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You don’t have to be a fan of Byrne or Talking Heads to enjoy this book, but it indisputably helps. With his collection of music-themed essays in How Music Works, Byrne proves himself to be a skillful, precise writer, as well. The former Talking Heads frontman has proven himself to be an imaginative innovator and explorer of musical boundaries, both with his band and his collaborations with Brian Eno ( My Life in the Bush of Ghosts), Fatboy Slim ( Here Lies Love), St Vincent ( Love This Giant) and others. In general, books by rock musicians are not especially memorable, but if anyone could pull off the difficult feat of writing intelligently and engagingly about the social and technological influences acting upon the creation, dissemination and consumption of music, it would be David Byrne. ![]() ![]() ![]() One night, after Victoria misses a dinner service at the family restaurant, Emilia investigates and soon finds the body of her sister. 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