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The Life of Debussy by Roger Nichols 9780521570268
RRP: £41.00Booksplease Price: £38.32'That great blue Sphinx', Debussy called the sea. Debussy himself was something of a Sphinx: in the early 1890s he was thinking of 'founding a society for musical esotericism', and although, on the... -
Trelawny’s Cornwall: A Journey through Western Lands Petroc Trelawny 9781474625104
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.02It would be hard to think of a more thoroughly Cornish name than Petroc Trelawny. His first name is shared with one of Cornwall's most celebrated saints, his second is the name of its unofficial... -
Mark Kermode's Surround Sound: How Film Music is Made by Mark Kermode 9781447230564
RRP: £18.99Booksplease Price: £13.63'Brims with enthusiasm and joyful insight' - Richard AyoadeHow can a film score make you cheer, shiver, cry or punch the air?How do directors communicate their musical vision to composers?And when... -
The Classical Music Industry by Chris Dromey 9780367512262
RRP: £46.99Booksplease Price: £42.66This volume brings together academics, executives and practitioners to provide readers with an extensive and authoritative overview of the classical music industry. The central practices, theories... -
The 1000 Most-Asked Gardening Questions Answered by Daphne Ledward
RRP: £10.00Booksplease Price: £6.16In the multifaceted world of gardening, the same questions arise time and time again. Organised season-by-season, this book promises to answer the 1000 most-asked questions that can frustrate all... -
Rome's Executioner by Robert Fabbri
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.95Thracia, AD30: Even after four years military service at the edge of the Roman world, Vespasian can't escape the tumultuous politics of an Empire on the brink of disintegration. His patrons in Rome... -
Franz Schubert: Music and Belief by Leo Black 9781843831358
RRP: £24.99Booksplease Price: £19.22A fresh appraisal of Schubert's nature and beliefs, deriving from close study of his works. Remarkable new study...Its central submission, that we have hitherto disregarded or misinterpreted the... -
Tribune of Rome Robert Fabbri 9781848879119
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.31AD 26: Sixteen-year-old Vespasian leaves his family farm for Rome, to find a patron and join the army. But he discovers a city in turmoil and an Empire on the brink. The ageing emperor Tiberius is in... -
Rome's Fallen Eagle by Robert Fabbri
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.73Rome, AD41. Caligula has been assassinated and the Praetorian Guard have proclaimed Claudius Emperor - but his position is precarious. His three freedmen, Narcissus, Pallas and Callistus, must find a... -
Menuhin: A Life by Humphrey Burton 9780571325320
RRP: £20.00Booksplease Price: £14.68Since 2000, when this biography was first published, Menuhin's name has not faded from public attention, as often happens in the decades after the death of a popular performing artist. Far from it:... -
Billy Bragg: Still Suitable for Miners by Andrew Collins
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £13.59'Love me or hate me. It's a great read' - Billy Bragg He was a punk. He was a soldier. He was a flag-waver for the Labour Party and the miners. He is Billy Bragg, passionate protest folk singer and... -
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RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £2.32Thracia, AD30: Even after four years military service at the edge of the Roman world, Vespasian can't escape the tumultuous politics of an Empire on the brink of disintegration. His patrons in Rome... -
Aled’s Book of Blessings for 2026 by Aled Jones 9781399821094
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £12.86Drawing on spiritual wisdom across the ages, from ancient times to the modern day, as well as across diverse cultures, Aled has compiled this Book of Blessings to ground and inspire you each day in... -
Emperor of Rome by Robert Fabbri 9781782397090
RRP: £19.95Booksplease Price: £14.30The final, thrilling instalment in the epic Vespasian series from the bestselling author, Robert Fabbri.Rome, AD 68. Vespasian is tasked with the impossible. Should he quell the revolt in Judaea, as... -
The A-Z of Pointless: A brain-teasing bumper book of questions and trivia Alexander Armstrong 9781444782776
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £9.61Journey from A-Z, playing 26 rounds of Pointless with family and friends and enjoy facts, banter and musings from Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman. Inside you'll find hundreds of questions for... -
Make Your Money Work for You: Think Big, Start Small by Anthea Gardner 9781868429707
Booksplease Price: £14.38Do you dream of a future free of financial stress? One where you can afford to start your own business, travel or retire comfortably? In Make Your Money Work for You, investment specialist Anthea... -
A New Heaven: Harry Christophers and The Sixteen Choral conversations with Sara Mohr-Pietsch by Harry Christophers 9780571348534
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £7.37The Sixteen have become a household name. They are the Voices of Classic FM, and stars of the BBC Four series Sacred Music, presented by Simon Russell Beale. Every year since the millennium, they... -
Danger Music: How teaching the cello to children in Afghanistan led to a self-discovery almost too hard to bear by Eddie Ayres
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.31Eddie Ayres has a lifetime of musical experience -- from learning the viola as a child, to playing with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, and moving to Australia to present an extremely successful ABC... -
A Better Day: Your Positive Mental Health Handbook by Dr. Alex George
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £5.04*Winner of the Children's Non-fiction Book of the Year in the British Book Awards 2023**The Sunday Times Number One Bestseller* - Dr. Alex George's debut book for children and young people.What if we... -
Why Beethoven: A Phenomenon in 100 Pieces by Norman Lebrecht 9780861547241
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.61Without Beethoven, music as we know it wouldn't exist. Who was this titan of world culture? 'You want to build a Beethoven library? There can be no better starting point... Brilliant.' John... -
