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How Music Works
by David Byrne (Paperbacks - 04 Oct 2012, Published By Canongate )
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From the frontman of Talking Heads comes David Byrne's magnum opus on the subject of music. "How Music Works" is an unparalleled account of a life in music and an explanation of how and why music works from one of the world's most accomplished performers. With his albums for Talking Heads, his work with Brian Eno or his solo output, David Byrne has been consistently at the forefront of musical - and artistic - innovation. In this extraordinary book, Byrne explores why the past matters and what t. ..More
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Yoga for People Who Can't be Bothered to Do it
by Geoff Dyer (Paperback - 07 Jun 2012, Published By Canongate )
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From Amsterdam to Cambodia, from Rome to Indonesia, from New Orleans to Libya, and from Detroit to Ko Pha-Ngan, Geoff Dyer finds himself both floundering about in a sea of grievances and finding moments of transcendental calm. This aberrant quest for peak experiences leads, ultimately, to the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, where, to quote Tarkovsky's Stalker, 'your most cherished desire will come true'.. ..More
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The Cove
by Ron Rash (Paperback, Published By Canongate Books )
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This is the breathtaking new novel from "one of the best American novelists" ("New York Times"). In their little cabin set in the shadow of a deep cove, Laurel Shelton and her brother Hank have built a home. The locals whisper about the cove being cursed and perhaps it is: good fortune rarely seems to wind its way down the long overgrown trail that leads to their clearing in the woods. One day the course of both their lives seems altered when Laurel happens upon a stranger hiding among the trees. ..More
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The Paris Review No. 195
by Lorin Stein (Paperback - 20 Jan 2011, Published By Canongate Books Ltd )
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Paris Review Issue 196
by Lorin Stein (Paperback - 21 Apr 2011, Published By Canongate Books Ltd )
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Paris Review Issue 197
by Lorin Stein (Paperback - 21 Jul 2011, Published By Canongate Books Ltd )
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Our Tragic Universe
by Scarlett Thomas (Paperback - 2011, Published By Canongate Books Ltd )
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Lanark
by William Boyd, Alasdair Gray (Paperback - 18 Aug 2011, Published By Canongate Books )
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Going Out
by Scarlett Thomas (Paperback - 01 Apr 2012, Published By Canongate )
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He wants to go out. She wants to stay in. For some reason, they are best friends. Luke is twenty-five, allergic to the sun and housebound. He's stuck in his bedroom where the world comes to him through TV, the internet and Julie's visits. Julie meanwhile is brilliant, kind and could be changing the world. Unfortunately she is too terrified of aeroplane crashes, road accidents and potentially life-threatening bacteria to leave her home town. When someone contacts Luke and claims that he can cure . ..More
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Incognito
by David Eagleman (Paperback - 26 Apr 2012, Published By Canongate )
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*Why can your foot move halfway to the brake pedal before you're consciously aware of danger? *Why do you notice when your name is mentioned in a conversation that you didn't think you were listening to? *Why are people whose name begins with J more likely to marry other people whose name begins with J? *Why is it so difficult to keep a secret? Renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman navigates the depths of the subconscious brain to illuminate these surprising mysteries. Taking in brain damage, d. ..More
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Sacrifice
by Steven T. Murray, Karin Alvtegen (Paperback - 05 Jan 2012, Published By Canongate Books )
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Monika is driven to succeed as a doctor - but cannot allow herself any personal happiness. Maj-Britt is desperate to be left alone - but why does she shun society? A tragic accident brings these two strangers together, forcing them to confront their darkest fears. In this psychological thriller, Karin Alvtegen reveals a world where every choice you make has a profound impact on your whole life. And one question must be answered: when fate intervenes, what will you choose to sacrifice?. ..More
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Passages of Herman Melville
by Jay Parini (Paperback - 19 Jan 2012, Published By Canongate Books )
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Herman had often walked these streets, eyeing the forest of tall ships, their blackened strakes handsomely curved, masts like crosses, empty of sails ...1841. A young Herman Melville is yet to write Moby Dick. He sets out on a voyage aboard a whaling ship. What happens on that trip will give him enough material for a lifetime of writing. But what of the dark things Melville encounters on his journey, and the illicit relationships he embarks upon that are to torment him once he returns home to hi. ..More
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Paris Review
by Lorin Stein (Paperback - 26 Jan 2012, Published By Canongate Books )
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The Paris Review is a groundbreaking publication bringing together fiction, poetry and prose from great writers all over the world. Its legendary interview series alone represents the single most important body of work that celebrates writing about writing. Publishing quarterly, each issue is a tribute to the possibilities of the written word and under Lorin Stein's canny editorial leadership it looks set to continue and expand on what it has achieved in its illustrious life to date.. ..More
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Book of Lies
by Mary Horlock (Paperback - 16 Feb 2012, Published By Canongate Books )
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On this island your friends and your enemies quickly end up the same ...-1985- When fifteen-year-old Catherine sees her best friend slip from a wild cliff path she vows never to say a word. But Catherine was the last person to see her alive. -1940- Charlie is also holding back a secret from the adults on the island. As German soldiers arrive on Guernsey, he carries out an act of rebellion with consequences that will reach far into the future - and into Catherine's own life. The Book of Lies is a. ..More
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Supercooperators
by Roger Highfield, Martin Nowak, M. A. Nowak (Paperback - 02 Feb 2012, Published By Canongate Books )
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Beyond The Survival of the Fittest: Why Cooperation, not Competition, is the Key to Life If life is about survival of the fittest, then why would we risk our own life to jump into a river to save a stranger? Some people argue that issues such as charity, fairness, forgiveness and cooperation are evolutionary loose ends, side issues that are of little consequence. But as Harvard's celebrated evolutionary biologist Martin Nowak explains in this groundbreaking and controversial book, cooperation is. ..More
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