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Music & Musicians
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Bruce Springsteen : Song by Song€22.99
From a skinny beach bum to a brawny headband-wearing blue-collar hero, through to an elder statesman of rock, Springsteen has been one of the most revered songwriters of his and succeeding generations for half a century.
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Quartet : How Four Women Changed the Musical World (Hardback)€23.99
Ethel Smyth (b.1858): Famed for her operas, this trailblazing queer Victorian composer was a larger-than-life socialite, intrepid traveller and committed Suffragette.
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Every Good Boy Does Fine : A Love Story, in Music Lessons€12.99
A uniquely illuminating memoir of the making of a musician, in which renowned pianist Jeremy Denk explores what he learned from his teachers about classical music: its forms, its power, its meaning - and what it can teach us about ourselves.
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Lead Sister : The Story of Karen Carpenter€26.99
When the Carpenters first toured Japan, a journalist mistakenly referred to Karen as the 'lead sister' of the band. This designation stuck and Karen liked it so much that she had a T-shirt custom-made with the slogan, which she wore while drumming on the band's 1976 world tour.
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Ten Thousand Apologies : Fat White Family and the Miracle of Failure€12.99
From the mountains of Algeria to the squats of South London via sectarian Northern Ireland, Ten Thousand Apologies is the sordid and thrilling story of the country's most notorious cult band, Fat White Family.
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Bono: Surrender - 40 Songs, One Story (Hardback)€29.99
Writing with candour, self-reflection, and humour, Bono opens the aperture on his life - and the family, friends and faith that have sustained, challenged and shaped him.
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Bob Dylan: The Philosophy of Modern SongSpecial Price €37.99 Regular Price €42.99
Dylan, who began working on the book in 2010, offers a masterclass on the art and craft of songwriting. The Philosophy of Modern Song contains much of what he has learned about his craft in all those years and, like everything that Dylan does, it is a momentous artistic achievement.
CHRISTMAS BOOKS OF THE MONTH
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The Lives of Brian : Autobiography from legendary AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson€17.99
The son of a British army sergeant major and Italian mother, Brian grew up in Dunston, Tyne and Wear, as it emerged from the shadow of the Second World War. Then he saw Little Richard on the BBC and it changed the course of his life.
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Paddy Reilly : From The Fields of Athenry to The Dubliners and Beyond (Hardback)€19.99
Patrick 'Paddy' Reilly is an Irish folk singer and guitarist. Born in Rathcoole, County Dublin, he is one of Ireland's most famous balladeers and is best known for his renditions of "The Fields of Athenry", "Rose of Allendale" and "The Town I Loved So Well".
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The Classic FM Puzzle Book - Relax : Mindful puzzles to relax and unwind€17.99
Celebrating 30 years of broadcasting, Classic FM returns with a new collection of mindful puzzles to de-stress and unwind with.