{"product_id":"9780241969793-31-songs","title":"31 Songs","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeaturing Nick Hornby, this book includes about 31 songs written by that either have some great significance in his life - or are just songs that he loves. He discusses, among other things, guitar solos and losing your virginity to a Rod Stewart song and singers whose teeth whistle and the sort of music you hear in Body Shop.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF\u003ci\u003e ABOUT A BOY\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e31 Songs\u003c\/i\u003e is best-selling author Nicky Hornby's ultimate desert island disks\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough 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 - \u003ci\u003e31 Songs\u003c\/i\u003e is for Hornby what many of us have always wanted: a soundtrack to accompany life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of The National Book Critics Circle award, this funny and touchingly personal book is a must for music fans everywhere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'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' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpectator\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'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, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'Refreshing, candid, very moving. Reminds you why you loved music before you knew enough to explain your love away' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eUncut\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450641723766,"sku":"9780241969793","price":10.02,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32226460.jpg?v=1760453682","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780241969793-31-songs","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}