Skip to main content
Search Button
Greece Kobo store Gift Cards Help

Rakuten Kobo

Wishlist

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Item(s) unavailable for purchase
Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.
itemsitem
itemsitem

Recommended For You

Loading...

Reference eBooks

If you like Reference eBooks, then you'll love these top picks.
Showing 1 - 24 of 2945 Results
Skip side bar filters

  • Life

    The No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller from the Rolling Stones legend

    by Keith Richards ...
    The once-in-a-generation memoir of a rock legend - the No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller.'Electrifying'New York Times'A masterpiece'The Word'Funny, poignant, brutally honest'Sunday Telegraph'Densely packed with incident... immensely readable'Sunday Times... ... Read more

    5,49 €

  • The SuperCollider Book, second edition

    Edited by Scott Wilson, David Cottle, Nick Collins ...
    A comprehensive update of the essential reference to SuperCollider, with new material on machine learning, musical notation and score making, SC Tweets, alternative editors, parasite languages, non-standard synthesis, and the cross-platform GUI library.SuperCollider is one of the most important domain-specific audio programming languages, with wide-ranging applications across installations, real ... Read more

    89,14 €

  • Violin Varnish

    by Joseph Michelman ...
    After more than eight years of extensive research on the varnish used by the Italian Violin Makers from 1550 to 1750 A. D., it has not been possible to corroborate the results in the chemical laboratory. This is due entirely to the unavailability of samples of the varnish for confirmatory analysis. Violins made by the Italian masters of this period are so valuable and so scarce that a small sample ... Read more

    9,11 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Gothic Rock (Author's Edition)

    by Mick Mercer ...
    Originally published in 1991, then briefly reprinted by Cleopatra in America, this irreverent tome, my second on Goth, has been out of print for over 25 years, so I am delighted to make it available online, as I own the rights. Please excuse any layout weirdness. Popping in exclusive photos meant the layout moved up and down a bit in strange ways, and I couldn't change it to anything which settled ... Read more

    5,99 €

  • Music as Medicine

    How We Can Harness Its Therapeutic Power

    by Daniel Levitin ...
    **The Instant Sunday Times BestsellerA Financial Times, Telegraph and Waterstones Book of the YearShortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book PrizeWhat if music holds the key to healing our minds and bodies? Music as Medicine is the revelatory new book from the million-copy bestselling author of The Organized Mind.**'Fascinating' OBSERVER'Essential' WALL STREET JOURNAL‘Intr... ... Read more

    9,49 €

  • Mustaine: A Life in Metal

    by Dave Mustaine ...
    Former Metallica guitarist and founding member of Megadeth Dave Mustaine talks for the first time about his life in rock ‘n’ roll, finally telling the inside story of two of the most influential heavy metal bands in the world.Here, for the first time ever, Dave Mustaine tells the tale of two of the biggest metal bands in history; a story yet to be told from the inside. A pioneer of the thrash ... Read more

    9,85 €

  • How Music Works

    by David Byrne ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • David Byrne’s incisive and enthusiastic look at the musical art form, from its very inceptions to the influences that shape it, whether acoustical, economic, social, or technological—now updated with a new chapter on digital curation.“How Music Works is a buoyant hybrid of social history, anthropological survey, autobiography, personal philosophy, and business manual” ... Read more

    10,48 €

  • Beauty, Disrupted

    The Carre Otis Story

    by Carre Otis, Hugo Schwyzer ...
    Throughout her career, supermodel and actress Carré Otis has been celebrated for her striking physical beauty—but in this brazenly honest memoir she revisits the ugliest parts of her past to reveal the events that ultimately brought her to strive for, and champion, the kind of beauty that can only be found within. In Beauty Disrupted Carré details the triumphs and challenges of her career in ... Read more

    9,11 €

  • The Dirt

    Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band

    by Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx, Mick Mars ...
    NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL MOVIE STARRING MACHINE GUN KELLY, DANIEL WEBBER, DOUGLAS BOOTH, AND IWAN RHEON, DIRECTED BY JEFF TREMAINE.Celebrate thirty years of the world's most notorious rock band with the deluxe collectors' edition of The Dirt—the outrageous, legendary, no-holds-barred autobiography of Mötley Crüe. Fans have gotten glimpses into the band's crazy world of backstage scandals, celebrity ... Read more

