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Title: Inspiration for Great Songwriting: For Pop, Rock & Roll, Jazz, Blues, Broadway, and Country Songwriters

Subtitle: A Cheat Sheet Book About Creativity with Form, Lyrics, Music, and More

Author: Tommy Gordon

Narrator: Dave Garner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 58 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-19-16

Publisher: Fretboard Media Group

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 17 votes

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Music

Publisher's Summary:

You are a songwriter, and you need to unlock those great songs inside of you

Yes, this book is designed entirely to share those secrets that will inspire you to write that great song that you know you can! And once the creativity really starts flowing, we'll create great habits and write even more, each and every day. Get down to writing the music and the lyrics you know that you can because writer's block is a fantasy. You just need inspiration.

The Magic of Lyrics & Music

This book discusses creativity with the lyrics, creativity with the music, and creativity with the forms of your songs, with a number of actionable suggestions and creative exercises to get the juices flowing. There's also a brief discussion about good habits for songwriters to be more productive (or eventually become a professional), and a list of resource organizations and websites from performing rights to promotion.

If you want to develop as a songwriter, possibly even with the goal of going pro, then these are topics you need to think about:

Members Reviews:

great advice and ideas

short and to the point. loved it, exactly the advice I was looking for.

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Title: Hamilton

Subtitle: The Revolution

Author: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeremy McCarter

Narrator: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeremy McCarter, Mariska Hargitay

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-12-16

Publisher: Hachette Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2577 votes

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Music

Publisher's Summary:

Winner, 2017 APA Audie Awards - Audiobook of the Year

Lin-Manuel Miranda's groundbreaking musical, Hamilton, is as revolutionary as its subject: the poor kid from the Caribbean who fought the British, defended the Constitution, and helped to found the United States. Fusing hip-hop, pop, R&B, and the best traditions of theater, this once-in-a-generation show broadens the sound of Broadway, reveals the storytelling power of rap, and claims our country's origins for a diverse new generation.

Hamilton: The Revolution gives listeners an unprecedented insight into both revolutions, from the only two writers able to provide it. Miranda, along with Jeremy McCarter, a cultural critic and theater artist who was involved in the project from its earliest stages - "since before this was even a show," according to Miranda - traces its development from an improbable performance at the White House to its landmark opening night on Broadway six years later. In addition, Emmy and Gold Globe-winning actor Mariska Hargitay lends her voice to the audiobook, and Miranda reads more than 200 funny, revealing footnotes for his award-winning libretto, the full text of which is included in the PDF with this audiobook.

The audiobook does more than tell the surprising story of how a Broadway musical became a national phenomenon: It demonstrates that America has always been renewed by the brash upstarts and brilliant outsiders, the men and women who don't throw away their shots.

"Mariska, in addition to being the number-one fan of the show, represents, to me, much of what Hamilton is about - tough, smart, and New York. She's an essential part of this city; it feels only right for her to narrate the story." (Lin-Manuel Miranda)

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.

Critic Reviews:

"Mariska Hargitay takes on the role of warm documentarian in her narration of this behind-the-scenes look at the cultural phenomenon that is Hamilton. Hargitay is an able guide.... It's fascinating listening for Broadway aficionados and an essential deep dive for Hamilton fans." (AudioFile)

Members Reviews:

Love the idea of the book, get it in print.

If you are a fan of Hamilton the Musical, you own a copy of the soundtrack, you have read the Chernow biography, you are frustrated because you cant get a copy of the tickets, you have watched all of the youtube clips you can find and you are still interested in the show, you should buy a copy of Hamilton: The Revolution.

Hamilton: The Revolution is two (or three) books in one. One book is written by Jeremy McCarter. McCarter is a theater critic and friend of Lin-Manuel Miranda. McCarter traces the development of the show, the background of all of the performers and collaborators. He talks about how the show developed from pre-production idea to early musical pieces to the initial trial run to the Broadway version. There is discussion of how musical pieces changed, motivation behind some of the writing of the pieces and other personal thoughts about the show and the actors.

The second aspect of the book is the lyrics of the show (the libretto) for the whole show, with Lin-Manuel Mirandas annotations.

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Title: Small Town Talk

Subtitle: Bob Dylan, The Band, Van Morrison, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Friends in the Wild Years of Woodstock

Author: Barney Hoskyns

Narrator: Mike Chamberlain

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-29-16

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 27 votes

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Music

Publisher's Summary:

When musicians in the New York folk scene of the 1960s grew tired of city life, they decided to "get it together in the country". They headed for Woodstock - not to the site of the infamous music festival of 1969 but to the Catskills, to Bearsville, to Woodstock proper. Counterculture revolutionaries like Janis Joplin, Richie Havens, and Paul Butterfield got "back to the land", turning the once sleepy hollow into a funky Shangri-La.

