In a finely woven series of flashbacks and correspondence, Lev Termen, the Russian scientist, inventor, and spy, tells the story of his life to his "one true love," Clara Rockmore, the finest theremin player in the world. In the first...
Women musicians
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Author:Michaels, SeanSummary: - Author:Carroll, StevenSummary:
Lucy McBride is roused from her slumber by the sound of classical music coming from the stereo. It is a life changing moment and she devotes herself to the study of the cello. Her fascination leads her to Fortuny, the master cellist who...
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Author:Whyatt, SabrinaSummary:From a shy small-town girl singing for family and friends at community concerts, to the bright lights of country music fame, from the wheelhouse of her very own fishing vessel hundreds of miles offshore, to the summit of Mount...
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Author:Spencer, LivSummary:This bestseller is now newly revised and updated Taylor Swift: The Platinum Edition gets to the heart of this superstar with albums and singles that head straight to the top of the pop and country music charts, a shelf full of...
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Author:Spencer, LivSummary:With albums and singles that head straight to the top of the pop and country music charts and a shelf full of awards, Taylor Swift was Billboard's number one selling artist across all genres in 2008 — and all before she turned twenty....
- Author:Morris, HeatherSummary:
This program is read by Laura Carmichael, who plays Lady Edith Crawley in Downton Abbey. It also includes a dedication, author's note, and two afterwords, all read by the author, as well as two songs by the Sydney Women's...
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Author:Soderstrom, MarySummary:Gloria Murray's daughter jokes that Gloria would have sold her first born to further her musical career - a reproach closer to the truth than anyone but Gloria suspects. Gloria, born just before the Great Depression, knows from the...
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Author:Susan MannSummary:When Ana returns to the cottage of her youth in the seaside village of Noordhoek, near Cape Town, it's to sort out her late father's affairs. But it soon becomes clear that more is at stake... After living in London, her...
- Author:Robinson, LisaSummary:
This program is read by the author. An intimate look at the lives of our most celebrated female musicians--and their challenges with fame--from a legendary music journalistOver four decades, Lisa Robinson has made a name for herself as...
- Author:Lynn, LorettaSummary:
Me & Patsy Kickin' Up Dust shares the never-before-told story of the remarkable relationship between legendary country queen Patsy Cline and country music icon Loretta Lynn. Loretta Lynn and the late Patsy Cline are legends—...
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Author:Ball, HeatherSummary:This book features a selection of politically-active, inspiring women who have made important contributions to music history. Their stories begin in the mid-18th Century with Maria Anna “Nannerl” Mozart, a gifted German composer whose...
- Author:Sylvan, DianneSummary:
Dans les coins sombres de notre monde s’étend le Monde de l’Ombre, une société de vampires qui se nourrissent des vivants. À Austin, au Texas, la folie d’une femme va la plonger dans un monde que très peu ont vu — ou dont très peu...
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Author:Grekul, LisaSummary:Colleen Lutzak, a talented young Ukrainian musician from northern Alberta, struggles to maintain a sense of identity as her awareness of the world expands.
Growing up in the small northern Alberta community of St. Paul, Colleen...
- Author:Wills, CherylSummary:
From the matriarchs of the movement to today's chart-topping divas, Cheryl Wills offers in-depth portraits of twenty-five amazing women of Gospel music, and illuminates what makes each of them shine.
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Author:Noriega Rachwal, MariaSummary:In the 1940s it was unheard of for women to be members of a professional orchestra, let alone play “masculine” instruments like the bass or trombone. Yet despite these formidable challenges, the Montreal Women’s Symphony Orchestra (MWSO...
- Author:Sylvan, DianneSummary:
Cela fait trois mois que la chanteuse Miranda Grey est devenue une vampire et a épousé David Salomon, Primat du Sud. En tant que Reine, Miranda doit apprendre rapidement à tenir son nouveau rôle et à naviguer dans les eaux troubles de...
- Author:Eilish, BillieSummary:
Legendary recording artist Billie Eilish walks us through personal highlights and moments from the book as she reflects on photos from her life and career - both on and off the stage - for the first time in this fascinating audio ...
- Author:Alexander, TameraSummary:
A master violinist trained in Vienna, Rebekah Carrington manages to wheedle her way into an audition with the Maestro at the newly formed Nashville Philharmonic. But women are "far too fragile and frail" for the rigors of an orchestra,...
- Author:Conrad, JosephSummary:
In Victory (1915) Conrad returns to the Malay Archipelago, to the setting of his first mature novel, Lord Jim, and in Axel Heyst he creates a hero who is in many ways similar to Jim, a noble altruist destroyed by his ideals. Heyst is...
