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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • With the same trademark compassion and erudition he brought to The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks explores the place music occupies in the brain and how it affects the human condition.
“Powerful and compassionate. . . . A book that not only contributes to our understanding of the elusive magic of music but also illuminates the strange workings, and misfirings, of the human mind.”...
“Powerful and compassionate. . . . A book that not only contributes to our understanding of the elusive magic of music but also illuminates the strange workings, and misfirings, of the human mind.”...
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"For the first time ever, legendary singer-songwriter Dolly Parton brings you behind the lyrics of 175 of her songs to reveal the personal stories and vibrant memories that have inspired sixty years of songwriting. Lushly illustrated and told in Dolly's inimitable voice, this rich collection offers an intimate, exclusive look at the colorful life, prolific career, and rags-to-rhinestones journey of one of the most revered entertainers of our time"--...
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English
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In the late sixties and early seventies, Los Angeles was a hotbed of musical creativity--the home base of Joni Mitchell, the Eagles, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, among many others. Now, drawing on exclusive interviews with many of the leading players, music journalist Hoskyns recreates the excitement, ferment, and energy of those years. We see the genesis of Crosby, Stills, and Nash at Joni Mitchell's...
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Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"It's time for the Indian festival of Raksha Bandhan, the celebration of the special lifelong relationship shared by brothers and sisters everywhere. Join two sisters as they lovingly make rakhi--thread bracelets adorned with beads, sequins, sparkles, and tassels--for their brother. And then see their brother present them with toys and sweets and special gifts! Three siblings enjoy the Indian festival of Raksha Bandhan, a celebration of the special...
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Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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Every day in chemistry class, high school student and aspiring songwriter Lily Abbott is finding notes left to her by a mystery boy, love letters really, and she hopes they are from Lucas, a boy she is attracted to--so when she finds out they are really from, she is shocked and unsure about how to respond.
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"Lenora Wilton has struggled with shyness and social anxiety her whole life, but when she moves to Bath to teach music at an all-girls' school, she unexpectedly falls in love with the uncle of one of her most troublesome students"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Scribner trade paperback edition.
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English
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"Growing up amid Kansas wheat fields and airplane factories, Sarah Smarsh witnessed firsthand the particular strengths and vulnerabilities of females in working poverty. Now, Smarsh reveals the overlooked contributions to social progress by such women -- as exemplified by the beloved icon Dolly Parton. She Come By It Natural, originally published as a four-part series for the roots-music journal No Depression, explores the intersection of gender,...
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English
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Teach yourself Ukulele today!
This book is the perfect introduction to the Ukulele, and ideal for the absolute beginner getting started with their first Uke. With absolutely no musical knowledge required, this simple yet comprehensive guide is perfect for beginners of all ages!
* Easy to follow instructions and illustrations
* Simple exercises to follow and practice
* Learn at your own pace
* Fun and easy songs, chords and tunes to play
* Learn how...
13) Yellow submarine
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Four lads from Liverpool ride in a yellow submarine and aid Pepperland's residents in a battle.
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Independently published
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Just for Lefties! Keep the scales you need in easy reach. Scales, modes, pentatonics and more. Never be lost to find a scale again.
Left-Handed Guitar Scales Encyclopedia will grow your knowledge of scales and keep those hard to remember scales in easy reach. Now you don’t have to keep that information in your head. Just keep Left-Handed Guitar Scales Encyclopedia on your music stand!
For each scale, several fingering variations are provided. Looking...
17) New baby train
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Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
c2004
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
An illustrated version of the song that answers the question "Where do little babies really come from?"
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Elizabeth Cotten was only a little girl when she picked up a guitar for the first time. It wasn't hers (it was her big brother's), and it wasn't strung right for her (she was left-handed). But she flipped that guitar upside down and backwards and taught herself how to play it anyway. By age eleven, she'd written "Freight Train," one of the most famous folk songs of the twentieth century. And by the end of her life, people everywhere from the sunny...
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Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"How does time shape consciousness, and consciousness, time? Do we live in time, or does time live in us? And how does music, with its patterns of rhythm and harmony, inform our experience of time? Uncommon Measure: Reflections on Music, Performance, andthe Science of Time explores these questions from the perspective of a young Korean American who dedicated herself to perfecting her art until, crippled by performance anxiety, she was forced to give...
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Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
Enslaved African Americans longed for freedom, and that longing took many forms including music. Drawing on biblical imagery, slave songs both expressed the sorrow of life in bondage and offered a rallying cry for the spirit. Like a Bird brings together text, music, and illustrations by Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator Michele Wood to convey the rich meaning behind thirteen of these powerful songs.
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