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Ralph Peer and the Making of Popular Roots Music
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Ralph Peer and the Making of Popular Roots Music

By Barry Mazor ,

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The Music Shop
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The Music Shop

By Rachel Joyce ,

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Zoo City
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Zoo City

By Lauren Beukes ,

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Hit Men: Power Brokers and Fast Money Inside the Music Business
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Hit Men

By Fredric Dannen ,

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How to Use Power Phrases to Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say, & Get What You Want
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How to Use Power Phrases to Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say, & Get What You Want

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Olivia on the Record
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Olivia on the Record

By Ginny Z. Berson ,

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Fortune's Fool: Edgar Bronfman, Jr., Warner Music, and an Industry in Crisis
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Fortune's Fool

By Fred Goodman ,

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Be Cool
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Be Cool

By Elmore Leonard ,

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The Audible Past: Cultural Origins of Sound Reproduction
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The Audible Past

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Slow Puncture: Living Well With Dementia
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Slow Puncture

By Peter Berry , Deb Bunt ,

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How to Make It in the New Music Business: Practical Tips on Building a Loyal Following and Making a Living as a Musician
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How to Make It in the New Music Business

By Ari Herstand ,

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Making Records: The Scenes Behind the Music
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Making Records

By Phil Ramone ,

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The Meaning of Mariah Carey
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The Meaning of Mariah Carey

By Mariah Carey ,

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Jelly Roll, Bix, and Hoagy: Gennett Studios and the Birth of Recorded Jazz
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Jelly Roll, Bix, and Hoagy

By Rick Kennedy ,

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Selling Sounds: The Commercial Revolution in American Music
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Selling Sounds

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Star-Making Machinery: Inside the Business of Rock and Roll
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Star-Making Machinery

By Geoffrey Stokes ,

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Exploding: The Highs, Hits, Hype, Heroes, and Hustlers of the Warner Music Group
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Exploding

By Stan Cornyn , Paul Scanlon ,

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Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age
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Appetite for Self-Destruction

By Steve Knopper ,

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The Vinyl Detective: Low Action
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The Vinyl Detective

By Andrew Cartmel ,

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Tony Visconti: The Autobiography: Bowie, Bolan and the Brooklyn Boy
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Tony Visconti

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All You Need to Know About the Music Business
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All You Need to Know About the Music Business

By Donald S. Passman ,

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Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys, Racism and the Soundtrack of a Generation
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Too Much Too Young

By Daniel Rachel ,

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Rockonomics
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Rockonomics

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