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Beautiful tells of the story of one of the 20th century's most beloved songwriters, Carole King , through 25 of the hit songs she penned for herself and others.

The Guitar Play-Along Series will help you play your favourite songs quickly and easily! Just follow the tab, listen to the CD to hear how the guitar should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are also included in the book in case you want to sing, or to simply help you follow along. The audio CD is playable on any CD player. For PC and Mac computer users, the CD is enhanced so you can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch!

This book is a fun and informative historical survey of songs that lionize notorious brigands from Ireland to Brazil Italy to Australia to the drug lords of Mexico and the inner-city gangs of the United States. For centuries each of these cultures have continued to romanticize criminals raising them to the status of heroic figures through poetry stories song and more recently film. ÊA Friend of the DevilÊ tracks the true story of these legendary bandits behind the songs that deify them while looking at society''s role in both creating outlaws and our perpetual need for a new hero. The book also delves into why socially minded truth-seeking artists including Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan wrote and sang songs about such cold-blooded killers as Pretty Boy Floyd and Joey Gallo purposefully perpetuating their myths in lieu of an honest portrayal of these bad men.ÞÊA Friend of the DevilÊ features new interviews with dozens of contemporary songwriters including Steve Earle Richard Thompson Taj Mahal and Dr. John along with authors Michael Ondaatje and Ishmael Reed. Illustrated with a series of photographs by the author of songwriters and singers of outlaw ballads that include Pete Seeger Joan Baez Aaron Neville John Prine and Gordon Gano of Violent Femmes.

Of all the biggest-name composers Handel probably wrote the most truly great music that no one knows about. This book takes the curious listener through his entire output from his earliest works in Italy through his more than 40 operas and including the famous English oratorios on which his reputation largely rests. Along the way it examines his orchestral music the pieces he wrote for England''s lavish royal ceremonies and his surprisingly limited production of sacred music. Just as important the book surveys and recommends recordings of all of the music discussed so that listeners can acquire a music collection of whatever depth suits them best while the included CD features top-notch recordings from the Harmonia Mundi label of a wide range of Handel''s music in all of the major media in which he worked both vocal and instrumental. Few composers cared more than Handel about pleasing his listeners and creating a body of work that was both entertaining and fun. It''s time to blow away the Victorian cobwebs that have dogged his reputation and discover just how much there is to enjoy.

LEADING TONES: REFLECTIONS ON MUSIC MUSICIANS AND THE MUSIC INDUSTRY

ÊBruce Springsteen ä Like a Killer in the SunÊ originally published in Italian is the definitive book on the work of Bruce Springsteen showing his unique narrative talent and offering an accurate critical examination of his poetics. It presents 117 among his best lyrics expounded and annotated with the philological care used for the classics of literature. In his introduction Leonardo Colombati draws the attention to the fact that Springsteen is an author grafted on the line that goes from Whitman to Steinbeck from Flannery O''Connor to Raymond Carver. The book also contains Springsteen''s biography and discography plus an exclusive interview with Bruce Springsteen. With forewords by Academy Award-winner Ennio Morricone and music critic Dave Marsh a committee member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Springsteen''s biographer. ÊLike a Killer in the SunÊ is a book for anyone who wants to listen to a powerful and inspired voice coming from the heart of America.

JOHN GIELGUD - THE AUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY

Featuring:ÞÛ Forty-six illustrations of cloisonn© pin art for music fansÞÛ Single-sided printing on high-quality paper to reduce the chance of bleed-throughÞÛ Perforated removable sheets that are easy to frame or share at coloring partiesÞÛ An introduction about the artist Gary Kroman by ÊDead RelixÊ founder Leslie D. Kippel

The way some introductory acting books are written, it seems that a literal leg break is your best option. In The Young Actor''s Handbook, Jeremy Kruse, an actor, writer, producer, and director who teaches method acting, acting for camera, improvisation, and sketch comedy at The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York, mends this mangled genre, distilling invaluable lessons and years of experience down to a lean, mean, intuitive hundred page primer.Rather than bludgeoning the uninitiated with dense paragraphs, vague concepts, and opaque examples, The Young Actor''s Handbook ignites the beginning actor''s creative soul with inspirational acting exercises, acting theory, writing exercises, and insight into what it means to be an actor. This concise and pragmatic manual will guide and inform the young actor, beginning actor, novice acting teacher, or anyone who wants to understand acting through a broad and diverse survey of essential knowledge. The teachings of Richard Boleslavsky, Stella Adler, Sanford Meisner, Uta Hagen, Michael Shurtleff, Lee Strasberg, and Constantin Stanislavsky are eloquently and accessible rendered, as are basics of script analysis, camera technique, the audition mindset, agent acquisition, and the actor''s life.Whether you''re a curious novice, veteran acting teacher, or even an interested observer, The Young Actor''s Handbook will enhance your understanding of this vast and rewarding craft.

