Dr Ethan Hein Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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PhD in music education; Groove Pizza guy; co-author of Electronic Music School with @willkuhn; adjunct prof at NYU, Montclair State and the New School; he/him
The Signifying Monkey: A Theory of African American Literary Criticism
Henry Louis Gates JrDr Ethan Hein@AWoodheadMusic @gamesformusic @jbannermusic "Trope" is the word that Henry Louis Gates Jr uses in The Signifying Monkey, for example.
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Jazz Cultures
David AkeDr Ethan Hein@badabeepmusic David Ake's book Jazz Cultures has a chapter about the way colleges teach John Coltrane that is also on point. TL;DR it's easier to systematize "Giant Steps" than "Spiritual" or "Alabama" so that's what they teach.
Paperback, 2002
$28.95Member price:$28.95 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Roots of the Classical: The Popular Origins of Western Music
P. MerweDr Ethan HeinI'm taking a look at Roots of the Classical: The Popular Origins of Western Music by Peter Van der Merwe. It's a pageturner!
Hardcover, 2005
$445.00Member price:$445.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Foundation
Isaac AsimovDr Ethan HeinWhen “Foundation” Gets the Blockbuster Treatment, Isaac Asimov’s Vision Gets Lost | The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/11/08/when-foundation-gets-the-blockbuster-treatment-isaac-asimovs-vision-gets-lost-sci-fi via @instapaper
Paperback, Mass Market, 1991
$10.00Member price:$5.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Organized Time: Rhythm, Tonality, and Form
Jason YustDr Ethan HeinI'm currently struggling through Jason Yust's Organized Time, which is a heroic effort to bring rhythm back into a Schenkerian framework. I have a ways to go with it, but it seems like an enormous improvement.
Paperback, 2020
$61.00Member price:$61.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century
Tom ShippeyDr Ethan HeinWenatcheeTheHatchet: HT Alan Jacobs, Tom Shippey has a book out on J R R Tolkien and the difference between him… https://t.co/xu7EkffKDW
Paperback, 2011
$22.99Member price:$11.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
David GraeberDr Ethan Hein@thediscocat It was this guy, I learned about him from David Graeber and @davidwengrow's excellent The Dawn of Everything https://t.co/Ai77ZXVUjY
Paperback, 2023
$25.00Member price:$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting
Robert McKeeDr Ethan HeinTrapped in Robert McKee’s “Story” | The New Yorker https://t.co/tx5lYppJAW via @instapaper
Hardcover, 1997
$45.00Member price:$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Wandering Earth
Cixin LiuDr Ethan HeinStarted reading The Wandering Earth by Cixin Liu last night and it suits the vibe of this week perfectly
Paperback, 2022
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and the Rise of the Silicon Valley Oligarchs
Max ChafkinDr Ethan HeinThe Making of Peter Thiel’s Networks: A Review of Max Chafkin’s “The Contrarian” | The New Republic https://t.co/eSUmu9qeJc via @instapaper
Paperback, 2025
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book