    11,33 €

  • Heroes of the Metal Underground

    The Definitive Guide to 1980s American Independent Metal Bands

    by Alexandros Anesiadis, Yiannis Scarpelos ...
    The only encyclopedic and definitive book on American indie metal!If all you know about metal music was what was heard on commercial radio, then you don’t know metal at all. Heroes of the Underground profiles 600 American bands from every town and city in the United States who ever released a record.Metal bands exploded during the 1980s. Influenced by the heavy sounds coming out of Britain via ... Read more

    28,19 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Authorized P-Funk Song Reference

    Official Canon of Parliament-Funkadelic, 1956-2023

    by Daniel Bedrosian ...
    “Daniel Bedrosian has done a wonderful job of a seemingly impossible task of reconstructing this history-finding everybody who's been a part of, involved with, or in any way left their fingerprint on what has become the P-Funk.”- George ClintonGeorge Clinton's Parliament-Funkadelic collective (P-Funk) stands as one of the most iconic and important groups in popular music history, with an ... Read more

    39,21 €

  • Gewalt- und Körperdarstellung im Film

    Eine Analyse anhand einiger Filmbeispiele

    by Anne Conrad ...
    Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Filmwissenschaft, Note: 1,3, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Veranstaltung: Germanistik - Neuere Deutsche Literatur, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Es gibt sehr unterschiedliche Arten von Filmen: Komödien, Horrorfilme, Dramas. In fast allen Arten von Filmen kommt auch Gewalt vor, sogar in Komödien und teilweise auch in Kinderfilmen. Allerdings ... Read more

    13,99 €

  • Opeth

    Every Album, Every Song

    by Jordan Blum ...
    Series series On Track
    There has never been – and never will be – another band like Opeth. Formed in Stockholm, Sweden around 1989, their thirty-year career showcases a melding of diverse influences. They demonstrate a commitment to both songwriting and instrumental excellence, not to mention stylistic diversity – no matter what the cost – that’s unmatched by any of their stylistic peers. Whether it be their unashamedly ... Read more

    5,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Seeing the seen, hearing the heard. Körperlichkeit und Audio-Vision in Kathryn Bigelows "Strange Days"

    by Danny Gronmaier ...
    Masterarbeit aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich Filmwissenschaft, Note: 1,0, Freie Universität Berlin (Institut für Theaterwissenschaft), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Der Film Strange Days von Kathryn Bigelow setzt eine der zentralen Aussagen von Vivian Sobchack emblematisch ins eigene Bild: In einer dystopischen Diegese kurz vor der Jahrtausendwende ermöglicht eine Technik namens SQUID, individuelle ... Read more

    Free

  • Zwischen Vernunft und Wahnsinn - Konzeptionen der Großstadt im neueren Hollywood-Blockbuster

    by Andres Hutter ...
    Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich Filmwissenschaft, Note: keine, Universität Zürich (Seminar für Filmwissenschaft), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In Hollywood-Filmen scheint die Stadt häufig ein Ort voller Probleme zu sein: Chaos, Gewalt, Armut und Vereinsamung sind Motive, die in den städtischen Schauplätzen immer wieder auftauchen. Das widerspricht radikal einer viel früheren ... Read more

    15,99 €

  • Composer's Desk Reference for the Classic Guitar

    by Chris Kachian ...
    Traditionally the classic guitar has been either excluded or inadequately represented in orchestration textbooks, resulting in much misinformation about its technique, its practicality in various performance contexts, and its character. The guitar's unique tuning, broad timbral variety and intimate nature pose a formidable challenge to non-guitarist composers, for whom an extensive amount of time ... Read more

