Philosophy & Social Aspects
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The Madman’s Orchestra: The Greatest Curiosities from the History of Music
$35.00 Add to cartA beautifully illustrated exploration of the strangest areas of music from around the world, from the author of the critically acclaimed bestsellers The Phantom Atlas, The Madman’s Library, and The De
- Series: Madman’s
- Author: Brooke-Hitching, Edward
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 07 2026
- ISBN10: 1797240129
- Language: English
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On the Record: Music That Changed America
$35.00 Add to cartIn On the Record: Music That Changed America, Anna Harwell Celenza uncovers the sometimes-surprising influence of music on American politics and culture. From “The Star-Spangled Banner” and Billie Hol
- Author: Celenza, Anna Harwell
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 24 2026
- ISBN10: 1324004991
- Language: English
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Unfinished: The Role of the Artist in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
$29.95 Add to cartFor most of his career, the Emmy Award-winning composer and producer Lucas Cantor Santiago was a self-described luddite. Technology, he felt, was moving too fast, transforming the world and the arts w
- Author: Santiago, Lucas Cantor
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: December 11 2025
- ISBN10: 9798765143179
- Language: English
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Why Sound Matters
$26.00 Add to cartA poignant consideration of the material aspect of sound and how it fundamentally shapes our experience of the world, both in its presence and absence
From the joyous communal connections fostered th- Series: Why X Matters
- Author: Krukowski, Damon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 21 2025
- ISBN10: 0300272243
- Language: English
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The Endless Refrain: Memory, Nostalgia, and the Threat to New Music
$19.99 Read moreA veteran music journalist argues that the rise of music streaming and the consolidation of digital platforms is decimating the musical landscape, with dire consequences for the future of our culture… [more below]
- Author: Rowell, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 12 2024
- ISBN10: 168589139X
- Language: English
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The Spirit of Music: The Lesson Continues
$19.00 Add to cartGrammy Award winner Victor Wooten’s inspiring parable of the importance of music and the threats that it faces in today’s world.
We may not realize it as we listen to the soundtrack of our lives thro- Author: Wooten, Victor L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: February 02 2021
- ISBN10: 0593081668
- Language: English
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The Fascist Groove Thing: A History of Thatcher’s Britain in 21 Mixtapes
$22.95 Add to cartThis is the late 1970s and ’80s as explained through the urgent and still-relevant songs of the Clash, the Specials, the Au Pairs, the Style Council, the Pet Shop Boys, and nearly four hundred other b
- Author: Hodges, Hugh
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: February 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1629638846
- Language: English
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Warren Zevon and Philosophy: Beyond Reptile Wisdom
$24.95 Read moreWarren Zevon and Philosophy is a collection of chapters on Zevon’s life and music, authored by philosophers who are also Zevon fans, providing new and exciting insights into Zevon’s thinking, his cyni
- Author: MacKinnon, John E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 270
- Publish Date: November 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1637700288
- Language: English
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Musical Morphine: Transforming Pain One Note at a Time
$17.95 Add to cartRobin Russell Gaiser became a Certified Music Practitioner after a career as a performing musician and teacher. As she learned how valuable music could be in easing patients’ pain — both physical and
- Author: Gaiser, Robin Russell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 254
- Publish Date: June 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1942016174
- Language: English
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The Great Animal Orchestra: Finding the Origins of Music in the World’s Wild Places
$19.99 Add to cartA “passionate amalgam of science and autobiography” that will leave you hearing — and seeing — nature as never before (New York Times Book Review).
Musician and naturalist Bernie Krause is one of t- Author: Krause, Bernie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 12 2013
- ISBN10: 031608686X
- Language: English
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Music and Mind: Harnessing the Arts for Health and Wellness
$36.00 Add to cart“This book inspires us all to immerse ourselves in the vast potential of music and other creative arts to heal our wounds, sharpen our minds, enliven our bodies, and restore our broken connections.” –… [more below]
- Author: Fleming, Ren?e
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: April 09 2024
- ISBN10: 059365319X
- Language: English
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A Little Book about Music: Quotes for the Melophile in Your Life
$8.95 Add to cartForging our identities, setting our moods and impacting our culture, any music admirer understands there’s a sheer breadth of musical tastes. From the classical era to modern day, here you will discov
- Series: Little Books of Music #13
- Author: Hippo! Orange
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1800693273
- Language: English
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Lessons from a Street-Wise Professor: What You Won’t Learn at Most Music Schools
$19.95 Add to cartLessons from a Streetwise Professor: What You Won’t Learn at Most Music Schools was first published in 2011. It’s a book that discusses contemporary issues in the real world of music, and the fact is,
- Author: Ricker, Ramon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 31 2018
- ISBN10: 0982863934
- Language: English
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Beatles Blackouts: Trips Around the World in Search of Beatles Monuments
$17.95 Read moreFear and Loathing in Las Vegas meets a drunken Eat, Pray, Love in this unique tour of global BeatlemaniaDid you know that there’s a Beatles monument in Kazakhstan? Jack Marriott didn’t, and he thought… [more below]
- Author: Marriott, Jack
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 26 2023
- ISBN10: 1648412017
- Language: English
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Fangirls: Scenes from Modern Music Culture
$17.95 Read more“To be a fan is to scream alone together.” This is the discovery Hannah Ewens makes in Fangirls: how music fandom is at once a journey of self-definition and a conduit for connection and camaraderie;
- Series: American Music
- Author: Ewens, Hannah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 18 2020
- ISBN10: 1477322094
- Language: English
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Murder Ballads Old and New: A Dark and Bloody Record
$22.95 Read moreMurder Ballads Old & New: A Dark and Bloody Record is an exploration of an age-old topic– our human need to document the horrors of the world around us. The murder ballad, here expanded to include so… [more below]
- Author: Jones, Steven L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 12 2023
- ISBN10: 1627311335
- Language: English
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This Must Be the Place: How Music Can Make Your City Better
$16.95 Read moreThis Must Be the Place explores how music can make cities better.
This Must Be the Place introduces and examines music’s relationship to cities. Not the influence cities have on music, but the powerfu- Author: Shapiro, Shain
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 214
- Publish Date: September 12 2023
- ISBN10: 1915672058
- Language: English
