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The Sound of Pictures

Listening to the Movies, from Hitchcock to High Fidelity

by Andrew Ford ...

The Sound of Pictures is an illuminating journey through the soundtracks of more than 400 films. How do filmmakers play with sound? And how does that affect the way we watch their movies? Whether pop or classical, sweeping or sparse, music plays a crucial role in our cinematic experience. Other sounds can be even more evocative: the sounds of nature, of cities and of voices.In The Sound of ... Read more

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The Sound of Pictures is an illuminating journey through the soundtracks of more than 400 films. How do filmmakers play with sound? And how does that affect the way we watch their movies? Whether pop or classical, sweeping or sparse, music plays a crucial role in our cinematic experience. Other sounds can be even more evocative: the sounds of nature, of cities and of voices.In The Sound of
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The Shortest History of Music

From Bone Flutes to Synthesizers, Hildegard of Bingen to Beyoncé - 5,000 Years of Instrument and Song

by Andrew Ford ...

Series series The Shortest History Series
From prehistoric songwriting to digital recording, discover the history of the world’s favorite art formNo other art is as popular—or pervasive—as music. With just a few clicks, anyone can cue up (and critique) Chopin or Cher, The Bangles or The Beatles—even the brand-new Beyoncé. But things weren’t always this way.In this brisk, breakneck history under 300 pages, award-winning composer, author, ... Read more

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From prehistoric songwriting to digital recording, discover the history of the world’s favorite art formNo other art is as popular—or pervasive—as music. With just a few clicks, anyone can cue up (and critique) Chopin or Cher, The Bangles or The Beatles—even the brand-new Beyoncé. But things weren’t always this way.In this brisk, breakneck history under 300 pages, award-winning composer, author,
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The Memory of Music

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The Memory of Music is a moving and evocative memoir that will appeal to music lovers everywhere.In this evocative and moving book, composer and broadcaster Andrew Ford shares the vivid musical experiences – good, bad and occasionally hilarious – that have shaped his life.Ford's musical journey has traversed genres and continents, and his loves are broad and deep.The Memory of Music takes us from ... Read more

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The Memory of Music is a moving and evocative memoir that will appeal to music lovers everywhere.In this evocative and moving book, composer and broadcaster Andrew Ford shares the vivid musical experiences – good, bad and occasionally hilarious – that have shaped his life.Ford's musical journey has traversed genres and continents, and his loves are broad and deep.The Memory of Music takes us from
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Nora Newt and the Changing Creek

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Series series Little by Little
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14 min

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. *Nora Newt and the Changing Creek* is a warm, hopeful audiobook for children ages 6–8 about courage, change, teamwork, and learning that being small does not mean being helpless.Nora loves the quiet bend in the creek. She knows the cool stones, the shallow water, the reeds, and the sunny shapes on the sandy bottom. To Nora, the creek bend feels like home. ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. *Nora Newt and the Changing Creek* is a warm, hopeful audiobook for children ages 6–8 about courage, change, teamwork, and learning that being small does not mean being helpless.Nora loves the quiet bend in the creek. She knows the cool stones, the shallow water, the reeds, and the sunny shapes on the sandy bottom. To Nora, the creek bend feels like home.
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Casey Cat and the Listening Trail

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Series series Little by Little
Unabridged

15 min

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Casey the Cat loves to move fast. He likes quick steps, quick guesses, and quick plans. So when he is trusted with an important job on the moonlit trail, he is sure he already knows enough.But when Casey’s hurried choices place the trail bells in the wrong spots, families begin to lose their way. What should have been a peaceful evening turns confusing, ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Casey the Cat loves to move fast. He likes quick steps, quick guesses, and quick plans. So when he is trusted with an important job on the moonlit trail, he is sure he already knows enough.But when Casey’s hurried choices place the trail bells in the wrong spots, families begin to lose their way. What should have been a peaceful evening turns confusing,
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Finn Fox and the Fair-Day Clue Hunt

by Andrew Ford ...

