21 Top audiobook books like This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record by Neal Karlen

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This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record

By: Neal Karlen

3.57

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

"A warm and surprisingly real-life biography, featuring never-before-seen photos, of one of rock’s …

If you liked the audiobook plot in This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record by Neal Karlen , here is a list of 21 books like this:

Cover of Where Are You Now? by Mary Higgins Clark

1. Where Are You Now?

By: Mary Higgins Clark

3.83

Format: 289 pages, Hardcover

From America's Queen of Suspense comes a gripping tale of a young woman trying to unravel the myste… read more

Similar categories in Mary Higgins Clark's Where Are You Now? book and Neal Karlen's This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record

  • audiobook
Cover of Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata

2. Kira-Kira

By: Cynthia Kadohata

3.97

Format: 291 pages, Paperback

kira-kira (kee ra kee ra): glittering; shining Glittering. That's how Katie Takeshima's sister, Lyn… read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Kadohata's Kira-Kira book and Neal Karlen's This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record

  • audiobook
"The blue of the sky is one of the most special colors in the world, because the color is deep but see-through both at the same time."

-Cynthia Kadohata, Kira-Kira

"I didn't care if I was a genius or if I was pretty or if I was good in sports. I just liked to listen to Lynn and to talk to Bera-Bera and to eat rice candies."

-Cynthia Kadohata, Kira-Kira

"I cried and cried. But then I had to stop. One thing about me was that when I was having a serious wish session, I tried never to wish impossible wishes. I might have wished for sixteen crayons inste…"

-Cynthia Kadohata, Kira-Kira

Cover of I Would Die 4 U: Why Prince Became an Icon by Touré

3. I Would Die 4 U: Why Prince Became an Icon

By: Touré

3.69

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Celebrated journalist, TV personality, and award-winning author Toure investigates one of the most … read more

Similar categories in Touré's I Would Die 4 U: Why Prince Became an Icon book and Neal Karlen's This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of My Fair Junkie: A Memoir of Getting Dirty and Staying Clean by Amy Dresner

4. My Fair Junkie: A Memoir of Getting Dirty and Staying Clean

By: Amy Dresner

3.93

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of Blackout and Permanent Midnight , a darkly funny and revealing debut memoir of … read more

Similar categories in Amy Dresner's My Fair Junkie: A Memoir of Getting Dirty and Staying Clean book and Neal Karlen's This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
Cover of The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince by Mayte Garcia

5. The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince

By: Mayte Garcia

3.89

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER At the one-year anniversary of his death, legendary musician Princ… read more

Similar categories in Mayte Garcia's The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince book and Neal Karlen's This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
Cover of Picturing Prince: An Intimate Portrait by Steve Parke

6. Picturing Prince: An Intimate Portrait

By: Steve Parke

4.27

Format: 359 pages, Hardcover

Featuring a mix of never-seen-before and rare photographs of Prince, alongside written vignettes ab… read more

Similar categories in Steve Parke's Picturing Prince: An Intimate Portrait book and Neal Karlen's This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
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7. I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons

By: Neil Strauss , Kevin Hart

3.82

Format: None pages, Hardcover

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Superstar comedian and Hollywood box office star Kevin Hart tu… read more

Similar categories in Neil Strauss's I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons book and Neal Karlen's This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
Cover of If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer by Dominick Dunne, O.J. Simpson, The Goldman Family, Pablo F. Fenjves

8. If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer

By: Dominick Dunne , O.J. Simpson , The Goldman Family , Pablo F. Fenjves

3.30

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

In 1994, Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson were brutally murdered at her home in Brentwood, Cali… read more

Similar categories in Dominick Dunne's If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer book and Neal Karlen's This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
"Jesus Christ, O.J.—what have you done?"

-Dominick Dunne, If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer

"You don`t get mood swings from eating cornflakes"

-Dominick Dunne, If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer

"Still, I've heard it said that all stories are basically love stories, and my story is no exception. This is a love story, too. And, like a lot of love stories, it doesn't have a happy ending."

-Dominick Dunne, If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer

Cover of Music Is History by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson

9. Music Is History

By: Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson

3.86

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller, Music Is History combines multi-Grammy Award winner Questlove’s deep m… read more

Similar categories in Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson's Music Is History book and Neal Karlen's This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Enough Already: Learning to Love the Way I Am Today by Valerie Bertinelli

10. Enough Already: Learning to Love the Way I Am Today

By: Valerie Bertinelli

4.05

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Beloved actress, Food Network personality, and  New York Times  best… read more

Similar categories in Valerie Bertinelli's Enough Already: Learning to Love the Way I Am Today book and Neal Karlen's This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
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11. Poor Deer

By: Claire Oshetsky

3.99

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A wondrous, tender novel about a young girl grappling with her role in a tragic loss—and attempting… read more

Similar categories in Claire Oshetsky's Poor Deer book and Neal Karlen's This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record

  • audiobook
"She has just learned that some things are forever, and other things are never-again."

