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Paul Simon: The Life [Deckle Edge]
By: Robert Hilburn
3.94
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
A publishing event from music legend Paul an intimate, candid, and definitive biography written wi…
Want to Read $ 14.99"HAS TURNED OUT NOT TO BE A CARPETBAGGER, BUT A CONNOISSEUR, AND, AT BEST. AN ALCHEMIST."-Robert Hilburn, Paul Simon: The Life [Deckle Edge]
"PAUSING BRIEFLY, SIMON, WHO TOLD AN INTERVIEWER IN THE 1980S THAT HE FOUND IT HARD TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE GOOD TIMES IN HIS LIFE, SHOWED NO RELUCTANCE ADDING, "I'M GRATEFUL FOR MY LIFE."-Robert Hilburn, Paul Simon: The Life [Deckle Edge]
"HE HAS MANAGED TO BECOME NEITHER A WIZENED ORACLE NOR AN OLDIES ACT, AND HIS BEST SONGS CONVEY THE APPEALING SENSATION OF LISTENING TO A GUY WHO IS STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HE'S DOING."-Robert Hilburn, Paul Simon: The Life [Deckle Edge]
"I THINK THE PSYCHE COMES UP WITH ALL KINDS OF CONTRIVANCES TO PROTECT WHAT IT THINKS IS VULNERABLE. AND SOMETIMES THOSE CONTRIVANCES ARE THAT YOU STAY IN A STATE OF UNHAPPINESS. OR VICTIMIZATION."-Robert Hilburn, Paul Simon: The Life [Deckle Edge]
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1. Chronicles, Volume One
By: Bob Dylan
3.97
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
"I'd come from a long ways off and had started a long ways down. But now destiny was about to manif… read more
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"People were people."-Bob Dylan, Chronicles, Volume One
"My big fear was that my guitar would go out of tune."-Bob Dylan, Chronicles, Volume One
"Sometimes you just have to bite your upper lip and put sunglasses on."-Bob Dylan, Chronicles, Volume One
"Sebuah lagu laksana mimpi, dan kita berusaha untuk membuatnya jadi kenyataan."-Bob Dylan, Chronicles, Volume One
2. Wonderful Tonight
By: Penny Junor , Pattie Boyd
3.16
Format: 288 pages,
A Q&A with Pattie Boyd, Author of Wonderful Tonight Why are you writing the book now? I have been a… read more
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3. Once Upon a Rock Star: Backstage Passes in the Heavy Metal Eighties — Big Hair, Bad Boys,
By: Rita Rae Roxx
4.56
Format: 200 pages, Paperback
Rock me all night long-- A decade of rock history... and a decade of rock fan adoration for one lit… read more
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4. Lowside of the Road: A Life of Tom Waits
By: Barney Hoskyns
3.50
Format: 296 pages, Hardcover
With his trademark growl, carnival-madman persona, haunting music, and unforgettable lyrics, Tom Wa… read more
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5. Testimony: A Memoir
By: Robbie Robertson
3.65
Format: None pages, Hardcover
One of the most spellbinding, entertaining, major books of the fall: the long-awaited memoir from t… read more
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6. Who I Am
By: Pete Townshend
4.70
Format: 84 pages, Hardcover
From the voice of a generation: The most highly anticipated autobiography of the year, and the stor… read more
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7. Reckless Daughter: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell
By: David Yaffe
3.78
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
An intimate new biography of Joni Mitchell, one of the greatest musicians of the twentieth century … read more
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8. Petty: The Biography
By: Warren Zanes
4.11
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
An exhilarating and intimate account of the life of music legend Tom Petty, by an accomplished writ… read more
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9. Rocket Boys (Coalwood #1)
By: Homer Hickam
3.00
Format: 108 pages, Paperback
"Until I began to build and launch rockets, I didn't know my home town was at war with itself over … read more
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10. Tearing Down the Wall of Sound: The Rise and Fall of Phil Spector
By: Mick Brown
4.18
Format: None pages, Hardcover
He had a number one hit at eighteen. He was a millionaire with his own record label at twenty-two. … read more
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11. Cinema Speculation
By: Quentin Tarantino
4.06
Format: 391 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited first work of nonfiction from the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Once… read more
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- audiobook
"Elvis movies weren't real movies, they were "Elvis Presley movies"-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation
"Who wants to spend three months making a fucked-up version of their movie?"-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation
"I don't know how he died, where he died, or where he's buried. But I do know I should've thanked him."-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation
"Then the movie started playing like a real movie. But frankly, a more real movie than we were used to."-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation
12. Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton, and Me
By: Bernie Taupin
3.58
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
** NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** An evocative, clear-eyed, and revealing memoir by Bernie Taupin, th… read more
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13. My Effin' Life
By: Geddy Lee
4.58
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited memoir, generously illustrated with never-before-seen photos, from the iconic Rock… read more
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14. 3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool
By: James Kaplan
4.35
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the definitive biography of Frank Sinatra, the story of how jazz arrived at the … read more
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15. Thanks a Lot, Mr. Kibblewhite: My Story
By: Roger Daltrey
4.06
Format: 259 pages, Hardcover
The frontman of one of the greatest bands of all time tells the story of his rise from nothing to r… read more
