Global Reading Initiatives Round #2: Music-Themed Books
Dear Fulbrighters, below you can find the recommendations for the second round of the Global Reading Initiative on music-themed books. If you missed the first round, click here to see all of the amazing books that people recommended that would help people understand their countries.
We hope you enjoy this curated list and that you reach out to your colleagues to let them know what you thought of their recommendations once you've read them!
For the second round we had 7 participants and lucky Fulbrighters Amy Webb, Melanie Shoffner and Elizabeth Allen were randomly selected via an online draw and will now get the chance to choose a book from this list that they'll get as gift from The Fulbrighter platform! If you're one of the lucky winners, please email [email protected] to arrange the details.
We hope you enjoyed this initiative and that you keep an eye out for our future initiatives!
| Book | Author | Recommended by |
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Just Kids |
Patti Smith |
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High Fidelity |
Nick Hornby | |
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¡Que viva la musica! |
Andrés Castro Caicedo | |
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For the Love of Music: A Conductor's Guide to the Art of Listening |
John Mauceri | |
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Light From Uncommon Stars |
Ryka Aoki |
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Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad |
MT Anderson |
"While written for adolescents, this nonfiction book is for any reader. Anderson’s compelling account of the horrors faced by the citizens of Leningrad makes the story of Shostakovich’s symphony a powerful testament to the importance of music in dark times." |
| Musicophilia | Oliver Sacks | |
| The Storyteller | David Grohl |