28 must-read nonfiction books like The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World by Bob Stanley

Cover of The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World by Bob Stanley

The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World

By: Bob Stanley

3.87

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A dazzling biography of one of the bestselling bands of all time, told with brilliant insight by re…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World by Bob Stanley , here is a list of 28 books like this:

Cover of Fear Stalks the Village by Ethel Lina White

1. Fear Stalks the Village

By: Ethel Lina White

4.12

Format: 207 pages, Paperback

It was a model English village, filled with flowers, Tudor cottages, and cobbled streets. Joan Broo… read more

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2. 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

Similar categories in Bernie Taupin's Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton, and Me book and Bob Stanley's The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin

3. An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s

By: Doris Kearns Goodwin

4.71

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

An Unfinished Love A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America’s most … read more

Similar categories in Doris Kearns Goodwin's An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s book and Bob Stanley's The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World

  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of My Name Is Barbra by Barbra Streisand

4. 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 Bob Stanley's The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
"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

Cover of Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond by Henry Winkler

5. 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 Bob Stanley's The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World

  • nonfiction
  • biography
"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 You Never Know: A Memoir by Tom Selleck

6. You Never Know: A Memoir

By: Tom Selleck

4.05

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

There are many miles from the business school and basketball court at the University of Southern Ca… read more

Similar categories in Tom Selleck's You Never Know: A Memoir book and Bob Stanley's The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World

  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out by Shannon Reed

7. Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

By: Shannon Reed

3.71

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a teacher, bibliophile and Thurber… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Reed's Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out book and Bob Stanley's The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World

  • nonfiction
"I think, therefore, I cry..."

-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

"Life is so much better with books than without."

-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

"But reading! That I could do. When I read, I felt smart."

-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

"The act of reading makes me feel safe. Not the book itself--but the exercise of running my eyes over the words. The translation from symbol into meaning. The direct, pleasant diction of the voice ins…"

-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

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8. Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans

By: Kenneth Womack

4.16

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

The first full-length biography of Mal Evans, the Beatles’ beloved friend, confidant, and roadie.  … read more

Similar categories in Kenneth Womack's Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans book and Bob Stanley's The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Reach for the Stars: 1996–2006: Fame, Fallout and Pop’s Final Party by Michael Cragg

9. Reach for the Stars: 1996–2006: Fame, Fallout and Pop’s Final Party

By: Michael Cragg

4.28

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Using the arrival of the Spice Girls as a jumping-off point, this fascinating new narrative will ex… read more

Similar categories in Michael Cragg's Reach for the Stars: 1996–2006: Fame, Fallout and Pop’s Final Party book and Bob Stanley's The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World

  • music
  • nonfiction
Cover of Karma: My Autobiography by Boy George

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 Bob Stanley's The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Berserker! by Adrian Edmondson

11. Berserker!

By: Adrian Edmondson

4.32

Format: 406 pages, Kindle Edition

From brutal schooldays to '80s anarchy, through The Young Ones and beyond, Berserker! is the one-of… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Edmondson's Berserker! book and Bob Stanley's The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World

  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters by Susan  Page

12. 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 Bob Stanley's The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World

  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Lead Sister: The Story of Karen Carpenter by Lucy O'Brien

13. Lead Sister: The Story of Karen Carpenter

By: Lucy O'Brien

3.90

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

A groundbreaking biography reevaluating the life and legacy of transcendent musician Karen Carpente… read more

Similar categories in Lucy O'Brien's Lead Sister: The Story of Karen Carpenter book and Bob Stanley's The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic by Daniel de Visé

14. The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic

By: Daniel de Visé

4.25

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The story of the epic friendship between John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, the golden era of improv, an… read more

Similar categories in Daniel de Visé's The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic book and Bob Stanley's The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World

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

15. 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

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir by Griffin Dunne

16. The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir

By: Griffin Dunne

4.19

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

At nine, Sean Connery saved him from drowning. At thirteen, desperate to hook up with Janis Joplin,… read more

Similar categories in Griffin Dunne's The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir book and Bob Stanley's The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World

  • nonfiction
  • biography
"At the moment when Mrs. Griffin had been notified of her husband’s death, she was in bed with her lover at the Hotel del Coronado in California, and took the news that she was a widow rather well. Sh…"

-Griffin Dunne, The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir

Cover of All You Need Is Love: An Oral History of The Beatles by Peter Brown

17. All You Need Is Love: An Oral History of The Beatles

By: Peter Brown

3.53

Format: 339 pages, Hardcover

The Beatles in their own words: unpublished, unvarnished, and told by The Beatles and their inner c… read more

Similar categories in Peter Brown's All You Need Is Love: An Oral History of The Beatles book and Bob Stanley's The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of What a Fool Believes: A Memoir by Michael McDonald

18. What a Fool Believes: A Memoir

By: Michael McDonald

4.09

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping and evocative memoir from the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Grammy Award–winning, platinum … read more

