The author of the New York Times bestseller This Is Your Brain on Music reveals musicrsquo;s role in the evolution of human culture in this thought-provoking book that ldquo;will leave you awestruckrdquo; (The New York Times).Daniel J. Levitins astounding debut bestseller; This Is Your Brain on Music; enthralled and delighted readers as it transformed our understanding of how music gets in our heads and stays there. Now in his second New York Times bestseller; his genius for combining science and art reveals how music shaped humanity across cultures and throughout history.Here he identifies six fundamental song functions or typesmdash;friendship; joy; comfort; religion; knowledge; and lovemdash;then shows how each in its own way has enabled the social bonding necessary for human culture and society to evolve. He shows; in effect; how these ldquo;six songsrdquo; work in our brains to preserve the emotional history of our lives and species.Dr. Levitin combines cutting-edge scientific research from his music cognition lab at McGill University and work in an array of related fields; his own sometimes hilarious experiences in the music business; and illuminating interviews with musicians such as Sting and David Byrne; as well as conductors; anthropologists; and evolutionary biologists. The World in Six Songs is; ultimately; a revolution in our understanding of how human nature evolvedmdash;right up to the iPod.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. cant find this info in many places!By MaryI work at coastal expeditions; a kayaking company on Shem Creek. This is a valuable resource for learning the names and stories behind the maritime history. The creek has such a fascinating heritage that we can still see remnants of today- its fun to think of what it was like in its "shrimping hey day"0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. East Cooper:MaritimeBy BaBoWell done overview of the area.
