Long Players: Writers on the Albums that Shaped Them
By: Tom Gatti
3.46
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Fifty great writers reflect on the albums that shaped them in this captivating collection curated b…
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1. The Driver's Seat
By: John Lanchester , Muriel Spark
3.61
Format: 103 pages, Paperback
Alternative cover edition of ISBN 0141188340 Lise is thin, neither good-looking nor bad-looking.… read more
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"Sonra bu kumaş leke de tutmaz "diyor tezgahtar kız."-John Lanchester, The Driver's Seat
"It's a whydunnit in q-sharp major and it has a message: never talk to the sort of girls that you wouldn't leave lying about in your drawing-room for the servants to pick up."-John Lanchester, The Driver's Seat
2. La leggenda del santo bevitore
By: Joseph Roth , Chiara Colli Staude
3.69
Format: 143 pages, Paperback
La leggenda del santo bevitorefu pubblicato per la prima volta nel 1939, pochi mesi dopo la morte d… read more
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- nonfiction
- essays
4. Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis
By: Wendy Cope
3.82
Format: None pages, Paperback
Offers parodies of William Wordsworth, T.S. Eliot, and Emily Dickinson, and humorous sonnets, haiku… read more
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- nonfiction
5. Lonely Boy
By: Ben Thompson , Steve Jones
4.06
Format: 344 pages, Hardcover
Without the Sex Pistols there would be no Punk. And without Steve Jones there would be no Sex Pisto… read more
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- music
- nonfiction
- memoir
6. Tishomingo Blues
By: Elmore Leonard
3.81
Format: 225 pages, Paperback
Daredevil Dennis Lenahan has brought his act to the Tishomingo Lodge & Casino in Tunica, Mississipp… read more
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7. A Kind of Loving
By: Stan Barstow
3.81
Format: 234 pages, Paperback
All about love, lust, and loneliness, the book introduces Vic Brown, a young working-class Yorkshir… read more
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8. Let's Talk About Love: A Journey to the End of Taste
By: Carl Wilson
3.89
Format: None pages, Paperback
Non-fans regard Celine Dion as ersatz and plastic, yet to those who love her, no one could be more … read more
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9. Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne
By: Katherine Rundell
4.18
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From standout scholar Katherine Rundell, Super-Infinite presents a sparkling and very modern biogra… read more
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- nonfiction
"To adore and to devour and to be devoured is its own kind of focus: a gasp of a different kind of oxygen."-Katherine Rundell, Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne
10. 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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- nonfiction
- memoir
- essays
"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
11. 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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- music
- nonfiction
- memoir
12. So Late in the Day
By: Claire Keegan
4.00
Format: 47 pages, Hardcover
After an uneventful Friday at the Dublin office, Cathal faces into the long weekend and takes the b… read more
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13. Real Estate (Living Autobiography #3)
By: Deborah Levy
4.29
Format: 297 pages, Hardcover
'Three bicycles. Seven ghosts. A crumbling apartment block on the hill. Fame. Tenderness. The statu… read more
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- memoir
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"É difícil reivindicar fragilidade e força em igual proporção, mas é essa mistura que nos constitui a todos"-Deborah Levy, Real Estate (Living Autobiography #3)
"A história neste livro era sobre uma mulher que oferece a sua vida a um homem. Não se deve tentar isso em casa, mas é normalmente aí que acontece."-Deborah Levy, Real Estate (Living Autobiography #3)
"The story in this book was about a woman who has gifted her life to a man. This is not something to be tried at home but it is usually where it happens."-Deborah Levy, Real Estate (Living Autobiography #3)
"One of these men told me at a book festival that if he did not transgress too many boundaries in his marriage, there would always be a comforting pair of slippers warming for him by the fire...Will t…"-Deborah Levy, Real Estate (Living Autobiography #3)
14. The Philosophy of Modern Song
By: Bob Dylan
3.80
Format: 339 pages, Hardcover
The Philosophy of Modern Song is Bob Dylan’s first book of new writing since 2004’s Chronicles: Vol… read more
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- music
- nonfiction
- essays
"The thing about being misunderstood is that it diminishes your enjoyment of life"-Bob Dylan, The Philosophy of Modern Song
15. Wild and Crazy Guys: How the Comedy Mavericks of the '80s Changed Hollywood Forever
