3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool
By: James Kaplan
4.35
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the definitive biography of Frank Sinatra, the story of how jazz arrived at the …
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1. How to Listen to Jazz
By: Ted Gioia
4.08
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A "radiantly accomplished" music scholar presents an accessible introduction to the art of listenin… read more
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"Art and disease proliferate via contagion, and similar conditions favor both."-Ted Gioia, How to Listen to Jazz
"In every sphere of social interaction, that hermeneutic leap—that ability to put yourself in the mind frame of the other—is a virtue and a blessing."-Ted Gioia, How to Listen to Jazz
"When stealing from other players, an older musician wisely advised me, choose a different instrument from your own, and people won’t notice the theft."-Ted Gioia, How to Listen to Jazz
"The work of art always requires us to adapt to it—and in this manner can be distinguished from escapism or shallow entertainment, which instead aims to adapt to the audience, to give the public exact…"-Ted Gioia, How to Listen to Jazz
2. The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire
By: Ted Gioia
3.77
Format: 52 pages, Hardcover
The Jazz Standards, a comprehensive guide to the most important jazz compositions, is a unique reso… read more
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- nonfiction
3. The History of Jazz
By: Ted Gioia
4.67
Format: None pages, Paperback
Jazz is the most colorful and varied art form in the world, and it was born in one of the most colo… read more
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4. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
By: Erik Larson
4.24
Format: 565 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more
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"A house divided against itself cannot stand."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
5. The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City
By: Kevin Baker
4.39
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
A hugely entertaining history of baseball and New York City, bursting with larger-than-life figures… read more
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- history
6. 3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool
By: James Kaplan
4.35
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the definitive biography of Frank Sinatra, the story of how jazz arrived at the … read more
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- art history
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- unfinished
- jazz
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7. Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball
By: Keith O'Brien
4.43
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
A page-turning work of narrative nonfiction chronicling the incredible story of one of America’s mo… read more
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8. The Freaks Came Out to Write: The Definitive History of the Village Voice, the Radical Paper That Changed American Culture
By: Tricia Romano
4.28
Format: 608 pages, Hardcover
A rollicking history of America's most iconic weekly newspaper told through the voices of its legen… read more
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9. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir
By: Sly Stone
3.56
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Not many memoirs are generational events. But when Sly Stone, one of the few true musical geniuses … read more
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10. Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
By: Adam Higginbotham
4.60
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
The definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger disaster based on new archival r… read more
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"When asked what he was thinking about when preparing for launch abroad his Mercury-Redstone rocket, Alan Shepard, the first American in space, had infamously replied, "The fact that every part of thi…"-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
"At the foot of the ladder, he [Gene Cernan Apollo 17] delivered the short speech he had memorized for the occasion. "Is like to just say what I believe history will record: That America's challenge o…"-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
11. Reading Genesis
By: Marilynne Robinson
4.10
Format: 344 pages, Hardcover
One of our greatest novelists and thinkers presents a radiant, thrilling interpretation of the book… read more
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12. All You Need Is Love: An Oral History of The Beatles
By: Peter Brown
3.53
Format: 339 pages, Hardcover
The Beatles in their own words: unpublished, unvarnished, and told by The Beatles and their inner c… read more
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13. Brothers and Sisters: The Allman Brothers Band and the Inside Story of the Album That Defined the '70s
By: Alan Paul
4.12
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER New York Times bestselling author Alan Paul's in-depth narra… read more
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14. There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen’s “Born In The U.S.A.” and the End of the Heartland
By: Steven Hyden
4.21
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A thought-provoking exploration of Bruce Springsteen’s iconic album, Born in the U.S.A. —a record … read more
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15. Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis
By: Jonathan Blitzer
4.49
Format: 544 pages, Hardcover
An epic, heartbreaking, and deeply reported history of the disastrous humanitarian crisis at the so… read more
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- audiobook
16. Kubrick: An Odyssey
By: Robert P. Kolker
4.26
Format: 656 pages, Hardcover
The definitive biography of the creator of 2001: A Space Odyssey , The Shining , and A Clockwork Or… read more
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17. Hip-Hop Is History
By: Questlove
4.00
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In Hip-Hop is History, Questlove, one of the major and most revolutionary figures of that genre, un… read more
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18. The Devil's Best Trick: How the Face of Evil Disappeared
By: Randall Sullivan
3.18
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Part true crime story, part historical account, part religious and literary analysis, an investigat… read more
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19. Traveling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell
By: Ann Powers
3.51
Format: 443 pages, Kindle Edition
For decades Joni Mitchell’s life and music have enraptured listeners. One of the most celebrated ar… read more
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20. The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America
By: Larry Tye
4.13
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of Satchel and Bobby Kennedy , a sweeping group portrait… read more
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21. Bitter Crop: The Heartache and Triumph of Billie Holiday's Last Year
By: Paul Alexander
4.23
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A revelatory look at the tumultuous life of a jazz legend and American cultural icon In the first … read more
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