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More Than You Know
ISBN: 9780007207626 / Angielski / Miękka / 302 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Now in paperback and fully updated, Matt Goss recounts his unbelievable life story in emotional detail. From financially deprived but emotionally rich beginnings, Matt sees his fortunes literally turned upside-down, with all the fame, glamour and money he could hope for violently snatched away from him. Matt Goss has been a staple part of British tabloid life for years - yet, the general public has had no idea of the astounding life that he has led - and still lives - behind the headlines and sound-bites. Here, for the first time, he takes them into his confidence and reveals the... Now in paperback and fully updated, Matt Goss recounts his unbelievable life story in emotional detail. From financially deprived but emotionally r... |
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48,76 zł |
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Take That - Now and Then: Inside the Biggest Comeback in British Pop History
ISBN: 9780007232581 / Angielski / Miękka / 317 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This book recounts the entire story of the most successful British band since The Beatles. From their humble beginnings to the break-up that shook the pop world, to their explosive and successful come-back tour a decade later, TAKE THAT - NOW AND THEN exposes the intimate details of the band that changed pop history. Containing hot behind-the-scenes information on the band's sell-out come-back tour, Take That - Now and Then gives a complete history of the band, with revelations on what's happened over the band's time together and apart, and allows you to relive the tour experience... This book recounts the entire story of the most successful British band since The Beatles. From their humble beginnings to the break-up that shook ... |
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76,62 zł |
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Before the Legend: The Rise of Bob Marley
ISBN: 9780060539924 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Bob Marley was a reggae superstar, a musical prophet who brought the sound of the Third World to the entire globe. Before the Legend: The Rise of Bob Marley goes beyond the myth of Marley to bring you the private side of a man few people ever really knew. Drawing from original interviews with the people closest to Marleyincluding his widow, Rita, his mother, Cedella, his bandmate and childhood friend, Bunny Wailer, his producer Chris Blackwell, and many others--Legend paints an entirely fresh picture of one of the most enduring musical artists of our times. This is a portrait of an... Bob Marley was a reggae superstar, a musical prophet who brought the sound of the Third World to the entire globe. Before the Legend: The Rise of B... |
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52,74 zł |
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Dizzy: The Life and Times of John Birks Gillespie
ISBN: 9780060559212 / Angielski / Miękka / 422 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Dizzy Gillespie secured his place in the jazz pantheon as one of the most expressive and virtuosic improvisers in the history of music. More important is that he was one of its great innovators. As a primary creator of the bebop and Afro-Cuban revolutions, he twice changed the way improvisation was fundamentally done. And by combining electrifying musicianship, infectious warmth, and rare comedic skills, he achieved a worldwide popularity few jazz musicians have ever enjoyed. This is the enthralling saga of Dizzy Gillespie -- a chronicle of the rise of a jazz genius from the lowest... Dizzy Gillespie secured his place in the jazz pantheon as one of the most expressive and virtuosic improvisers in the history of music. More import... |
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68,66 zł |
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Jimi Hendrix: The Intimate Story of a Betrayed Musical Legend
ISBN: 9780060563011 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The genius we never understood. . . . The man we never knew. . . . The truth we never heard. . . . The music we never forgot. . . . A revealing portrait of a legend by a close and trusted friend. The genius we never understood. . . . The man we never knew. . . . The truth we never heard. . . . The music we never forgot. . . . A revealing por... |
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60,70 zł |
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Hell Bent for Leather: Confessions of a Heavy Metal Addict
ISBN: 9780060722937 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Seb Hunter wasn't just a heavy metal fan. He was a blind devotee who threw away his education and future prospects to become a rock star. In Hell Bent for Leather, he reaches into the most embarrassing depths of the family photo album to reveal his Wayne's World-esque teen years, taking readers on a (very loud) musical journey from his first guitar to his first gig and on, through groupies, girlfriends, too many drugs, spiraling egos, musical differences, and finally, the end of the dream -- and a much-needed haircut.In this nostalgic look at heavy metal culture,... Seb Hunter wasn't just a heavy metal fan. He was a blind devotee who threw away his education and future prospects to become a rock star. In |
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60,70 zł |
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Love, Janis
