14 Best music books like The History of Bones: A Memoir by John Lurie

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The History of Bones: A Memoir

By: John Lurie

4.20

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

The quintessential depiction of 1980s New York and the downtown scene from the artist, actor, music…

If you liked the music plot in The History of Bones: A Memoir by John Lurie , here is a list of 14 books like this:

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1. Miles: The Autobiography

By: Miles Davis , Quincy Troupe

4.18

Format: 306 pages, Paperback

For more than forty years Miles Davis has been in the front rank of American music. Universally acc… read more

Similar categories in Miles Davis's Miles: The Autobiography book and John Lurie's The History of Bones: A Memoir

  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction

2. The Subterraneans

By: Jack Kerouac

3.89

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Jack Kerouac, one of the great voices of the Beat generation and author of the classic On the Road,… read more

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3. In the Hand of Dante

By: Nick Tosches

3.99

Format: 244 pages, Paperback

Now in paperback--the Tosches masterpiece--a life-or-death thriller based on the life of Dante and … read more

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4. I Am Not Sidney Poitier

By: Percival Everett

4.10

Format: 338 pages,

An irresistible comic novel from the master storyteller Percival Everett, and an irreverent take on… read more

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5. Monica

By: Daniel Clowes

3.95

Format: 106 pages, Hardcover

Monica is a series of interconnected narratives that collectively tell the life story — actually, s… read more

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6. Every Man for Himself and God Against All: A Memoir

By: Werner Herzog

4.25

Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition

Legendary filmmaker and celebrated author Werner Herzog tells in his inimitable voice the story of … read more

Similar categories in Werner Herzog's Every Man for Himself and God Against All: A Memoir book and John Lurie's The History of Bones: A Memoir

  • art
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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7. Sonic Life: A Memoir

By: Thurston Moore

3.81

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

From the founding member of Sonic Youth, a passionate memoir tracing the author's life and art—from… read more

Similar categories in Thurston Moore's Sonic Life: A Memoir book and John Lurie's The History of Bones: A Memoir

  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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8. Faith, Hope and Carnage

By: Nick Cave

4.44

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

Faith, Hope and Carnage is a book about Nick Cave’s inner life. Created from more than forty hou… read more

Similar categories in Nick Cave's Faith, Hope and Carnage book and John Lurie's The History of Bones: A Memoir

  • music
  • art
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"I think people can do both terrible things and wonderful things when faced with the true understanding of their own powerlessness, vulnerability and lack of control."

-Nick Cave, Faith, Hope and Carnage

"Vulnerability is essential to spiritual and creative growth. Finding enormous strength through vulnerability. You're being open to whatever happens, including failure and shame. The two are connected…"

-Nick Cave, Faith, Hope and Carnage

"I guess not, but who says creativity it the be all and end all? Who says that our accomplishments are the only true measure of what is important in our lives? Perhaps there are other lives worth livi…"

-Nick Cave, Faith, Hope and Carnage

"The usual precepts collapse under the weight of the calamity: the terrible demands that we place upon ourselves; our own internal judging voice; the endless expectations and opinions of others. They …"

-Nick Cave, Faith, Hope and Carnage

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9. Sing Backwards and Weep: A Memoir

By: Mark Lanegan

4.35

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A gritty, gripping memoir by the singer Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees, Queens of the Stone Age, Sou… read more

Similar categories in Mark Lanegan's Sing Backwards and Weep: A Memoir book and John Lurie's The History of Bones: A Memoir

  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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10. Beastie Boys Book

By: Michael Diamond

4.54

Format: 572 pages, Hardcover

A panoramic experience that tells the story of Beastie Boys, a book as unique as the band itself--b… read more

Similar categories in Michael Diamond's Beastie Boys Book book and John Lurie's The History of Bones: A Memoir

  • music
  • new york
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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11. Don't Call Me Home: A Memoir

By: Alexandra Auder

3.88

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

“Don’t Call Me Home is about madness and love. Alexandra tells the best stories about her extraordi… read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Auder's Don't Call Me Home: A Memoir book and John Lurie's The History of Bones: A Memoir

  • art
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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12. 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 John Lurie's The History of Bones: A Memoir

