{"product_id":"songbook-isbn-9781573223560","title":"Songbook","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“All I have to say about these songs is that I love them, and want to sing along to them, and force other people to listen to them, and get cross when these other people don’t like them as much as I do.” —Nick Hornby, from \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSongbook \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA wise and hilarious collection from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDickens and Prince\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJust Like You,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFunny Girl and About a Boy.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSongs, songwriters, and why and how they get under our skin…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSongbook \u003c\/i\u003eis Nick Hornby’s labor of love. A shrewd, funny, and completely unique collection of musings on pop music, why it’s good, what makes us listen and love it, and the ways in which it attaches itself to our lives—all with the beat of a perfectly mastered mix tape. \u003c\/p\u003eSongbook\u003cb\u003e31 Songs...\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Your Love Is the Place Where I Come From\"—\u003ci\u003eTeenage Fanclub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2.\u003c\/b\u003e \"Thunder Road\"—\u003ci\u003eBruce Springsteen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3.\u003c\/b\u003e \"I'm Like a Bird\"—\u003ci\u003eNelly Furtado\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4.\u003c\/b\u003e \"Heartbreaker\"—\u003ci\u003eLed Zeppelin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5.\u003c\/b\u003e \"One Man Guy\"—\u003ci\u003eRufus Wainwright\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6.\u003c\/b\u003e \"Samba Pa Ti\"—\u003ci\u003eSantana\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7.\u003c\/b\u003e \"Mama You Been on My Mind\"—\u003ci\u003eRod Stewart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8.\u003c\/b\u003e \"Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?\"—\u003ci\u003eBob Dylan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9.\u003c\/b\u003e \"Rain\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Beatles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10.\u003c\/b\u003e \"You Had Time\"—\u003ci\u003eAni DiFranco\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11.\u003c\/b\u003e \"I've Had It\"—\u003ci\u003eAimee Mann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12.\u003c\/b\u003e \"Born for Me\"—\u003ci\u003ePaul Westerberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13.\u003c\/b\u003e \"Frankie Teardrop\"—\u003ci\u003eSuicide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14.\u003c\/b\u003e \"Ain't That Enough\"—\u003ci\u003eTeenage Fanclub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15.\u003c\/b\u003e \"First I Look at the Purse\"—\u003ci\u003ethe J. Geils Band\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16.\u003c\/b\u003e \"Smoke\"—\u003ci\u003eBen Folds Five\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17.\u003c\/b\u003e \"A Minor Incident\"—\u003ci\u003eBadly Drawn Boy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18.\u003c\/b\u003e \"Glorybound\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Bible\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e19.\u003c\/b\u003e \"Caravan\"—\u003ci\u003eVan Morrison\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e20.\u003c\/b\u003e \"So I'll Run\"—\u003ci\u003eButch Hancock and Marce LaCouture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e21.\u003c\/b\u003e \"Puff the Magic Dragon\"—\u003ci\u003eGregory Isaacs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e22.\u003c\/b\u003e \"Reasons to Be Cheerful, Part 3\"—\u003ci\u003eIan Dury \u0026amp; the Blackheads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e23.\u003c\/b\u003e \"The Calvary Cross\"—\u003ci\u003eRichard and Linda Thompson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e24.\u003c\/b\u003e \"Late for the Sky\"—\u003ci\u003eJackson Browne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e25.\u003c\/b\u003e \"Hey Self Defeater\"—\u003ci\u003eMark Mulcahy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e26.\u003c\/b\u003e \"Needle in a Haystack\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Velvelettes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e27.\u003c\/b\u003e \"Let's Straighten It Out\"—\u003ci\u003eO. V. Wright\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e28.\u003c\/b\u003e \"Röyksopp's Night  Out\"—\u003ci\u003eRöyksopp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e29.\u003c\/b\u003e \"Frontier Psychiatrist\"—\u003ci\u003ethe Avalanches\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e30.\u003c\/b\u003e \"No Fun\/Push It\"—\u003ci\u003eSoulwax\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e31.\u003c\/b\u003e \"Pissing in a River\"—\u003ci\u003ethe Patti Smith Group\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e...And 15 Albums\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a Mann's World\u003cbr\u003eAlternative Earle\u003cbr\u003eSweet Misery\u003cbr\u003eThe Entertainers\u003cbr\u003ePop Quiz\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscography\u003c\/p\u003e\"That whole subculture, all those mournful guys to whom the sound of record-store bin dividers clicking by is almost music enough, should love \u003cb\u003eSongbook\u003c\/b\u003e, yet so should anyone interested in great essays, or in the delicate art of being funny, or in how to write about one's feelings in such a way that other people will actually care.\"—\u003cb\u003eThe San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Delivered in a hugely enjoyable, invisible prose that does in words what Hornby’s tunesmiths do with sound. He writes good.\"—\u003cb\u003eTime Out London\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Quintessentially Hornby: an idiosyncratic and charming exploration of the meaning of music and how it changes as we grow up and grow old.\"—\u003cb\u003eSeattleWeekly.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A book about the joy of listening to great pop songs, about the elusive genius of a catchy chorus...what shines most is Hornby himself—his wry self-awareness, his disarming honesty. Effortlessly readable, every chapter reminds us how special an observer of human behavior Hornby is\"—\u003cb\u003eHeat\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A small, singular, delightful collection [about] the power of songs to bind people culturally and to reach deeply into the human spirit, bending the heart into new shapes with new potential.”—\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"When Hornby writes about his enthusiasms and how they intertwine with his life, he's amusing and inspiring.\"—\u003cb\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNICK HORNBY is the author of the internationally bestselling novels \u003ci\u003eHigh Fidelity, About a Boy, A Long Way Down, Slam,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eJuliet, Naked,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFunny Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as several works of nonfiction\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in London.","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304902480101,"sku":"NP9781573223560","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781573223560.jpg?v=1767736955","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/songbook-isbn-9781573223560","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}