The Soul of the Journey: The Mendelssohns in Scotland and Italy by Diana Ambache
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £10.81Brother and sister Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn enjoyed a rare bond: they were intimate companions and theirs was one of the most significant musical relationships of the 19th century. They shared and... -
Rome's Sacred Flame by Robert Fabbri
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.47Sunday Post's best reads of the year, 2018Rome, AD 63. Vespasian has been made Governor of Africa. Nero, Rome's increasingly unpredictable Emperor, orders him to journey with his most trusted men to... -
Summer Holiday by Penny Smith
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.95The riotously funny new novel from Penny Smith. Miranda Blake is divorced. At 45, things are starting to head south. She's toying with the idea of Botox. Toying with the idea of facial... -
Bax: A Composer and his Times Lewis Foreman 9781843832096
RRP: £45.00Booksplease Price: £39.67Completely revised and updated from recently discovered archive material, Lewis Foreman's classic biography is the essential handbook to Bax and his contemporaries. Lewis Foreman's classic... -
Rock n Roll Nanny: 2022 by Sally Arnold 9781800421493
Booksplease Price: £15.23In 1971, Sally Arnold takes a nannying job in Paris that will transform her life. Her charge is Mick Jagger's daughter Jade and she is soon running more than bath-time... She is working for the... -
Discovering Mahler - Writings on Mahler, 1955-2005 by Donald Mitchell 9781843833451
RRP: £80.00Booksplease Price: £55.27Discovering Mahler is the fourth and final volume of Donald Mitchell's unique studies of Mahler and his music. It fills the remaining gaps in the scrutiny of Mahler's works in the series, principally... -
Johann Sebastian Bach: A Very Brief History by Andrew Gant
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £12.38Part One: The History (What do we know?) This brief historical introduction to Bach explores the social, political and religious factors that formed the original context of his life and work, and... -
Raising the Roof: A Dazzling History of Classical Music and its Colourful Characters by Jack Pepper 9781787419285
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £12.35Composer and broadcaster Jack Pepper introduces the world of classical music - and its colourful characters - as you've never seen it before... LET'S ROCK!Informal, raucous and sometimes scandalous,... -
The 100 Most Pointless Things in the World: A pointless book written by the presenters of the hit BBC 1 TV show by Alexander Armstrong 9781444762051
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £9.26The world is full of pointless things. From rail replacement bus services to chip forks. From war to windchimes. From people who put cushions on beds to people who read the bit they write about the... -
Sacrifice by Sharon Bolton
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.78Fans of Lisa Jewell, Cara Hunter and Karin Slaughter will love this bone chilling, spellbinding thriller from Richard & Judy bestselling author Sharon Bolton. With a pacy narrative, a terrific... -
The Bottom Corner: A Season with the Dreamers of Non-League Football by Nige Tassell
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £8.71In these days of oligarch owners, superstar managers and players on sky-high wages, the tide is turning towards the lower reaches of the pyramid as fans search for football with a soul.Plucky... -
Big Bangs by Howard Goodall
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.78The dramatic story of five key turning points in a thousand years of Western music - discoveries that changed the course of history. Who first invented 'Doh Re Mi...'?What do we mean by "in... -
They Don't Teach This at School: Essential knowledge to tackle everyday challenges by Myleene Klass
RRP: £20.00Booksplease Price: £15.05The Sunday Times Bestseller A fully illustrated, practical guide full of essential skills and knowledge that school didn't prepare us for ... -
Raising the Roof: A Dazzling History of Classical Music and its Colourful Characters Jack Pepper 9781835873298
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.89Composer and broadcaster Jack Pepper introduces the world of classical music - and its colourful characters - as you've never seen it before... LET'S ROCK!Take a tour of musical history, and learn... -
Five Straight Lines: A History of Music by Andrew Gant
RRP: £30.00Booksplease Price: £22.98'Fascinating ... Composer Andrew Gant is a masterful guide, introducing readers to the major players and key themes of an entrancing topic.' BBC History Magazine Whether you prefer Baroque or pop,... -
Living Opera by Joshua Jampol 9780195381382
Booksplease Price: £21.00Here is a fascinating collection of 20 wide-ranging interviews with the preeminent opera singers, conductors, directors, and designers working on and behind the stage today. In Living Opera,... -
Korean Tea and Tea Garden Guide by Yang Seok Yoo
RRP: £32.00Booksplease Price: £24.05For anyone wishing to learn more about Korean culture, enjoy Korean tea, visit beautiful tea gardens or become an expert in Korean tea, this photo-filled, comprehensive guide to Korean tea and tea... -
Erik Satie by Mary E. Davis
RRP: £16.95Booksplease Price: £12.69A musical composer who dabbled in the Dada movement, a Bohemian gymnopediste of fin-de-siecle Montmartre, and a legendary dresser known as The Velvet Gentleman for his sartorial choices, Erik Satie... -
In Good Hands: The Making of a Modern Conductor by Alice Farnham 9780571370511
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.95'Will fascinate and enthrall anyone interested in music.' Stephen FryWho dreams of becoming a conductor?What does it take to get there and stay in the game?In Good Hands: The Making of a Modern... -
Behind the Curtain: Making Music in Mumbai's Film Studios by Gregory D. Booth 9780195327632
RRP: £145.00Booksplease Price: £114.91Beginning in the 1930s, men and a handful of women came from India's many communities-Marathi, Parsi, Goan, North Indian, and many others--to Mumbai to work in an industry that constituted in the...