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How Music Works

by David Byrne ...

Narrated by David Byrne, Andrew Garman ...

Unabridged

13 hours 10 min

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

$22.99 USD

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
Audiobook

Learning To Read Guitar Music How and Why

by Ged Brockie ...

Narrated by Ged Brockie ...

Unabridged

31 min

Do you play the guitar and wish you could read music? Perhaps you have thought or heard that reading music and playing the guitar is difficult. If so, this audio book is for you.This audio book contains a discussion by professional guitarist of international reputation Ged Brockie on why as a guitarist you should consider learning to read music and the reasons why it will change your musical life. ... Read more

$0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Do you play the guitar and wish you could read music? Perhaps you have thought or heard that reading music and playing the guitar is difficult. If so, this audio book is for you.This audio book contains a discussion by professional guitarist of international reputation Ged Brockie on why as a guitarist you should consider learning to read music and the reasons why it will change your musical life.
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Audiobook

Lucas Cranach

by Richard Muther, Markus Krochmann ...

Narrated by Michael Kommant ...

Series series Berühmte Maler
Abridged

1 hour 28 min

Auf dem Augsburger Reichstag 1550 trafen zwei berühmte alte Herren zusammen: der 72jährige Tizian aus Venedig und der 78jährige "ehrenfeste, hochweise und fürtreffliche Herr Lucas Cranach, Bürgermeister und Maler aus der churfürstlich Sächsischen Hauptstadt Wittenberg". Welchen Eindruck machten sie auf einander? Was sagte wohl Tizian zu dem Bildnis, das Cranach von ihm malte? Was der Wittenberger ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Auf dem Augsburger Reichstag 1550 trafen zwei berühmte alte Herren zusammen: der 72jährige Tizian aus Venedig und der 78jährige "ehrenfeste, hochweise und fürtreffliche Herr Lucas Cranach, Bürgermeister und Maler aus der churfürstlich Sächsischen Hauptstadt Wittenberg". Welchen Eindruck machten sie auf einander? Was sagte wohl Tizian zu dem Bildnis, das Cranach von ihm malte? Was der Wittenberger
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Audiobook

Das Beste aus meinem Liebesleben

Geschichten und Songs über die Liebe an guten und schlechten Tagen

by Axel Hacke, Ursula Mauder ...

Narrated by Axel Hacke ...

Unabridged

1 hour 18 min

Es wäre natürlich einfacher zu lieben, wenn die Liebe tagaus, tagein immer so groß bliebe, wie sie eigentlich ist. Wenn nicht die Banalitäten des Lebens an ihr nagen würden wie die Biber an den Bäumen … "Das Beste aus meinem Liebesleben" versammelt Axel Hackes Geschichten aus den Beziehungssümpfen des Alltags, Geschichten, die einem geradezu unheimlich bekannt sind und die man immer wieder mit dem ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Es wäre natürlich einfacher zu lieben, wenn die Liebe tagaus, tagein immer so groß bliebe, wie sie eigentlich ist. Wenn nicht die Banalitäten des Lebens an ihr nagen würden wie die Biber an den Bäumen … "Das Beste aus meinem Liebesleben" versammelt Axel Hackes Geschichten aus den Beziehungssümpfen des Alltags, Geschichten, die einem geradezu unheimlich bekannt sind und die man immer wieder mit dem
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Audiobook

Hold It in Your Hands: The Enduring Magic of CDs and Vinyl

by Ian Joseph ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Archie G ...

Unabridged

2 hours 21 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Remember the thrill of peeling the plastic off a brand-new album? The joy of flipping through liner notes, admiring the cover art, and feeling the weight of music in your hands? In Hold It in Your Hands, we celebrate the lasting magic of physical media—CDs, vinyl, and the tangible experience of owning music.In an era of endless streams and disposable ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Remember the thrill of peeling the plastic off a brand-new album? The joy of flipping through liner notes, admiring the cover art, and feeling the weight of music in your hands? In Hold It in Your Hands, we celebrate the lasting magic of physical media—CDs, vinyl, and the tangible experience of owning music.In an era of endless streams and disposable
... Read more
Audiobook

EWS Wrestling Superstars Entrance Themes

by Abbas Schirmohammadi, Abbas Schirmohammadi ...

Narrated by Abbas Schirmohammadi ...

