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The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening By Ari Shapiro Cover Image
The Best Strangers in the World:...
By Ari Shapiro
60 Songs That Explain the '90s By Rob Harvilla Cover Image
60 Songs That Explain the '90s (...
By Rob Harvilla
Holding the Note: Profiles in Popular Music By David Remnick Cover Image
Holding the Note: Profiles in...
By David Remnick
This Is Christmas, Song by Song: The Stories Behind 100 Holiday Hits By Annie Zaleski, Darling Clementine (Illustrator) Cover Image
This Is Christmas, Song by Song:...
By Annie Zaleski, Darling Clementine (Illustrator)
The Philosophy of Modern Song By Bob Dylan Cover Image
The Philosophy of Modern Song (...
By Bob Dylan
Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994-2007) By Dan Ozzi Cover Image
Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding...
By Dan Ozzi
Kick Out the Jams: Jibes, Barbs, Tributes, and Rallying Cries from 35 Years of Music Writing By Dave Marsh Cover Image
Kick Out the Jams: Jibes, Barbs,...
By Dave Marsh
On Bts: Pop Music, Fandom, Sincerity By Lenika Cruz Cover Image
On Bts: Pop Music, Fandom,...
By Lenika Cruz
Elton John All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track By Romuald Ollivier, Olivier Roubin Cover Image
Elton John All the Songs: The...
By Romuald Ollivier, Olivier Roubin
On Divas: Persona, Pleasure, Power By Spencer Kornhaber Cover Image
On Divas: Persona, Pleasure, Power...
By Spencer Kornhaber
Anatomy of 55 More Songs: The Oral History of Top Hits That Changed Rock, Pop and Soul By Marc Myers Cover Image
Anatomy of 55 More Songs: The Oral...
By Marc Myers
Too Late To Stop Now: More Rock’n’Roll War Stories By Allan Jones Cover Image
Too Late To Stop Now: More Rock’n’...
By Allan Jones
Anthems We Love: 29 Iconic Artists on the Hit Songs That Shaped Our Lives By Steve Baltin Cover Image
Anthems We Love: 29 Iconic Artists...
By Steve Baltin
The Beatles: Album by Album: The Band and Their Music by Insiders, Experts & Eyewitnesses By Brian Southall (Editor) Cover Image
The Beatles: Album by Album: The...
By Brian Southall (Editor)
The Clash: All the Albums All the Songs By Martin Popoff Cover Image
The Clash: All the Albums All the...
By Martin Popoff
Anatomy of 55 More Songs: The Oral History of Top Hits That Changed Rock, Pop and Soul By Marc Myers Cover Image
Anatomy of 55 More Songs: The Oral...
By Marc Myers
Do You Believe in the Power of Rock & Roll? By John Robb Cover Image
Do You Believe in the Power of...
By John Robb
Victory Is Assured: Uncollected Writings of Stanley Crouch By Stanley Crouch, Glenn Mott (Editor), Jelani Cobb (Introduction by), Wynton Marsalis (Afterword by) Cover Image
Victory Is Assured: Uncollected...
By Stanley Crouch, Glenn Mott (Editor), Jelani Cobb (Introduction by), Wynton Marsalis (Afterword by)
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In Defense of Ska: The Ska Now More Than Ever Edition: The Ska Now More Than Ever Edition By Aaron Carnes Cover Image
In Defense of Ska: The Ska Now...
By Aaron Carnes
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The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening By Ari Shapiro Cover Image
The Best Strangers in the World:...
By Ari Shapiro