BREAK THE RULES AND GET THE PART: THIRTY MONOLOGUES FOR WOMEN

He is the Lizard King ä well the King of the Monsters ä he can do anything. Since he first romped onto the silver screen in 1954 no other character in all of international cinema has been as beloved by American audiences as Godzilla. Despite the modern film industry''s affinity for franchises and cinematic universes he remains one of its most enduring and popular characters with a total of twenty-eight motion pictures (not even including two American reboots!) under his massive belt. From his home base in Japan where the legendary Toho Pictures first put him on the map Godzilla has gone on to become an international phenomenon a pop culture avatar a movie monster unrivaled in both size and appeal. The latest installment in Applause Theatre and Cinema Books'' FAQ series Brian Soloman''s ÊGodzilla FAQÊ is a broad and varied exploration of the monumental fire-breathing radioactive lizard that has roared his way into our hearts over a sixty-year reign of terror. By pairing a colloquial text with a wide array of illustrations and visual media this 400-page survey encourages readers to drop in and out of the book as every chapter serves as a self-supporting article on a given subject. Written by a lifelong Godzilla fan and pop culture critic ÊGodzilla FAQÊ offers a comprehensive rundown of every Godzilla film ever made in-depth biographies of major players in the franchise''s history and enough raw information to rebuild a ravaged Tokyo. Don''t miss out on this ideal gift for cinema fans lizard lovers and pop culture fiends of all ages!

CONFESSIONS OF A VINTAGE GUITAR DEALER: THE MEMOIRS OF NORMAN HARRIS

THE BANJO: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY

A celebration of the life of the legendary Les Paul, looking at his remarkable inventions and guitar playing, in his own words

THE COMPLETE SINGER-SONGWRITER: A TROUBADOUR'S GUIDE TO WRITING PERFORMING RECORDING

PEARL JAM FAQ: ALL THAT'S LEFT TO KNOW ABOUT SEATTLE'S MOST ENDURING BAND

A collection of hilarious monologues designed especially for children aged 5-12

(Guitar Educational). Providing the screaming solos and melodies for countless songs, the lead guitarist plays a crucial role in rock music. In How to Play Rock Lead Guitar, Brooke St. James guides you through the essential basics that every lead guitarist should know. Featuring full-length video lessons, Brooke demonstrates every playing example in the book, covering a wide range of topics including pentatonic scales, bending, vibrato, harmonics, repeating licks, tapping, gear, and much more! This title also includes online video lessons with demonstrations of all the playing examples in the book. The video is accessed online for download or streaming using the unique code inside each book.

Some Fun Tonight! The Backstage Story of How the Beatles Rocked America: The Historic Tours of 1964-1966 is a comprehensive two-volume set which gives you a city-by-city synopsis of the group's activities as they traveled the United States and Canada for their groundbreaking series of concerts.

Shooting pianos miking chickens recording bass (guitar that is) on a submarine. These are some of the unusual recording techniques examined in the book ÊRecording Unhinged: Creative and Unconventional Music Recording TechniquesÊ. Because we all like to draw outside the lines this collection of Sylvia Massy''s original illustrations from the book is a great way to whet your appetite for some real adventurous recording. Add your own color and excite your imagination!ÞSince we''re all about getting a little unhinged you might want to make it fun. Try coloring with strange materials while you''re at it. Toe-nail polish and highlighter pens. Lipstick and blush. Spilled coffee. You figure it out. Enjoy!ÞAnd one last tip: you''ll find a few special illustrations here that aren''t in ÊRecording Unhinged: Creative and Unconventional Music Recording TechniquesÊ including one that if you fold it a certain way (look for the arrows) Neil Peart will turn into the drummer from the Stray Cats Slim Jim Phantom!

Singers Musical Theatre. Tenor 3

A thoughtfully curated collection of contemporary monologues for teens

ÊChord MasterÊ is a chord dictionary with a difference. Rather than just show chord shapes ä which are all there in the Chord Matrix ä a large portion of the book explains how to use chords with information about the theory behind them and attempts to answer the questions guitarists often have about chord shapes. Also it presents usable groups of chords for beginners in relation to a variety of song styles.ÞThis new revised edition emphasises the practical and is even more useful to beginners with expanded exercises and more audio. The multimedia component has roughly doubled the number of tracks and is 30 minutes longer. Some audio examples have a backing track arranged to stress melodic and rhythmic elements so that when the reader puts the chords alongside the effect is marked sometimes allowing for re-harmonizing the same music with a different chord progression or a chord progression played in more than one area of the guitar. The notation of the chord progressions is partly redesigned making it easier to read. This will also make this part of the book more attractive to the casual browser.ÞMore chord types have been added to ÊChord MasterÊ''s Matrix (dictionary) section with new material about balanced chords (which remove ineffective or unnecessary doublings of notes) and about effective chord voicing. The section about chords from famous songs is expanded with more examples of unusual chords including ones that players are often curious about ä one of the most famous examples is the first chord of A Hard Day''s Night.

DRACULA FAQ: ALL THAT'S LEFT TO KNOW ABOUT THE COUNT FROM TRANSYLVANIA