{"product_id":"the-music-instinct-how-music-works-and-why-we-cant-do-without-it-9780199896424","title":"The Music Instinct: How Music Works and Why We Can't Do Without It","description":"From Bach fugues to Indonesian gamelan, from nursery rhymes to rock, music has cast its light into every corner of human culture. But why music excites such deep passions, and how we make sense of musical sound at all, are questions that have until recently remained unanswered. Now in \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eMusic Instinct\u003c\/em\u003e, award-winning writer Philip Ball provides the first comprehensive, accessible survey of what is known--and still unknown--about how music works its magic, and why, as much as eating and sleeping, it seems indispensable to humanity. Deftly weaving together the latest findings in brain science with history, mathematics, and philosophy, \u003cem\u003eThe Music Instinct\u003c\/em\u003e not only deepens our appreciation of the music we love, but shows that we would not be ourselves without it. \u003cem\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e hailed it as \"a wonderful account of why music matters,\" with Ball's \"passion for music evident on every page.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip Ball\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.10w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199896424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooks \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2013 pg. 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhilip Ball\u003c\/strong\u003e is a freelance writer and the author of numerous books, including \u003cem\u003eUniverse of Stone: A Biography of Chartres Cathedral\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCritical Mass: How One Thing Leads To Another\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the 2005 Aventis Prize for Science Books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40625313874035,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":62.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_b68b2135-9bb9-4901-91bb-d651682a5117.jpg?v=1670944710","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-music-instinct-how-music-works-and-why-we-cant-do-without-it-9780199896424","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}