This Woman's Work: Essays on Music
By: Sinéad Gleeson
3.75
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
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1. Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution
By: Sara Marcus
3.97
Format: 367 pages, Paperback
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"i want to scream because no matter how much I scream, no one will listen."-Sara Marcus, Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution
"The girls couldn't block out these things and they didn't want to; they wanted to stay acutely aware of the war against them so they could fight back."-Sara Marcus, Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution
2. Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991
By: Michael Azerrad
4.22
Format: 522 pages, Paperback
This is the never-before-told story of the musical revolution that happened right under the nose of… read more
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"Rock'n'roll is a teenage sport, meant to be played by teenagers of all ages--they could be 15, 25 or 35. It all boils down to whether they've got the love in their hearts, that beautiful teenage spir…"-Michael Azerrad, Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991
3. Girl in a Band
By: Kim Gordon
3.67
Format: 273 pages, Hardcover
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4. A Life of One's Own: Nine Women Writers Begin Again
By: Joanna Biggs
4.01
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
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5. Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
By: Kathleen Hanna
4.46
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An electric, searing memoir by the original rebel girl and legendary front woman of Bikini Kill and… read more
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"She was the only woman on the whole record and hearing her gave me the first thought that someday I could be in a band."-Kathleen Hanna, Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
6. Animali notturni
By: Carlotta Vagnoli
3.10
Format: 145 pages, Kindle Edition
Alla fine degli anni Zero, Milano è il centro dell' appena cala il sole, una generazione intera si … read more
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7. Sonic Life: A Memoir
By: Thurston Moore
3.81
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
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8. Faith, Hope and Carnage
By: Nick Cave
4.44
Format: 294 pages, Hardcover
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9. 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
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10. There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
By: Hanif Abdurraqib
4.40
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A poignant, personal reflection on basketball, talent and allegiance, and of course, LeBron James—f… read more
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"Heartbreak itself is a primary color. Stagnant without a series of secondary colors to activate it. Longing is an activator."-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
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11. Sputiamo su Hegel e altri scritti
By: Carla Lonzi
4.28
Format: 127 pages, Paperback
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"El divorcio es un injerto en el matrimonio con el cual se refuerza dicha institución."-Carla Lonzi, Sputiamo su Hegel e altri scritti
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12. Can the Monster Speak? A Report to an Academy of Psychoanalysts
By: Paul B. Preciado
4.26
Format: 88 pages, Paperback
In November 2019, Paul B. Preciado was invited to speak in front of 3,500 psychoanalysts at the Éco… read more
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13. La Resistenza delle donne
By: Benedetta Tobagi
4.29
Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition
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14. This Woman's Work: Essays on Music
By: Sinéad Gleeson
3.75
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
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15. Fingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me From Success
By: Miki Berenyi
4.46
Format: 367 pages, Hardcover
The extraordinary and searingly honest personal story of musician Miki Berenyi, revealing the highs… read more
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16. J'accuse. Gli attacchi del 7 ottobre, Hamas, il terrorismo, Israele, l'apartheid in Palestina e la guerra
By: Francesca Albanese
4.35
Format: 172 pages, Paperback
La verità prima di tutto è l’inizio del più famoso J’Accuse della storia moderna, quello di Émile Z… read more
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17. The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations
By: Toni Morrison
4.30
Format: 354 pages, Hardcover
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"A perfect thing is not everything."-Toni Morrison, The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations
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18. But the Girl
By: Jessica Zhan Mei Yu
3.74
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Irreverent, witty and wise, But the Girl is a coming-of-age story about not wanting to leave your f… read more
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19. Dominoes
By: Phoebe Mcintosh
3.76
Format: 329 pages, Paperback
A tender and provocative debut novel about a mixed-race British woman who makes the shocking discov… read more
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20. Overland
By: Yasmin Cordery Khan
3.73
Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition
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21. Party Lines: Dance Music and the Making of Modern Britain
By: Ed Gillett
4.17
Format: 518 pages, Kindle Edition
'[An] excellent history of UK dance culture' – Sunday TimesFrom the illicit reggae blues dances and… read more
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