Abridged

38 min

Wrestling Superstars Entrance Themes EWS ‒ Erding Wrestling Show. Ihr kennt mich sicher auch unter meinem Kampfnamen "Nobody". Als ich 2005 die EWS gründete, dachte ich nicht im Traum daran, dass wir heute zu den beliebtesten und bestbesuchten Wrestling-Ligen Deutschlands zählen. Wir veranstalten unsere Events in ganz Bayern. Unser Heimspiel haben wir immer im Sportpark Schollbach in Erding mit ... Read more

$18.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Wrestling Superstars Entrance Themes EWS ‒ Erding Wrestling Show. Ihr kennt mich sicher auch unter meinem Kampfnamen "Nobody". Als ich 2005 die EWS gründete, dachte ich nicht im Traum daran, dass wir heute zu den beliebtesten und bestbesuchten Wrestling-Ligen Deutschlands zählen. Wir veranstalten unsere Events in ganz Bayern. Unser Heimspiel haben wir immer im Sportpark Schollbach in Erding mit
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Audiobook

First Gig Ever, The

by Sophia John ...

Narrated by Barkha Swaroop Saxena ...

Series Audiobook 7 - Friday Shots
Unabridged

11 min

A band of musicians dream of making it big in the world. When they do not get sponsors, they choose a most unusual location for their first gig. Their decision has unintended, world shattering consequences. ... Read more

$4.99 USD

A band of musicians dream of making it big in the world. When they do not get sponsors, they choose a most unusual location for their first gig. Their decision has unintended, world shattering consequences.
... Read more
Audiobook

The Harmonium Handbook

Owning, Playing, and Maintaining the Devotional Instrument of India

by Satyaki Kraig Brockschmidt ...

Narrated by Satyaki Kraig Brockschmidt ...

Abridged

3 hours 7 min

***The Harmonium Handbook***provides detailed instruction in how to play, maintain, and repair this popular devotional instrument. It also reveals the colorful history of free-reed instruments such as the harmonium, which dates back to the time of Marco Polo. The story behind the modern version of the harmonium is a fascinating testimony to the love, skill, innovation, and intermingling of many of ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

***The Harmonium Handbook***provides detailed instruction in how to play, maintain, and repair this popular devotional instrument. It also reveals the colorful history of free-reed instruments such as the harmonium, which dates back to the time of Marco Polo. The story behind the modern version of the harmonium is a fascinating testimony to the love, skill, innovation, and intermingling of many of
... Read more
Audiobook

Lata Sur Gatha

by Yatindra Mishra ...

Narrated by Dishi Duggal, Yunus Khan ...

Unabridged

12 hours 57 min

उनकी आवाज़ से चेहरे बनते हैं। ढेरों चेहरे,जो अपनी पहचान को किसी रंग-रूप या नैन – नक्शे से नहीं, बल्कि सुर और रागिनी के आइनें में देखने से आकार पते हैं। एक ऐसी सलोनी निर्मिती, जिसमे सुर का चेहरा दरअसल भावनाओं का चेहरा बन जाता है। कुछ-कुछ उस तरह,जैसे बचपन में पारियों की कहानियों में मिलने वाली एक रानी परी का उदारता और प्रेम से भीगा हुआ व्यक्तित्व हमको सपनों में भी खुशियों और खिलोंनों से भर देता था। ... Read more

$21.99 USD

उनकी आवाज़ से चेहरे बनते हैं। ढेरों चेहरे,जो अपनी पहचान को किसी रंग-रूप या नैन – नक्शे से नहीं, बल्कि सुर और रागिनी के आइनें में देखने से आकार पते हैं। एक ऐसी सलोनी निर्मिती, जिसमे सुर का चेहरा दरअसल भावनाओं का चेहरा बन जाता है। कुछ-कुछ उस तरह,जैसे बचपन में पारियों की कहानियों में मिलने वाली एक रानी परी का उदारता और प्रेम से भीगा हुआ व्यक्तित्व हमको सपनों में भी खुशियों और खिलोंनों से भर देता था।
... Read more
Audiobook

Huey Morgan's Rebel Heroes

The Renegades of Music & Why We Still Need Them

by Huey Morgan ...

Narrated by Huey Morgan ...

