This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession Summary and Reviews

This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
by Daniel J. Levitin

This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
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Author: Daniel J. Levitin
Edition: Paperback
Published: 2007-08-28
ISBN: 0452288525
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Plume

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Book Review: It's in the language
Summary: 5 Stars

This is an excellent book for many reasons but what, I feel, may interest the lay reader is the following:

(1) All subjects evolve jargon to enable practitioners to communicate quickly
(2) Levitin, in writing about the science of music, is bringing together two jargon-filled fields - one very precise and the other abstract
(3) This book can be understood and enjoyed by people with almost no knowledge of either subject - and enjoyment of both will be significantly enhanced
(4) Now that's what I call writing

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