-Claire Oshetsky, Poor Deer

"On this day the girl feels so much love pouring out of her mother that she is certain her mother has the power to save her. Soon she will come to understand she can't be saved."

-Claire Oshetsky, Poor Deer

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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 Neal Karlen's This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
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13. The Beautiful Ones

By: Prince

3.78

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

From Prince himself comes the brilliant coming-of-age-and-into-superstardom story of one of the gre… read more

Similar categories in Prince's The Beautiful Ones book and Neal Karlen's This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
"Still, my soul is cast iron and not to be dented."

-Prince, The Beautiful Ones

"A lot of people have the idea that I'm a wild sexual person...I've lectured quite a few people out there. I'll say, 'Think about what you're saying. How would you react if you were me?' I ask that qu…"

-Prince, The Beautiful Ones

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14. Willie Nelson's Letters to America

By: Willie Nelson

4.18

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Following his bestselling memoir, It’s a Long Story, Willie Nelson now delivers his most personal a… read more

Similar categories in Willie Nelson's Willie Nelson's Letters to America book and Neal Karlen's This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
"My mother, Myrtle, once wrote...I will eliminate hatred, envy, jealousy, selfishness, and cynicism by developing love for all humanity...we all become better people just by trying to ban negativity f…"

-Willie Nelson, Willie Nelson's Letters to America

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15. The Lives of Brian

By: Brian Johnson

4.51

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Brian Johnson’s memoir from growing up in a small town to starting his own band to ultimately repla… read more

Similar categories in Brian Johnson's The Lives of Brian book and Neal Karlen's This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
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16. More Myself: A Journey

By: Alicia Keys

4.14

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

An intimate, revealing look at one artist’s journey from self-censorship to full expressionAs one o… read more

Similar categories in Alicia Keys's More Myself: A Journey book and Neal Karlen's This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
"..."Empire" isn't just about New York. It's about hope. No matter where we're from, we all want the opportunity to work hard and breathe life into our ambitions."

-Alicia Keys, More Myself: A Journey

"The world can be a challenging place for us women to navigate. We often find ourselves feeling burned out, incapable, and lonely and yet we’re still so resilient."

-Alicia Keys, More Myself: A Journey

"We adjust ourselves to fit, to adapt to others’ ideas of who we should be. We shift ourselves not in sweeping pivots but in movements so tiny that they are hardly perceptible even in our view. Years …"

-Alicia Keys, More Myself: A Journey

"When you don't speak the truth for years at a time, the words left unspoken slowly leak the air out of your connection. Even if, years later, you are ready to say what you couldn't earlier, the momen…"

-Alicia Keys, More Myself: A Journey

Cover of And in the End: The Last Days of the Beatles by Ken McNab

17. And in the End: The Last Days of the Beatles

By: Ken McNab

4.04

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

This is the story of the last acrimonious days of the Beatles, a final chapter reconstructing for t… read more

Similar categories in Ken McNab's And in the End: The Last Days of the Beatles book and Neal Karlen's This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
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18. Gordo

By: Jaime Cortez

4.25

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

The first ever collection of short stories by Jaime Cortez, Gordo is set in a migrant workers camp … read more

Similar categories in Jaime Cortez's Gordo book and Neal Karlen's This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record

  • audiobook
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19. The American Daughters

By: Maurice Carlos Ruffin

3.61

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A gripping historical novel about a spirited young girl who joins a sisterhood of Black women worki… read more

Similar categories in Maurice Carlos Ruffin's The American Daughters book and Neal Karlen's This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record

  • audiobook
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20. Let Love Rule

By: Lenny Kravitz

3.86

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

“I see my story as a suite of songs that have a magical connection. I never understood that connect… read more

Similar categories in Lenny Kravitz's Let Love Rule book and Neal Karlen's This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
Cover of This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record by Neal Karlen

21. This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record

By: Neal Karlen

3.57

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

"A warm and surprisingly real-life biography, featuring never-before-seen photos, of one of rock’s … read more

Similar categories in Neal Karlen's This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record book and Neal Karlen's This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
Cover of On Time: A Princely Life in Funk by Morris Day

