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The Beatles Lyrics: The Unseen Story Behind Their Music

By Hunter Davies, The Beatles

Stacey: My Story So Far

By Stacey Solomon

Bob Marley: An Intimate Portrait by His Mother

By Cedella Booker, Anthony C. Winkler

Mozart Wind and String Concertos

By Alexander Hyatt King

The Messiaen Companion

By Peter Hill

Why We Sing

By Julia Hollander

Music as Alchemy: Journeys with Great Conductors and their Orchestras

By Service, Tom

The Sound of Being Human: How Music Shapes Our Lives

By Jude Rogers

S'wonderful: A Symphony of Musical Memories

By Tony Ireland

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography

By Eric Idle

To Anyone Who Ever Asks: The Life, Music, and Mystery of Connie Converse: 1 of Pitchfork's 10 Best Music Books of 2023

By Howard Fishman

A Cry from the Heart: A Biography of Edith Piaf

By Margaret Crosland

Industry of Magic & Light

By David Keenan

Oh yes, oh yes!

By Carl Cox

Access All Areas: A Backstage Pass Through 50 Years of Music And Culture

By Barbara Charone

The Rat Pack: Neon Nights with the Kings of Cool

By Lawrence J. Quirk

Jean-Christophe

By Romain Rolland

Run Rose Run: The smash-hit Sunday Times bestseller

By Dolly Parton, James Patterson

What Would the Spice Girls Do?: How the Girl Power Generation Grew Up

By Lauren Bravo

The Piano Player of Budapest: A True Story of Holocaust Survival, Music and Hope

By Roxanne de Bastion

The Piano Player of Budapest: A True Story of Holocaust Survival, Music and Hope

By Roxanne de Bastion

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography

By Eric Idle

The Sound of Being Human: How Music Shapes Our Lives

By Jude Rogers

Liberation Through Hearing

By Richard Russell

Perfect Sound Whatever: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

By James Acaster

How To Make It in the New Music Business: Practical Tips on Building a Loyal Following and Making a Living as a Musician

By Ari Herstand

Jacqueline Du Pre

By Elizabeth Wilson

The Rolling Stones Complete Recording Sessions 1962-2012: 50th Anniversary Edition

By Martin Elliott (Great Ormond Street Hospital London)

Beethoven: The Composer as Hero (New Horizons)

By Philippe Autexier, Carey Lovelace

Take Me Home

By John Denver, Arthur Tobier