Small Town Talk tells the town's musical history, from its earliest days as a bohemian arts colony to its ongoing life as a cultural satellite of New York. Woodstock, the bucolic artists' enclave, has earned its place in rock music history; Small Town Talk is a classic study of a vital music scene in a magical place during a revolutionary time.

Critic Reviews:

"[F]ans of 1960s and '70s rock and music history buffs will find this a pleasure." (Kirkus)

Members Reviews:

Too long

Interesting but repetitive. Could have told story in half the time. Also kind of a downer.

Captured the era - too many mistakes

How hard is it to find a reader or at least a producer who is familiar with the subject? As soon as the reader catches a stupid mistake then intimacy with the reader is shattered (he is not one of us - its hard to believe that he shares the same passion for the subject matter that the subject demands) I will give one example (you can hire me for more) - Paul Butterfield's "In My Own Dream" was not "subsequent" to "Keep On Moving." "Dream" (1968) was basically the same band as the record that preceded it (Pigboy Crabshaw) - and KOM saw the addition of a new bassist Rod Hicks and the incredible guitarist Buzzy Feiten. There was no question in the Woodstock of 69/70 that Buzzy was THE man on guitar in town. A lot of what this book has is probably correct and well researched but not all of it.

A lot of answers to stories of my youth

I grew up in the town next to Woodstock a few years after a lot of the story took place. (I was 11 in 1969) The whole scene was the underlying pulse of my youth. We knew the personalities, and some of the stories, This narrative provides an excellent disquisition of the spiderweb that was the Woodstock scene possibly best told by someone outside of the world. The only minus was the pronunciation, of several locations.Notably Ohayo Mountain Road is not pronounced like the state between Pennsylvania and Indiana.

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Title: Van Halen Rising

Subtitle: How a Southern California Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal

Author: Greg Renoff

Narrator: Sean Runnette

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-15-16

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 472 votes

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Music

Publisher's Summary:

After years of gigging everywhere from suburban backyards to dive bars, Van Halen - led by frontman extraordinaire David Lee Roth and guitar virtuoso Edward Van Halen - had the songs, the swagger, and the talent to turn the rock world on its ear.

The quartet's classic 1978 debut, Van Halen, sold more than a million copies within months of release and rocketed the band to the stratosphere of rock success. On tour, Van Halen's high-energy show wowed audiences and prompted headlining acts like Black Sabbath to concede that they'd been blown off the stage. By the year's end, Van Halen had established themselves as superstars and reinvigorated heavy metal in the process.

Based on more than 230 original interviews - including with former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony and power players like Pete Angelus, Marshall Berle, Donn Landee, Ted Templeman, and Neil Zlozower - Van Halen Rising is the first book to tell the untold story of how these rock legends made the unlikely journey from Pasadena, California, to the worldwide stage.

Critic Reviews:

"Renoff's book is a thoroughly entertaining read that will appeal to every hard rock fan." (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

Truly Outstanding!!!

Would you consider the audio edition of Van Halen Rising to be better than the print version?

I only use Audible for my book consumption these days due to eye strain but this one did not disappoint.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Van Halen Rising?

Without a doubt the story of the 'secret' entrance staged by Roth and Berle. I thought I was a VH fan but somehow had never heard this story!

Have you listened to any of Sean Runnettes other performances before? How does this one compare?

No, first time.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The entire book moved me. The perseverance these guys displayed (especially Edward and Alex from the moment they boarded the ship to come to America) was just tremendous!

Any additional comments?

To Greg Renoff, thank you sir for the ULTIMATE Van Halen book! Your passion shines through here on every page. I highly recommend this for any VH fan (or even a passing fan).

Entertaining story, superb narration

Greg Renoff really captures what is was like to be around one America's great rock 'n roll bands during their embryonic stage. Yes there was sex, drugs, and Rock, but there was even more hard work, determination and passion. The detailed accounts of Van Halen's early performances, just puts a smile on your face.

When you finish the book, you want so much more, especially the stories behind the soap opera years (1985, 1996, 98-2007)

Makes you want fire up some early Van Halen!

Van-Halen Fan? Get This Book Now!

