The Silent Musician: Why Conducting Matters by Mark Wigglesworth
32.99 NZD
Category: Music
A conductor is one of classical music's most recognizable figures. Many people who have never actually been to an orchestral concert have an image of what one looks like. But rarely does such a well-known profession attract so many questions: 'Surely orchestras can play perfectly well without you? Do yo ...Show more
A Seat at the Table: Women on the Frontline of Music by Amy Raphael
37.99 NZD
Category: Music
In Never Mind the Bollocks: Women Rewrite Rock (Virago, 1995; published as Grrrls: Viva Rock Divas in the US by St Martin's Griffin, 1996), writer and critic Amy Raphael interviewed twelve female musicians, from Courtney Love to Kim Gordon, from Bjork to Kristin Hersh. As Debbie Harry wrote in the forew ...Show more
Devotion: Why I Write by Patti Smith
19.99 NZD
Category: Music | Series: Why I Write Ser.
From the renowned artist and author Patti Smith, a rare and generous look into the creative process A work of creative brilliance may seem like magic--its source a mystery, its impact unexpectedly stirring. How does an artist accomplish such an achievement, connecting deeply with an audience never met? ...Show more
CSNY: Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young by Peter Doggett
45.00 NZD
Category: Music | Series: Crosby Stills Nash and Young bio
"A must for CSNY fans." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review The first ever biography focused on the formative and highly influential early years of "rock's first supergroup" (Rolling Stone) Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young--when they were the most successful, influential, and politically potent band in Amer ...Show more
Bob Dylan's Poetics - How the Songs Work by Timothy Hampton
59.99 NZD
Category: Music
A close examination of Bob Dylan's songs that locates his transgressive style within a long history of modern (and modernist) art. The 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature recognized Bob Dylan as a major modern artist, elevating his work beyond the world of popular music. In this book, Timothy Hampton focuse ...Show more
Guitar All-in-one For Dummies: Book + Online Video & Audio Instruction by Consumer Dummies
62.99 NZD
Category: Music
Make your music come alive with this indispensable guitar guide There's no denying that guitar players have cachet. The guitar is an ever-present part of our collective musical heritage, and the sound can be sensual, aggressive, or a million things in between. Whether you're hoping to conquer Free Bird, ...Show more
Ashes to Ashes: The Songs of David Bowie 1976-2016 by Chris O'Leary
50.00 NZD
Category: Music
From the ultimate David Bowie expert comes an exploration of the final four decades of his musical career, covering every song he wrote, performed or produced from 1976 to 2016. Starting with Low, the first of Bowie's 'Berlin' albums, and finishing with Blackstar, his final masterpiece released just da ...Show more
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett
26.00 NZD
Category: Film & Television
2020 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (Long Form) to the Amazon/BBC tv series adaptation starring David Tennant and Michael Sheen. "Armageddon only happens once, you know. They don’t let you go around again until you get it right." People have been predicting the end of the world almost from ...Show more
Music Oracles Card Deck by ELLCOCK / SMITS
24.99 NZD
Category: Music | Series: Oracle Ser.
Be guided and inspired by the gods of the music world with this creative set of oracle cards.Are you suffering from creative block? Struggling to make a difficult life decision? Find out what David Bowie, Grace Jones, Maria Callas and other great artists would have done. Simply select a card from the pa ...Show more
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition by William Kamkwamba
17.99 NZD
Category: Film & Television
When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. William began to explore science books in his village library, looking for a solution. There, he came up with the idea that would ch ...Show more
The Innocent Man: A gripping crime thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of mystery and suspense by John Grisham
26.00 NZD
Category: Film & Television
John Grisham's first work of non-fiction, an exploration of small town justice gone terribly awry, in his most extraordinary legal thriller yet. In the major league draft of 1971, the first player chosen from the State of Oklahoma was Ron Williamson. When he signed with the Oakland A's, he said goodbye ...Show more
The Passage (#1 The Passage series) by Justin Cronin
24.99 NZD
Category: Film & Television
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * This thrilling novel kicks off what Stephen King calls "a trilogy that will stand as one of the great achievements in American fantasy fiction."SOON TO BE A FOX TV SERIES! Beginning January 14, THE PASSAGE airs Mondays at 9/8c.NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST NOVELS OF THE YEAR BY T ...Show more