools, and audio enthusiasts in general. Includes a glossary, up-to-date ... see all copies from £4.82! new only from £7.41! \| first editions
21 view cover	Guitar for Dummies more books like this by Mark Phillips, Jon Chappell "Guitar For Dummies" offers full coverage of the subject, from picking out a guitar to learning to play, expert advice from America's leading guitar authorities, musical exercises and fretboard illustrations--plus a tutorial CD that features licks and songs from the book. Illustrations. see all copies from £4.82! new only from £7.82!
22 view cover	High fidelity more books like this by Nick Hornby A pop music junkie, deserted by his girlfriend, fulfills his lifelong dream of dating a singer with a recording contract. It doesn't help. see all copies from £1.20! new only from £2.11! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Rose That Grew from Concrete more books like this by Tupac Shakur By the time of his murder at the age of 25, Tupac Shakur was a major force in rap music, with a dozen albums and six movies under his belt. But this collection of poems, written in a poetry workshop by the future star at the age of 19, shows that Shakur possessed both a poet's disarming simplicity and a writer's raw talent well before the start of ... see all copies from £5.40! new only from £6.00!
24 view cover	The Enjoyment of Music: An Introduction to Perceptive Listening more books like this by Kristine Forney With three million copies sold over nine editions, "The Enjoyment of Music" is the best-selling music appreciation text of all time. Spanning the Middle Ages through the twenty-first century, the text offers a thorough introduction to the elements of music, a broad overview of the history of musical styles, and fascinating cultural contexts and ... see all copies from £2.63! new only from £9.25! \| first editions
25 view cover	Free Play more books like this by Stephen Nachmanovitch see all copies from £6.45! new only from £7.06!

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