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Nothing: The Illustrated Story of How John Cage Revolutionized Music and the Art of Listening Through Silence
Nothing: The Illustrated Story of How John Cage Revolutionized Music and the Art of Listening Through Silence

“We make our lives by what we love.”

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John Cage on Human Nature, Constructive Anarchy, and How Silence Helps Us Amplify Each Other’s Goodness
John Cage on Human Nature, Constructive Anarchy, and How Silence Helps Us Amplify Each Other’s Goodness

“It is essential that we be convinced of the goodness of human nature, and we must act as though people are good.”

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The Best Music Books of 2012
The Best Music Books of 2012

From the neuroscience of talent to the illustrated Beatles, by way of Zen Buddhism and how creativity works.

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Sister Corita Kent’s 10 Rules for Students, Teachers, and Life, Beloved by John Cage
Sister Corita Kent’s 10 Rules for Students, Teachers, and Life, Beloved by John Cage

“Nothing is a mistake. There’s no win and no fail, there’s only make.”

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Where the Heart Beats: John Cage, Zen Buddhism, and the Inner Life of Artists
Where the Heart Beats: John Cage, Zen Buddhism, and the Inner Life of Artists

On love, liberty, and the pursuit of silence.

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John Cage’s Symphonic Love Letters to the Love of His Life
John Cage’s Symphonic Love Letters to the Love of His Life

“i would like to measure my breath in relation to the air between us.”

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A Lesson in Listening from John Cage
A Lesson in Listening from John Cage

A simple and beautiful reminder that we only hear what we listen to.

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Charles Bukowski, Arthur C. Clarke, Annie Dillard, John Cage, and Others on the Meaning of Life
Charles Bukowski, Arthur C. Clarke, Annie Dillard, John Cage, and Others on the Meaning of Life

“We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us.”

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Good Morning, Mr. Orwell: John Cage, George Plimpton, and the World’s First Satellite “Installation”
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell: John Cage, George Plimpton, and the World’s First Satellite “Installation”

Countering George Orwell’s dystopian vision with improvisational music and experimental art.

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Notations 21: Musicians Visualize Sheet Music in Imaginative Ways Inspired by John Cage
Notations 21: Musicians Visualize Sheet Music in Imaginative Ways Inspired by John Cage

What the color wheel has to do with Beethoven and supporting arts education.

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