20 Top music books like The Listening Party: Artists, Bands and Fans Reflect on 100 Favorite Albums by Tim Burgess

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The Listening Party: Artists, Bands and Fans Reflect on 100 Favorite Albums

By: Tim Burgess

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The Charlatans’ Tim Burgess invites you to the greatest listening party of all time. In 2020 when …

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1. Marathon Man

By: William Goldman

4.11

Format: 236 pages, Paperback

Tom "Babe" Levy is a runner in every sense: racing tirelessly toward his goals of athletic and acad… read more

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"Is it safe?"

-William Goldman, Marathon Man

"It must have been fifty seconds before Doc died. Long time."

-William Goldman, Marathon Man

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2. See A Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody

By: Bob Mould

3.76

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited, full-force autobiography of American punk music hero, Bob Mould Bob Mould stormed… read more

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3. The Rooster Bar

By: John Grisham

3.45

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

#1New York Timesbestselling author John Grisham's newest legal thriller takes you inside a law firm… read more

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4. At First Spite (Harlot's Bay, #1)

By: Olivia Dade

3.81

Format: 386 pages, Paperback

Bestselling author Olivia Dade welcomes you to Harlot's Bay in this delightfully sexy rom-com about… read more

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5. 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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"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

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6. Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

By: David Mitchell

4.16

Format: 433 pages, ebook

A rollicking history of England's earliest kings and queens, a story of narcissists, excessive behe… read more

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"The defeat of the Armada in 1588 was Elizabeth's high point. Things went downhill after that. Militarily the triumph against Spain was rather undermined the following year when Elizabeth sent her own…"

-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

"There were a couple of positives: in 1554, the Queen Regent's Prerogative Act was passed which made explicit, for the first time, that when a woman inherited the throne - became the sovereign, queen …"

-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

"Standing jaggedly on Senlac Hill, where Harold Godwinson died, possibly as a result of having taken an arrow to the eye - though possibly more boringly than that, some historians have felt constraine…"

-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

"Queen Mary was known as Bloody Mary because of the large number of people she killed. And also because of misogyny. She was the first properly crowned woman to rule as queen regnant, not just queen c…"

-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

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7. 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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"The thing about being misunderstood is that it diminishes your enjoyment of life"

-Bob Dylan, The Philosophy of Modern Song

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8. Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story

By: Bono

4.20

Format: 564 pages, Hardcover

Bono--artist, activist, and the lead singer of Irish rock band U2--has written a memoir: honest and… read more

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"Fame is a currency. I want to spend mine on the right stuff."

-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story

"Wisdom is the recovery of innocence at the far end of experience"

-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story

"I remain more suspicious of religion than most people who'd never darken the door of a church."

-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story

"the only true way to be victorious is to surrender. To each other. To love. To the higher power."

-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story

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9. Spaceships Over Glasgow

By: Stuart Braithwaite

3.88

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Born the son of Scotland's last telescope-maker, Stuart Braithwaite was perhaps always destined for… read more

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10. 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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11. My Father's House (Rome Escape Line Trilogy, #1)

By: Joseph O'Connor

4.05

Format: 276 pages, Kindle Edition

From the best-selling author of Star of the Sea, a WWII-era “great escape” novel set in the Vatican… read more

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"Life schools you the way no catechism will."

-Joseph O'Connor, My Father's House (Rome Escape Line Trilogy, #1)

"There are times when we must permit one another to lie."

-Joseph O'Connor, My Father's House (Rome Escape Line Trilogy, #1)

"I was singing in Belfast the night the Luftwaffe firebombed the theatre. That's what you call a mixed review."

-Joseph O'Connor, My Father's House (Rome Escape Line Trilogy, #1)

"A religiously minded kid will often be good at lying awake all night because you need an imagination if you're going to believe."

-Joseph O'Connor, My Father's House (Rome Escape Line Trilogy, #1)

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12. Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

By: Alan Rickman

3.58

Format: 469 pages, Hardcover

Madly Deeply is a rare invitation into the mind of Alan Rickman—one of the most magnetic, beloved … read more

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"The trouble with death is that there is no next."

-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

"Why was I dreaming about having got myself a Saturday job at Woolworth's??"

-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

"The walls we are surrounded by, the objects we fill the spaces with, the lives they all describe."

-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

"Savoy Grill with Emma[Thompson]. A very easy, enjoyable meal with an easy enjoyable person. She says 'fuck' a lot. Much laughter."