ISBN: 9780060755225 / Angielski / Miękka / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A revealing and intimate biography about Janis Joplin, the Queen of Classic Rock, written by her younger sister. Janis Joplin blazed across the sixties music scene, electrifying audiences with her staggering voice and the way she seemed to pour her very soul into her music. By the time her life and artistry were cut tragically short by a heroin overdose, Joplin had become the stuff of rock-and-roll legend. Through the eyes of her family and closest friends, we see Janis as a young girl, already rebelling against injustice, racism, and hypocrisy in society. We follow Janis as... A revealing and intimate biography about Janis Joplin, the Queen of Classic Rock, written by her younger sister. Janis Joplin blazed across ... |
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49,85 zł |
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Mozart: A Life
ISBN: 9780060883447 / Angielski / Miękka / 640 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. On the occasion of Mozart's two hundred and fiftieth birthday, read Maynard Solomon's Mozart: A Life, universally hailed as the Mozart biography of our time. On the occasion of Mozart's two hundred and fiftieth birthday, read Maynard Solomon's Mozart: A Life, universally hailed as the Mozart bio... |
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92,54 zł |
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Stairway to Heaven : Led Zeppelin Uncensored
ISBN: 9780060938376 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. No one knew Led Zeppelin like Richard Cole. The band's tour manager for more than a decade, Cole was there when they burst onto the music scene, achieved cult status, cut platinum records, and transformed popular music. Second only to the Beatles in sales for years, Led Zeppelin was rock's premier group. But unlike the boys from Liverpool, the excitement of this band"s music was matched by the fever pitch of their antics on and off the stage.... In hotel rooms and stadiums, in a customized private Boeing 707 jet and country estates, Richard Cole saw it all -- and here he tells it all... No one knew Led Zeppelin like Richard Cole. The band's tour manager for more than a decade, Cole was there when they burst onto the music scene, ac... |
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72,64 zł |
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Punk Rock Dad: No Rules, Just Real Life
ISBN: 9780061148767 / Angielski / Miękka / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Jim Lindberg is a Punk Rock Dad. When he drives his kids to school in the morning, they listen to the Ramones, the Clash, or the Descendents and that's it. He goes to all the soccer games, dance rehearsals, and piano recitals, but when he feels the need, he goes into the slam pit at punk shows and comes home bruised and beaten--somehow feeling strangely better. While the other dads dye their hair brown to cover the gray, Jim occasionally dyes his blue or green. He pays his taxes, serves jury duty, votes in all major elections, and reserves the right to believe that there's a vast Right... Jim Lindberg is a Punk Rock Dad. When he drives his kids to school in the morning, they listen to the Ramones, the Clash, or the Descendents and th... |
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60,70 zł |
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Neil Peart: Cultural Repercussions: An In-Depth Examination of the Words, Ideas, and Professional Life of Neil Peart, Man of Lette
ISBN: 9781614753544 / Angielski / Miękka / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Though Neil Peart is universally acknowledged as one of the greatest living drummers, few studies have been devoted to his writings. Yet, Peart is very much a man of his words. He writes lyrics, travelogues, short stories, essays, and books of cultural criticism. In terms of his cultural impact, he is also one of North America's greatest living men of letters. The themes he offers in his writings are timeless: philosophy, journeys, growth, exploration, excellence, art, satisfaction, happiness, religion, politics, individualism, expression, natural history, cultural criticism, life, love,...
Though Neil Peart is universally acknowledged as one of the greatest living drummers, few studies have been devoted to his writings. Yet, Peart is ver...
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60,70 zł |
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Some Kind of Lonely Clown: The Music, Memory, and Melancholy Lives of Karen Carpenter (Hardback)
ISBN: 9781593938697 / Angielski / Twarda / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This is the HARDBACK version. "This book brings back so many lovely and amusing memories of a sadly missed friend. She was unique and irreplaceable in so many ways. Joel has been thorough in his research, and his love and respect for Karen shine through. Love and thanks for the fun and the magic of her musical soul." -Petula Clark "An insightful look at the life of Karen Carpenter, a singing hero of mine. I had the pleasure of opening for the Carpenters in 1975, but it was more exciting that they recorded several of my songs, particularly 'Solitaire, ' which featured a breathtaking Karen...
This is the HARDBACK version. "This book brings back so many lovely and amusing memories of a sadly missed friend. She was unique and irreplaceable in...
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134,54 zł |
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The Inner Voice: The Making of a Singer
ISBN: 9780143035947 / Angielski / Miękka / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. The fascinating personal story of one of the most celebrated talents in today's music scene The star of the Metropolitan Opera's recent revival of Dvorak's Rusalka, soprano Renee Fleming brings a consummately beautiful voice, striking interpretive talents, and compelling artistry to bear on performances that have captivated audiences in opera houses and recital halls throughout the world. In The Inner Voice--a book that is the story of her own artistic development and the "autobiography" of her voice--this great performer presents a unique and privileged look at the making...
