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Wild Thing: The Short, Spellbinding Life of Jimi Hendrix

Philip Norman - Liveright
Format: Hardcover

A shattering new biography of rock music's most outrageous -- and tragic -- genius.Over fifty years after his death, Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) is celebrated as the greatest rock guitarist of all time. But before he was setting guitars and the world aflame, James Marshall Hendrix was a shy kid in Seattle,...
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Henry the Helicopter Has One Propeller

Nicholas Ian - Cantata Learning
Format: Music

Vehicles have many different parts. Helicopters have propellers, and police cars have bright lights. With close text to illustration pairing, children will enjoy singing about the different vehicles they see around town in this twist on a classic song. This hardcover book comes with CD and online...
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Beauty And The Beast Soundtrack

Alan Menken - Walt Disney Records
Format: Audio CD

EDITORIAL REVIEWS Deluxe edition includes a bonus disc of the complete score
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Conversations with Tom Petty

Zollo, Paul - OMNIBUS PR


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Purple Rain Deluxe

Prince - Warner Bros.
Format: Audio CD

Purple Rain remains one of history's most important, indisputable, and influential albums, but you've never heard it like this before. Purple Rain Deluxe boasts the official 2015 Paisley Park Remaster of the original tapes overseen by Prince himself in addition to a new "From...
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JAY-Z: Made in America

Michael Eric Dyson - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

NOW A NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, AND PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY BESTSELLER"Dyson writes with the affection of a fan but the rigor of an academic. ... Using extensive passages from Jay-Z's lyrics, 'Made in America' examines the rapper's role as a poet, an aesthete, an advocate...
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Fire Color One

Jenny Valentine - Philomel Books
Format: Print book

Nominated for the prestigious Carnegie Medal, this novel is a stunning tribute to fathers and daughters, and to the unique power of art to connect and change us.Sixteen-year-old Iris itches constantly for the strike of a match. But when she's caught setting one too many fires, she's dragged...
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Gods Problem Child

Willie Nelson
Format: Audio CD

EDITORIAL REVIEWS 2017 release from country music legend Willie Nelson. Gods Problem Child is Willie s first album to debut all-new songs since Band of Brothers in 2014. It includes 13 songs, including seven recently written by Willie and Buddy Cannon, his longtime collaborator and producer....
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Love Is Here To Stay

Tony Bennett/Diana Krall - Verve
Format: Audio CD

Tony Bennett and Diana Krall celebrate their shared love of the music of George and Ira Gershwin on their new collaborative album, LOVE IS HERE TO STAY, set for a September 14th release.LOVE IS HERE TO STAY is a subtle, sophisticated and beautifully rendered love letter to The Gershwins...
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Kill them and leave

James McBride
Format: Audio CD

National Book Award winner James McBride goes in search of the "real" James Brown after receiving a tip that promises to uncover the man behind the myth. His surprising journey illuminates not only our understanding of this immensely troubled, misunderstood, and complicated soul...
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