By: Nick de Semlyen
4.06
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The behind-the-scenes story of the iconic funnymen who ruled '80s Hollywood—Bill Murray, Steve Mart… read more
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- nonfiction
"Sometimes you gotta say "What the fuck". If you can't say it, you can't do it."-Nick de Semlyen, Wild and Crazy Guys: How the Comedy Mavericks of the '80s Changed Hollywood Forever
16. The Details
By: Ia Genberg
3.90
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
An acclaimed Swedish author makes her English language debut with this intoxicating novel in the ve… read more
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"La fiducia resta lettera morta, se non la si sente nelle ossa."-Ia Genberg, The Details
"L'io , o meglio, il cosidetto "io", non è altro che questo: ciò che resta delle persone a cui ci siamo stretti."-Ia Genberg, The Details
"La vita mi ha regalato la mia buona dose di magia, e il più delle volte è successo all'incontro con gli altri. Lì c'è qualcosa. Lì, soltanto lì."-Ia Genberg, The Details
"Per i morti la successione del tempo non ha importanza, l'unica cosa che conta sono i dettagli, la densità, il come e il cosa e tutto ciò che riguarda il chi."-Ia Genberg, The Details
17. 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
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- music
- nonfiction
- memoir
18. A Book of Days
By: Patti Smith
4.26
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A deeply moving and brilliantly idiosyncratic visual book of days by the National Book Award–winnin… read more
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- music
- nonfiction
- memoir
19. Om udregning af rumfang II
By: Solvej Balle
3.96
Format: 180 pages, Paperback
''Om udregning af rumfang II'' er anden del af Solvej Balles roman i syv dele. Tara Selter er ef… read more
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20. Paper Cuts
By: Ted Kessler
4.14
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
'A great writer' Paul Weller 'A music journalist of integrity' Billy Childish ' There's only one … read more
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- music
- nonfiction
21. Good Pop, Bad Pop
By: Jarvis Cocker
4.30
Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition
What if the things we keep hidden say more about us than those we put on display? We all have a … read more
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- music
- nonfiction
- memoir
22. 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
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- essays
23. Verse, Chorus, Monster!
By: Graham Coxon
3.70
Format: None pages, ebook
Among the noise and clamour of the Britpop era, Blur co-founder Graham Coxon managed to carve out a… read more
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- music
- nonfiction
- memoir
24. What About Men?
By: Caitlin Moran
3.70
Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition
As any feminist who talks about the problems of girls and women will know, the first question you w… read more
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"Finally I read 12 Rules for Life and there is some good stuff in it. Peterson’s step by step advice on how to properly argue with loved ones and come to an agreement that is satisfying to both is und…"-Caitlin Moran, What About Men?
25. Ti amo
By: Hanne Ørstavik
3.86
Format: 92 pages, Hardcover
"Jeg elsker deg. Vi sier det til hverandre hele tiden. Vi sier det, i stedet for å si noe annet. Hv… read more
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26. Long Players: Writers on the Albums that Shaped Them
By: Tom Gatti
3.46
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Fifty great writers reflect on the albums that shaped them in this captivating collection curated b… read more
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- music
- memoir
- anthologies
- nonfiction
- essays
- writing
27. Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon
By: Joel Selvin
4.27
Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition
The blazing rock opera of the greatest drummer of all-time, Jim Gordon, from the legendary Wrecking… read more
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- nonfiction
28. 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
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- nonfiction
29. 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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- nonfiction
- memoir
30. Themes for Great Cities: A New History of Simple Minds
By: Graeme Thomson
4.39
Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition
'Nobody owes us anything, but the Simple Minds story has been too condensed. After Live Aid and 'Do… read more
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- nonfiction
31. This Is Hardcore
By: Jane Savidge
3.97
Format: 150 pages, Paperback
This Is Hardcore is Pulp's cry for help. A giant, sprawling, flawed masterpiece of a record, the 19… read more
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