Revenge of the She-Punks: A Feminist Music History from Poly Styrene to Pussy Riot
By: Vivien Goldman
3.79
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
As an industry insider and pioneering post-punk musician, Vivien Goldman's perspective on music jou…
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1. Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
By: Carrie Brownstein
3.83
Format: 244 pages, Hardcover
From a leader of feminist punk music at the dawn of the riot-grrrl era, a candid and deeply persona… read more
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- music
- memoir
- feminism
- nonfiction
- queer
"I've always felt unclaimed."-Carrie Brownstein, Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
"I don't want to know what's going to happen. As frightening as that is in real life, it's a crucial aspect in creativity. Being predictable is boring, and it's also disheartening and usinspiring."-Carrie Brownstein, Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
"If someone didn’t feel included, if someone felt marginalised, they would form their own band, write their own fanzine, or just call you out on what they deemed racist or classist, sizeist, sexist, b…"-Carrie Brownstein, Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
"I suppose we were better observers than communicators; we were all subjects to be worried over, complained about, even adored, but never quite people to be held or loved. There was an intellectual, a…"-Carrie Brownstein, Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
2. Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution
By: Sara Marcus
3.97
Format: 367 pages, Paperback
Girls to the Front is the epic, definitive history of Riot Grrrl, the radical feminist uprising tha… read more
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- music
- history
- pop culture
- feminism
- gender
- nonfiction
- womens
- punk
"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
3. Lowside of the Road: A Life of Tom Waits
By: Barney Hoskyns
3.50
Format: 296 pages, Hardcover
With his trademark growl, carnival-madman persona, haunting music, and unforgettable lyrics, Tom Wa… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- pop culture
4. Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk
By: Legs McNeil , Gillian McCain
4.19
Format: 488 pages, Paperback
A Time Out and Daily News Top Ten Book of the Year upon its initial release, Please Kill Me is the … read more
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- punk
"Bob Gruen: La gente veniva da noi per farsi mordere, non per farsi accarezzare."-Legs McNeil, Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk
"Penny Arcade said: At that time, the DRUG world and the ART world ran through each other. (1971 - 1974)"-Legs McNeil, Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk
"Hippies survived Nixon, but punk caved in to Ronald Reagan, know what I'm saying? Punk actually couldn't take a good challenge."-Legs McNeil, Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk
"Ed Friedman: [talking about Patti Smith] One time she told me, "Allen Ginsberg thought I was a cute boy and he tried to pick me up, so I said, "LOOK AT THE TITS, ALLEN! NOTICE THE TITS!"-Legs McNeil, Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk
5. Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys
By: Viv Albertine
4.29
Format: 421 pages, Paperback
The guitarist for seminal female punk group The Slits recounts playing with Sid Vicious, touring wi… read more
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- music
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"It’s true the good die young."-Viv Albertine, Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys
"I grew up with John Lennon at my side, like a big brother."-Viv Albertine, Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys
"Anyone who writes an autobiography is either a twat or broke."-Viv Albertine, Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys
"… maybe you can tell how much pain someone is in by watching them laugh."-Viv Albertine, Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys
6. Vernon Subutex, 1 (Vernon Subutex, #1)
By: Virginie Despentes
3.74
Format: 70 pages, Paperback
QUI EST VERNON SUBUTEX ? Une legende urbaine. Un ange dechu. Un disparu qui ne cesse de ressurgir. … read more
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7. Girl in a Band
By: Kim Gordon
3.67
Format: 273 pages, Hardcover
In Girl in a Band, Kim Gordon, founding member of Sonic Youth and role model for a generation of wo… read more
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- music
- memoir
- feminism
- nonfiction
- womens
"All that young-girl idealism is someone else's now."-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band
"For me performing has a lot to do with being fearless."-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band
"I like being in a weak position, and making it strong."-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band
"I give Iggy credit for deconstructing the very idea of entertainment."-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band
8. Vernon Subutex 3 (Vernon Subutex, #3)
By: Virginie Despentes
3.75