22. On Time: A Princely Life in Funk

By: Morris Day

3.98

Format: 206 pages, Hardcover

A memoir by Morris Day of The Time centering around his lifelong relationship and association with … read more

Similar categories in Morris Day's On Time: A Princely Life in Funk book and Neal Karlen's This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions: 1983 and 1984 (Prince Studio Sessions) by Duane Tudahl

23. Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions: 1983 and 1984 (Prince Studio Sessions)

By: Duane Tudahl

4.57

Format: 553 pages, Kindle Edition

Featuring groundbreaking, never-before-heard stories, Duane Tudahl pulls back the paisley curtain t… read more

Similar categories in Duane Tudahl's Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions: 1983 and 1984 (Prince Studio Sessions) book and Neal Karlen's This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of All the Way: My Life in Four Quarters by Joe Namath

24. All the Way: My Life in Four Quarters

By: Joe Namath

3.70

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

The NFL icon who first brought show business to sports shares his life lessons on fame, fatherhood,… read more

Similar categories in Joe Namath's All the Way: My Life in Four Quarters book and Neal Karlen's This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record

  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Declassified: A Low-Key Guide to the High-Strung World of Classical Music by Arianna Warsaw-Fan Rauch

25. Declassified: A Low-Key Guide to the High-Strung World of Classical Music

By: Arianna Warsaw-Fan Rauch

3.68

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

“A refreshingly fun guide” that reads “as if you’re a fly on the wall in conservatory auditions, cu… read more

Similar categories in Arianna Warsaw-Fan Rauch's Declassified: A Low-Key Guide to the High-Strung World of Classical Music book and Neal Karlen's This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
Cover of Prince and the Parade and Sign O' the Times Era Studio Sessions: 1985 and 1986 by Duane Tudahl

26. Prince and the Parade and Sign O' the Times Era Studio Sessions: 1985 and 1986

By: Duane Tudahl

4.72

Format: 620 pages, ebook

From Prince's superstardom to studio seclusion, this second book in the award-winning Prince Studio… read more

Similar categories in Duane Tudahl's Prince and the Parade and Sign O' the Times Era Studio Sessions: 1985 and 1986 book and Neal Karlen's This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
Cover of My Name Is Prince by Randee St. Nicholas

27. My Name Is Prince

By: Randee St. Nicholas

4.55

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The ultimate collection of stunning photographs documenting the career of one of the world’s greate… read more

Similar categories in Randee St. Nicholas's My Name Is Prince book and Neal Karlen's This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Prince: A Private View by Afshin Shahidi

28. Prince: A Private View

By: Afshin Shahidi

4.34

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Featuring a foreword by Beyoncé Knowles-Carter. Afshin Shahidi met Prince in 1993 and soon becam… read more

Similar categories in Afshin Shahidi's Prince: A Private View book and Neal Karlen's This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Prince: Before The Rain by Allen Beaulieu

29. Prince: Before The Rain

By: Allen Beaulieu

4.49

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Photographer Allen Beaulieu worked with Prince from the late 1970s into the early '80s, capturing t… read more

Similar categories in Allen Beaulieu's Prince: Before The Rain book and Neal Karlen's This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Prince: A Documentary by Per Nilsen

30. Prince: A Documentary

By: Per Nilsen

4.46

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

This fact-file on Prince has been updated to include his 1991 "Diamonds and Pearls" tour and album. read more

Similar categories in Per Nilsen's Prince: A Documentary book and Neal Karlen's This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record

  • music
  • biography
Cover of Prince and Purple Rain: 40 Years by Andrea Swensson

31. Prince and Purple Rain: 40 Years

By: Andrea Swensson

4.65

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Authoritatively written and including rare photography and memorabilia, this beautiful slipcased vo… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Swensson's Prince and Purple Rain: 40 Years book and Neal Karlen's This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography

25 Best nonfiction books like This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record by Neal Karlen

Transform Your Habits

I Would Die 4 U: Why Prince Became an Icon

Touré

3.69

Transform Your Habits

My Fair Junkie: A Memoir of Getting Dirty and Staying Clean

Amy Dresner

3.93

Transform Your Habits

The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince

Mayte Garcia

3.89

Transform Your Habits

Picturing Prince: An Intimate Portrait

Steve Parke

4.27

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First Avenue: Minnesota's Mainroom

Chris Riemenschneider

3.83

Transform Your Habits

Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk

Kathleen Hanna

4.46

Transform Your Habits

We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America

Roxanna Asgarian

4.32

Transform Your Habits

All the Living and the Dead

Hayley Campbell

4.25

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