Unabridged

5 hours 15 min

The defining sounds of popular music - blues, rock 'n' roll, punk, hip-hop - were shaped and driven by rebel voices: whether that was Robert Johnson and Billie Holiday in the 1920-40s, or the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Joe Strummer in the 1960s and 70s. Truly ground- and rule-breaking voices have been drowned out by pop-by-numbers acts in more recent years, and in Rebel Heroes, Huey ... Read more

$24.99 USD

The defining sounds of popular music - blues, rock 'n' roll, punk, hip-hop - were shaped and driven by rebel voices: whether that was Robert Johnson and Billie Holiday in the 1920-40s, or the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Joe Strummer in the 1960s and 70s. Truly ground- and rule-breaking voices have been drowned out by pop-by-numbers acts in more recent years, and in Rebel Heroes, Huey
... Read more
Audiobook

Bitch She's Madonna. La reina del pop en la cultura contemporánea: La reina del pop en la cultura contemporánea

by Lara González, Lara González, Iván Rotella, Iván Rotella, Borja Ibaseta, Borja Ibaseta, Eduardo Viñuela, Igor Paskual, Mar Álvarez, Laura Viñuela, Jimena Escudero0, Cande Sánchez-Olmos1, Ana Fernández Alonso2 ...

Narrated by Carlos Fierro3 ...

Unabridged

7 hours 52 min

Ser un referente para varias generaciones y mantenerse en la cumbre del mundo de la música desde hace cuarenta años no es una tarea fácil. Y más si eres mujer y si nunca has tenido reparos en tomar las riendas de tu vida y de tu carrera (lidiando con las críticas, el machismo, la censura… y el paso del tiempo). Controvertida y admirada, polémica e incombustible, Madonna es una figura clave de la ... Read more

$12.30 USD

Ser un referente para varias generaciones y mantenerse en la cumbre del mundo de la música desde hace cuarenta años no es una tarea fácil. Y más si eres mujer y si nunca has tenido reparos en tomar las riendas de tu vida y de tu carrera (lidiando con las críticas, el machismo, la censura… y el paso del tiempo). Controvertida y admirada, polémica e incombustible, Madonna es una figura clave de la
... Read more
Audiobook

Poptastic!

My Days in Radio

by Tony Blackburn ...

Narrated by Tony Blackburn, Noel Edmonds ...

Abridged

4 hours 12 min

Tony Blackburn is one of Britain's most iconic disc jockeys, a true pioneer of pop radio who has kept the nation entertained for decades. From his rebellious early days as a pirate radio DJ to becoming the golden voice of BBC Radio 1, Tony has seen it all - chart-topping hits, industry rivalries, lifelong friendships, and the ever-changing landscape of music broadcasting.Now, as Radio 1 marks its ... Read more

$31.99 USD

Tony Blackburn is one of Britain's most iconic disc jockeys, a true pioneer of pop radio who has kept the nation entertained for decades. From his rebellious early days as a pirate radio DJ to becoming the golden voice of BBC Radio 1, Tony has seen it all - chart-topping hits, industry rivalries, lifelong friendships, and the ever-changing landscape of music broadcasting.Now, as Radio 1 marks its
... Read more
Audiobook

Wired for Music

A Search for Health and Joy Through the Science of Sound

by Adriana Barton ...

Narrated by Adriana Barton ...

Unabridged

9 hours 22 min

“Beautifully written… a riveting account of how melodies and rhythms connect us, and help us deal with alienation and anxiety.”—Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, author of The Body Keeps the ScoreIn this captivating blend of science and memoir, a health journalist and former cellist explores music as a source of health, resilience, connection, and joy.Music isn’t just background noise or a series of ... Read more

$18.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

“Beautifully written… a riveting account of how melodies and rhythms connect us, and help us deal with alienation and anxiety.”—Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, author of The Body Keeps the ScoreIn this captivating blend of science and memoir, a health journalist and former cellist explores music as a source of health, resilience, connection, and joy.Music isn’t just background noise or a series of
... Read more
Audiobook

Vinyl Record Collecting For Dummies

by Dave Thompson ...

Narrated by Eric Burgher ...

Unabridged

9 hours 27 min

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

$19.99 USD

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
Audiobook

Grime Kids

The Inside Story of the Global Grime Takeover

by DJ Target ...

Narrated by DJ Target ...