-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

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13. 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

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14. Sonic Life: A Memoir

By: Thurston Moore

3.81

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

From the founding member of Sonic Youth, a passionate memoir tracing the author's life and art—from… read more

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15. Alien III

By: William Gibson

3.45

Format: 136 pages, Audible Audio

Audible is bringing William Gibson’s uncovered Alien III script to life in audio for the first time… read more

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16. This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You

By: Susan Rogers

3.82

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

This Is What It Sounds Like is a journey into the science and soul of music that reveals the secret… read more

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17. 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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18. 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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19. The Last Days of Lilah Goodluck

By: Kylie Scott

3.95

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

“Be quiet and listen: He is cheating on you. The name of your soulmate is Alistair George Arthur Le… read more

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20. 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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21. Acid for the Children

By: Flea

4.08

Format: 390 pages, Paperback

The strange tale of a boy named Flea starts in Rye, NY. It was all very normal. But soon his parent… read more

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"Bein famous don't mean shit"

-Flea, Acid for the Children

"Such a fool was I. It's a fool who's seduced by that which feels good. Nothing but a simple fool."

-Flea, Acid for the Children

"We sat up through the night snorting and talking. It all felt so important, meaningful and good, all be it in that weird coke way. In the years to come, during all night coked out blab-fests, even du…"

-Flea, Acid for the Children

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22. Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema

By: Lindy West

3.90

Format: 243 pages, Hardcover

**Your Favorite Movies, Re-Watched** New York Times opinion writer and bestselling author Lindy… read more

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"We’re going to make a fortune with this place,"

-Lindy West, Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema

"Which, to be clear, I support. I was twenty-one in 2003, and tasteless shit isn’t just IN my blood, IT IS MY BLOOD. I crave excess!"

-Lindy West, Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema

"From this point on, Edward is just constantly staring at Bella around corners and peeking at her from under manholes and disguising himself as a potted plant so he can watch her pee. Heads up: your c…"

-Lindy West, Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema

"Chris Tucker gives Jackie Chan his LAPD ID and tells him to pretend to be LAPD if anything goes sideways in the Foo Chow restaurant. Jackie Chan looks at the ID with Chris Tucker’s picture on it and …"

-Lindy West, Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema

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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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24. Tenement Kid

By: Bobby Gillespie

4.02

Format: 412 pages, Hardcover

Fizzing with an infectious passion for the magic of rock music, Gillespie’s vivid and evocative mem… read more

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"I kind of became a feminist from an early age, even though I wasn’t aware of the feminist movement in any way. I admired my mum a lot. In her own quiet way she was a fighter."

-Bobby Gillespie, Tenement Kid

"When I was a teenager I started to think about how dedicated Dad was to the struggle for working-class rights. He had devoted his life to the Labour cause fighting inequality and that’s fucking great…"

-Bobby Gillespie, Tenement Kid

"Those painful childhood memories we bury, that some of us try and drown out with sex, drugs, alcohol, gambling, all the usual crutches and distractions. These childhood experiences are going to be re…"

-Bobby Gillespie, Tenement Kid

"I began to question the world and other people from a young age. I suppose that gave me a sense of emotional distance, a lack of trust in future friendships and relationships; I would assume a friend…"

-Bobby Gillespie, Tenement Kid

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25. Fast Forward: Confessions of a Post-Punk Percussionist: Volume II

By: Stephen Morris

4.40

Format: 452 pages, Kindle Edition

Iconic drummer Stephen Morris presses play once more to the tune of the long-awaited second volume … read more

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26. The Listening Party: Artists, Bands and Fans Reflect on 100 Favorite Albums

By: Tim Burgess

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The Charlatans’ Tim Burgess invites you to the greatest listening party of all time. In 2020 when … read more

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Cover of All These Things That I've Done: My Insane, Improbable Rock Life by Matt Pinfield

27. All These Things That I've Done: My Insane, Improbable Rock Life

By: Matt Pinfield

3.58

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

“The most trusted opinion in rock music” (Billy Corgan, The Smashing Pumpkins), Matt Pinfield offer… read more

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Cover of Ever Fallen in Love: The Lost Buzzcocks Tapes by Pete Shelley

28. Ever Fallen in Love: The Lost Buzzcocks Tapes

By: Pete Shelley

3.86

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Newly discovered recordings of a music legend in his own remarkable punk, Buzzcocks and the inspir… read more

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29. Faith

By: Matthew Horton

3.58

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

On Saturday, June 28, 1986, George Michael picked up his tasselled leather jacket, walked out of Lo… read more

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Cover of Tomorrow's Here Today: Lightning Seeds, Football and Cosmic Post-Punk by Ian Broudie

30. Tomorrow's Here Today: Lightning Seeds, Football and Cosmic Post-Punk

By: Ian Broudie

4.32

Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition

'All Ian Broudie's great gifts as a songwriter - melody, vulnerability, empathy, hope - turn out to… read more

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31. Asterix Gift Edition: Albums 1-5

By: René Goscinny

4.80

Format: None pages, Hardcover

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Seasons in the Sun: The Battle for Britain, 1974 - 1979

Dominic Sandbrook

4.44

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How They Broke Britain

James O'Brien

4.29

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Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

David Mitchell

4.16

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