16 must-read biography books like Madonna: A Rebel Life by Mary Gabriel

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Madonna: A Rebel Life

By: Mary Gabriel

4.03

Format: 1782 pages, Kindle Edition

New York Times Editors’ Choice, One of NPR’s Best Books of the YearIn this “infinitely readable” bi…

If you liked the biography plot in Madonna: A Rebel Life by Mary Gabriel , here is a list of 16 books like this:

Cover of A Murder in Hollywood: The Untold Story of Tinseltown's Most Shocking Crime by Casey Sherman

1. A Murder in Hollywood: The Untold Story of Tinseltown's Most Shocking Crime

By: Casey Sherman

3.71

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The dark story behind the bright lights of Tinseltown From the outside, Hollywood starlet Lana Turn… read more

Similar categories in Casey Sherman's A Murder in Hollywood: The Untold Story of Tinseltown's Most Shocking Crime book and Mary Gabriel's Madonna: A Rebel Life

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
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2. My Name Is Barbra

By: Barbra Streisand

4.20

Format: 1040 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited memoir by the superstar of stage, screen, recordings, and television. Barbra St… read more

Similar categories in Barbra Streisand's My Name Is Barbra book and Mary Gabriel's Madonna: A Rebel Life

  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Fame is a hollow trophy. No matter who you are, you can only eat one pastrami sandwich at a time."

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

"Once again I was struck by the power of music. Somehow, it can be the connective tissue between souls."

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

"There are some things I hope we can all agree upon: The antidote to lies is truth, the remedy to war is peace, and the solution to hate is love."

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

"Language gives us an insight into the way women are viewed in a male-dominated society . . . A man is commanding—a woman is demanding. A man is forceful—a woman is pushy. A man is uncompromising—a wo…"

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

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3. Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

By: Henry Winkler

4.14

Format: 246 pages, Hardcover

From Emmy-award winning actor, author, comedian, producer, and director Henry Winkler, a deeply tho… read more

Similar categories in Henry Winkler's Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond book and Mary Gabriel's Madonna: A Rebel Life

  • biography
  • memoir
  • pop culture
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"It’s so funny about time - you get into these nice little grooves with people you love, and you think it’ll go on forever. But time goes so fast, and nothing goes on forever."

-Henry Winkler, Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

"If you don't nail your feet to the ground, you can just believe - and you want to believe. It's so enticing. It felt so good. You could just become a gigantic balloon in the Thanksgiving Day parade a…"

-Henry Winkler, Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

Cover of Mona of the Manor (Tales of the City, #10) by Armistead Maupin

4. Mona of the Manor (Tales of the City, #10)

By: Armistead Maupin

4.11

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The tenth novel in the beloved Tales of the City series, Armistead Maupin’s best-selling San Franci… read more

Similar categories in Armistead Maupin's Mona of the Manor (Tales of the City, #10) book and Mary Gabriel's Madonna: A Rebel Life

  • audiobook
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5. Candy Darling: Dreamer, Icon, Superstar

By: Cynthia Carr

4.27

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed biographer Cynthia Carr, the first full portrait of the queer icon and Warhol su… read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Carr's Candy Darling: Dreamer, Icon, Superstar book and Mary Gabriel's Madonna: A Rebel Life

  • art
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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6. The Exorcist Legacy: 50 Years of Fear

By: Nat Segaloff

3.74

Format: 330 pages, Hardcover

Since 1973, The Exorcist and its progeny have scared and inspired half a century of filmgoers. Now,… read more

Similar categories in Nat Segaloff's The Exorcist Legacy: 50 Years of Fear book and Mary Gabriel's Madonna: A Rebel Life

  • nonfiction
  • pop culture
  • audiobook
Cover of Lou Reed: The King of New York by Will Hermes

7. Lou Reed: The King of New York

By: Will Hermes

4.23

Format: 529 pages, Hardcover

"The only Lou Reed bio you need to read." ― The Washington Post "There have been many biographie… read more

Similar categories in Will Hermes's Lou Reed: The King of New York book and Mary Gabriel's Madonna: A Rebel Life

  • music
  • art
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Tupac Shakur: The Authorized Biography by Staci Robinson

8. Tupac Shakur: The Authorized Biography

By: Staci Robinson

4.44

Format: 691 pages, Hardcover

The first and only estate-authorized biography of the legendary artist, Tupac Shakur, a moving expl… read more

Similar categories in Staci Robinson's Tupac Shakur: The Authorized Biography book and Mary Gabriel's Madonna: A Rebel Life

  • music
  • art
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Radiant: The Life and Line of Keith Haring by Brad Gooch

9. Radiant: The Life and Line of Keith Haring

By: Brad Gooch

4.39

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

“It’s all  the grade school Walt Disney and Dr. Seuss; the adolescent acid trips; the fondness for … read more

Similar categories in Brad Gooch's Radiant: The Life and Line of Keith Haring book and Mary Gabriel's Madonna: A Rebel Life

  • art
  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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10. Karma: My Autobiography

By: Boy George

3.62

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

THE OFFICIAL STORY OF A MUSICAL ICON - TOLD IN FULL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS OWN WORDS'In what mig… read more

Similar categories in Boy George's Karma: My Autobiography book and Mary Gabriel's Madonna: A Rebel Life

  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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11. The House of Hidden Meanings

By: RuPaul

3.84

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From international drag superstar and pop culture icon RuPaul, comes his most revealing and persona… read more

Similar categories in RuPaul's The House of Hidden Meanings book and Mary Gabriel's Madonna: A Rebel Life

  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"We all have that magic within us - But it's the faculty to harness it - to turn something seemingly meaningless into something special, to be loose and spontaneous with it - that makes life most wort…"

