Daniel Levitin

In "The World in Six Songs," Levitin picks up where his New York Times-bestselling "This Is Your Brain On Music" left off. Blending cutting-edge scientific findings with his own sometimes hilarious experiences as a musician and music-industry professional, Levitin takes readers on a journey across human civilization to argue that the brain evolved to play and listen to music in six fundamental forms: for friendship, joy, comfort, knowledge, religion and love.