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  • Listening to Prestige

    Chronicling Its Classic Jazz Recordings, 1949–1972

    by Tad Richards ...
    Series series Excelsior Editions
    A complete chronicle of one of the greatest postwar jazz labels.Founded by jazz enthusiast Bob Weinstock, Prestige Records recorded the leading jazz artists of its day, many of whom were at or approaching their creative peak, from its inception in 1949 until 1972. It documented the changing jazz styles as they emerged, from bebop and post-bop, to third stream, hardbop, free jazz, and soul jazz, ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Money Doesn't Grow On Trees

    A Parent's Guide to Raising Financially Responsibl

    At a time when kids have more debt and temptation than ever comes a completely revised and updated edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller on teaching children aged three to twenty about moneyMoney Doesn't Grow on Trees is the book that parents turn to when it comes to teaching their children about money. With 180,000 young adults between the ages of eighteen and twenty-four declaring ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Jazz with a Beat

    Small Group Swing, 1940–1960

    by Tad Richards ...
    Series series Excelsior Editions
    The neglected small group swing sound of the 1940s–60s takes its place in the pantheon of jazz literature.Finalist for the 2024 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in the Performing Arts & Music categoryJazz with a Beat is the first book on the often overlooked but vitally important genre of small group swing jazz. Coming into being in the early 1940s, small group swing answered the nee... ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Money Still Doesn't Grow on Trees

    A Parent's Guide to Raising Financially Responsible Teenagers and Young Adults

    Now you can do the seemingly impossible: transform your spendthrift teenagers into financially responsible young adults.With Neale S. Godfrey's fresh, practical, inspiring advice, you'll discover:- How to help your teen choose his first car, the right bank, a safe credit card, a clothing budget, or a great summer job- How much your child should work during high school and college- Where, when, and ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Nick and Jake

    An Epistolary Novel

    America in 1953 seems hell-bent on squandering the flood tide of international goodwill earned in WWII. Senator Joe McCarthy is on a red-hunting rampage in Washington, and the fledgling CIA under Allen Dulles is starting to dabble in nation-building.Into this moment of history wander Nick Carraway and Jake Barnes, refugees from Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises. They ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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  • 3 Shades of Blue

    Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool

    by James Kaplan ...
    **The National Bestseller • One of The Minneapolis Star Tribune's Best Books of the Year“A superb book...[Kaplan is] a master biographer, a dogged researcher and shaper of narrative, and this is his most ambitious book to date.” —Los Angeles TimesFrom the author of the definitive biography of Frank Sinatra, the story of three towering artists—Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Bill Evans—and how they ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Money-Smart Kids

    Teach Your Children Financial Confidence and Control

    As a parent, you want the best for your kids. You work hard to provide them with every advantage. You want them to be safe, smart and healthy. Yet when it comes to money, it’s a whole different story. If you’re like most people, you’d rather run a mile through a desert with a camel on your back than talk about money with your children.Are you going to follow in your parents’ footsteps, keeping ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • The Penguin Jazz Guide

    The History of the Music in the 1000 Best Albums

    The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings is firmly established as the world's leading guide to recorded jazz, a mine of fascinating information and a source of insightful - often wittily trenchant - criticism. This is something rather different: Brian Morton (who taught American history at UEA) has picked out the 1000 best recordings that all jazz fans should have and shows how they tell the history ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • The History of Jazz

    by Ted Gioia ...
    An updated new edition of Ted Gioia's universally acclaimed history of jazz, with a wealth of new insight on this music's past, present, and future. Ted Gioia's The History of Jazz has been universally hailed as the most comprehensive and accessible history of the genre of all time. Acclaimed by jazz critics and fans alike, this magnificent work is now available in an up-to-date third edition that ... Read more

    $17.09 USD

  • Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges Into Music

    Series series Uncle John's Bathroom Reader
    An entertaining trivia compendium flush with fun facts about all things music.From boogie-woogie to Beethoven, from Prince to Pavarotti, from the bards of Broadway to the rebels of rock 'n' roll—it's all here. Uncle John has created this harmonious collection of tuneful tales for music lovers everywhere.Uncle John has proven once again that he is in tune with our legion of loyal readers. This 516 ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Jazz Standards

    A Guide to the Repertoire

    by Ted Gioia ...
    The Jazz Standards, a comprehensive guide to the most important jazz compositions, is a unique resource, a browser's companion, and an invaluable introduction to the art form. This essential book for music lovers tells the story of more than 250 key jazz songs, and includes a listening guide to more than 2,000 recordings. Many books recommend jazz CDs or discuss musicians and styles, but this is ... Read more

    $33.29 USD

  • Financial Peace Revisited

    New Chapters on Marriage, Singles, Kids and Families

    by Dave Ramsey ...
    With the help of a #1 New York Times bestselling author and finance expert, set your finances right with these updated tactics and practicesDave Ramsey knows what it's like to have it all. By age twenty-six, he had established a four-million-dollar real estate portfolio, only to lose it by age thirty. He has since rebuilt his financial life and, through his workshops and his New York Times ... Read more

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