Books by Mark Katz

Understanding resiliency and student success by studying people who succumbed to risk but later triumphed.

First published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

There is more to sound recording than just recording sound. Far from being simply a tool for the preservation of music, the technology is a catalyst. In this award-winning text, Mark Katz provides a wide-ranging, deeply informative, consistently entertaining history of recordings profound impact on the musical life of the past century, from Edison to the Internet. Fully revised and updated, this new edition adds coverage of mashups and Auto-Tune, explores recent developments in file-sharing, and includes an expanded conclusion and bibliography. Find illustrative sound and film clips on the new companion website at www.ucpress.edu/go/capturingsound

Changes in Soviet military thought often reflect changes in Soviet attitudes towards and expectations from involvement in Third World conflicts. This study traces the development of Soviet military thinking on the Third World and assesses its importance for the conduct of Soviet foreign policy.

Many happy and productive adults grew up under difficult conditions that they couldn't change, no matter how hard they tried. Some struggled with learning and attention problems and yet found a way to succeed. What were the secrets of their resiliency?

A comprehensive annotated bibliography of the literature on the violin. It is suitable for musicologists, music theorists, performers, teachers, critics, and more. It brings together the writings not only of violinists and music theorists, but also acousticians, chemists, engineers and even dentists and dermatologist among more.