Reader's Feast - Performing Arts

Written by Mrs Bach
Price: AUD 29.99 Author: Martin Jarvis

"...I believe Anna Magdalena, far from being just a singer, and, by tradition, a simple copyist, may also have been a fine instrumentalist, assistant to Johann Sebastian and a serious composer in her own right - the composer of the Cello Suites." This controversial contention by Martin Jarvis makes for interesting and thought-provoking reading.

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Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?
Price: AUD 35.00 Author: Steven Tyler

Steven Tyler led what would pass for a normal life and childhood up to the age of 15, from which time he was introduced to the life of the rock and roll star with all its attendant drugs, sex, and controversy. Written with music journalist David Dalton, this is the story of Aerosmith's frontman.

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No Regrets
Price: AUD 32.99 Author: Carolyn Burke

Edith Gassion, known to the world as Edith Piaf and the "Little Sparrow", is an enduring figure on the world musical landscape. Her life, from the slums of Paris to the world's stages, is outlined in this account by Carolyn Burke, someone who felt personally touched by Piaf's singing as she herself was discovering Paris in the late 1950s. It is a sensitive and comprehensive portrait.

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The Man who Recorded the World
Price: AUD 55.00 Author: John Szwed

This biography of Alan Lomax tells of the remarkable life and times of the man who popularised U.S. folk music by crossing racial lines in the segregated South to collect African American songs. A controversial figure (he was tracked by the FBI and MI5), Lomax died in 2002, aged 87, having greatly influenced generations of musicians around the world.

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Designs on Film
Price: AUD 120.00 Author: Cathy Whitlock

This is a fabulous look at Hollywood behind-the-scenes. Part One looks at the craftspeople whose artistry and vision provide the cornerstone of some of the most memorable images on celluloid. Part Two takes us through each decade, looking at various films from the silent era to the near present. Glossy photographs alongside production sketches and stills are the real treasures found in this book, but there is also plenty of interesting background information about the selected films.

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1001 Australian Nights
Price: AUD 29.95 Author: Dave Graney

"Tone is everything in music and writing." So says Dave Graney who takes the reader on the ride of Graney's life in a tone that befits such an audacious character. Covering the last 30 years of his rock and roll life, Graney is deliberate in his homage to the hardboiled, noir writers of the 1930s and 40s. Sit back and enjoy this wild ride!

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