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Series series Little by Little
Unabridged

14 min

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Finn Fox loves puzzles, clues, and clever shortcuts. On fair day, the meadow is bright with booths, flags, and a special clue hunt. Finn is sure his quick mind can help his team win. But when one small choice gives his team an unfair lead, winning no longer feels as good as he imagined.Now Finn must decide what matters more: reaching the finish first, or ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Finn Fox loves puzzles, clues, and clever shortcuts. On fair day, the meadow is bright with booths, flags, and a special clue hunt. Finn is sure his quick mind can help his team win. But when one small choice gives his team an unfair lead, winning no longer feels as good as he imagined.Now Finn must decide what matters more: reaching the finish first, or
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Homer

The Poetry of the Past

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Andrew Ford here addresses, in a manner both engaging and richly informed, the perennial questions of what poetry is, how it came to be, and what it is for. Focusing on the critical moment in Western literature when the heroic tales of the Greek oral tradition began to be preserved in writing, he examines these questions in the light of Homeric poetry. Through fresh readings of the Iliad and the ... Read more

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Andrew Ford here addresses, in a manner both engaging and richly informed, the perennial questions of what poetry is, how it came to be, and what it is for. Focusing on the critical moment in Western literature when the heroic tales of the Greek oral tradition began to be preserved in writing, he examines these questions in the light of Homeric poetry. Through fresh readings of the Iliad and the
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Vince Vulture and the Valley Signal

by Andrew Ford ...

Narrated by AI Voice Gigi ...

Series series Little by Little
Unabridged

13 min

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. **Vince Vulture and the Valley Signal** is a warm, uplifting early reader about kindness, courage, and learning that being misunderstood does not change your worth.Vince loves watching over the wide valley from high above. His sharp eyes help him spot loose stones, muddy patches, and hidden trouble before his friends can see it. But when his broad wings ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. **Vince Vulture and the Valley Signal** is a warm, uplifting early reader about kindness, courage, and learning that being misunderstood does not change your worth.Vince loves watching over the wide valley from high above. His sharp eyes help him spot loose stones, muddy patches, and hidden trouble before his friends can see it. But when his broad wings
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Uma Unicorn and the Midnight Bloom

by Andrew Ford ...

Narrated by AI Voice Gigi ...

Series series Little by Little
Unabridged

16 min

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. On the rare night of the Midnight Bloom, Moonvine Hollow comes alive with glowing flowers, shimmering moss, and soft moonlight. Uma Unicorn loves the hidden grove and knows her own light is special. When she tries to make the celebration brighter and more dazzling, she accidentally overwhelms the hollow and throws its gentle beauty out of balance.As ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. On the rare night of the Midnight Bloom, Moonvine Hollow comes alive with glowing flowers, shimmering moss, and soft moonlight. Uma Unicorn loves the hidden grove and knows her own light is special. When she tries to make the celebration brighter and more dazzling, she accidentally overwhelms the hollow and throws its gentle beauty out of balance.As
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Lily Lamb and the Promise Garden

by Andrew Ford ...

Narrated by AI Voice Gigi ...

Series series Little by Little
Unabridged

17 min

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Lily the Lamb wants to be helpful, but she soon learns that a promise is more than kind words. When Nora the Newt needs help crossing a wobbly creek bridge, Lily promises to make it safe before lunch. Along the way, she must choose between fun, distraction, hard work, and keeping her word.As the day unfolds, Lily helps friends through mud, rain, worry, ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Lily the Lamb wants to be helpful, but she soon learns that a promise is more than kind words. When Nora the Newt needs help crossing a wobbly creek bridge, Lily promises to make it safe before lunch. Along the way, she must choose between fun, distraction, hard work, and keeping her word.As the day unfolds, Lily helps friends through mud, rain, worry,
... Read more
Earth Dances

Music in Search of the Primitive

by Andrew Ford ...

Minimalism, savagery, the raw and the cooked, the primal and the pre-verbal, Elvis’s hips, The Rite of Spring . . . Earth Dances is an original investigation of how music and primitivism intersect – a dazzling journey through music and culture.With alternating chapters of criticism and interviews, including with Liza Lim and Brian Eno, composer and broadcaster Andrew Ford explores the relationship ... Read more

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Minimalism, savagery, the raw and the cooked, the primal and the pre-verbal, Elvis’s hips, The Rite of Spring . . . Earth Dances is an original investigation of how music and primitivism intersect – a dazzling journey through music and culture.With alternating chapters of criticism and interviews, including with Liza Lim and Brian Eno, composer and broadcaster Andrew Ford explores the relationship
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Still Here

Life Unresolved

by Andrew Ford ...

Narrated by AI Voice Andrew Ford ...

Unabridged

13 hours 35 min

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. This written text was created using AI. **Still Here: Life Unresolved** is a memoir about what happens after the war—when the deployment ends, but the nervous system doesn’t reset.Told in clear, scene-driven chapters, Andrew Ford traces his path from early life and the search for stability into military service and the long aftermath back home. This is ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. This written text was created using AI. **Still Here: Life Unresolved** is a memoir about what happens after the war—when the deployment ends, but the nervous system doesn’t reset.Told in clear, scene-driven chapters, Andrew Ford traces his path from early life and the search for stability into military service and the long aftermath back home. This is
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