Don’t Call It Hair Metal: Art in the Excess of ’80s Rock
By: Sean Kelly
3.87
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
A love letter to the hard-rocking, but often snubbed, music of the era of excess: the 1980s Ther…
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1. A History of Heavy Metal
By: Andrew O'Neill , Andrew O'Neill
3.90
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
The history of heavy metal brings us extraordinary stories of larger-than-life characters living to… read more
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2. Van Halen Rising: How a Southern California Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal
By: Greg Renoff
4.35
Format: 26 pages, Paperback
A vivid and energetic history of Van Halen's legendary early years After years of playing gigs ever… read more
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- music
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- audiobook
3. The First Three Minutes: A Modern View Of The Origin Of The Universe
By: Steven Weinberg
4.57
Format: 102 pages, Paperback
This classic of contemporary science writing by a Nobel Prize-winning physicist explains to general… read more
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4. 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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- audiobook
5. Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments
By: Joe Posnanski
4.56
Format: 377 pages, Hardcover
A masterful ode to the a countdown of 50 of the most memorable moments in baseball’s history, to m… read more
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- history
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- audiobook
6. The Water Outlaws
By: S.L. Huang
3.81
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
Inspired by a classic of martial arts literature, S. L. Huang's The Water Outlaws are bandits of de… read more
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7. The Last Action Heroes: The Triumphs, Flops, and Feuds of Hollywood's Kings of Carnage
By: Nick de Semlyen
4.12
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The behind-the-scenes story of the action heroes who ruled 1980s and ’90s Hollywood and the beloved… read more
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8. 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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"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
9. Lou Reed: The King of New York
By: Will Hermes
4.23
Format: 529 pages, Hardcover
"The only Lou Reed bio you need to read." ― The Washington Post "There have been many biographie… read more
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- audiobook
10. 60 Songs That Explain the '90s
By: Rob Harvilla
3.92
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The 1990s were a chaotic and gritty and utterly magical time for music, a confounding barrage of ge… read more
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"There is no true, clean, definitive way to separate the art from the artist. Art fully separated from the artist ceases, in a fundamental way, to be art at all. The artist gives the art meaning."-Rob Harvilla, 60 Songs That Explain the '90s
11. Glory Be (Glory Broussard Mystery, #1)
By: Danielle Arceneaux
3.81
Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition
The first in a crime series set in the Louisiana bayou, introducing the uncensored amateur sleuth G… read more
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12. Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane!
By: David Zucker
4.17
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Surely You Can't Be Serious is an in-depth and hysterical look at the making of 1980's comedy class… read more
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13. Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears
By: Michael Schulman
4.09
Format: 589 pages, Hardcover
The author of the New York Times bestseller Her Becoming Meryl Streep returns with a lively histor… read more
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14. In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life
By: Amy Schneider
3.51
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An inspirational and bold memoir from the most successful woman ever to compete on Jeopardy! —and a… read more
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"I deprived myself of a joy in my life, because it was a joy only girls were allowed to feel. Life already seemed to be full of joys that one wasn't allowed to feel, so adding one more to the pile cam…"-Amy Schneider, In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life
"I grew up with a strong desire for invisibility. In large part, this was due to the ever-present feeling that I was failing at performing my gender. The whole boy thing was just so exhausting, and I …"-Amy Schneider, In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life
"I grew up with a strong desire for invisibility. In large part, this was due to the ever-present feeling that I was failing at performing my gender. The whole boy thing was just so exhausting, and I …"-Amy Schneider, In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life
15. 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
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
16. Gone to the Wolves
By: John Wray
3.56
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The award-winning author John Wray dives deep into the wild, risky world of heavy metal in the 1980… read more
