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Crate digger: an obsession with punk records
By Bob Suren. 2018
A small-town Florida teenager discovers punk rock through a loaned mix tape, and punk music and culture slowly takes over…
all aspects of his life. His new passion causes him to form a band, track down out-of-print records he loves and reissue them, open a record store, start a record distribution operation as a public service, mentor a host of young musicians, and befriend all manner of punk luminaries along the way. Slowly his life's pursuit pushes him to the point of personal ruination and, ultimately, redemption. 2018.Wolff braids three disparate strands--Calumet, Michigan; Woody Guthrie; and Bob Dylan--together to create a revisionist history of twentieth-century America. This…
book chronicles the struggles between the haves and have-nots, the impact changing labour relations had on industrial America, and the way two musicians used their fury to illuminate economic injustice and inspire change. 2017.Have dog, will travel: a poet's journey with an exceptional labrador
By Stephen Kuusisto. 2018
In a lyrical love letter to guide dogs everywhere, a blind poet shares his delightful story of how a guide…
dog changed his life and helped him discover a newfound appreciation for travel and independence. Stephen Kuusisto was born legally blind-but he was also raised in the 1950s and taught to deny his blindness in order to "pass" as sighted. Stephen attended public school, rode a bike, and read books pressed right up against his nose. As an adult, he coped with his limited vision by becoming a professor in a small college town, memorizing routes for all of the places he needed to be. Then, at the age of 38, he was laid off. With no other job opportunities in his vicinity, he would have to travel to find work. This is how he found himself at Guiding Eyes paired with a Labrador named Corky. In this vivid and lyrical memoir, Stephen Kuusisto recounts how an incredible partnership with a guide dog changed his life and the heart-stopping, wondrous adventure that began for him in midlife. Profound and deeply moving, this is a spiritual journey, the story of discovering that life with a guide dog is both a method and a state of mind. 2018.How music works
By David Byrne. 2012
A celebration of music offers insight into the roles of time, place, and recording technology, discussing how evolutionary patterns and…
responses to cultural and physical contexts have influenced music expression throughout history. 2012.Going blind: a memoir
By Mara Faulkner. 2009
A Benedictine nun reminisces about her father’s gradual loss of sight from retinitis pigmentosa and the effects his condition had…
on her Irish American family. She interweaves her recollections of growing up in North Dakota with meditations on the metaphorical meaning of blindness in our culture. Some strong language, some descriptions of sex and some descriptions of violence. c2009.I am potential: eight lessons on living, loving, and reaching your dreams
By Patrick Henry Hughes, Patrick John Hughes, Bryant A Stamford. 2008
Patrick Henry Hughes was born with a rare genetic disorder that left him without eyes and physically disabled, but he…
was also blessed with exceptional musical talent, able to play the piano at the age of two. Now, at age nineteen, he is a nationally known pianist, singer, and trumpeter who has performed at the Kennedy Center. But he's best known for playing in the University of Louisville marching band, while his devoted father pushes him in formation in his wheelchair. With determined optimism and courage, Hughes has made "I am potential" his mantra and defied the impossible at every turn. 2008.Friendships in the dark: a blind woman's story of the people and pets who light up her world
By Phyllis Campbell. 1996
Totally blind since birth, the author tells of growing up on a small Virginia farm and going away to a…
residential school with her older sister (who is also blind) and becoming a church organist. She describes in loving detail the animals and other friends she meets along the way. c1996.Learn how to make even the noisiest gear dead quiet, getting instruments to sound crisp and distinct in a mix,…
making drum programs and sequences sound like they were played live, getting the most out of a limited number of tracks or mixer channels, blending tracks together into a professional-sounding mix, and how to avoid the most common mistakes amateur recordists make. Some descriptions of sex. 2005.How to enjoy opera (Melvyn Bragg's arts series)
By Charles Osborne. 1987
Written concisely for the non-opera goer, the author covers the development of opera to the present century and lists 100…
popular operas with their stories, from Purcell's "Dido and Aeneas" in 1689 to "Sweeney Todd" by Stephen Sondheim in 1978. 1987.Her heart can see: the life and hymns of Fanny J. Crosby (Library Of Religious Biography (lrb) Ser.)
By Edith Waldvogel Blumhofer. 2005
A biography of Fanny J. Crosby (1820-1915), the most prolific of all American hymn writers. Having lost her sight in…
infancy through a doctor's negligence, Fanny went on to compose more than 9,000 hymns, as well as various other songs, cantatas, and lyrical productions. c2005.Helen Keller: humanitarian (Great achievers)
By Lois Nicholson. 1996
Biography of Helen Keller, who became blind and deaf at nineteen months as a result of illness. Covers her birth…
in 1880 through her death in 1968. Describes her education under her private teacher Anne Sullivan, her formal schooling, and her career. Includes an introduction by Jerry Lewis. Junior and Senior High. c1996.How Nashville became Music City, U.S.A: 50 years of Music Row
By Michael Kosser. 2006
How a single studio in a tiny house in Nashville became Music Row, a ten-block area populated by hundreds of…
talented people whose job is to simply make music. It's the place where Elvis ushered in rock 'n' roll with "Heartbreak Hotel," Patsy Cline, Jim Reeves, and Willie Nelson taught America to love soulful ballads, and Bob Dylan recorded three of his most important albums. Features stories from publishers, songwriters and others who describe the evolution of this fabled centre of music. 2006.Helen Keller (Scholastic biography)
By Margaret Davidson. 1969
This is a biography about the life of Helen Keller and how, with the commitment and lifelong friendship of Anne…
Sullivan, she learned to talk, read, and eventually graduate from college with honours. Grades P-2. 1969.Hear the wind blow: American folk songs
By Scott R Sanders. 1985
Handel's Messiah: a celebration
By Richard Luckett. 1992
In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the first performance of this popular oratorio, Lucket has drawn on a variety…
of scholarly sources to piece together a picture of what took place in Dublin in 1742. He describes Handel's eager acceptance of the invitation to Ireland, his problems with a crotchety librettist, the original soloists, the initial audience, and the appreciation that surrounds the work to this day. 1992.For the love of music: interviews with Ulla Colgrass
By Ulla Colgrass. 1988
In interviews with 22 of the world's finest musicians, Pinchas Zukerman discusses conducting, Yo-Yo Ma reminisces about his musical training,…
Teresa Stratas reflects on artistic temperament, and Glenn Gould defends Muzak. 1988.Based on commentaries originally presented during the first intermissions of Saturday afternoon Metropolitan Opera broadcasts. Father Lee, a professor of…
classics, analyzes and interprets works by Mozart, Verdi, Wagner, Puccini, and Strauss. 1995.Eyes, etc: a memoir
By Eleanor Clark. 1977
Emma V.I.P (Emma ; #2)
By Sheila Hocken. 1980
Now that the author has regained her sight, Emma is no longer a working dog. But she soon learns to…
enjoy her new life and is still very special to her owner. Sequel to "Emma and I" (DC01555). 1980. (Emma ; 2)Dare to dream: turning stumbling blocks into stepping stones
By Florence G Carter. 2018
This book is about an extraordinary life. Just as Florence Carter is about to embark on a teaching career, she…
is whisked away for emergency surgery. She survives but wakes up without sight. Her loss and ultimate adjustment will inspire those adjusting to vision loss and entertain everyone else lucky enough to discover her story. 2018.