{"product_id":"31-songs-z27","title":"Nick Hornby: 31 Songs [2014] paperback","description":"\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","brand":"Hornby, Nick","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":52174389444947,"sku":"XV80241969793","price":3.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"New","offer_id":44253572432162,"sku":"9780241969793","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/hornby-nick-nick-hornby-31-songs-2014-paperback-1198845462.jpg?v=1761065973","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/31-songs-z27","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}