This book is amazing!! Going back to the early days when, Van-Halen, would play backyard parties to 2000 people?!?! And they promoted everything themselves. No agents, no management... just them. This book focuses on the first Van-Halen album...the first tour...and how Eddie kicked every guitar player's ass, when they wanted a piece of, Eddie. You will not be disappointed with this awesome book!!

fantastic listen

A very well done compilation of multiple sources in telling the story of one off the greatest rock bands of all time.

GREAT book!

I thought the story was fantastic and the delivery extremely well done.

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Title: The Secret Life of the American Musical

Subtitle: How Broadway Shows Are Built

Author: Jack Viertel

Narrator: David Pittu

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-01-16

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 101 votes

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Music

Publisher's Summary:

For almost a century, Americans have been losing their hearts and losing their minds in an insatiable love affair with the American musical. It often begins in actors and reaches its passionate zenith when it comes time for love, marriage, and children, who will start the cycle all over again. Americans love musicals. Americans invented musicals. Americans perfected musicals. But what, exactly, is a musical?

In The Secret Life of the American Musical, Jack Viertel takes musicals apart, puts them back together, sings their praises, marvels at their unflagging inventiveness, and occasionally despairs over their more embarrassing shortcomings. In the process, he invites us to fall in love all over again by showing us how musicals happen, what makes them work, how they captivate audiences, and how one landmark show leads to the next - by design or by accident, by emulation or by rebellion - from Oklahoma! to Hamilton and onward.

Critic Reviews:

"An enlightening trip for lovers of musicals." (

Kirkus)

Members Reviews:

so good I need to buy the printed book

Where does The Secret Life of the American Musical rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

Viertel has written an informed and informative exploration of classic american musicals.

What does David Pittu bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

Pittu is an an excellent reader.

In love with the American Musical

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Absolutely! This is one of the most engaging and thoughtful audio books I have ever listened to.

What did you like best about this story?

Viertel is an insider whose love of the American musical is exceeded, perhaps, only by his vibrant insights and encyclopedic knowledge. The book is like a musical itself, with the chapters taking us from the overture to the 11 o'clock number--a perfect synchronization of content and form.

What does David Pittu bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

The narrator channels Viertel's love and enthusiasm for the material and he is clearly familiar enough with the numerous song lyrics quoted in each chapter so that his reading maintains the rhythm and integrity of the lyrics. First rate job.

Any additional comments?

If you love the musical theatre, as I do, listen to this book and will come away loving it even more.

GREAT book for people writing musicals.

This is a wonderful book that will be informative to anyone that is a Broadway fan. But is especially nice for anyone working in the business, and especially writers. It covers classic musicals, to the newest hits of the late 2010s. What is nice, is it tells why some work, why others don't. What is good, what is bad. What makes something work, and why others fail. It covers the mistakes, and the artistry. That is helpful for writers, and also others in the creation process. If you already study Broadway, it will just confirm what you already know, and might not provide new information, since if you already study, you probably already have an extensive theatre geek background. But it's a terrific reference, and confirmation of what you already know, is still a help, anyway, if you're buying this for reference, or even entertainment. And if you're just a fan or student and new to Broadway, it will fill you in completely.

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Title: Songwriting: Powerful Melody, Lyric and Composing Skills to Help You Craft a Hit

Author: Sean Levi

Narrator: Anthony C. Forsmark

Format: Unabridged

Length: 38 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-01-16

Publisher: JPL Publishing

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 26 votes

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Music

Publisher's Summary:

You're about to discover how to craft great songs packed full of meaning. You'll learn how to stay focused, be productive, and get over writer's block. They'll be little exercises throughout that will challenge your ear, creativity and artistry.

You'll learn a little music theory, what makes a great song, and how to craft memorable melodies.

Here is a preview of what you'll learn:

Members Reviews:

Waste of Time

This offered nothing more than a few mantras and basic review of chord progression. Weak.

Short but decent

I enjoyed have the book was structured. But I do wish it was longer with more examples. I would've liked some more breakdowns of actual popular songs and exercises to perform other than just a harmony and a simple poem. Would say it would be worth $1.50.

An Insightful Book For Beginner Song Writers

This book is a quick read, and detailed description of the way songs should be later out.

Short but sweet

Very nice introduction to songwriting... introduces all the theory and harmonic conventions to push those who have little to no experience forward. And for all levels, it's great to review the basics. The reader was clear and concise. Definitely worth the price of admission.

great introduction and thorough insights.

Great introduction and thorough insights. I'm a beginner in songwriting with a background in music.