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16. Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
By: Warren Zanes
4.42
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The fascinating story behind the making of Bruce Springsteen’s most surprising album, Nebraska, rev… read more
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- audiobook
"Nineteen eighty-two is as good a year as any to mark the threshold of a future we're still negotiating. It's been called the information age, the digital age, the new media age. It was the beginning …"-Warren Zanes, Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
"Nebraska made it almost impossible for critics to miss Springsteen's willingness to take a chance in the name of his art. If Springsteen was driven simply by fame and mainstream success, there would …"-Warren Zanes, Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
"Guitar Town was out, and it was doing okay," [Steve] Earle recalled. "But the label didn't want it to happen. Jimmy [Bowen] certainly didn't. He didn't like the record. He didn't like me. But it was …"-Warren Zanes, Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
17. Leon Russell: The Master of Space and Time's Journey Through Rock & Roll History
By: Bill Janovitz
4.29
Format: 592 pages, Hardcover
New York Times Bestseller The definitive biography of legendary musician, composer, and perform… read more
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18. One Way Back: A Memoir
By: Christine Blasey Ford
4.30
Format: 298 pages, Hardcover
On September 27, 2018, Christine Blasey Ford testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee which … read more
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19. Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism
By: Jeffrey Toobin
4.16
Format: 426 pages, Kindle Edition
The definitive account of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and the enduring legacy of Timothy McVeigh… read more
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20. 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
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21. Miracle and Wonder: Conversations with Paul Simon
By: Malcolm Gladwell
4.56
Format: None pages, Audiobook
What happens when Paul Simon, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in music history, a… read more
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22. The McCartney Legacy, Volume 1: 1969-73
By: Allan Kozinn
4.46
Format: 720 pages, Hardcover
In this first of a groundbreaking multivolume set, The McCartney Legacy, Vol. 1: 1969-73 captures t… read more
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23. There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen’s “Born In The U.S.A.” and the End of the Heartland
By: Steven Hyden
4.21
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A thought-provoking exploration of Bruce Springsteen’s iconic album, Born in the U.S.A. —a record … read more
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24. Practice
By: Rosalind Brown
3.71
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
An astonishing first novel about a day in the life of a young student who experiences her thoughts,… read more
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25. Hard to Handle: The Life and Death of the Black Crowes--A Memoir
By: Steve Gorman
4.32
Format: 345 pages, Hardcover
Black Crowes drummer and cofounder Steve Gorman shares the band's inside story in this behind-the-s… read more
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26. Paul Simon: The Life [Deckle Edge]
By: Robert Hilburn
3.94
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
A publishing event from music legend Paul an intimate, candid, and definitive biography written wi… read more
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- the united states of america
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"HAS TURNED OUT NOT TO BE A CARPETBAGGER, BUT A CONNOISSEUR, AND, AT BEST. AN ALCHEMIST."-Robert Hilburn, Paul Simon: The Life [Deckle Edge]
"PAUSING BRIEFLY, SIMON, WHO TOLD AN INTERVIEWER IN THE 1980S THAT HE FOUND IT HARD TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE GOOD TIMES IN HIS LIFE, SHOWED NO RELUCTANCE ADDING, "I'M GRATEFUL FOR MY LIFE."-Robert Hilburn, Paul Simon: The Life [Deckle Edge]
"HE HAS MANAGED TO BECOME NEITHER A WIZENED ORACLE NOR AN OLDIES ACT, AND HIS BEST SONGS CONVEY THE APPEALING SENSATION OF LISTENING TO A GUY WHO IS STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HE'S DOING."-Robert Hilburn, Paul Simon: The Life [Deckle Edge]
"I THINK THE PSYCHE COMES UP WITH ALL KINDS OF CONTRIVANCES TO PROTECT WHAT IT THINKS IS VULNERABLE. AND SOMETIMES THOSE CONTRIVANCES ARE THAT YOU STAY IN A STATE OF UNHAPPINESS. OR VICTIMIZATION."-Robert Hilburn, Paul Simon: The Life [Deckle Edge]
27. Last Chance Texaco: Chronicles of an American Troubadour
By: Rickie Lee Jones
4.18
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Have you met Ms. Jones? One night in 1979, a woman in a red beret skyrocketed to fame after a pe… read more
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28. George Michael: A Life
By: James Gavin
3.76
Format: 528 pages, ebook
The definitive biography of George Michael, offering an expansive look at the troubled life of the … read more
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29. Lay It On The Line: A Backstage Pass to Rock Star Adventure, Conflict and TRIUMPH
By: Rik Emmett
3.41
Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition
From Triumph superstar Rik Emmett comes the thrilling, inspiring story of a life of rock and roll … read more
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30. Cruel to Be Kind: The Life and Music of Nick Lowe
By: Will Birch
4.02
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The definitive biography of singer-songwriter Nick Lowe, best-known for "Cruel to Be Kind" and "(Wh… read more
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31. The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AI
By: Ray Kurzweil
3.93
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The noted inventor and futurist’s successor to his landmark book The Singularity Is Near explor… read more
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