The Piano Shop on the Left Bank: Discovering a Forgotten Passion in a Paris Atelier
By: Thad Carhart
3.97
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
Walking his two young children to school every morning, Thad Carhart passes an unassuming little st…
Want to Read $ 14.99"I wanted to love this piano. I wanted to invite music back into my life."-Thad Carhart, The Piano Shop on the Left Bank: Discovering a Forgotten Passion in a Paris Atelier
"The effect is captivating as all of the tones mix, like a watercolor with hues swirled together, and lovely carrying notes long after the fingers are lifted from the keys."-Thad Carhart, The Piano Shop on the Left Bank: Discovering a Forgotten Passion in a Paris Atelier
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1. The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code
By: Sam Kean
4.50
Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition
From New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes incredible stories of science, history, langu… read more
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"You're not supposed to interject feelings into science, but part of the reason it's so fascinating that we're 8 percent (or more) fossilized virus is that it's so creepy that we're 8 percent (or more…"-Sam Kean, The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code
2. Play it Again: An Amateur Against the Impossible
By: Alan Rusbridger
4.14
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The Guardian editor’s account of a remarkable musical challenge during an extraordinary year for ne… read more
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3. Piano Lessons: Music, Love, and True Adventures
By: Noah Adams
3.85
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Piano Lessons is Noah Adams's delightful and moving chronicle of his fifty-second year--a year alre… read more
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4. The Only Street in Paris: Life on the Rue des Martyrs
By: Elaine Sciolino
3.71
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
A New York Times Bestseller "Sciolino’s sharply observed account serves as a testament to…Paris―th… read more
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5. Oracle Bones: A Journey Between China's Past and Present
By: Peter Hessler
4.22
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed author of River Town comes a rare portrait, both intimate and epic, of twenty-f… read more
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6. The Eye of the Elephant: An Epic Adventure in the African Wilderness
By: Mark Owens , Delia Owens
4.29
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
After being expelled from Botswana for writing their controversial bestseller Cry of the Kalahari, … read more
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7. The Rector's Wife
By: Joanna Trollope
4.11
Format: 559 pages, Paperback
Anna Bouverie is the rector's wife. She irons his surplices (badly), delivers the parish newsletter… read more
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9. A Natural History of the Piano: The Instrument, the Music, the Musicians--from Mozart to Modern Jazz and Everything in Between
By: Stuart Isacoff
3.58
Format: 366 pages, Hardcover
A beautifully illustrated, totally engrossing celebration of the piano, and the composers and perfo… read more
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10. The Pillow Book
By: Sei Shōnagon , Ivan Morris
3.91
Format: 163 pages, Paperback
"The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon" is a fascinating, detailed account of Japanese court life in the … read more
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11. The Cello Suites
By: Eric Siblin
3.90
Format: 77 pages, Hardcover
One autumn evening, shortly after ending a ten-year stint as a pop-music columnist for the Montreal… read more
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12. Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters
By: Annie Dillard
4.33
Format: 242 pages, Paperback
Here, in this compelling assembly of writings, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard explores… read more
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13. The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious - and Perplexing - City
By: David Lebovitz
3.37
Format: 245 pages,
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14. Country Driving: A Journey Through China from Farm to Factory
By: Peter Hessler
3.85
Format: 370 pages,
From the bestselling author of Oracle Bonesand River Towncomes the final book in his award-winning … read more
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15. The Mammy (Agnes Browne, #1)
By: Brendan O'Carroll
3.30
Format: None pages, Paperback
"Mammy" is what Irish children call their mothers and The Mammyis Agnes Browne--a widow struggling … read more
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16. How the Heather Looks: A Joyous Journey to the British Sources of Children's Books
By: Joan Bodger , None
4.01
Format: 275 pages, Hardcover
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17. Grand Obsession: A Piano Odyssey
By: Perri Knize
3.68
Format: 200 pages, Hardcover
"A fascinating, lyrical memoir about one woman's obsessive search for the perfect piano-and about f… read more
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18. The Lace Reader (The Lace Reader, #1)
By: Brunonia Barry
5.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
Look into the lace? When the eyes begin to fill with tears and the patience is long exhausted, ther… read more
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19. No Picnic on Mount Kenya: A Daring Escape, A Perilous Climb
By: Felice Benuzzi
4.33
Format: None pages, Paperback
An Italian prisoner of war in equatorial East Africa recounts his escape from a British POW camp so… read more
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20. For the Glory: Eric Liddell's Journey from Olympic Champion to Modern Martyr
By: Duncan Hamilton
4.10
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The untold and inspiring story of Eric Liddell, hero of Chariots of Fire, from his Olympic medal to… read more
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21. Camera Girl: The Coming of Age of Jackie Bouvier Kennedy
By: Carl Sferrazza Anthony
3.99
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
“One of the most detailed, nuanced portraits of Jackie to date.” — The Washington Post An illumi… read more
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22. Founding Mothers
By: Cokie Roberts
3.64
Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Cokie Roberts comes New York Times bestseller Founding Mo… read more
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23. Beneficence
By: Meredith Hall
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"Beneficence is amazing in its vision. Luminous. With wisdom and compassion, Meredith Hall writes a… read more
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24. Every Good Boy Does Fine: A Love Story, in Music Lessons
By: Jeremy Denk
4.05
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A beautifully written, witty memoir that is also an immersive exploration of classical music--its p… read more
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"You passed. But have you considered the word "la"?"-Jeremy Denk, Every Good Boy Does Fine: A Love Story, in Music Lessons
"And what else is music but a space for us to live in, for a while."-Jeremy Denk, Every Good Boy Does Fine: A Love Story, in Music Lessons
"Remember: music is not the notes. It is between the notes. [György Sebők]"-Jeremy Denk, Every Good Boy Does Fine: A Love Story, in Music Lessons
"Evil moment, when you doubt the magician's magic, when you wonder if it was more image than insight."-Jeremy Denk, Every Good Boy Does Fine: A Love Story, in Music Lessons
25. The French Ingredient: A Memoir
By: Jane Bertch
3.98
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The inspiring and delicious memoir of an American woman who had the gall to open a cooking school i… read more
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26. November 1942: An Intimate History of the Turning Point of the Second World War
By: Peter Englund
4.25
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An intimate history of the most important month of World War II, as experienced by the people who l… read more
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27. Uncommon Sense Teaching: Practical Insights in Brain Science to Help Students Learn
By: Barbara Oakley
4.20
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28. The Fallen Architect
By: Charles Belfoure
3.62
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In this riveting novel from The New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Architect, a man in … read more
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29. The Piano Shop on the Left Bank: Discovering a Forgotten Passion in a Paris Atelier
By: Thad Carhart
3.97
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
Walking his two young children to school every morning, Thad Carhart passes an unassuming little st… read more
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"I wanted to love this piano. I wanted to invite music back into my life."-Thad Carhart, The Piano Shop on the Left Bank: Discovering a Forgotten Passion in a Paris Atelier
"The effect is captivating as all of the tones mix, like a watercolor with hues swirled together, and lovely carrying notes long after the fingers are lifted from the keys."-Thad Carhart, The Piano Shop on the Left Bank: Discovering a Forgotten Passion in a Paris Atelier
30. Counterpoint: A Memoir of Bach and Mourning
By: Philip Kennicott
3.98
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
As his mother was dying, Philip Kennicott began to listen to the music of Bach obsessively. It was … read more
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31. Other Rivers: A Chinese Education
By: Peter Hessler
4.56
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
An intimate and revelatory eyewitness account of two generations of students in China’s heartland, … read more
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