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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

42 books
Book Cover for: The Signifying Monkey: A Theory of African American Literary Criticism, Henry Louis Gates Jr

The Signifying Monkey: A Theory of African American Literary Criticism

Henry Louis Gates Jr
Dr Ethan HeinDr Ethan Hein

@AWoodheadMusic @gamesformusic @jbannermusic "Trope" is the word that Henry Louis Gates Jr uses in The Signifying Monkey, for example.

Paperback, 2014

$22.99$11.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Jazz Cultures, David Ake

Jazz Cultures

David Ake
Dr Ethan HeinDr 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

$28.95$14.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Roots of the Classical: The Popular Origins of Western Music, P. Merwe

Roots of the Classical: The Popular Origins of Western Music

P. Merwe
Dr Ethan HeinDr Ethan Hein

I'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

$425.00$400.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Book Cover for: Foundation, Isaac Asimov

Foundation

Isaac Asimov
Dr Ethan HeinDr Ethan Hein

When “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

$10.00$5.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Organized Time: Rhythm, Tonality, and Form, Jason Yust

Organized Time: Rhythm, Tonality, and Form

Jason Yust
Dr Ethan HeinDr Ethan Hein

I'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

$58.00$33.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Book Cover for: J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century, Tom Shippey

J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century

Tom Shippey
Dr Ethan HeinDr Ethan Hein

WenatcheeTheHatchet: 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

$22.99$11.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, David Graeber

The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity

David Graeber
Dr Ethan HeinDr 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

$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting, Robert McKee

Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting

Robert McKee
Dr Ethan HeinDr Ethan Hein

Trapped in Robert McKee’s “Story” | The New Yorker https://t.co/tx5lYppJAW via @instapaper

Hardcover, 1997

$45.00$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Wandering Earth, Cixin Liu

The Wandering Earth

Cixin Liu
Dr Ethan HeinDr Ethan Hein

Started reading The Wandering Earth by Cixin Liu last night and it suits the vibe of this week perfectly

Paperback, 2022

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and the Rise of the Silicon Valley Oligarchs, Max Chafkin

The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and the Rise of the Silicon Valley Oligarchs

Max Chafkin
Dr Ethan HeinDr Ethan Hein

The 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

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book