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Vous l'attendez depuis deux ans, le voici ! Vernon Subutex 3, le retour de Vernon, suite et fin de … read more
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9. Cher connard
By: Virginie Despentes
3.62
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
C’est une suite de lettres entre amis qui se sauvent la vie. Dans ce roman épistolaire, Virginie De… read more
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- feminism
10. 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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- music
- memoir
- pop culture
- feminism
- nonfiction
- punk
"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
11. Al final siempre ganan los monstruos
By: Juarma
4.28
Format: 420 pages, Paperback
Todas sus historias empiezan y acaban en este lugar: Villa de la Fuente. La gente habla mucho de el… read more
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12. Perfect Sound Whatever
By: James Acaster
3.85
Format: 304 pages, ebook
The hilarious and heartwarming new memoir from James Acaster: cult comedian, bestselling author, un… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
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
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- nonfiction
- memoir
14. Estuve aquí y me acordé de nosotros: Una historia sobre turismo, trabajo y clase
By: Anna Pacheco
4.14
Format: 141 pages, Paperback
Una brillante radiografía de las dinámicas laborales en el sector del turismo. El turismo ha cam… read more
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- nonfiction
15. Lectura fácil
By: Cristina Morales
4.06
Format: 424 pages, Paperback
Son cuatro: Nati, Patri, Marga y Àngels. Son parientas, tienen diversos grados de lo que la Adminis… read more
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- feminism
- womens
"Igual que hemos subvertido el hecho de que siempre limpiaran o cocinaran las tías, debemos subvertir el hecho de que siempre escriba el escritor."-Cristina Morales, Lectura fácil
"al estirarle un brazo, hice crujir yo las costuras de la camisa de Ibrahim, y va el tío y me dice que perdón. ¿Perdón por qué? ¿Por ir vestido? Será que se están pidiendo perdón a ellos mismos por at…"-Cristina Morales, Lectura fácil
"Rather than yielding to power in despondence and defeat, we can radicalise against it. We can become so thoroughly repellent that they wouldn’t dare tell us to overcome our adversity, so repellent th…"-Cristina Morales, Lectura fácil
"La profesora repitió la disimulada orden. Era disimulada por dos motivos: primero, porque no dijo "Quitaos los calcetines" sino "Nos quitamos los calcetines", es decir, que no dio la orden sino que e…"-Cristina Morales, Lectura fácil
16. El evangelio
By: Elisa Victoria
3.86
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
«Mundo maldito, llévame a mí si quieres que ya estoy podrida de todas formas pero no me chafes a Al… read more
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- feminism
17. Facendera
By: Óscar García Sierra
3.75
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
La facendera es un tipo de trabajo comunitario que moviliza a todo un pueblo con un mismo fin. El n… read more
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18. The Red Deal: Indigenous Action to Save Our Earth
By: The Red Nation
4.52
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
One-part visionary platform, one-part practical toolkit, the Red Deal is a platform that encompasse… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"Healing the planet is ultimately about creating infrastructures of caretaking that will replace infrastructures of capitalism. Capitalism is contrary to life. Caretaking promotes life."-The Red Nation, The Red Deal: Indigenous Action to Save Our Earth
"The critical infrastructure of Indigenous worlds is, fundamentally, about responsibility and being a good relative. But our responsibilities do not happen only in the realm of political transformatio…"-The Red Nation, The Red Deal: Indigenous Action to Save Our Earth
19. Punki
By: Juarma
4.36
Format: 344 pages, Hardcover
Álex y Paula se conocen desde niños. Han compartido juegos, castigos, litronas y el sueño de crecer… read more
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20. Revenge of the She-Punks: A Feminist Music History from Poly Styrene to Pussy Riot
By: Vivien Goldman
3.79
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
As an industry insider and pioneering post-punk musician, Vivien Goldman's perspective on music jou… read more
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- history
- memoir
- pop culture
- feminism
- gender
- nonfiction
- womens
- punk
- queer
21. Happy Fat: Taking Up Space in a World That Wants to Shrink You
By: Sofie Hagen
4.24
Format: 337 pages, Kindle Edition
In Happy Fat, comedian Sofie Hagen shares how she removed fatphobic influences from her daily life … read more
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- feminism
- nonfiction
- memoir
"We constantly have to reach an impossible standard in order to just be taken a little bit seriously, and you can't help but wonder if it's all a trick. If we are meant to be too busy applying lipstic…"-Sofie Hagen, Happy Fat: Taking Up Space in a World That Wants to Shrink You
