In Resisting the Challenges of the 21st Century by Rembert N Parker, he points out many little quirks about the modern world. In a world of automation, it seems there is little room for maneuvering if things are not programmed into the all-powerful computer. The...

I am, by no stretch of the imagination, a musician. I am a music lover, though, and I appreciate good music and the 'behind the scenes' people and forces that combine to push it into the popular consciousness. From that perspective, I could enjoy and...

Who is Duran Duran? Duran Duran is a popular Birmingham, England pop group that has had fans screaming since 1978. The Music Between Us: Concert Ads of Duran Duran by Andrew Golub is filled with a collection of memories, testimonials and advertising/marketing brochures, programs and...

What is music? The definition of this art form has dominated the study of music for centuries, but perhaps in its simplest form music is an organization of sounds which comprise time, tonality, and timbre. Taking these three concepts into consideration, one can delve more...

Secrets of a Mariachi Violinist by D.R. Ransdell is an engaging memoir that chronicles the life of a classical violinist and how she becomes a mariachi violinist. The author speaks about her direct experiences of playing in a mariachi group, about her life in Durango,...

Survivor: The Benny Turner Story by Benny Turner (with Bill Dahl) is the autobiography of blues musician Benny Turner, the younger half-brother to blues legend Freddie King. Benny’s journey begins in Texas in the sunset of 1939 with an overview of his family history, delving...

Lake Shore Drive: Stories of the Road & Tales of the Tropicana is a collection of nonfiction memoirs written by Skip Haynes. Haynes was the guitarist in the rock and roll group, Aliotta, Haynes, and Jeremiah, which made a mark in the music scene with...

Entrancement: The Consciousness of Dreaming, Music and the World by Ruth Finnegan is a book that explores dreams and many other forms of consciousness, and how these interact with our dreams. In this diverse and amazingly well-crafted book, Ruth Finnegan is talking about states of...

Heresies of Music: An A-Z Diagnostic Guide by Patrick Brislan is a book that will appeal to music aficionados. It’s a hilarious book that dissects facts about the traditions of music, great musical figures, singers and composers, concepts, and a lot of what people have...

What a terrific go-to guide for recent and past movies! Byron Brubaker’s 100+ Years of Movies is packed with summaries of movies you have seen and some you may want to see. Included in the book is an introduction which explains author Byron Brubaker’s background...