Power and Powerlessness
Book Playlist

Power and Powerlessness

by John Gaventa

This playlist reflects the tension and resilience in John Gaventa's 'Power and Powerlessness', capturing the harsh realities of Appalachian coalfields and the human spirit amidst exploitation. The instrumental tracks evoke the rugged landscape and the intimate struggles, while the vocal tracks echo the voices of the mountaineers and the historical conflict with the coal companies.

17 tracks
balanced
Mar 28, 2026
Open in Spotify

Your reading session

Press play. Turn the page.

Listen with Spotify

Track List

17 songs
1
The Fear of Never Landing

Silence Is Gliding

Marconi Union · The Fear of Never Landing

2
The Ambient Zone Just Music Cafe Vol 4

Weightless

Marconi Union · The Ambient Zone Just Music Cafe Vol 4

3
Solar Ascension

Prism Ascent

Helios Progress Route · Solar Ascension

4
Ori and the Blind Forest (Original Soundtrack)

Light of Nibel (feat. Aeralie Brighton)

Gareth Coker · Ori and the Blind Forest (Original Soundtrack)

5
Rivers Arms

Lament

Balmorhea · Rivers Arms

6
Trance Frendz

20:17

Ólafur Arnalds · Trance Frendz

7
The Leftovers: Season 1 (Music from the HBO Series)

The Departure

Max Richter · The Leftovers: Season 1 (Music from the HBO Series)

8
Into the Blue Again

The Light

The Album Leaf · Into the Blue Again

9
The Malady Of Elegance

Threnody

Goldmund · The Malady Of Elegance

10
Reverie - The Compilation Album

The Awakening

Iván Torrent · Reverie - The Compilation Album

11
Nightfall

Nightfall

Calmly · Nightfall

12
Dark Was The Night (Mojo Workin'- Blues For The Next Generation)

Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground

Blind Willie Johnson · Dark Was The Night (Mojo Workin'- Blues For The Next Generation)

13
Down Every Road 1962-1994

Working Man Blues

Merle Haggard · Down Every Road 1962-1994

14
The Harrow & The Harvest

Hard Times

Gillian Welch · The Harrow & The Harvest

15
The John Denver Collection, Vol 1: Take Me Home Country Roads

Take Me Home, Country Roads

John Denver · The John Denver Collection, Vol 1: Take Me Home Country Roads

16
John Prine

Angel from Montgomery

John Prine · John Prine

17
Magical Moments

Luminary

Dravelyn · Magical Moments

Playlist Settings

Mood balanced
Genre match
Era match
Length medium
Instrumental 70%
Environment cozy

Generate a book playlist

Use our book playlist generator to customize the mood, genre and length for Power and Powerlessness.

Discover more

More playlists like this

Book soundtracks with a similar History feel, ready for your next session.

All History playlists
Cover of Lights Out

Lights Out

by Navessa Allen

View soundtrack
Cover of Reverend Insanity 2 : The Demon Leaves The Mountain

Reverend Insanity 2 : The Demon Leaves The Mountain

by Gu Zhen Re

View soundtrack
Cover of The Talisman

The Talisman

by Stephen King, Peter Straub

View soundtrack
Cover of Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

View soundtrack
Cover of Yesteryear

Yesteryear

by Caro Claire Burke

View soundtrack
Cover of Harry Potter

Harry Potter

by J. K. Rowling

View soundtrack