Switched On Pop: How Popular Music Works, and Why it Matters
By: Nate Sloan
4.04
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Pop music surrounds us - in our cars, over supermarket speakers, even when we are laid out at the d…
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1. How Music Got Free: The End of an Industry, the Turn of the Century, and the Patient Zero of Piracy
By: Stephen Richard Witt
4.24
Format: 296 pages, Hardcover
What happens when an entire generation commits the same crime?How Music Got Free is a riveting stor… read more
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- music
- history
- pop culture
- nonfiction
- science
2. How Music Works
By: David Byrne
4.00
Format: 345 pages, Hardcover
How Music Works is David Byrne’s remarkable and buoyant celebration of a subject he has spent a lif… read more
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- music
- art
- history
- nonfiction
- essays
- science
"Performers try harder."-David Byrne, How Music Works
"You might say that the universe plays the blues."-David Byrne, How Music Works
"The radio was shouting at you, pleading with you, and seducing you."-David Byrne, How Music Works
"I like a good story and I also like staring at the sea-- do I have to choose between the two?"-David Byrne, How Music Works
3. The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory
By: John Seabrook
3.93
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
"An utterly satisfying examination of the business of popular music." ―Nathaniel Rich, The Atlantic… read more
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- music
- history
- pop culture
- psychology
- nonfiction
"You can get in a car in Maine and drive all the way to California and hear the same Top 40 songs on the same chain broadcasters,"-John Seabrook, The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory
"Connection, he explained, was the essence of pop music, according to his boss, Jimmy Iovine: “Jimmy always says it’s all about the connection between the artist and the fans,"-John Seabrook, The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory
"They told me exactly how it worked, the marketing of it. Our target market was always going to be young teenage girls, because boys are into sports, and they like buying jerseys and caps and so on, f…"-John Seabrook, The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory
4. Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality
By: None
3.36
Format: 317 pages, Hardcover
Our Mathematical Universeis a journey to explore the mysteries uncovered by cosmology and to discov… read more
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- nonfiction
- science
5. The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
By: Max Weber , Michael D. Coe , Talcott Parsons , None
3.99
Format: 512 pages, Paperback
The Protestant ethic -- a moral code stressing hard work, rigorous self-discipline, and the organiz… read more
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6. Inventing the Future: Postcapitalism and a World Without Work
By: Nick Srnicek , Alex Williams
3.46
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
A major new manifesto for a high-tech future free from work Neoliberalism isn't working. Austerity … read more
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7. The Souls of Black Folk
By: W.E.B. Du Bois , None , None
3.62
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1868-1963) is the greatest of African American intellectuals--a s… read more
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8. Burn Book: A Tech Love Story
By: Kara Swisher
3.99
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning journalist Kara Swisher comes a witty, scathing, but fair accounting of the tech… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- science
9. 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
- nonfiction
- pop culture
"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
10. Strip Tees: A Memoir of Millennial Los Angeles
By: Kate Flannery
3.67
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Strip Tees is a fever dream of a memoir—Hunter S. Thompson meets Gloria Steinem—about a recent coll… read more
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- adult
- nonfiction
11. Glossy: Ambition, Beauty, and the Inside Story of Emily Weiss's Glossier
By: Marisa Meltzer
3.32
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The bombshell exposé that reveals—for the first time—exactly what happened at Glossier, one of Amer… read more
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- nonfiction
"Glossier is about much more than aesthetic appearance; it has become a way for people to feel connected to bigger beliefs, to feel like their daily choices are having an impact, and that they are put…"-Marisa Meltzer, Glossy: Ambition, Beauty, and the Inside Story of Emily Weiss's Glossier
12. Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres
By: Kelefa Sanneh
4.17
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
An epic achievement and a huge delight, the entire history of popular music over the past fifty yea… read more
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- music
- art
- history
- pop culture
- nonfiction
- essays
13. The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
By: Amanda Montell
3.54
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of Cultish and host of the podcast Sounds Like a Cult, a delicious blen… read more
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- adult
- nonfiction
- psychology
- essays
"While magical thinking is an age-old quirk, overthinking feels distinct to the modern era—a product of our innate superstitions clashing with information overload, mass loneliness, and a capitalistic…"-Amanda Montell, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
"Information transmission research suggests that folks with higher anxiety are quicker to engage with, and slower to disengage from, negative information; so "as a trait and state," anxiety itself per…"-Amanda Montell, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
14. If You Can't Take the Heat: Tales of Food, Feminism, and Fury
By: Geraldine DeRuiter
4.15
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From the James Beard Award–winning blogger behind The Everywhereist come hilarious, searing essays … read more
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- nonfiction
- essays
15. Gay Bar: Why We Went Out
By: Jeremy Atherton Lin
3.80
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
National Book Critics Circle Award Winner NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR The New York … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- essays
"Gay is the opium of the people."-Jeremy Atherton Lin, Gay Bar: Why We Went Out
"It used to be: We are everywhere. Now it’s: We are everything."-Jeremy Atherton Lin, Gay Bar: Why We Went Out
"We became a different kind of wallflower—not shrinking violets but judgmental pansies."-Jeremy Atherton Lin, Gay Bar: Why We Went Out
"I was under the impression I was always late to the party, but in fact I may not have been invited."-Jeremy Atherton Lin, Gay Bar: Why We Went Out
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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- music
- art
- history
- psychology
- nonfiction
- adult
- science
17. Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You: A Memoir
By: Lucinda Williams
3.96
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The iconic singer-songwriter and three-time Grammy winner opens up about her traumatic childhood in… read more
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- music
