I Heard There Was a Secret Chord

Paul Mccartney

"We made what seemed like an impossible dream come true." --Paul McCartney An engrossing oral history of a band that came to define a generation, Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run tells the madcap story of Paul McCartney and his newly formed band, from their humble beginnings in the early 1970s to their dissolution barely a decade later. Drawn from over 500,000 words of in...

Kim Gordon

*THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* ***Updated and expanded with new material from the author and new foreword from Rachel Kushner***? For many, Kim Gordon is the epitome of cool: vocalist, bassist/guitarist and founding member of Sonic Youth--one of the most successful bands to emerge from the post-punk New York scene--despite being famously reserved. Ten years ago, Gordon distill...

Monica Kim

Celebrate Jungkook, the once-in-a-generation talent at the center of BTS, in this illuminating look into the forces that have made him a global icon.Jungkook is one of the world's biggest stars, period. His first album, Golden, sold more than 2 million copies on the day of its release and stayed on the Billboard 200 for twenty-four consecutive weeks. How did a young prodigy fro...

Emily. Macgregor

An illuminating, witty and highly moving story of making and listening to music and its role and impact on grief. ...

Henry Alford

The eternal singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell is seen anew, portrayed through a witty and comprehensive exploration of anecdotes, quotes, and lyrics by Henry Alford, "the most graceful of humorists" (Vanity Fair) and a writer for The New Yorker.Joni Mitchell's life, psyche, and evolving legacy are explored here in vivid technicolor—from her childhood in Saskatoon, Canada, to her ...

Kevin Evers

A smart, page-turning exploration of the business and creative decisions that transformed Taylor Swift into an unprecedented modern cultural phenomenon. Named one of "Thirty books we're excited to read in the first half of 2025" by The Sydney Morning Herald Named to the Financial Times "What to Read in 2025" list Singer-songwriter. Trailblazer. Mastermind. The Beatles of her ge...

Daniel J. Levitin

UNA NUEVA FORMA DE ENTENDER LA MÚSICA Y LA VIDA. Si todos sabemos (o intuimos) que la música nos despierta los sentidos, este libro nos ayudará a entender cómo lo hace. El músico y neurocientífico Daniel J. Levitin compone en estas páginas una amena sinfonía de la mano de Mozart, Ella Fitzgerald o los Beatles para mostrarnos por qué escuchar música es un gran placer.«Una visión...

Daniel J. Levitin

Now in paperback, the bestselling book that will change everything you thought you knew about getting older.Author of the iconic bestsellers This Is Your Brain on Music and The Organized Mind Daniel Levitin turns his keen insights to what happens in our brains as we age, why we should think about healthspan, not lifespan, and, based on a rigorous analysis of neuroscientific evi...

Daniel J. Levitin

El poder de la música no tiene límites. No solo ejerce una influencia fundamental en nuestra mente, sino que además es capaz de condicionar sociedades enteras a lo largo de la historia. A partir de seis tipos de canciones, relacionados cada uno de ellos con una emoción, el científico y músico Daniel J. Levitin demuestra cómo estas afectan a nuestros vínculos sociales hasta el p...

Daniel J. Levitin

¿Por qué la música despierta distintos estados de ánimo? Levitin se sirve de la neurociencia más avanzada y de la más rigurosa psicología evolutiva para ofrecernos respuestas. Recurriendo a las últimas investigaciones y con ejemplos de piezas musicales que van desde Mozart, Duke Ellington a Van Halen, Levitin desvela mu ltitud de misterios. ¿Tenemos un límite para adquirir nuev...

Daniel J. Levitin

Praise for THE ORGANIZED MIND "[An] impressively wide-ranging and thoughtful work..."The Organized Mind" is an organized book, but it also rewards dipping in at any point, for there are fascinating facts and examples throughout." - The Wall Street Journal "From how not to lose your keys to how to decide when the risks of surgery are worth it, Levitin focuses on smart ways to p...

Daniel J. Levitin

"Debunks the idea that aging inevitably brings infirmity and unhappiness and instead offers a trove of practical, evidence-based guidance for living longer and better."--Daniel H. Pink, author of When and DriveSUCCESSFUL AGING delivers powerful insights:- Debunking the myth that memory always declines with age- Confirming that "health span"--not "life span"--is what matters- Pr...