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31 Songs is best-selling author Nicky
Hornby's ultimate desert island disks
Through
thirty-one songs that he either loves or has loved, Nick
Hornby tells us what music means to his life. These
personal and passionate pieces - refreshingly free of
pretension - are a celebration of the joy that certain
songs have given him. Together with additional writings
on music from his column in the new Yorker - seen in the
UK for the first time - 31 Songs is for Hornby
what many of us have always wanted: a soundtrack to
accompany life.
Winner of The National Book Critics
Circle award, this funny and touchingly personal book,
from the author of the million-copy number one
bestseller About A Boy, is a must for music fans
everywhere.
'Original, well written and wholly
lacking in pretension...as good a book about pop music
as I have read in many years and the most accomplished
of Hornby's books so far'
Spectator
'Funny, provocative,
immensely readable. It is not simply about music...it is
about Hornby, and us, and about being alive. His
enthusiasm is such that he makes me want to be a better
listener - and I can offer no better compliment. A
triumph' Tim Lott, Evening
Standard
'Refreshing, candid,
very moving. Reminds you why you loved music before you
knew enough to explain your love away'
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Nick Hornby has
captivated readers and achieved widespread critical
acclaim for his brilliantly observed comic books High
Fidelity, How to be Good, A Long Way
Down (shortlisted for the Whitbread Award),
Slam, Juliet, Naked and his
autobiographical Fever Pitch (winner of the
William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award). Also
available from Penguin is The Complete Polysyllabic
Spree, which shares his thoughts on books and
writing.
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