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  • 101 Quirky Observations on Classical Music

    by Maggie Cotton ...
    Are you a fan of classical music? Can you name all the well-known composers, conductors and the compositions they are associated with? Or perhaps, you would like to learn more about them? If so, you are certain to enjoy the quotes and musical miscellany in 101 Quirky Observations on Classical Music. Who defined music as ‘a science that would have us laugh and sing and dance’? Which composer said, ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Classical Music Quiz Book

    by Maggie Cotton ...
    Do you enjoy listening to classical music? Are you familiar with well-known composers and the music they created? Can you tell the difference between Boccherini and Birtwistle, or maybe you would like to be able to? If you answered yes to any of these questions you are certain to enjoy The Classical Music Quiz Book. The 250 questions in this book have been put together to test your knowledge of ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Wrong Sex, Wrong Instrument

    by Maggie Cotton ...
    Now retired and no longer silenced by a contract, Maggie Cotton presents an honest and long-overdue player's perspective of life inside a professional symphony orchestra, describing how she became the first female percussionist in what was initially a staunchly male-dominated world. Now retired after forty years with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Maggie gives a fascinating and ... Read more

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  • The World's Great Men of Music

    Story-Lives of Master Musicians

    In "The World's Great Men of Music," Harriette Brower presents a rich tapestry of biographical sketches that delve into the lives and contributions of renowned composers and musicians from various epochs. Her narrative style is engaging and accessible, combining scholarly insight with a journalistic flair that captures the reader's imagination. Structured around key figures such as Beethoven, ... Read more

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  • The Lives and Times of the Great Composers

    by Michael Steen ...
    'A glorious plum-pudding of a book, to be consulted, with pleasure and profit, over and over again' Sir Jeremy IsaacsMichael Steen's 'Great Composers' was originally published in 2003. A lifetime's work and almost 1000 pages long, it has since become 'the' reference point and key read on the biographical backgrounds to classical music's biggest names.Authoritative and hugely detailed - but ... Read more

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    by Tony Iommi ...
    The New York Times bestselling autobiography by the lead guitarist of Black Sabbath and the architect of heavy metalIron Man chronicles the story of both pioneering guitarist Tony Iommi and legendary band Black Sabbath, dubbed "The Beatles of heavy metal" by Rolling Stone. Iron Man reveals the man behind the icon yet still captures Iommi's humor, intelligence, and warmth. He speaks honestly and ... Read more

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  • A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khalid Hosseini (Trivia-on-Books)

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    Trivia-on-Book: A Thousand Splendid Suns By Khaled HosseiniTake the fan-challenge yourself and share it with family and friends!A Thousand Splendid Suns is a deeply moving story of friendship and love with a backdrop of Afghanistan’s history. Mariam and Laila are women from different generations and vastly different backgrounds. When Laila comes into the family as the second wife, Mariam initially ... Read more

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  • The Kim Kardashian Quiz Book

    100 Questions on the Amercian Socialite

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  • Robert Schumann's Advice to Young Musicians

    Revisited by Steven Isserlis

    Robert Schumann was far ahead of his time, not least in his attitude to children and young people; his 'Advice for Young Musicians', originally created to accompany his famous 'Album for the Young', remains as relevant today as when it was written.Celebrated cellist Steven Isserlis adds his own extensive commentary to Schumann's words of wisdom. The advice is by turns practical, humorous, and ... Read more

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  • Moon River and Me

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    by Andy Williams ...
    A remarkable memoir by one of the most popular and beloved entertainers of the twentieth centuryWhen in the mid-1950s Andy Williams reached a low point in his career, singing in dives to ever-smaller audiences, the young man from Wall Lake, Iowa, had no inkling of the success he would one day achieve. Before being declared a national treasure by President Ronald Reagan, Williams would chart ... Read more

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