Amazon’s bum note...

Amazon recently released their “100 Best Books of 2014” and, sadly, not a single music-related book, biography or memoir was on that list. And it wasn’t for lack of choices – trust us: 2014 has offered up a bounty of unique and fantastic reads for the music lover.

Here are 10 (in no particular order) that we think could have — and should have — made Amazon’s cut.

The “Value” of Music

If you read this space regularly, or as irregularly as I regularly write, you’ve no doubt noticed a trend that questions the “value” of music these days. I’ve not made secret that, in my opinion, there have been many factors that have contributed to the devaluing of music in today’s (primarily youth) culture: competition for leisure time, concert ticket costs, satellite and streaming radio, and the role shows like American Idol and The Voice have had in determining “pop” music.

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