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Experiencing Big Band Jazz: A Listener's Companion

Jeff Sultanof - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

The era of popular music from about 1917 onward saw an explosion of creative songwriting that converged with a new sound from reed, brass, and rhythm instruments. Jazz was born, and the musical sophistication that accompanied this original sound set the stage for the prominence of arrangers,...
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Sound Pictures: The Life of Beatles Producer George Martin, The Later Years, 19662016

Kenneth Womack - Chicago Review Press
Format: Hardcover

More than anyone besides the bandmates themselves, George Martin was the man who created the unique sound of the Beatles. Sound Pictures offers a powerful and intimate account of how he did so. The second and final volume of the definitive biography of the man, Sound Pictures traces...
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Movie Nights with the Reagans: A Memoir

Mark Weinberg - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

Former special advisor and press secretary to President Ronald Reagan shares an intimate, behind-the-scenes look inside the Reagan presidency - told through the movies they watched together every week at Camp David.What did President Ronald Reagan think of Rocky IV? How did the Matthew...
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More After the Break: A Reporter Returns to Ten Unforgettable News Stories

JEN MAXFIELD - ?Greenleaf Book Group Press
Format: Hardcover

Instant Amazon Best SellerA reporter uncovers the rest of the story In More After the Break, Jen Maxfield revisits ten memorable stories from her career as a TV news reporter, describing in heart-pounding detail how the events unfolded and revealing what happened after the cameras went...
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Monsters of the Week: The Complete Critical Companion to The X-Files

ZACK HANDLEN - Abrams Press
Format: Hardcover

In 1993, Fox debuted a strange new television show called The X-Files. Little did anyone suspect that the series would become one of the network's biggest hits - and change the landscape of television in the process. Now, on the occasion of the show's 25th anniversary, TV critics...
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Billie Eilish

Billie Eilish - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Billie Eilish is a phenomenon. With distinctive visual flare and darkly poignant lyrics that are unparalleled among music icons of the 21st century, Billie is a musician who stands out from the crowd. Between her record-shattering award-winning music and her uncompromising and unapologetic...
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The Binding: A Novel

Bridget Collins - HarperAudio
Format: Audiobook

Proclaimed as "truly spellbinding", a "great fable" that "functions as transporting romance" by The Guardian, the runaway number one international best seller arrives in America. "A rich, gothic entertainment that explores what books have trapped inside...
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Welcome to Dunder Mifflin: The Ultimate Oral History of The Office

Brian Baumgartner - Custom House
Format: Hardcover

The official oral history book of "The Office," featuring exclusive interviews with every major player and never-before-seen photos, pulling back the curtain on the absurdity and genius that went in to creating this unstoppable force in American popular culture and why it continues...
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Roar

Cecelia Ahern - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

From the bestselling author of P.S., I Love You, a fiercely feminist story collection that blends fables with magical realism--perfect for fans of Roxane Gay.In this singular and imaginative story collection, Cecelia Ahern illuminates the myriad ways in which women overcome adversity with...
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Lights, Camera, Witchcraft: A Critical History of Witches in American Film and Television

Heather Greene - Llewellyn Publications
Format: Paperback


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