Music
Music shapes every aspect of human culture, from the scientific mechanics of sound waves to the raw emotional power of a perfectly crafted melody. Our collection explores the art and science of music through memoirs of legendary scenes, expert guides to playing and appreciation, and deep dives into how music is created, consumed, and transformed in the modern age.
Music Book Summaries
The Most Beautiful
My Life with Prince
Memoir
Biography
Music
Run, Rose, Run
Mystery
Thriller
Romance
Mood Machine
The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist
Music
Technology
Business
Perfecting Sound Forever
An Aural History of Recorded Music
Music
History
Technology
Earth to Moon
A Memoir
Memoir
Music
Biography
Honey
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Music
Daisy Jones & The Six
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Music
Daisy Jones & The Six
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Music
Where She Went
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
If I Stay
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
How to Rap
The Art and Science of the Hip-Hop MC
Music
Hip Hop
Art
See A Little Light
The Trail of Rage and Melody
Music
Memoir
Biography
The Dirt
Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band
Music
Biography
Memoir
Why Bob Dylan Matters
Music
Biography
Poetry
Re-Sisters
The Lives and Recordings of Delia Derbyshire, Margery Kempe and Cosey Fanni Tutti
Music
Biography
Memoir
Nonbinary
A Memoir
Music
Memoir
LGBT
Thee Psychick Bible
Thee Apocryphal Scriptures ov Genesis Breyer P-Orridge and Thee Third Mind ov Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth
Occult
Music
Religion
To Selena, With Love
Biography
Memoir
Music
Classical Music for Dummies
Music
Reference
Classical Music
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Music
A Subversive History
Music
History
Art
A Lion's Tale
Around the World in Spandex
Biography
Sports
Autobiography
Shout, Sister, Shout!
The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Music
Biography
History
Health and Safety
A Breakdown
Memoir
Music
Biography Memoir
Brothers
Music
Biography
Memoir
The Sound of the Machine
My Life in Kraftwerk and Beyond
Music
Biography
Autobiography
Wonderland Avenue
Tales of Glamour and Excess
Music
Biography
Memoir
XOXO
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
How Sondheim Can Change Your Life
Music
Theatre
Self Help
Our Noise
The Story of Merge Records, the Indie Label That Got Big and Stayed Small
Music
History
Biography
Brisbane
Russia
Historical Fiction
Literature
The Only Pirate at the Party
Biography
Memoir
Music
Pink Floyd and Philosophy
Careful with that Axiom, Eugene!
Philosophy
Music
Cultural
The Soundscape
Our Environment and the Tuning of the World
Music
Art
Science
I'll Never Write My Memoirs
Memoir
Music
Biography
Rick Rubin
In the Studio
Music
Biography
Business
High Fidelity
Music
Contemporary
Humor
