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• Engaging the Senses - Summer Adventure 2024

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  Alameda County Library invites people of all ages and abilities to come along for our 2024 Summer Adventure: Engaging the Senses! Complete activities, reading, and more to receive a book gift and prize drawing entries. Pick up an Adventure Guide at…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Rest Is Noise

  Listening to the Twentieth Century

  Ross, Alex, 1968-

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  The influence of modern music can be felt everywhere, from Hollywood movies to the world changing events of the twentieth century. Consider this book not so much a history of twentieth-century music as a history of the twentieth century through its…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How Music Works

  Byrne, David, 1952-

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  The Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame inductee and co-founder of Talking Heads presents a celebration of music that offers insight into the roles of time, place and recording technology.

• How Music Works

  the Science and Psychology of Beautiful Sounds, From Beethoven to the Beatles and Beyond

  Powell, John, 1955-

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  John Powell, a scientist and musician, answers questions about harmony, timbre, keys, chords, loudness, musical composition and many more in this intriguing and original guide to acoustics.

• This Is Your Brain on Music

  the Science of a Human Obsession

  Levitin, Daniel J.,

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  A neuroscientist with a rich musical background explains what is being learned through research about music and the mind.

• This Is What It Sounds Like

  What the Music You Love Says About You

  Rogers, Susan, 1956-

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  A legendary record producer-turned-brain scientist explains why you fall in love with music. This is What It Sounds Like is a journey into the science and soul of music that reveals the secrets of why your favorite songs move you.

• Music Is History

  Questlove,

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  Music is History combines Questlove's deep musical expertise with his curiosity about history, examining America over the past fifty years.

• Grunge Is Dead

  the Oral History of Seattle Rock Music

  Prato, Greg

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  Grunge, the music genre that defined a generation and changed the rock music scene forever. Find out how and why with this book.

• The History of Rock 'n' Roll in Ten Songs

  Marcus, Greil,

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  This book selects ten songs recorded between 1956 and 2008 that embody rock and roll as a thing in itself -- in the story each song tells, inhabits, and creates in its legacy.

• K-pop

  Korea's Musical Explosion

  Kallen, Stuart A., 1955-

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  Learn more about the musical revolution currently encompassing the globe.

• Every Good Boy Does Fine

  a Love Story, in Music Lessons

  Denk, Jeremy,

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  An acclaimed American pianist tells his story, from tormented childhood to globe-trotting performer.

• Blues

  An Anthology : Complete Words and Music of 53 Great Songs

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  Are you a fan of Blues music? Check out this book, with selections since 1931. Includes historic background and criticism.

• The Blues

  the Authentic Narrative of My Music and Culture

  King, Chris Thomas,

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  "A fresh new perspective that will be a true revolution to readers and will open new lines of discussion on the importance of the city of New Orleans for generations to come."

• The Beatles

  Get Back

  Beatles,

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  This is the official account of the creation of their final album, Let It Be, told in The Beatles own words and illustrated with hundreds of previously unpublished images. A must read for any Beatles fan.

• The New Broadway Fake Book

  645 Songs From 285 Shows : Melody, Lyrics, Chords, for Keyboard, Vocal & All "C" Instruments

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  Are you a fan of Broadway musicals? Check this book out! Includes Ain't Misbehavin, Buenos Aires, Cabaret, Funny Face and many other classics.