The fascinating personal story of one of the most celebrated talents in today's music scene The star of the Metropolitan Opera's recent rev...
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82,43 zł |
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Mozart: A Cultural Biography
ISBN: 9780156011716 / Angielski / Miękka / 864 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This major work, the result of years of careful study and analysis, places Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's life and music in the context of the intellectual, political and artistic currents of eighteenth-century Europe. The result is a fresh interpretation of Mozart's genius, as Robert Gutman shows the great composer in a new light. With an informed and sensitive handling, Mozart emerges as an affectionate and generous man with family and friends, self-deprecating, witty, and winsome but also an austere moralist, incisive and purposeful. The major genres in which Mozart worked-chamber music,...
This major work, the result of years of careful study and analysis, places Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's life and music in the context of the intellectual...
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187,89 zł |
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The American Songbag
ISBN: 9780156056502 / Angielski / Miękka / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Sandburg was not only a poet but also a noted collector and performer of american folk music. This anthology contains words and music to 290 songs that people have sung in the making of americanca. New Introduction by Garrison Keillor; Prefatory Notes by the Author; Index.
Sandburg was not only a poet but also a noted collector and performer of american folk music. This anthology contains words and music to 290 songs tha...
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148,09 zł |
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Richard Wagner : Theory and Theatre
ISBN: 9780193153226 / Angielski / Twarda / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Richard Wagner has come to be seen as the quintessential artist of the nineteenth century. Borchmeyer here provides the first systematic and comprehensive account of Wagner's aesthetic theory, examining his hitherto neglected prose writings and his ideas on music drama from the various standpoints of literature, the linking of ideas, and the sociology of art. The preeminent importance for Wagner of classical Greek art and mythology emerges with particular clarity, while his links with the great figures and forms of world theatre-- Shakespeare, the commedia dell'arte, the popular theatre, and...
Richard Wagner has come to be seen as the quintessential artist of the nineteenth century. Borchmeyer here provides the first systematic and comprehen...
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1177,32 zł |
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Mozart : His Character, His Work
ISBN: 9780195007329 / Angielski / Miękka / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The publication in paper covers of Einstein's classic study of Mozart's character and works will be welcomed by all who wish to learn more about one of the greatest musical geniuses of all time.
The publication in paper covers of Einstein's classic study of Mozart's character and works will be welcomed by all who wish to learn more about one o...
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258,01 zł |
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Louis Armstrong : An American Genius
ISBN: 9780195037272 / Angielski / Miękka / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Louis Armstrong. "Satchmo." To millions of fans, he was just a great entertainer. But to jazz aficionados, he was one of the most important musicians of our times--not only a key figure in the history of jazz but a formative influence on all of 20th-century popular music. Set against the backdrop of New Orleans, Chicago, and New York during the "jazz age," Collier re-creates the saga of an old-fashioned black man making it in a white world. He chronicles Armstrong's rise as a musician, his scrapes with the law, his relationships with four wives, and his frequent feuds with fellow... Louis Armstrong. "Satchmo." To millions of fans, he was just a great entertainer. But to jazz aficionados, he was one of the most important music... |
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285,86 zł |
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A Life in Ragtime : A Biography of James Reese Europe
ISBN: 9780195060447 / Angielski / Twarda / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In 1919, the world stood at the threshold of the Jazz Age. The man who had ushered it there, however, lay murdered--and would soon plunge from international fame to historical obscurity. It was a fate few would have predicted for James Reese Europe; he was then at the pinnacle of his career as a composer, conductor, and organizer in the black community, with the promise of even greater heights to come. "People don't realize yet today what we lost when we lost Jim Europe," said pianist Eubie Blake. "He was the savior of Negro musicians...in a class with Booker T. Washington and Martin Luther...
In 1919, the world stood at the threshold of the Jazz Age. The man who had ushered it there, however, lay murdered--and would soon plunge from interna...
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341,63 zł |
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Ruth Crawford Seeger : A Composer's Search for American Music
ISBN: 9780195065091 / Angielski / Twarda / 488 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901-1953) is frequently considered the most significant American female composer in this century. Joining Aaron Copland and Henry Cowell as a key member of the 1920s musical avant-garde, she went on to study with modernist theorist and future husband Charles Seeger, writing her masterpiece, String Quartet 1931, not long after. But her legacy extends far beyond the cutting edge of modern music. Collaborating with poet Carl Sandburg on folk song arrangements in the twenties, and with the famous folk-song collectors John and Alan Lomax in the 1930s, she emerged as a...
Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901-1953) is frequently considered the most significant American female composer in this century. Joining Aaron Copland and Hen...
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703,76 zł |