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Library CD (In Stock)
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3 Formats: CD
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3 Formats: Library CD
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3 Formats: MP3 CD
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ISBN: 9798212721783
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ISBN: 9798212721776
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ISBN: 9798212721790
| Runtime: | 12.81 Hours |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Music |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
There are countless books on music with much analysis given to musicians, bands, eras and/or genres. But rarely does a book delve into what's going on inside us when we listen.
Michel Faber explores two big questions: how do we listen to music and why do we listen to music? To answer these questions, he considers a range of factors, which includes age, illness, the notion of "cool," commerce, the dichotomy between "good" and "bad" taste and much more.
From the award-winning author of The Crimson Petal and the White and Under the Skin, this idiosyncratic and philosophical book reflects Michel Faber's lifelong obsession with music of all kinds. Listen will change your relationship with the heard world.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“Nathaniel Priestley’s creative pitch patterns and British enunciation give wonderful vitality to Michel Faber’s colorful prose and expansive thinking about music…This top-shelf writing could not have found a better narrator than Nathaniel Priestley, who consistently finds the exact vocal tone to express one hundred percent of this author’s originality. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.” —AudioFile
“An entertaining excursus into the noisy world of music…The real medium, he insists, is your mind, and it’s our instrument, too…Great, smart fun, and full of theses to provoke arguments and pointers for new ways to, yes, listen.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Author
Author Bio: Michel Faber
Michel Faber has written eight books, including the Whitbread shortlisted novel Under the Skin. He has also written two novellas and has won several short-story awards, including the Neil Gunn, Ian St. James, and Macallan.
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Details
Details
| Available Formats : | CD, Library CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Music |
| Runtime: | 12.81 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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