Unabridged

7 hours 54 min

NOW A MAJOR BBC DRAMA, AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON BBC THREE NOW'An essential read for anyone with the slightest interest in the birth of Grime' The Wire'Sharp and nostalgic' The ObserverA group of kids in the 90s had a dream to make their voice heard - and this book documents their seminal impact on today's pop culture.DJ Target grew up in Bow under the shadow of Canary Wharf, with money looming... ... Read more

$24.99 USD

NOW A MAJOR BBC DRAMA, AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON BBC THREE NOW'An essential read for anyone with the slightest interest in the birth of Grime' The Wire'Sharp and nostalgic' The ObserverA group of kids in the 90s had a dream to make their voice heard - and this book documents their seminal impact on today's pop culture.DJ Target grew up in Bow under the shadow of Canary Wharf, with money looming...
... Read more
Audiobook

My Life, My Own Melody

by Sumi Jo ...

Narrated by Erin Lee ...

Unabridged

1 hour 41 min

Korea's Own 'Voice from Above' Tells Her Story INCLUDES THE SINGLE 'LIFE IS A MIRACLE' by Giovanni Allevi, Federico Paciotti and Sumi Jo World's best bel canto soprano Sumi Jo tells the story of her own dramatic life in this candid autobiography. Out now both in Korean and English (*The Korean language version is narrated by the prima donna herself, and the English version by Erin Lee, a ... Read more

$6.99 USD

Korea's Own 'Voice from Above' Tells Her Story INCLUDES THE SINGLE 'LIFE IS A MIRACLE' by Giovanni Allevi, Federico Paciotti and Sumi Jo World's best bel canto soprano Sumi Jo tells the story of her own dramatic life in this candid autobiography. Out now both in Korean and English (*The Korean language version is narrated by the prima donna herself, and the English version by Erin Lee, a
... Read more
Audiobook

HowExpert Guide to Music Festivals

101 Tips to Survive, Thrive, and Have the Most Epic Music Festival Experience

by HowExpert, Lydia Endel ...

Narrated by Danielle Lorentz ...

Unabridged

3 hours

If you want to learn how to survive, thrive, and have an epic music festival experience, then get HowExpert Guide to Music Festivals. This guide is written by Lydia Endel, who has real-life knowledge, passion, and experience in exploring many different music festivals.This book will educate people who are new to the music festival scene on how to survive and thrive at their next festival. The ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

If you want to learn how to survive, thrive, and have an epic music festival experience, then get HowExpert Guide to Music Festivals. This guide is written by Lydia Endel, who has real-life knowledge, passion, and experience in exploring many different music festivals.This book will educate people who are new to the music festival scene on how to survive and thrive at their next festival. The
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Audiobook

A través del vaso

En vivo con 26 músicas y músicos de México

by Mariana H ...

Narrated by Mariana H, Arlette Ceja, Pepe Campa ...

Unabridged

7 hours 12 min

26 entrevistas con algunos de los protagonistas del rock y la música popular en nuestro país.Este libro contiene rock, hip hop, pop, son huasteco, metal, música experimental, un par de boleros y una polca. Contiene 26 voces en vivo de los y las protagonistas de la escena musical mexicana, de las autoras y autores de algunos de los himnos de nuestras patrias emocionales.Amandititita, Abulón, Lino ... Read more

$30.99 USD

26 entrevistas con algunos de los protagonistas del rock y la música popular en nuestro país.Este libro contiene rock, hip hop, pop, son huasteco, metal, música experimental, un par de boleros y una polca. Contiene 26 voces en vivo de los y las protagonistas de la escena musical mexicana, de las autoras y autores de algunos de los himnos de nuestras patrias emocionales.Amandititita, Abulón, Lino
... Read more
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Mindhunter

Die spektakulärsten Fälle der FBI-Spezialeinheit für Serienverbrechen. Das Buch zur Netflix-Originalserie

by John Douglas, John Douglas, Mark Olshaker, Mark Olshaker ...

Narrated by Stefan Lehnen ...

Unabridged

15 hours 28 min

Niemand weiß mehr über Serienmörder als John Douglas. Er war der erste Profiler des FBI, galt jahrzehntelang als der meistgefürchtete Killerjäger der Welt und ist das Vorbild für den FBI-Agenten Holden Ford in der Netflix-Serie »Mindhunter«. In seinem Buch, auf dem die Erfolgsserie basiert, erzählt Douglas nicht nur, wie er die Praxis des Profilings erfand, etablierte und perfektionierte, sondern ... Read more

$30.34 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Niemand weiß mehr über Serienmörder als John Douglas. Er war der erste Profiler des FBI, galt jahrzehntelang als der meistgefürchtete Killerjäger der Welt und ist das Vorbild für den FBI-Agenten Holden Ford in der Netflix-Serie »Mindhunter«. In seinem Buch, auf dem die Erfolgsserie basiert, erzählt Douglas nicht nur, wie er die Praxis des Profilings erfand, etablierte und perfektionierte, sondern
... Read more
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Century of Song

101 Songs that Shaped American Music

by Noah Lefevre ...