-RuPaul, The House of Hidden Meanings

"But in that time the RuPaul idea was born, and people outside of my world were inspired to talk about me and androgyny and drag in a way that was unprecedented. Not long after that, the questions cam…"

-RuPaul, The House of Hidden Meanings

"Life is full of dualities: night and day, black and white, yin and yang, good and evil, birth and death, love and fear. You can't have one without the other. It takes two to create the magnetic pull …"

-RuPaul, The House of Hidden Meanings

"There are ideological precepts that people will fight or even kill for. But those things are never really what they seem to be. As much as people will claim a hard moral line, that line becomes very …"

-RuPaul, The House of Hidden Meanings

Cover of The Freaks Came Out to Write: The Definitive History of the Village Voice, the Radical Paper That Changed American Culture by Tricia Romano

12. The Freaks Came Out to Write: The Definitive History of the Village Voice, the Radical Paper That Changed American Culture

By: Tricia Romano

4.28

Format: 608 pages, Hardcover

A rollicking history of America's most iconic weekly newspaper told through the voices of its legen… read more

Similar categories in Tricia Romano's The Freaks Came Out to Write: The Definitive History of the Village Voice, the Radical Paper That Changed American Culture book and Mary Gabriel's Madonna: A Rebel Life

  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir by Sly Stone

13. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir

By: Sly Stone

3.56

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Not many memoirs are generational events. But when Sly Stone, one of the few true musical geniuses … read more

Similar categories in Sly Stone's Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir book and Mary Gabriel's Madonna: A Rebel Life

  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • pop culture
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Madonna: A Rebel Life by Mary Gabriel

14. Madonna: A Rebel Life

By: Mary Gabriel

4.03

Format: 1782 pages, Kindle Edition

New York Times Editors’ Choice, One of NPR’s Best Books of the YearIn this “infinitely readable” bi… read more

Similar categories in Mary Gabriel's Madonna: A Rebel Life book and Mary Gabriel's Madonna: A Rebel Life

  • music
  • art
  • biography
  • memoir
  • pop culture
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters by Susan  Page

15. The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters

By: Susan Page

3.90

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

The definitive biography of the most successful female broadcaster of all time—Barbara Walters—a wo… read more

Similar categories in Susan Page's The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters book and Mary Gabriel's Madonna: A Rebel Life

  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Rebel Rising by Rebel Wilson

16. Rebel Rising

By: Rebel Wilson

3.91

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

From the scene-stealing star of Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids comes a refreshingly candid, hilariou… read more

Similar categories in Rebel Wilson's Rebel Rising book and Mary Gabriel's Madonna: A Rebel Life

  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Would this performance feel internally like I was going to die? Yes. But my desire to win, my desire to be somebody, is so strong that it compels me to do the hardest thing possible: to perform in pu…"

-Rebel Wilson, Rebel Rising

"People would come up to me on the street and say, 'I just want to thank you for being so brave!' Why am I so fucking brave? I'm not going off to fight in a war! I'm not running into a burning buildin…"

-Rebel Wilson, Rebel Rising

Cover of Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy by Elizabeth Beller

17. Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy

By: Elizabeth Beller

3.86

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The life and legacy of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, wife of John F. Kennedy Jr., are reexamined in thi… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Beller's Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy book and Mary Gabriel's Madonna: A Rebel Life

  • biography
  • memoir
  • pop culture
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of 50 Oscar Nights: Iconic Stars & Filmmakers on Their Career-Defining Wins (Turner Classic Movies) by Dave Karger

18. 50 Oscar Nights: Iconic Stars & Filmmakers on Their Career-Defining Wins (Turner Classic Movies)

By: Dave Karger

4.14

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

An exclusive look behind the scenes of the Academy Awards as top stars and filmmakers discuss their… read more

Similar categories in Dave Karger's 50 Oscar Nights: Iconic Stars & Filmmakers on Their Career-Defining Wins (Turner Classic Movies) book and Mary Gabriel's Madonna: A Rebel Life

  • art
  • nonfiction
Cover of Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV by Emily Nussbaum

19. Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV

By: Emily Nussbaum

4.02

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Who invented reality TV, the world’s most dangerous pop-culture genre, and why can’t we look away f… read more

Similar categories in Emily Nussbaum's Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV book and Mary Gabriel's Madonna: A Rebel Life

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • pop culture
  • audiobook
Cover of Energy Follows Thought: The Stories Behind My Songs by Willie Nelson

20. Energy Follows Thought: The Stories Behind My Songs

By: Willie Nelson

4.11

Format: 461 pages, Kindle Edition

For the first time ever, and to help celebrate his 90th birthday in 2023, American icon Willie Nels… read more

Similar categories in Willie Nelson's Energy Follows Thought: The Stories Behind My Songs book and Mary Gabriel's Madonna: A Rebel Life

  • music
  • art
  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"...love was here yesterday, love is here today, and love will be here tomorrow. Love exists outside of time. At some point, sadness stops. For that matter, so does happiness. They're just fleeting fe…"

-Willie Nelson, Energy Follows Thought: The Stories Behind My Songs

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21. Erotica

By: Michael Dango

2.81

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Everyone wanted Madonna's 1992 album Erotica to be a scandal. In the midst of a culture war, conser… read more

Similar categories in Michael Dango's Erotica book and Mary Gabriel's Madonna: A Rebel Life

  • music

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Casey Sherman

3.71

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Barbra Streisand

4.20

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Henry Winkler

4.14

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4.11

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Bernie Taupin

3.58

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Barbra Streisand

4.20

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3.62

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4.03

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