Mozart - His Life & Music by Jeremy Siepmann - We recently studied (briefly!) Mozart in our homeschool, and I was disappointed that I was unable to get my hands on biography books suitable for the kids on time. In my library search, I found this biography geared for adults and decided it looked interesting. I was impressed with how very readable it was! Not at all a dry biography, but a very interesting survey of Mozart's life and times, with alternating chapters focusing on life and career events and on the music. Mozart's own letters and writings of his contemporaries are quoted often. The chapters entitled "Interludes" which describe the music are detailed enough for music students, with numerous insights into the influences and nuances of the compositions, yet I don't think they are too technical for a reader who has not studied music. In any case, there is a glossary of music terms at the back of the book to help out! There are two CDs of music included with the book, and any time a specific composition included on the CD was mentioned in the text, there was a convenient sidebar giving the track number. I read the book while on vacation and without a CD player, so I wasn't able to listen as I read, but I would have loved to! I will be listening before I return this to the library, and I've already ordered the book about Beethoven to read next.