Record Collecting for Girls（ISBN=） 英文原版

　　You never leave home without your iPod. You’re always on the
lookout for new bands, and you have strong opinions when it comes
to music debates, like Beatles vs. Stones. For years, you’ve
listened to men talk about all things music, but the female
perspective has been missing. Until now.
　　Drawing on her personal life as a music enthusiast, as well as
her experience working at MTV and in radio, Courtney E. Smith
explores what music can tell women about themselves—and the men in
their lives. She takes on a range of topics, from the romantic
soundtracks of Romeo and Juliet to the evolution of girl bands. She
shares stories from her own life that shed light on the phenomenon
of guilty pleasure music and the incredible power of an Our Song.
Along the way, she evaluates the essential role that music plays as
we navigate life’s glorious victories and its soul-crushing
defeats. Finally, here is a voice that speaks to women—because
girls get their hearts broken and make mix tapes about it,
too. 

　　Courtney Smith has more than a decade of experience working in
the music industry. She recently left MTV after spending 8 years as
a music programmer and manager of label relations, where she was
one of the executives who decided which videos went into rotation
on all of MTV’s 20 music platforms. She specialized in grooming
upcoming bands and has worked closely with Death Cab for Cutie, the
Shins, and Vampire Weekend, among others.