    16,37 €

  • 33 1/3 Patti Smith – Horses

    Philip Shaw

    by Philip Shaw ...
    Series Book 17 - 33 1/3
    PATTI SMITH HORSES (33 1/3)Μια παράξενη σύγκρουση υψηλής τέχνης και μαζικής κουλτούραςΗ διάσημη σειρά μουσικών βιβλίων «33 1/3» συνεχίζει να μας προσφέρει μέσα από τις εκδόσεις Οξύ νέους τίτλους και στα ελληνικά. Σειρά έχει το βιβλίο του Philip Shaw για το άλμπουμ Horses της Πάτι Σμίθ.Έχοντας οργώσει μποέμικα τους δρόμους της Νέας ... ... Read more

    8,33 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Music: For Beginners - 7 Manuscripts in 1 Book, Including

    Music Theory, How to Read Music, Play Guitar, Play Piano, Play Ukulele, Play Chords and Play Scales

    by Preston Hoffman ...
    Series Book 38 - Music
    Book 1)Music Theory: For Beginners - The Only 7 Exercises You Need to Learn Music Fundamentals and the Elements of Written Music TodayBook 2)How to Read Music: In 1 Day - The Only 7 Exercises You Need to Learn Sheet Music Theory and Reading Musical Notation TodayBook 3)How to Play Guitar: In 1 Day - The Only 7 Exercises You Need to Learn Guitar Chords, Guitar Scales and Guitar Tabs Today<stro... ... Read more

    9,11 €

  • The Renaissance Vihuela and Guitar in Sixteenth Century Spain

    by Frank Koonce ...
    Scholarly editions, which serve different purposes than performance editions, are not often designed with the modern guitarist in mind. For instance, Renaissance vihuela tablatures are usually transcribed with the open first string as G, not E. Most are presented in double-staff notation, a medium that is superior for realizing counterpoint but unconventional as guitar notation. Furthermore, these ... Read more

    27,29 €

  • Redemption Song

    The Definitive Biography of Joe Strummer

    by Chris Salewicz ...
    The definitive biography of Joe Strummer, released with a new epilogue to mark the 60th anniversary of his birth.Chris Salewicz was an intimate friend of Strummer’s for over 25 years. Drawing on more than 300 interviews with family, friends and associates, this is a comprehensive, compelling insight into the man behind The Clash.The Clash was the most influential band of its generation, producing ... Read more

    18,65 €

  • Vinyl Record Collecting For Dummies

    by Dave Thompson ...
    Get on the vinyl train and learn about this captivating hobbyVinyl Record Collecting For Dummies teaches you how to start a collection, grow your collection, and make that collection sound excellent. You’ll learn how to shop for new, used, and rare records, and how to select the turntable that’s right for you. Learn how to determine a record’s value, build your collection on a budget, and properly ... Read more

    Was 14,99 € Now 12,99 €

  • Werbe- und Wirtschaftsfilm in Stereo-3D

    Eine Betrachtung aus der Sicht des Filmproduzenten

    by Martin Maier ...
    Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich Filmwissenschaft, Note: 1,0, Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien (Filmakademie Wien), Veranstaltung: Filmproduktion, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Durch die rasante Entwicklung des digitalen Films von der Aufzeichnung, über die Bearbeitung bis hin zur digitalen Projektion im Kino sind sowohl die heutigen Produktions- und ... Read more

    18,99 €

  • Hawkwind

    Every Album, Every Song

    by Duncan Harris ...
    Series series On Track - revised edition
    Always enigmatic and outside of the mainstream, most people associate Hawkwind with'whoosh' noises, ‘Silver Machine’, Lemmy and 'Space Rock' music. From the beginning, Hawkwind have been trailblazers, even when they have explored blind alleys, and have never been afraid to innovate and mutate. The band have a unique history in the world of rock music, inspiring not just other bands but also an ... Read more

    9,49 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Band Music Handbook

    A Catalog of Emerging Band Repertoire

    by Christopher M. Cicconi ...
    Series series Music Finders
    The Band Music Handbook: A Comprehensive Catalog of Band Repertoire presents professional, college, community, and school band directors with an essential tool for discovering and selecting appropriate repertoire. Christopher M. Cicconi presents a wide-ranging catalog of band music composed in the past twenty-five years. From the work of John Adams to Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, the music cataloged ... Read more

    Was 74,08 € Now 64,23 €