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17. Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen
By: Brad Tolinski
4.26
Format: None pages, Audiobook
Get a completely new look at guitar legend Eddie Van Halen with this groundbreaking oral history, c… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
18. High Bias: The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape
By: Marc Masters
3.98
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
The cassette tape was revolutionary. Cheap, portable, and reusable, this small plastic rectangle ch… read more
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19. 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
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20. Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon
By: Greg Laurie
4.27
Format: 359 pages, Hardcover
Join Greg Laurie, pastor and bestselling author of Steve The Salvation of an American Icon, as he … read more
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21. Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath―And Beyond
By: Geezer Butler
4.20
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A rollicking, effusive, and candid memoir by the heavy metal musician and founding member of Black … read more
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"Being in Black Sabbath felt like being an actor in a soap opera. It’s a minor miracle all four of the original lineup survived beyond the 1970s, let alone that we’re all still here. Along the way, we…"-Geezer Butler, Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath―And Beyond
"Writing was my godsend, my treatment, my way of digging myself out of a depressive hole. That’s not an outlet a lot of working-class kids had. But because I’d been exposed to books from an early age,…"-Geezer Butler, Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath―And Beyond
22. Loki's Ring
By: Stina Leicht
3.64
Format: 512 pages, Paperback
Gita Chithra embarks on a mission through space to save the robot she loves as a daughter—or risk l… read more
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23. Huge
By: Brent Butt
3.68
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
In comedy, killing is a good thing. From the award-winning screenwriter and International Emmy nomi… read more
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24. Rainbow in the Dark: The Autobiography
By: Ronnie James Dio
4.15
Format: 264 pages, Hardcover
Instant National Bestseller The long-awaited autobiography by one of heavy metal’s most revered ic… read more
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25. Cave of Bones: A True Story of Discovery, Adventure, and Human Origins
By: Lee Berger
4.31
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A true-life scientific adventure story, this thrilling book takes the reader deep into South Africa… read more
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"Protein is more stable than DNA over time, and so this new technology offers a fresh way to study fossils."-Lee Berger, Cave of Bones: A True Story of Discovery, Adventure, and Human Origins
"By almost any definition, Homo naledi is not human. But if the present archaeological record reflects the complexity of Homo sapiens accurately, it means that naledi was significantly more complex th…"-Lee Berger, Cave of Bones: A True Story of Discovery, Adventure, and Human Origins
"Their synchrotron, a super-powerful x-ray machine, can harness the radiation of überfast subatomic particles in order to -- among many other things -- look inside solid objects. It's spectacular scie…"-Lee Berger, Cave of Bones: A True Story of Discovery, Adventure, and Human Origins
26. Don’t Call It Hair Metal: Art in the Excess of ’80s Rock
By: Sean Kelly
3.87
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
A love letter to the hard-rocking, but often snubbed, music of the era of excess: the 1980s Ther… read more
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27. Biblical: Rob Halford's Heavy Metal Scriptures
By: Rob Halford
4.31
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The Metal God, himself, Rob Halford—lead vocalist of Judas Priest and author of the critically accl… read more
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28. Horseshoes and Hand Grenades: Tales from the Other Mötley Crüe Frontman and Journeys through a Life In and Out of Rock and Roll
By: John Corabi
4.38
Format: 549 pages, Kindle Edition
In Horseshoes and Hand Grenades, John Corabi recounts his life from the mean streets of Philadelphi… read more
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29. Lay It On The Line: A Backstage Pass to Rock Star Adventure, Conflict and TRIUMPH
By: Rik Emmett
3.66
Format: 312 pages, Paperback
From Triumph superstar Rik Emmett comes the thrilling, inspiring story of a life of rock and roll W… read more
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30. Sugar on the Bones (Hap and Leonard, #13)
By: Joe R. Lansdale
4.35
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
PI Duo Hap & Leonard investigate the untimely death of a woman whose family stood much to gain from… read more
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31. Tales From The Gutter: and other Rock and Roll Shenanigans
By: Mike Corcione
3.94
Format: 246 pages, Kindle Edition
Mike Corcione is a rabid music fan who lived his dream of making it in the music industry through a… read more
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