How Music Works is David Byrne's bestselling buoyant celebration of a subject he has spent a lifetime thinking about Drawing on his own work over the years with Talking Heads Brian Eno & his myriad collaborators
- along with journeys to Wagnerian opera houses African villages & anywhere music exists
- Byrne shows how music emerges from cultural circumstance as much as individual creativity It is his magnum opus & an impassioned argument about music's liberating life-affirming power

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Have you ever listened to an incredible piece of music & wondered exactly why it makes you want to dance or cry? Are you mystified by how musicians just 'know' what notes to play next when they're improvising? Or why certain notes sound great together & others clash? This title lets you discover the answers to these questions 272 pages B&W integrated Powell John ...

Musicals are the most popular form of stage entertainment today with the West End & Broadway dominated by numerous long-running hits But for every Wicked or Phantom of the Opera there are dozens of casualties that didn't fare quite so well In this book Julian Woolford explores the musical-theatre canon to explain why & how some musicals work why some don't & what you should (and shouldn't) do if you're thinking of writing your own Drawing on his experience as a successful writer & director of musicals & as a lecturer in writing musicals at the University of London Woolford outlines every step of the creative process from hatching the initial idea & developing a structure for the work through creating the book the music & the lyrics & on to the crucial process of rewriting He then guides the reader through getting a musical produced with invaluable advice about generating future productions & sustaining a career The book

Includes:: dozens of exercises to assist the novice writer in developing their craft & detailed case studies of well-known musicals such as Les Miserables The Sound of Music Miss Saigon Little Shop of Horrors Godspell & Evita An essential guide for any writers (or would-be writers) of musicals How Musicals Work is a fascinating insight for anyone interested in the art form or who has ever wondered what it takes to get from first idea to first night

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THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
- Robert Webb's part-memoir part call-to-arms 336 pages colour plate sections Webb Robert
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RULES FOR BEING A MANDon&t Cry; Love Sport; Play Rough; Drink Beer; Don&t Talk About Feelings But Robert Webb has been wondering for some time now are those rules actually any use? To anyone? Looking back over his life from schoolboy crushes (on girls & boys) to discovering the power of making people laugh (in the Cambridge Footlights with David Mitchell) & from losing his beloved mother to becoming a husband & father Robert Webb considers the absurd expectations boys & men have thrust upon them at every stage of life Hilarious & heartbreaking How Not To Be a Boy explores the relationships that made Robert who he is as a man the lessons we learn as sons & daughters & the understanding that sometimes you aren&t the Luke Skywalker of your life
- you&re actually Darth Vader
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERThe maths we learn in school can seem like an abstract set of rules laid down by the ancients & not to be questioned In fact Jordan Ellenberg shows us maths touches on everything we do & a little mathematical knowledge reveals the hidden structures that lie beneath the world's messy & chaotic surface In How Not to be Wrong Ellenberg explores the mathematician's method of analyzing life from the everyday to the cosmic showing us which numbers to defend which ones to ignore & when to change the equation entirely Along the way he explains calculus in a single page describes Goedel's theorem using only one-syllable words & reveals how early you actually need to get to the airport ...

The International Bestseller& Dr Michael Greger reveals the foods that will help you live longer& Daily Mail& This book may help those who are susceptible to illnesses that can be prevented with proper nutrition& His Holiness the Dalai Lama Why rely on drugs & surgery to cure you of life-threatening disease when the right decisions can prevent you from falling ill to begin with? How Not To Die gives effective scientifically-proven nutritional advice to prevent our biggest killers
- including heart disease breast cancer prostate cancer high blood pressure & diabetes
- & reveals the astounding health benefits that simple dietary choices can provide Based on the latest scientific research the internationally bestselling How Not To Die examines each of the most common diseases to reveal what how & why different foods affect us & how increasing our consumption of certain foods & avoiding others can dramatically reduce our risk of falling sick & even reverse the effects of disease It also shares Dr Greger&s & Daily Dozen&
- the twelve foods we should all eat every day to stay in the best of health With emphasis on individual family health history & acknowledging that everyone needs something different Dr Michael Greger offers practical dietary advice to help you live longer healthier lives


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The illustrated cookbook from the author of the international bestseller How Not To Die featuring 100 recipes to help reverse & prevent disease
- now in paperback 272 pages Greger Michael
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Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2017 & longlisted for the 2017 CILIP Carnegie Medal this novel will make you laugh & break your heart Our memories are what make us who we are Some are real Some are made up But they are the stories that tell us who we are Without them we are nobody Hattie's summer isn't going as planned Her two best friends have abandoned her Reuben has run off to Europe to 'find himself' & Kat is in Edinburgh with her new girlfriend Meanwhile Hattie is stuck babysitting her twin siblings & dealing with endless drama around her mum's wedding Oh & she's also just discovered that she's pregnant with Reuben's baby Then Gloria Hattie's great-aunt who no one even knew existed comes crashing into her life Gloria's fiercely independent rather too fond of a gin sling & is in the early stages of dementia Together the two of them set out on a road trip of self-discovery
- Gloria to finally confront the secrets of her past before they are erased from her memory forever & Hattie to face the hard choices that will determine her future Non Pratt's Trouble meets Thelma & Louise with a touch of Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey Clare Furniss' remarkable How Not To Disappear is an emotional rollercoaster of a novel ' Funny moving & packed with characters that jump off the page' Lisa Williamson author of The Art of Being Normal ' Absolutely gorgeous heartfelt & incredibly enjoyable' Robin Stevens author of Lady Most Unladylike ' Funny sharply observed shocking & wonderful' Sunday Times Children's book of the week 'A beautifully executed story gloriously funny deeply emotional & a triumph' Daily Mail
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As a mother are you comfortable in your skin? Want to know how best to be a stay-at-home or working mum? Babies have very simple needs yet many parents are overwhelmed with elaborate advice on how to meet them In How Not to F Them Up leading child psychologist Oliver James argues that your under-threes do not need training; it's getting your head straight as a parent that's important Drawing on extensive interviews & the lastest clinical research James identifies three basic types of mum the Hugger the Organiser & the Fleximum Outlining the benefits & pitfalls of each How Not to F Them Up shows you how to recognise which style suits you best & outlines simple strategies to reconcile personal ambitions with the needs of your family Empowering & provocative Oliver James will help you make the best choices for bringing up a happy confident child ...