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  • 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

    R294,85

  • 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

    R233,09

  • Justin Bieber: Just Getting Started (100% Official)

    by Justin Bieber ...
    Get your backstage pass at the ready as you go behind the scenes with Justin Bieber, in his brand new book – 100% official – and discover what life is really like as the world’s hottest pop star!Justin Bieber has come a long way from being your average school kid, busking on the streets of the small town of Stratford, Ontario in Canada. And he wouldn’t be where he is today without his legion of ... Read more

    R197,56

  • One Direction: Where We Are (100% Official)

    Our Band, Our Story

    by One Direction ...
    Calling all One Direction fans!This is the only official book from 1D, charting their journey over the last year and a half – from the places they’ve visited and fans they’ve met, to their thoughts and feelings, hopes and dreams, highs and lows. It has been a phenomenal year – and this is a phenomenal story.This Christmas, there will be no other book that true One Direction fans will want!They’ve ... Read more

    R159,03

  • Big Keyboard and Piano Chord Book: 500+ Keyboard and Piano Chords in a Unique Visual Format

    by MoranEducation ...
    The Big Keyboard and Piano Chord Book presents over 500 Keyboard and Piano chords in our unique easy to read format. With large clear and concise diagrams, we show you all the keyboard chords you'll ever need to know in full color.If you've just started playing, you'll appreciate our Introductory Pages, which explain how to get the most out of the book, and common chord substitutions. The more ... Read more

    R47,49 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Can I Say

    Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums, Drums, Drums

    by Travis Barker, Gavin Edwards ...
    Travis Barker’s soul-baring memoir chronicles the highlights and lowlights of the renowned drummer’s art and his life, including the harrowing plane crash that nearly killed him and his traumatic road to recovery—a fascinating never-before-told-in-full story of personal reinvention grounded in musical salvation and fatherhood.After breaking out as the acclaimed drummer of the multiplatinum punk ... Read more

    R233,09

  • 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

    R156,27

  • Dare to Dream

    Life as One Direction (100% official)

    by One Direction ...
    Join the UK’s hottest new boyband on their rollercoaster ride to superstardom, with the follow-up to the Number 1 bestselling book One Direction: Forever Young: Our Official X Factor StoryIn 2010 they were just five normal boys, who didn’t even know each other, dreaming of being up on stage, with fans screaming their names… so much has happened for One Direction since then!Following their huge ... Read more

    R197,56

  • The Vegas Diaries

    Romance, Rolling the Dice, and the Road to Reinvention

    by Holly Madison ...
    The #1 New York Times bestselling author returns with this candid, humorous, and captivating memoir chronicling her journey toward reinvention and self-acceptance.When you've come out the other side of the bizarre, twisted world of the Playboy mansion, where do you land? If you're Holly Madison . . . there's no place like Las Vegas!After making the sudden decision to reclaim her life, Holly broke ... Read more

    R209,75

  • Got the Life

    My Journey of Addiction, Faith, Recovery, and Korn

    by Fieldy ...
    From Reggie “Fieldy” Arvizu, legendary bassist of nu-metal pioneers KORN, comes Got the Life: a no-holds-barred look at his extreme highs, drug- and-booze-fueled lows, and, finally, redemption through a conversion to Christianity. Got the Life is simultaneously an insider’s look at rock n’ roll superstardom—the good, the bad, and everything in between—and a survivor’s story of a life brought back ... Read more

    R233,09

  • One Direction: Our Story

    The Whole Story from Dare to Dream to Where We Are

    by One Direction ...
    Where We Are, the hotly anticipated official 1D book, now combined for the first time in a single eBook volume with One Direction’s first ever official book, Dare to Dream.One Direction: Our Story: The Whole Story from Dare to Dream to Where We Are charts the boys’ full story in their own words, from X Factor to global superstardom, their own movie and a 133-date tour. A must-have for all fans ... Read more

    R623,98

  • Hal Leonard Pocket Piano Chord Dictionary (Music Instruction)

    A Reference Guide for Over 1,300 Chords

    by Andrew DuBrock ...
    (Keyboard Instruction). This comprehensive reference guide provides: 1,300+ chords in treble and bass clef notation; 42 chord qualities with multiple voicings for most chords; keyboard diagrams for each chord; and music theory info to aid in chord construction. A must for every piano player! ... Read more

    R108,55

  • Justin Bieber - First Step 2 Forever, My Story

    by Justin Bieber ...
    Join the world's hottest pop star on his rollercoaster ride to superstardom!His debut album has already gone platinum. He's sung for the President of the United States. His screaming fans have stormed TV studios and shut down shopping malls. Justin Bieber is a global superstar and now, for the first time ever, he's going to tell all in his very own book.Justin's story is the stuff that every kid ... Read more

