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150 All Time-Favorites Includes 50 Gospel Tunes - Bluegrass Fakebook
150 All Time-Favorites Includes 50 Gospel Tunes - Bluegrass Fakebook

Review:Top notch book. Excellent selection of tunes, pared down to the bones so you can develop them on your own but good enough to stand on their own. All in relatively easy keys (no 5 sharps or 4 flats). A few mistakes in the words of the songs and in the music and chording but nothing that you won't pick up on immediately. This is the standard book in our bluegrass group. Promptly delivered. Read more

An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco and Destiny
An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco and Destiny

Review:The book sort of follows three narratives.
- Nile Rodgers' childhood, his family and his early career from the early 70s through to Chic and disco.
- Partying, nightclubbing and the hedonism in the 80s
- Drug and alcohol addiction and recovery.

The early years and the early career were the best and most fascinating chapters. Many fans of 60s and 70s music tend to fixate on the stereotypical images of late 60’s hippies and 70’s blacksploitation films. In this book, Rodger’s goes i... Read more

Death and Jazz Chickens - Believe Me - A Memoir of Love
Death and Jazz Chickens - Believe Me - A Memoir of Love

Review:Arrived on time and in great condition. I'm halfway thru the book now and as an avid Eddie Izzard fan I am delighted and pleased as punch with it thus far. It's sentimental and sweet and funny and touching. Highly enjoyable! Read more

Bach: Music in the Castle of Heaven
Bach: Music in the Castle of Heaven

Review:A serious and extraordinarily thorough book on Bach. Probably of particular interest to performers and anyone with a special interest in the choral music.

I found his comments and background to the St John Passion of great interest. Read more

Safari: A Photicular Book
Safari: A Photicular Book

Review:This book is outstanding kids and grown-ups are fascinated with this book. People are in awe as they look at just the cover and then when they open the book they become spellbound page after page. The perfect gift for all ages. Buy one and you will buy more, the perfect gift for yourself and others. Read more

The Wes Anderson Collection
The Wes Anderson Collection

Review:Purchased this as a gift for a friend that absolutely adores Wes Anderson, but unfortunately she already had a copy. I ended up keeping the book for myself and it now rests happily as a centerpiece on my bookshelf. It's also great as a coffee table book. Read more

The Uncensored Oral History of Punk - Please Kill Me
The Uncensored Oral History of Punk - Please Kill Me

Review:This a great addition to any library of music fans and especially those of punk rock 'N roll. This tells the story of the punk rock culture in our country.

Another must have in our punk rock collection is "Destroy All Movies!! The Complete Guide To Punks On Film (2010)" Read more

Anti-Stress Art Therapy for Busy People (The Mindfulness Coloring Series)
Anti-Stress Art Therapy for Busy People (The Mindfulness Coloring Series)

Review:I love the idea of anti-stress coloring. This book sounded perfect, and it mostly is. However, as others have mentioned, the binding is way too tight! It adds some stress because of having to constantly push open the pages to get to all of the details. I do like the small size of the book. Read more

An Unhurried Adventure in Creative Mindfulness (Flow)
An Unhurried Adventure in Creative Mindfulness (Flow)

Review:It's sweet, but another technical glitch - there are sets of stickers by different illustrators but they do not release from the sheet they are printed on. They cannot be peeled away for use. Kind of a bummer Read more

Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story - A Life of David Foster Wallace
Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story - A Life of David Foster Wallace

Review:This is a really engaging book on David Foster Wallace. Sure, people might say that Wallace's life is what makes this book good, but it's not. There would be too much of it to make sense of it all without a good deal of sifting, editing and moulding, which D. T. Max has done here.

It's a chronological book that undoubtedly puts Wallace up front, even though I get the feeling that's what Wallace would least of all have wanted, during his lifetime.

Having read "Infinite Jest" and "Th... Read more

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