- nonfiction
18. The Glow
By: Jessie Gaynor
3.26
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A desperate young publicist tries to save her career by turning the charismatic leader of a grungy … read more
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- adult
"Everyone agreed that he was brilliant, but he wore his intelligence like his perfect jean jacket- I stole it from my mom, he'd confessed on their first date- an effortless afterthought."-Jessie Gaynor, The Glow
19. How to Write One Song: Loving the Things We Create and How They Love Us Back
By: Jeff Tweedy
4.22
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
There are few creative acts more mysterious and magical than writing a song. But what if the goal w… read more
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- music
- art
- nonfiction
"To all of the songs like windows, open just enough for us to make our escape, and to all of the songs like windows, closed and clear enough in a dim light to see our own reflection and be reminded of…"-Jeff Tweedy, How to Write One Song: Loving the Things We Create and How They Love Us Back
"When I'm on stage, my experience often goes something like this: Blankness . . . bliss . . . blankness . . . twinkle of awareness that rocking has been achieved . . . bliss . . . Voice of Observing E…"-Jeff Tweedy, How to Write One Song: Loving the Things We Create and How They Love Us Back
20. Where Are Your Boys Tonight?: The Oral History of Emo's Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008
By: Chris Payne
4.41
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
An explosive oral history of emo's takeover from 1999 to 2008, featuring MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, FA… read more
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- music
- history
- pop culture
- nonfiction
- adult
" Jonathan Daniel: I mean, people knew "Sins." That song was so big everywhere. But yeah, I don't think they knew the band as much. I remember Panic! went to see Kanye in Vegas, and Pete asked Kanye i…"-Chris Payne, Where Are Your Boys Tonight?: The Oral History of Emo's Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008
" Jim Adkins: ...There was a girl who wrote us, explaining how she felt like an outsider at her school because the punk rock kids wouldn't accept her, even though she liked us and a lot of the really …"-Chris Payne, Where Are Your Boys Tonight?: The Oral History of Emo's Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008
21. Cascade Failure (Ambit's Run, #1)
By: L.M. Sagas
3.92
Format: 407 pages, Paperback
L. M. Sagas' debut, Cascade Failure, is a highly commercial, sci-fi adventure blending J. S. Dewes'… read more
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- adult
22. Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet
By: Taylor Lorenz
3.62
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Acclaimed Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz presents a groundbreaking social history of the in… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- pop culture
23. Aesthetica
By: Allie Rowbottom
3.36
Format: 264 pages, Hardcover
In a debut novel as radiant as it is caustic, a former influencer confronts her past—and takes inve… read more
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- adult
24. The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music
By: Tom Breihan
4.18
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Beloved music critic Tom Breihan's fascinating narrative of the history of popular music through th… read more
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- music
- history
- pop culture
- nonfiction
- essays
25. On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint
By: Maggie Nelson
4.01
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Named a Most Anticipated/Best Book of the Month NPR * USA Today * Time * Washington Post * Vulture… read more
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- art
- nonfiction
- essays
"Nothing stays avant-garde forever; you have to keep moving."-Maggie Nelson, On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint
"As we think, we might remember that it matters not only with whom and what we choose to think; it also matters what spirit we choose to think with."-Maggie Nelson, On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint
"This is one of the things I’ve learned about happiness: when you feel it, it’s good to say so. That way, if and when you say later in depression or despair, “I’ve just never been happy,"-Maggie Nelson, On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint
"The reparative turn, as applied to art, is in many ways a continuation of the orthopedic aesthetic, with the difference being that the twentieth-century model imagined the audience as numb, constrict…"-Maggie Nelson, On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint
26. Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture―and the Magic That Makes It Work
By: Jesse David Fox
4.18
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Named a Most Anticipated Book by Vulture , Elle, Chicago Tribune, The Millions , and Lit Hub " C… read more
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- art
- history
- pop culture
- nonfiction
- essays
27. Semicolon: The Past, Present, and Future of a Misunderstood Mark
By: Cecelia Watson
3.67
Format: 213 pages, Hardcover
A page-turning, existential romp through the life and times of the world’s most polarizing punctuat… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"The semicolon was born in Venice in 1494"-Cecelia Watson, Semicolon: The Past, Present, and Future of a Misunderstood Mark
"At times I've felt less like a punctuation theorist than like a punctuation therapist"-Cecelia Watson, Semicolon: The Past, Present, and Future of a Misunderstood Mark
28. Status and Culture: How Our Desire for Social Rank Creates Taste, Identity, Art, Fashion, and Constant Change
By: W. David Marx
3.87
Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition
The book lays out how individuals in pursuit of status trigger the cultural mechanisms behind taste… read more
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- art
- nonfiction
- history
- psychology
29. AMORALMAN: A True Story and Other Lies
By: Derek Delgaudio
4.26
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Truth and lies are two sides of the same coin. But who's flipping it? A thought-provoking and brill… read more
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- nonfiction
"You can learn a lot about yourself when you pretend to be someone else."-Derek Delgaudio, AMORALMAN: A True Story and Other Lies
"My mother had taught me the value of truth, but she neglected to teach me the cost."-Derek Delgaudio, AMORALMAN: A True Story and Other Lies
"Secrets enter systems like a drug, causing aberrations in the body and clouds in the mind."-Derek Delgaudio, AMORALMAN: A True Story and Other Lies
30. Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV
By: Emily Nussbaum
4.02
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Who invented reality TV, the world’s most dangerous pop-culture genre, and why can’t we look away f… read more
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- nonfiction
- adult
- history
- pop culture
31. Switched On Pop: How Popular Music Works, and Why it Matters
By: Nate Sloan
4.04
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Pop music surrounds us - in our cars, over supermarket speakers, even when we are laid out at the d… read more
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- art
- history
- pop culture
- psychology
- nonfiction
- essays
- adult
- science