Similar categories in Michael McDonald's What a Fool Believes: A Memoir book and Bob Stanley's The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Entrances and Exits by Michael    Richards

19. Entrances and Exits

By: Michael Richards

4.12

Format: 425 pages, Hardcover

The man who brought the kavorka to the Seinfeld show through one of the most remarkable and beloved… read more

Similar categories in Michael Richards's Entrances and Exits book and Bob Stanley's The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World

  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of George Harrison: The Reluctant Beatle by Philip Norman

20. George Harrison: The Reluctant Beatle

By: Philip Norman

3.91

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

From the premiere Beatles biographer—author of the New York Times bestseller John The Life and the… read more

Similar categories in Philip Norman's George Harrison: The Reluctant Beatle book and Bob Stanley's The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of My Mama, Cass: A Memoir by Owen Elliot-Kugell

21. My Mama, Cass: A Memoir

By: Owen Elliot-Kugell

3.96

Format: 262 pages, Hardcover

A long-awaited, myth-busting, and deeply affecting memoir by the daughter of legendary rock star “M… read more

Similar categories in Owen Elliot-Kugell's My Mama, Cass: A Memoir book and Bob Stanley's The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Pelican Girls by Julia  Malye

22. Pelican Girls

By: Julia Malye

3.27

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping epic in the vein of Philipp Meyer’s The Son and Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko and inspired by a… read more

Similar categories in Julia Malye's Pelican Girls book and Bob Stanley's The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World

Cover of The Full English: A Journey in Search of a Country and its People by Stuart Maconie

23. The Full English: A Journey in Search of a Country and its People

By: Stuart Maconie

4.08

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Three years before George Orwell made his expedition to the far and frozen North JB Priestley – who… read more

Similar categories in Stuart Maconie's The Full English: A Journey in Search of a Country and its People book and Bob Stanley's The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World

  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World by Bob Stanley

24. The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World

By: Bob Stanley

3.87

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A dazzling biography of one of the bestselling bands of all time, told with brilliant insight by re… read more

Similar categories in Bob Stanley's The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World book and Bob Stanley's The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Hip-Hop Is History by Questlove

25. Hip-Hop Is History

By: Questlove

4.00

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In Hip-Hop is History, Questlove, one of the major and most revolutionary figures of that genre, un… read more

Similar categories in Questlove's Hip-Hop Is History book and Bob Stanley's The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of The Lost Album of The Beatles: What if the Beatles hadn't split up? by Daniel Rachel

26. The Lost Album of The Beatles: What if the Beatles hadn't split up?

By: Daniel Rachel

3.44

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

An award-winning music author takes a serious look at a playful question of pop what if the Beatle… read more

Similar categories in Daniel Rachel's The Lost Album of The Beatles: What if the Beatles hadn't split up? book and Bob Stanley's The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World

  • music
  • nonfiction
Cover of Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie, #6) by Kate Atkinson

27. Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie, #6)

By: Kate Atkinson

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The stage is set. Marooned overnight by a snowstorm in a grand country house are a cast of characte… read more

Similar categories in Kate Atkinson's Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie, #6) book and Bob Stanley's The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World

Cover of Nick Drake: The Life by Richard Morton Jack

28. Nick Drake: The Life

By: Richard Morton Jack

4.54

Format: 546 pages, Kindle Edition

'This is the book we've been waiting for . . . It is a biography to be treasured' Joe Boyd 'The … read more

Similar categories in Richard Morton Jack's Nick Drake: The Life book and Bob Stanley's The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed by Maureen Callahan

29. Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed

By: Maureen Callahan

4.25

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestseller Maureen Callahan, a fierce, character-driven exposé of the real Kenn… read more

Similar categories in Maureen Callahan's Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed book and Bob Stanley's The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World

  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of 1967: How I Got There and Why I Never Left by Robyn Hitchcock

30. 1967: How I Got There and Why I Never Left

By: Robyn Hitchcock

4.24

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

The great eccentric of British psychedelia—beloved by everyone from Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. to the … read more

Similar categories in Robyn Hitchcock's 1967: How I Got There and Why I Never Left book and Bob Stanley's The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty by Valerie Bauerlein

31. The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty

By: Valerie Bauerlein

4.56

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Power, privilege, and blood—this is the definitive and thrilling true story of Alex Murdaugh’s viol… read more

Similar categories in Valerie Bauerlein's The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty book and Bob Stanley's The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World

  • nonfiction
  • biography

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Transform Your Habits

Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton, and Me

Bernie Taupin

3.58

Transform Your Habits

An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s

Doris Kearns Goodwin

4.71

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My Name Is Barbra

Barbra Streisand

4.20

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Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

Henry Winkler

4.14

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Bernie Taupin

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Barbra Streisand

4.20

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Karma: My Autobiography

Boy George

3.62

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Mary Gabriel

4.03

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