    R148,34

  • Start and Run Your Own Record Label, Third Edition

    Winning Marketing Strategies for Today's Music Industry

    by Daylle Deanna Schwartz ...
    For everyone interested in starting a record label–to market new talent or to release and promote their own music–there has never been a better time to do it!Music can be released, distributed, and promoted for a fraction of traditional costs. Veteran author and music-business consultant Daylle Deanna Schwartz (who started and ran her own label) has rewritten and expanded her classic, Start & Run ... Read more

    R119,82

  • A Little Thing Called Life

    On Loving Elvis Presley, Bruce Jenner, and Songs in Between

    by Linda Thompson ...

    R256,32

  • Hal Leonard Pocket Guitar Chord Dictionary (Music Instruction)

    by Hal Leonard Corp. ...
    (Guitar Educational). Quick what's that chord? This compact reference guide includes: over 2,700 guitar chord diagrams in all 12 keys; 58 chord qualitiees and four voicings for each chord; instructions on reading chord diagrams; and music theory to aid in chord construction. Measuring just 4 x 6 inches, this info-packed volume in small enough to take everywhere! ... Read more

    R108,55

  • Complete Basic Guitar Series

    by Ashley J. Saunders ...
    As a collection of all 10 basic series, The Complete Basic Guitar Series eBook will kick-start your guitar playing. This eBook covers a lot of ground while helping you build a solid foundation so that you can quickly progress. ... Read more

    R103,63 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Classical Music

    The 50 Greatest Composers and Their 1,000 Greatest Works

    by Phil G. Goulding ...
    MAKE A SOUND INVESTMENT IN CLASSICAL MUSICWho are the ten most important classical composers? Who in the world was Palestrina? Why did Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" cause a riot? Which five of each important composer's works should you buy? What is a concerto and how does it differ from a sonata?Maybe you don't know the answers to these questions; author Phil Goulding certainly didn't. When ... Read more

    R274,15

  • Starboard Quest

    Sailing the Sea of Sound to Explore Music's Connection to the Universe

    by Mark Jager ...
    Ancient sages spoke of secret music, purposely hidden from the ears of most mortals. Researchers say the enlightened philosopher, Pythagoras, could hear this music. He perceived it, even while in the immediate presence of those who couldn't.Pythagoras and others believed that all things were making music. Pythagoras reportedly believed that people couldn't hear it because they were entangled in ... Read more

    R98,54

  • Citizens of Hope and Glory: A Story of Progressive Rock

    The Story of Progressive Rock

    by Stephen Lambe ...
    Created in the late 1960s, fashionable in the early 1970s and hated in the 1980s Progressive Rock has a colourful and eventful story. Many of the genres main protagonists, including Genesis, Yes, King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer, remain as popular as ever, while lesser-known names like Camel, Caravan, Renaissance, Van der Graaf Generator and Gentle Giant retain cult status.Prog expert ... Read more

    Was R272,19 Now R244,48

  • Here's the Story

    Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice

    by Maureen McCormick ...

    R221,48

  • An Understandable Guide to Music Theory

    The Most Useful Aspects of Theory for Rock, Jazz, and Blues Musicians

    by Chaz Bufe ...
    This guide explains the most useful aspects of theory in clear, nontechnical language. Areas covered include scales (major, minor, modal, synthetic), chord formation, chord progression, melody, song forms, useful devices, (ostinato, mirrors, hocket, etc.), and instrumentation. It contains over 100 musical examples. ... Read more

    R123,73 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Music Theory, 3E

    by Michael Miller ...
    Series series Idiot's Guides
    Many people find music theory a tough subject-- but it doesn't have to be! The best-selling Idiot's Guides: Music Theory, Third Edition, is a concise and clear guide that teaches any budding musician (and even more experienced ones) how to read musical notation by navigating the basics of reading and composing music. This book covers:- The basics of tones, including pitches, clefs, scales, ... Read more

    R423,65

  • Gareth Malone’s Guide to Classical Music

    The Perfect Introduction to Classical Music

    by Gareth Malone ...
    Have you ever been carried away by a piece of classical music? In this funny, evocative, personal eBook, previously published as ‘Music for the People: The Pleasures and Pitfalls of Classical Music’, Gareth takes us on a journey of musical discovery that explains and entertains in equal measure.Have you ever been carried away by a piece of classical music? The sad song of a single violin might ... Read more

    R159,03