Narrated by Brian Telestai ...

Unabridged

11 hours 24 min

Discover the Music that Changed EverythingEmbark on a complex and inspiring journey through the last 101 years as told through some of the most memorable hits and the artists behind them.Noah Lefevre, creator of Polyphonic, explores how our favorite music does more than entertain. From Aretha Franklin carving out her own space in what had been considered a man's world by reworking the chauvinistic ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Discover the Music that Changed EverythingEmbark on a complex and inspiring journey through the last 101 years as told through some of the most memorable hits and the artists behind them.Noah Lefevre, creator of Polyphonic, explores how our favorite music does more than entertain. From Aretha Franklin carving out her own space in what had been considered a man's world by reworking the chauvinistic
... Read more
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One Way Out

The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band

by Alan Paul ...

Narrated by Dan John Miller ...

Unabridged

11 hours 4 min

One Way Out is the powerful biography of the Allman Brothers Band, an oral history written with the band's participation and filled with original, never-before-published interviews as well as personal letters and correspondence. This is the most in-depth look at a legendary American rock band that has meant so much to so many for so long.For twenty-five years, Alan Paul has covered the Allman ... Read more

$21.99 USD

One Way Out is the powerful biography of the Allman Brothers Band, an oral history written with the band's participation and filled with original, never-before-published interviews as well as personal letters and correspondence. This is the most in-depth look at a legendary American rock band that has meant so much to so many for so long.For twenty-five years, Alan Paul has covered the Allman
... Read more
Audiobook

The Inner Game of Music

by Barry Green ...

Narrated by Roxanne Abbott ...

Unabridged

8 hours 33 min

The Inner Game of music is that which takes place in the mind, played against such elusive opponents as nervousness, self doubt, and fear of failure. Using the same principles of "natural learning" W. Timothy Gallwey developed so successfully for tennis, golf, and skiing and applying them to his own field, noted musician Barry Green shows how to acknowledge and overcome these internal obstacles in ... Read more

$19.99 USD

The Inner Game of music is that which takes place in the mind, played against such elusive opponents as nervousness, self doubt, and fear of failure. Using the same principles of "natural learning" W. Timothy Gallwey developed so successfully for tennis, golf, and skiing and applying them to his own field, noted musician Barry Green shows how to acknowledge and overcome these internal obstacles in
... Read more
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Rolling Deep

A Guide to Weed and Rap

by Noah Rubin ...

Unabridged

4 hours

An irreverent, engaging, and visually driven exploration of hip-hop culture through the lens of weed, from the acclaimed music producer, editor, and author of How We Roll.Boasting a wide range of how-tos, charts, graphs, quizzes, lists, interviews and more, Rolling Deep: An Illustrated Guide to Weed and Rap brings to life the edu-taining story of weed and rap—and how they've been intertwined since ... Read more

$15.00 USD

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An irreverent, engaging, and visually driven exploration of hip-hop culture through the lens of weed, from the acclaimed music producer, editor, and author of How We Roll.Boasting a wide range of how-tos, charts, graphs, quizzes, lists, interviews and more, Rolling Deep: An Illustrated Guide to Weed and Rap brings to life the edu-taining story of weed and rap—and how they've been intertwined since
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Why Bushwick Bill Matters

by Charles L. Hughes ...

Narrated by André Santana ...

Series series Why Music Matters
Unabridged

4 hours 15 min

In 1989 the Geto Boys released a blistering track, “Size Ain’t Shit,” that paid tribute to the group’s member Bushwick Bill. Born with dwarfism, Bill was one of the few visibly disabled musicians to achieve widespread fame and one of the even fewer to address disability in a direct, sustained manner. Initially hired as a dancer, Bill became central to the Geto Boys as the Houston crew became one ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In 1989 the Geto Boys released a blistering track, “Size Ain’t Shit,” that paid tribute to the group’s member Bushwick Bill. Born with dwarfism, Bill was one of the few visibly disabled musicians to achieve widespread fame and one of the even fewer to address disability in a direct, sustained manner. Initially hired as a dancer, Bill became central to the Geto Boys as the Houston crew became one
... Read more

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