  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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13. Nina Simone's Gum

By: Warren Ellis

4.26

Format: 199 pages, Hardcover

I hadn't opened the towel that contained her gum since 2013. The last person to touch it was Nina S… read more

Similar categories in Warren Ellis's Nina Simone's Gum book and John Lurie's The History of Bones: A Memoir

  • music
  • art
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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14. World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music

By: Jeff Tweedy

4.01

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

An exciting and heartening mix of memories, music, and inspiration from Wilco front man and New Yor… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Tweedy's World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music book and John Lurie's The History of Bones: A Memoir

  • music
  • art
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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15. The Last Days of Roger Federer: And Other Endings

By: Geoff Dyer

3.19

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An extended meditation on late style and last works from one of our greatest living critics (Kathry… read more

Similar categories in Geoff Dyer's The Last Days of Roger Federer: And Other Endings book and John Lurie's The History of Bones: A Memoir

  • music
  • art
  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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16. Some New Kind of Kick: A Memoir

By: Kid Congo Powers

4.29

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

An intimate, coming-of-age memoir by legendary guitarist Kid Congo Powers, detailing his experience… read more

Similar categories in Kid Congo Powers's Some New Kind of Kick: A Memoir book and John Lurie's The History of Bones: A Memoir

  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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17. Corporate Rock Sucks: The Rise and Fall of SST Records

By: Jim Ruland

4.03

Format: None pages, Audiobook

A no-holds-barred narrative history of the iconic label that brought the world Black Flag, Hüsker D… read more

Similar categories in Jim Ruland's Corporate Rock Sucks: The Rise and Fall of SST Records book and John Lurie's The History of Bones: A Memoir

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • history
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18. The History of Bones: A Memoir

By: John Lurie

4.20

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

The quintessential depiction of 1980s New York and the downtown scene from the artist, actor, music… read more

Similar categories in John Lurie's The History of Bones: A Memoir book and John Lurie's The History of Bones: A Memoir

  • music
  • new york
  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Mud Ride: A Messy Trip Through the Grunge Explosion by Steve Turner

19. Mud Ride: A Messy Trip Through the Grunge Explosion

By: Steve Turner

3.88

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A down-and-dirty chronicle of the birth and evolution of the Seattle grunge scene—from backyard ska… read more

Similar categories in Steve Turner's Mud Ride: A Messy Trip Through the Grunge Explosion book and John Lurie's The History of Bones: A Memoir

  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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20. We Are the Middle of Forever: Indigenous Voices from Turtle Island on the Changing Earth

By: Dahr Jamail

4.47

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A powerful, intimate collection of conversations with Indigenous Americans on the climate crisis an… read more

Similar categories in Dahr Jamail's We Are the Middle of Forever: Indigenous Voices from Turtle Island on the Changing Earth book and John Lurie's The History of Bones: A Memoir

  • nonfiction
  • history
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21. Do What You Want: The Story of Bad Religion

By: Bad Religion

4.12

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From their beginnings as teenagers experimenting in a San Fernando Valley garage dubbed "The Hell H… read more

Similar categories in Bad Religion's Do What You Want: The Story of Bad Religion book and John Lurie's The History of Bones: A Memoir

  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook

14 best-selling audiobook books like The History of Bones: A Memoir by John Lurie

Transform Your Habits

Every Man for Himself and God Against All: A Memoir

Werner Herzog

4.25

Transform Your Habits

Sonic Life: A Memoir

Thurston Moore

3.81

Transform Your Habits

Faith, Hope and Carnage

Nick Cave

4.44

Transform Your Habits

Sing Backwards and Weep: A Memoir

Mark Lanegan

4.35

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18 Top music books like World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music by Jeff Tweedy

Transform Your Habits

Your Song Changed My Life: From Jimmy Page to St. Vincent, Smokey Robinson to Hozier, Thirty-Five Beloved Artists on Their Journey and the Music That Inspired It

Bob Boilen

3.78

Transform Your Habits

My Effin' Life

Geddy Lee

4.58

Transform Your Habits

Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk

Kathleen Hanna

4.46

Transform Your Habits

3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool

James Kaplan

4.35

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