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Clapton: the autobiography
By Eric Clapton, Simon Vance. 2007
Autobiography of rock musician Eric Clapton, who performed with the Yardbirds, Cream, and Blind Faith until going solo. Describes his…
childhood in rural England, rise to stardom, alcohol and drug addictions, affairs and marriages, and personal road to recovery. 2007Should I play the guitar? (Learning Musical Instruments)
By Richard Spilsbury. 2007
Presents the history of the instrument and the music that can be played on it. Explains the parts of the…
guitar and how they work together to produce sound. Discusses the advantages of learning and playing this instrument and deciding whether it is right for you. For grades 3-6. 2007Should I learn to play the violin? (Heinemann infosearch)
By Richard Spilsbury. 2007
Presents the history of the violin, a stringed instrument held under the chin and played with a bow. Covers the…
types of music--from classical to jazz--played on it and presents famous violinists. For grades 3-6. 2007On my journey now: looking at African-American history through the spirituals
By Nikki Giovanni. 2007
Poet explains traditional spirituals from the viewpoint of the original singers--Africans in bondage--and their children. Points out the songs' universal…
meanings and ways they illustrate the challenges of slaves dealing with their captivity. Includes complete lyrics for quoted spirituals. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2007Should I play the clarinet? (Learning Musical Instruments)
By Richard Spilsbury. 2007
Provides an overview of information about the clarinet. Covers its history, the way the instrument produces sound, and famous clarinet…
players. Discusses what is needed to play the clarinet. Includes recommended recordings for hearing classical, jazz, and klezmer music. For grades 3-6. 2007Should I play the piano? (Learning Musical Instruments)
By Nicola Barber. 2007
Explains how a piano works, what types of music can be played on it, and who some of the famous…
players are. Offers suggestions for finding a teacher. For grades 3-6. 2007The voice that challenged a nation: Marian Anderson and the struggle for equal rights
By Russell Freedman. 2004
Recounts the life of African American singer Marian Anderson and her "once-in-a-hundred-years" voice. Describes her Philadelphia childhood, intense training, successful…
career in Europe, triumphant return to America, and setbacks caused by racial discrimination. Highlights Anderson's successful 1939 Lincoln Memorial performance for 75,000 fans. Newbery honor winner. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2004Hip-hop: a short history (Hip-hop)
By Rosa Waters. 2007
Traces the musical movement that began in neighborhoods in the Bronx in the 1970s and became a major cultural, political,…
and philanthropic force around the world. Discusses hip-hop's African origins and other influences in its development. Focuses on the positive aspects of the form. For grades 5-8. 2007Should I play the drums? (Learning Musical Instruments)
By Tom Crask. 2007
Traces the history of drums--some of the oldest and simplest of instruments--and describes their modern-day complexity. Explains the versatility of…
drums and the variety of music played on these percussion instruments. Introduces famous drummers and suggests resources for learning more about drums. For grades 3-6. 2007Should I play the flute? (Learning Musical Instruments)
By Nicola Barber. 2007
Features a history of the flute, a member of the woodwind family played in marching bands and orchestras. Explains how…
the flute produces sound, how to choose an instrument, and how to find a teacher. For grades 3-6. 2007Legal tips designed to help with informed decision-making. Includes advice on divorce and remarriage, grandparents' rights, social security, pensions, estate…
planning, disability, Medicare and Medicaid, housing, and consumer protection, among other topics. Highlights questions to ask a lawyer and explains legal terms. 2006Wild harmonies: a life of music and wolves
By Hélène Grimaud. 2003
French-born concert pianist reflects on her passionate connection to music and wolves. Grimaud blends recollections of being a child prodigy…
with commentary on classical music and wolf lore. Describes meeting her first wolf in 1991 and establishing a sanctuary in upstate New York for her beloved threatened species. 2003Johnny Cash: the biography
By Michael Streissguth. 2006
Author uses archives and interviews to document the life of the country-western singer Johnny Cash (1932-2003). Traces Cash's childhood as…
the son of an impoverished Arkansas sharecropper, his musical rise in 1950s Memphis after a stint in the air force, and his family life. 2006The Crimean nexus: Putin's war and the clash of civilizations
By Konstantin Pleshakov. 2017
This is your brain on music: the science of a human obsession
By Daniel J. Levitin. 2007
Neuroscientist and musician investigates the role of music in human evolution and daily life. Examines the science of music from…
the perspective of cognitive neuroscience. Discusses how the brain processes music, details studies on musical meaning and pleasure, and offers insights into personal perceptions and preferences. 2006Louis Armstrong's New Orleans
By Thomas David Brothers. 2006
Music professor explores the city of jazz musician Louis Armstrong's youth, early-twentieth-century New Orleans, which he describes as divided by…
caste and color even among African Americans. Analyzes the way church music blended with blues and ragtime to create a unique sound. Recounts the influence of Jim Crow laws. 2006Thunderstruck
By Erik Larson. 2006
Edwardian England. Chronicles the 1910 manhunt for Dr. H.H. Crippen, who murdered his wife and fled in disguise by ocean…
liner to Canada with his lover. Describes how Guglielmo Marconi's 1895 invention of wireless communication enabled Scotland Yard to pursue the killer and enthrall the world. Bestseller. 2006Might as well laugh about it now
By Marie Osmond, Marcia Wilkie. 2009
The lone sister of the 1970s Osmond Brothers singing group describes being a stage, television, and radio entertainer and a…
doll designer. She also discusses her childhood and personal life--parenting her eight children, battling weight and marital problems, and missing her beloved parents. Bestseller. 2009Life of a Medieval knight (The way People Live Ser.the way People Live)
By James A Corrick. 2001
Focuses on knighthood between the twelfth and fourteenth centuries when it flourished in Europe. Discusses the different stages of training--page,…
squire, and knight--and various means of earning money. Covers methods of attack, including sieges and close-quarter. Describes the Crusades, feudalism, and the end of chivalry. For grades 5-8. 2001Moondog, the viking of 6th Avenue: the authorized biography
By Robert M. Scotto. 2007
Biography of musician Moondog, Louis Thomas Hardin Jr. (1916-1999), who was blinded at age sixteen. Discusses his rise from being…
a Viking-garbed, homeless street musician in New York City in the 1960s to becoming a Columbia Records pop-music sensation and master composer for European orchestras. 2007