11 must-read music books like Boxer by Ryan Pinkard

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Boxer

By: Ryan Pinkard

4.46

Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition

We all know the Boxer. The fighter who remembers every glove but still remains. That grisly, bruise…

If you liked the music plot in Boxer by Ryan Pinkard , here is a list of 11 books like this:

Cover of Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991 by Michael Azerrad

1. Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991

By: Michael Azerrad

4.22

Format: 522 pages, Paperback

This is the never-before-told story of the musical revolution that happened right under the nose of… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
"Rock'n'roll is a teenage sport, meant to be played by teenagers of all ages--they could be 15, 25 or 35. It all boils down to whether they've got the love in their hearts, that beautiful teenage spir…"

-Michael Azerrad, Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991

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2. Inherent Vice

By: Thomas Pynchon

3.31

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Part noir, part psychedelic romp, all Thomas Pynchon- private eye Doc Sportello comes, occasionally… read more

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3. The Death of Bunny Munro

By: Nick Cave

3.80

Format: 152 pages, Hardcover

Set adrift by his wife's sudden death and struggling to keep a grip on reality, Bunny Munro does th… read more

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  • music
Cover of Hawkeye: Omnibus by Matt Fraction, David Aja, Annie Wu, Alan Davis, Francesco Francavilla, Javier Pulido, Jesse Hamm, Steve Lieber

4. Hawkeye: Omnibus

By: Matt Fraction , David Aja , Annie Wu , Alan Davis , Francesco Francavilla , Javier Pulido , Jesse Hamm , Steve Lieber

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

It's Marvel's most critically acclaimed comic in recent memory! Clint Barton, breakout star of a li… read more

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5. Arlington Park

By: Rachel Cusk

4.67

Format: 121 pages,

Arlington Park, a modern-day English suburb very much like its American counterparts, is a place de… read more

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6. The Swimmer

By: John Cheever

3.56

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Neddy Merrill decides to swim home from a friend's pool party, traveling from fashionable swimming … read more

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7. Touching from a Distance: Ian Curtis and Joy Division

By: Deborah Curtis , Jon Savage

3.67

Format: None pages, Paperback

This is an account of the mesmerising life and tragic death of Ian Curtis, lead singer of Joy Divis… read more

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8. 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
"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

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9. 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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  • nonfiction
Cover of Sonic Life: A Memoir by Thurston Moore

10. 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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  • music
  • nonfiction
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11. Faith, Hope and Carnage

By: Nick Cave

4.44

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

Faith, Hope and Carnage is a book about Nick Cave’s inner life. Created from more than forty hou… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
"I think people can do both terrible things and wonderful things when faced with the true understanding of their own powerlessness, vulnerability and lack of control."

-Nick Cave, Faith, Hope and Carnage

"Vulnerability is essential to spiritual and creative growth. Finding enormous strength through vulnerability. You're being open to whatever happens, including failure and shame. The two are connected…"

-Nick Cave, Faith, Hope and Carnage

"I guess not, but who says creativity it the be all and end all? Who says that our accomplishments are the only true measure of what is important in our lives? Perhaps there are other lives worth livi…"

-Nick Cave, Faith, Hope and Carnage

"The usual precepts collapse under the weight of the calamity: the terrible demands that we place upon ourselves; our own internal judging voice; the endless expectations and opinions of others. They …"

-Nick Cave, Faith, Hope and Carnage

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12. The Heart in Winter

By: Kevin Barry

4.02

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning writer Kevin Barry’s first novel set in America, a savagely funny and achingly romant… read more

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"... the morning was starkly lit under a migraine - white and vast opening sky."

-Kevin Barry, The Heart in Winter

Cover of World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music by Jeff Tweedy

13. 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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  • music
  • nonfiction
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14. The Horse

By: Willy Vlautin

4.26

Format: 194 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author Willy Vlautin explores loneliness, art, addiction, regret, love, and hard-won … read more

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  • music
Cover of You Were Never Really Here by Jonathan Ames

15. You Were Never Really Here

By: Jonathan Ames

3.87

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

A short, sharp and supremely hardboiled thriller from the author of the brilliant Wake Up, Sir!A fo… read more

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Cover of Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994–2007) by Dan Ozzi

16. Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994–2007)

By: Dan Ozzi

4.40

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

NATIONAL BESTSELLER AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR "Ozzi's reporting is strong, balanced and well tol… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
Cover of There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen’s “Born In The U.S.A.” and the End of the Heartland by Steven Hyden

17. There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen’s “Born In The U.S.A.” and the End of the Heartland

By: Steven Hyden

4.21

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A thought-provoking exploration of Bruce Springsteen’s iconic album,  Born in the U.S.A. —a record … read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
Cover of A Man Named Doll (Happy Doll #1) by Jonathan Ames

18. A Man Named Doll (Happy Doll #1)

By: Jonathan Ames

3.69

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Happy Doll is a charming, if occasionally inexpert, private detective living just one sheer cliff b… read more

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Cover of Fingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me From Success by Miki Berenyi

19. Fingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me From Success

By: Miki Berenyi

4.46

Format: 367 pages, Hardcover

The extraordinary and searingly honest personal story of musician Miki Berenyi, revealing the highs… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
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20. Coal Black Mornings

By: Brett Anderson

4.19

Format: 209 pages, Hardcover

Brett Anderson came from a world impossibly distant from rock star success, and in Coal Black Morni… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
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21. Boxer

By: Ryan Pinkard

4.46

Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition

We all know the Boxer. The fighter who remembers every glove but still remains. That grisly, bruise… read more

Similar categories in Ryan Pinkard's Boxer book and Ryan Pinkard's Boxer

  • music
  • nonfiction

11 best-selling nonfiction books like Boxer by Ryan Pinkard

Transform Your Habits

Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991

Michael Azerrad

4.22

Transform Your Habits

Cinema Speculation

Quentin Tarantino

4.06

Transform Your Habits

Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments

Joe Posnanski

4.56

Transform Your Habits

Sonic Life: A Memoir

Thurston Moore

3.81

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18 Top music books like World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music by Jeff Tweedy

Transform Your Habits

Your Song Changed My Life: From Jimmy Page to St. Vincent, Smokey Robinson to Hozier, Thirty-Five Beloved Artists on Their Journey and the Music That Inspired It

Bob Boilen

3.78

Transform Your Habits

My Effin' Life

Geddy Lee

4.58

Transform Your Habits

Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk

Kathleen Hanna

4.46

Transform Your Habits

3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool

James Kaplan

4.35

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