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Title: THE LOUVRE: 10 masterpieces

Author: Erik Bjork

Narrator: Jeff Byard

Format: Unabridged

Length: 46 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-04-15

Publisher: FILEOS

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Music

Publisher's Summary:

Discover the world of sculpture and painting with an extra-dimension: sound. From your home, commentaries glazed with coloured soundscapes present you with the masterpieces from the Louvre, one of the world's most prestigious museums. If you are traveling in France, this audiobook becomes your personal audio guide.

The PDF booklet showing the presented artworks that accompanies this selection will be automatically added to My Library after the purchase.

©2008 Erik Bjork (P)2008 Erik Bjork

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Title: Hotter than a Match Head

Subtitle: Life on the Run with the Lovin Spoonful

Author: Steve Boone, Tony Moss

Narrator: David Rapkin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-30-15

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Music

Publisher's Summary:

On October 15, 1967, bass player Steve Boone took the Ed Sullivan Show stage for the final time, with his band The Lovin' Spoonful. Since forming in a Greenwich Village hotel in early 1965, Boone and his bandmates had released an astounding nine Top 20 singles, the first seven of which hit the Billboard Top 10, including the iconic Boone cowrites "Summer in the City" and "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice". Little did Steve Boone know that the path of his life and career would soon take a turn for the bizarre, one that would eventually find him looking at the world through the bars of a jail cell.

From captaining a seaworthy enterprise to smuggle marijuana into the US from Colombia to a period of addiction to the successful reformation of the band he'd helped make famous, Hotter than a Match Head tells the story of Boone's personal journey along with that of one of the most important and enduring groups of the 1960s.

Members Reviews:

Pow!

I was a big fan of the Spoonful in the 60s, enjoying their hit singles and albums, particularly witnessing their artistic progression from their debut album through Daydream and Hums. Around the start of 1967, they inexplicably seemed to self-destruct and disappear from radio airplay and the music scene. At the time, I assumed it was a product of the inherent short life cycle of bands, exacerbated (although I didn't know the word then) by Sebastian's increasing dominance as songwriter and lead singer. Only later did the word filter down about a mysterious drug bust in 1966 that resulted in the departure of Zal from the band and the demonization of the group as "finks" and tools of the Man by the emerging counterculture. This book, by bassist Steve Boone (Zal's fellow bustee), tells the true story about that event and its destructive impact on his and Zal's lives and the band's dynamics. Boone pulls no punches, and fesses up to decisions that he made while under legal fire that, in hindsight, may not have been the best. It's also a story of the evolving state of the print media and record business and attitudes about musicians and marijuana by their previously adoring fans. The book also vividly relates the details about the formation, maturation and dissolution of a group that produced some of the greatest music of the 1960s. A good, good read.

Fast-paced incredible but true story of a rock 'n' roll survivor

A fast-paced, tell-all memoir from an unlikely rock star. I am a huge fan of the Lovin' Spoonful, based on the CD reissues of the group's original albums. Steve Boone's tales of life in a rock band ring true, and somehow even the most outlandish details seem plausible. He demystifies events like the infamous drug bust, the recording of "Summer In The City", and spares no one, least of all himself (he wishes a producer would have shaken some sense into him before allowing his lead vocal on "Priscilla Millionaira" to appear on "Everything Playing"). There are so many tragedies in his life, yet also amazingly good fortune, and sometimes both at the same time. For instance, if he hadn't suffered critical injuries in an automobile accident, there's no chance he would have been able to play in the Spoonful down the line.

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Title: Alice in Chains

Subtitle: The Untold Story

Author: David de Sola

Narrator: Sebastian York

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-02-15

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 240 votes

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Music

Publisher's Summary:

Alice in Chains was the first of grunge's big four - ahead of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden - to get a gold record and achieve national recognition. With the charismatic Layne Staley behind the microphone, they became one of the most influential and successful bands to come out of the Seattle music scene. But as the band got bigger, so did its problems. Acclaimed journalist David de Sola follows the members from their inauspicious beginnings at a warehouse under the Ballard Bridge through the history of the band, charting:

The local hair metal scene in Seattle during the 1980s.

How drugs nearly destroyed the band and claimed the lives of Staley and founding bassist Mike Starr.

Jerry Cantrell's solo career and Mike Starr's life after being fired from the band.

The band's resurrection with William DuVall, the Atlanta singer/guitarist who stepped into Layne Staley's shoes.

Based on a wealth of interviews with people with direct knowledge of the band and its history, many of whom are speaking on the record for the first time, Alice in Chains will stand as the definitive Alice in Chains biography for years to come.

