History & Criticism
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20th Century Ambient
$19.95 Add to cartThrough text and comics, 20th Century Ambient searches through ambient music’s recent history to unearth how the genre has evolved and the role it plays in our daily lives.
Ambient music is a part of- Series: Genre: A 33 1/3
- Author: Henry, Dusty
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: November 13 2025
- ISBN10: 9798765119334
- Language: English
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Mozart: A Life
$27.00 Add to cartA biography of the greatest musical mind in Western history
Mozart’s unshakable hold on the public’s consciousness can only be strengthened by historian and biographer Peter Gay’s concise and deft lo- Series: Penguin Lives Biographies
- Author: Gay, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 01 2006
- ISBN10: 0143037730
- Language: English
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Maestros and Their Music: The Art and Alchemy of Conducting
$22.00 Add to cartJohn Mauceri, who has stood on podiums before storied symphonies, operas, and ballets around the world, brings a lifetime of experience to bear in this informative, brilliantly entertaining exploratio… [more below]
- Author: Mauceri, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 06 2018
- ISBN10: 1101973609
- Language: English
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Stradivari’s Genius: Five Violins, One Cello, and Three Centuries of Enduring Perfection
$19.00 Add to cartAntonio Stradivari (1644–1737) was a perfectionist whose single-minded pursuit of excellence changed the world of music. In the course of his long career in the northern Italian city of Cremona, he c… [more below]
- Author: Faber, Toby
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: April 04 2006
- ISBN10: 0375760857
- Language: English
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The Ninth: Beethoven and the World in 1824
$22.00 Add to cartThe premier of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in Vienna on May 7, 1824, was the most significant artistic event of the year–and the work remains one of the most precedent-shattering and influential compo
- Author: Sachs, Harvey
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: November 08 2011
- ISBN10: 0812969073
- Language: English
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Verdi with a Vengeance: An Energetic Guide to the Life and Complete Works of the King of Opera
$24.00 Add to cartEverything you could possibly know about Verdi and his operas, from the brilliant and humorous author of Wagner Without Fear.
If you want to know why La traviata was actually a flop at its premiere in- Author: Berger, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: September 12 2000
- ISBN10: 037570518X
- Language: English
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Letters for the Ages the Great Musicians
$26.00 Add to cartA collection of letters written through the ages from musicians of all genres, from Mozart to Elton John.
For tens of thousands of years, across various civilisations, our species has been creating mu- Series: Letters for the Ages
- Author: Drake, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 25 2025
- ISBN10: 1399419463
- Language: English
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The Watch: Stories and Savoir Faire
$95.00 Add to cartThis ultimate reference on fine watchmaking offers a comprehensive overview of the history and anatomy of luxury timepieces.
Taking readers behind the scenes to discover the captivating realm of mecha- Author: Piguet, Audemars
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 700
- Publish Date: October 21 2025
- ISBN10: 208045322X
- Language: English
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Space Ships! Ray Guns! Martian Octopods!: Interviews with Science Fiction Legends
$17.95 Add to cartIn these highly-candid radio interviews, more than fifty legendary, larger-than-life personalities trade anecdotes about the Golden Age of science fiction. Ray Bradbury, Robert Bloch, Harlan Ellison, … [more below]
- Author: Wolinsky, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: September 02 2025
- ISBN10: 1616964421
- Language: English
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Armies of the Night: The Warriors and Its Legacy
$18.95 Add to cartFrom the New York City Subway to Coney Island–uncover the gritty legacy of The Warriors, the cult classic that stormed the streets–and shaped mainstream culture–since 1979!
The Warriors opened to sc- Author: Gingold, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: October 21 2025
- ISBN10: 1948221977
- Language: English
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Frank Lloyd Wright in the Movies: Iconic California Sites on Film
$24.99 Add to cartWhat do Vincent Price, Harrison Ford, Jackie Chan, and Uma Thurman all have in common with Frank Lloyd Wright? Answer: The Movies.
The influence of Frank Lloyd Wright on architecture can’t be o
- Series: History & Guide
- Author: Wilson, Mark Anthony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: July 08 2025
- ISBN10: 1467159557
- Language: English
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Desert Dreams: The Music, Style, and Allure of Coachella
$24.99 Add to cartImmerse yourself in the music, the fashion, and the hype of one of the biggest music festivals in the world.
Coachella is considered one of the most profitable and widely attended music festivals, wi- Author: Bain, Katie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 21 2025
- ISBN10: 0760397554
- Language: English
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Die Hard
$17.95 Add to cartUpon its release, John McTiernan’s Die Hard (1988) was met with immense commercial and critical success; breaking the $100 million mark at the box office in its first run, and resulting in four Academ
- Series: BFI Film Classics
- Author: Lewis, Jon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: October 16 2025
- ISBN10: 1839026529
- Language: English
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Read Frame Type Film: Or, Written on the Screen
$55.00 Add to cartThis ambitious survey chronicles text and typography in 20th-century artists’ films and experimental cinema
From credits to subtitles to title cards and beyond, texts play a critical part in the struct
- Author: Camporesi, Enrico
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 180
- Publish Date: June 10 2025
- ISBN10: 9798991658010
- Language: English
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The Hours Are Long, But the Pay Is Low: A Curious Life in Independent Music
$24.95 Add to cart“The music business is not a meritocracy: it is a crapshoot taking place in a septic tank balanced on the prow of the Titanic, a venal snake pit where innovation, creativity, and honest business pract… [more below]
- Author: Miller, Rob
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: November 25 2025
- ISBN10: 0252088964
- Language: English
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Opera Wars: Inside the World of Opera and the Battles for Its Future
$30.00 Add to cartImmerse yourself in the captivating and surprisingly contentious world of opera with this compelling unveiling of the art form’s bold characters and the fierce struggles that are redefining its future… [more below]
- Author: Vincent, Caitlin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 13 2026
- ISBN10: 1668084066
- Language: English
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Eternal Current Events: Early Writings
$19.95 Read moreThe first English translation of Chris Marker’s early writings on film, religion, philosophy, politics, and art.
Before making his first films in the 1950s, Chris Marker was a regular contributor to t- Series: Inpatient Press / Mercurial Editions
- Author: Marker, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: July 29 2025
- ISBN10: 1965874002
- Language: English
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How to Score in Hollywood: Secrets to Success in the Movie Business
$28.00 Add to cartHow to Score in Hollywood reveals the secrets to a movie’s success and profitability. Entertainment research expert Kevin Goetz shares how smart, data-driven decisions–from development to release–he… [more below]
- Author: Goetz, Kevin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 11 2025
- ISBN10: 198218986X
- Language: English
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Alternative for the Masses: The ’90s Alt-Rock Revolution – An Oral History
$29.99 Add to cartGet the definitive story of the ’90s alt-rock movement straight from the musicians and figures who lived it.
No period in the history of rock music offered such an abrupt shift in prevailing tastes as- Author: Prato, Greg
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: October 28 2025
- ISBN10: 0760398429
- Language: English
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Why Sound Matters
$26.00 Add to cartA poignant consideration of the material aspect of sound and how it fundamentally shapes our experience of the world, both in its presence and absence
From the joyous communal connections fostered th- Series: Why X Matters
- Author: Krukowski, Damon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 21 2025
- ISBN10: 0300272243
- Language: English
