Summer Catalogue 2011-12 - Hill of Content Bookshop

Music
George Harrison:
Living In The
Material World
Olivia Harrison
HB $49.95
Drawing on George
Harrison’s personal
archive of
photographs, letters,
diaries and
memorabilia, Olivia
Harrison reveals the
arc of his life, from his guitar-obsessed boyhood in
Liverpool, to the astonishment of the Beatles years,
to his days as a bohemian squire.
The Man Who Sold
The World: David
Bowie And The 1970s
Peter Doggett
PB $32.95
No artist offered a more
incisive and accurate
portrait of the troubled
landscape of the 1970s
than David Bowie.
Through his multi-faceted
and inventive work, he
encapsulated many of the
social, political and cultural themes that ran
through this most fascinating of decades.
Mother, Brother,
Lover: Selected Lyrics
Jarvis Cocker
HB $29.99
Jarvis Cocker is widely
regarded as one of the
most original and
memorable lyricists and
performers of the last
three decades. Here, for
the first time, is a
selection of 66 lyrics, with
commentary and an
introduction by the man himself. Mother, Brother,
Lover takes the reader on 30-year tour into the life,
art and preoccupations of one of the great British
artists of the late 20th century. It is a beautiful
collection of lyrics and commentary.
A Natural History
Of The Piano
Stuart Isacoff
HB $45.00
Here is a beautifully
illustrated, totally
engrossing celebration of
the piano and the
composers and performers
who have made it their
own. Stuart Isacoff unfolds
the ongoing history and
evolution of the piano and
all its myriad wonders: how its very sound provides
the basis for emotional expression and individual
style and why it has so powerfully entertained
generation upon generation of listeners.
Gustav Mahler
Jens Malte Spencer
HB $65.00
A best-seller when first
published, Jens Malte
Fischer’s biography of
Mahler has been lauded by
scholars as a landmark
work. He draws on
important primary
resources and sets in
context the extensive
correspondence between
Mahler and his wife, Alma; Alma Mahler’s diaries; and
the memoirs of Natalie Bauer-Lechner, a close friend
of Mahler, whose private journals provide insight
into the composer’s personal and professional lives.
Look, I Made A Hat:
Collected Lyrics
(1981-2011)
Stephen Soundheim
HB $55.00
Sondheim returns with
the second volume of
his collected lyrics,
giving us another
remarkable glimpse into
his life’s work – and into
his life. He richly
annotates his lyrics with personal and theatre
history, discussions of his collaborations and
exacting, charming dissections of his work.
Also available: Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics
(1954 – 1981), HB, $55.00