Members Reviews:

Kick ass

I do not care if this was unauthorized or not. You can tell that the author respects the band and the people discussed in the book.

Needs editing

I felt this was excessively long. Seemed to be lots of unnecessary detail that didn't need to be there. Just my opinion.

Depressing, sad listen but not the authors fault

Hard to listen through most of it, love Alice In Chains but what a waste of human life. Beyond Jerry they were all just throwing away their lives and couldn't fix it. Author did well, just can't make a good listen to people throwing away a life most dream of and literally killing themselves.

Encyclopedic, well read.

Being a native Seattle-ite, the same age as the members of AIC, this was a great trip down memory lane (no pun intended). My only complaint would be the narrator mis-pronounced many local place names.

Disappointing!!!!

This book wasnt for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

I imagine someone who wasn't a real fan and doesn't mind a horrible narration filled with non sensical BS. The author reaches too far right past the real story but damn you'll learn the DOB of some inconsequential character. And for good measure the "voice" is annoying.

What was most disappointing about David de Solas story?

Too much information that has no merit being there. Scattered. Start stop Brake Pedal reverse, brake and pedal It's like riding with a 16 yo learning how to drive. I have heard the very members speak differently about the basics of the band's history.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Sebastian York?

Anyone who wasn't trying so very hard to come off as a badass. I really hope that's not how he talks in real life. I don't cast narrators

What character would you cut from Alice in Chains?

Really, Seriously come on that's a trick question. How about David de Sola. Start there. So much doesn't deserve or need to be in the book. Did he have to write a certain amount of words? He vomited all over the pages

Any additional comments?

Don't be teased into a let down

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Title: Woodstock: The History and Legacy of America's Most Famous Music Festival

Author: Charles River Editors

Narrator: Richard D. Hurd

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 10 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-22-15

Publisher: Charles River Editors

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Music

Publisher's Summary:

"We were ready to rock out, and we waited and waited and finally it was our turn.... There were a half million people asleep. These people were out. It was sort of like a painting of a Dante scene, just bodies from hell, all intertwined and asleep, covered with mud. And this is the moment I will never forget as long as I live: A quarter mile away in the darkness, on the other edge of this bowl, there was some guy flicking his Bic, and in the night I hear, 'Don't worry about it John. We're with you.' I played the rest of the show for that guy." (John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival)

Woodstock, more accurately entitled the Woodstock Music Festival; An Aquarian Exposition: Three Days of Peace and Music, represents one of the most enduring symbols of the youth movement of America's late 1960s and early '70s. As the public pinnacle of that social phenomenon, the giant festival that overwhelmed a section of an upstate New York farm for a week during a time of national and international upheaval evolved from a typical speculative financial venture to a defining historical monument thanks to the legendary performances by many of the era's greatest musicians.

Members Reviews:

Great accounting of The Festival, lots of supporting information

Excellent accounting of the planning of the Festival, what artists participated, and how it played out (no pun intended). The event was followed day-by-day, act-by-act. Many interesting anecdotes about those in the audience, how certain musicians got included or excluded, how they performed, what they performed, and whether their participation helped or hurt their career. The last chapter was a wrap-up of "where are they now?" Many have died, many continue their careers. Mostly, I read this to learn about the cultural impact of Woodstock, and the book offered that and so much more. It's not a long book, but it was packed full of interesting information, delivering exactly what I was looking for.

Great, Easy, Speedy Read for those Commutes to Work. Only Wish it had songs Playing in the Background.

I very well remember when Woodstock took place. This is the best evidence that I was not there.

This 49 page discussion is a very thorough summary that I enjoyed reading especially just after attending a concert in Fargo put on by Arlo Guthrie, the great folk singer who was also at Woodstock August of 1969. His only memory of the event was flying in by helicopter and getting high - proof positive that he was there.

What I most appreciated about Wodstock: The Historyband Legacybof America's Most Famous Music Festival were two points:

1 - Who did vs who did not attend, and

2 - How did Woodstock affect their careers, and where are they now.

It is remarkable, although it probably should come as no surprise, how many of the performers passed away within so short a time period after Woodstock.

I highly recommend reading Woodstock by Charles Rivers Editors. My only regret is that it doesn't include some of the songs playing in the background for readers to hear as they read.

Brief but enjoyable history of the most iconic music festival of all time.

I really enjoyed this book for several reasons. One is that it described the history of Woodstock from inception to aftermath in a readable succinct style.