The Story Of Motown
By: Peter Benjaminson
3.46
Format: None pages, Paperback
Re-release of the first book ever published in America about the legendary Motown Record Company, w…
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1. Beatles '66: The Revolutionary Year
By: Steve Turner
4.26
Format: 464 pages, ebook
A riveting look at the transformative year in the lives and careers of the legendary group whose gr… read more
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- music
- history
- nonfiction
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
- history
- nonfiction
3. Where Did Our Love Go? The Rise and Fall of the Motown Sound
By: Nelson George
3.95
Format: None pages, Paperback
This is the story of Tamla Mowtown Records, the Detroit hit factory that set the world dancing in t… read more
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- music
- history
- nonfiction
4. Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix
By: Charles R. Cross
4.17
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
It has been more than thirty-five years since Jimi Hendrix died, but his music and spirit are still… read more
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- music
- history
- nonfiction
"One of these days, I'm going to astral project myself up into the skies," he boasted. "I'll be going to the stars and the moon. I want to fly and see what's up there. "I want to go up to the sky," he…"-Charles R. Cross, Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix
"They drove to the parking lot of Garfield High School, where Jimi pointed to the windows on the building and told Carmen what classes were held there. The building had a pull that had him returning w…"-Charles R. Cross, Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix
5. England's Dreaming: Anarchy, Sex Pistols, Punk Rock, and Beyond
By: Jon Savage
4.41
Format: None pages, Paperback
England's Dreaming is the ultimate book on punk, its progenitors, the Sex Pistols, and the moment t… read more
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6. Making Movies
By: Sidney Lumet
5.00
Format: 229 pages, Paperback
From one of America's most acclaimed directors comes a book that is both a professional memoir and … read more
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7. Not Dead and Not for Sale
By: Scott Weiland , David Ritz
4.20
Format: 192 pages, ebook
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8. Marriage, a History: From Obedience to Intimacy or How Love Conquered Marriage
By: Stephanie Coontz
3.80
Format: 281 pages,
Marriage has never been more fragile. But the same things that have made it so have also made a goo… read more
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9. I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This!: And Other Things That Strike Me as Funny
By: Bob Newhart
3.60
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The first book ever from an icon of American comedy--a hilarious combination of stories from his ca… read more
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10. The Final Witness: A Kennedy Secret Service Agent Breaks His Silence After Sixty Years
By: Paul Landis
3.73
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Dallas, Texas. November 22, 1963. Shots ring out at Dealey Plaza. The president is struck in the he… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
11. Brat: An '80s Story
By: Andrew McCarthy
3.61
Format: 223 pages, Hardcover
Most people know Andrew McCarthy from his movie roles in Pretty in Pink, St. Elmo's Fire, Weekend a… read more
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- nonfiction
12. You Never Know: A Memoir
By: Tom Selleck
4.05
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
There are many miles from the business school and basketball court at the University of Southern Ca… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
13. Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics
By: Dolly Parton
4.03
Format: 380 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestseller Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics is a landmark celebration of … read more
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- music
- history
- nonfiction
"My coat of many colors that my mama made for me, Made only from rags, but I wore it so proudly. Now I know we had no money, but I was rich as I could be. In my coat of many colors my mama made for me…"-Dolly Parton, Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics
14. Face It
By: Debbie Harry
3.61
Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition
‘I was saying things in songs that female singers didn’t really say back then. I wasn’t submissive … read more
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- music
- nonfiction
"To this day, when the band separates at the airport and we all go our different ways, I still get that gut reaction. Separation. I hate parting with people and i hate goodbyes."-Debbie Harry, Face It
"I would just walk around, not looking for anything particular, looking for everything really, and ingesting and digesting it all. Art, music, theater, poetry, and the sense that everything was up for…"-Debbie Harry, Face It
"Coincidence: it's supposed to mean just these random, disconnected events that concur or collide. But coincidence is not that at all. It's the stuff that's meant to be. Things that are supposed to be…"-Debbie Harry, Face It
"I wanted to be platinum blond. On our black-and-white television and at the theater where they screened technicolor movies, there was something about platinum hair that was so luminescent and excitin…"-Debbie Harry, Face It
15. Karma: My Autobiography
By: Boy George
3.62
Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition
THE OFFICIAL STORY OF A MUSICAL ICON - TOLD IN FULL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS OWN WORDS'In what mig… read more
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- music
- nonfiction
16. And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
By: Jon Meacham
4.46
Format: 676 pages, Hardcover
The life and moral evolution of Abraham Lincoln, exploring why and how Lincoln confronted secession… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
17. There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
By: Hanif Abdurraqib
4.40
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A poignant, personal reflection on basketball, talent and allegiance, and of course, LeBron James—f… read more
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- nonfiction
"Heartbreak itself is a primary color. Stagnant without a series of secondary colors to activate it. Longing is an activator."-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
"With enough repetition, anything can become a religion. It doesn’t matter if it works or not, it simply matters if a person returns."-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
"It is a strange miracle to be able to trace your own aging, your own mortality through someone who's living alongside you, someone who has survived eras at the same time as you have in some of the sa…"-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
18. Exposed: The Ashley Madison Hack
By: Sophie Elmhirst
3.37
Format: 3 pages, Audible Audio
Millions of people—looking to cheat on their partners—signed up for Ashley Madison in the early 200… read more
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- nonfiction
19. 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
20. The 6 Habits of Growth
By: Brendon Burchard
4.01
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
Listening Length: 5 hours and 4 minutes The world’s leading high-performance coach and multiple … read more
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21. The McCartney Legacy, Volume 1: 1969-73
By: Allan Kozinn
4.46
Format: 720 pages, Hardcover
In this first of a groundbreaking multivolume set, The McCartney Legacy, Vol. 1: 1969-73 captures t… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
22. But Will You Love Me Tomorrow?: An Oral History of the ’60s Girl Groups
By: Laura Flam
4.02
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
Featuring over 300 hours of new interviews with 100+ subjects, an oral history of the girl groups (… read more
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- music
- history
- nonfiction
23. It Never Ends: A Memoir with Nice Memories!
By: Tom Scharpling
4.23
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From the comedian, television writer, and host of the Best Show, a revealing and powerful memoir ex… read more
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- music
- nonfiction
"It's so much more satisfying to watch someone punch above their weight, because when they win, all of us slobs win."-Tom Scharpling, It Never Ends: A Memoir with Nice Memories!
"Being funny really is like a superpower because you can control situations with an offhand comment or wisecrack that kinda just falls from your brainpan without much effort. But like the Spider-Man s…"-Tom Scharpling, It Never Ends: A Memoir with Nice Memories!
24. The Story Of Motown
By: Peter Benjaminson
3.46
Format: None pages, Paperback
Re-release of the first book ever published in America about the legendary Motown Record Company, w… read more
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25. A Woman's Game: The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Women's Soccer
By: Suzanne Wrack
4.05
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A compelling and comprehensive history charting the rise, fall, and rise again of women's soccer W… read more
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- nonfiction
26. Came the Lightening: Twenty Poems for George
By: Olivia Harrison
4.60
Format: 104 pages, Hardcover
'Here on the shore, twenty years later, my message in a bottle has reached dry land. Words about ou… read more
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27. The Thirty-first of March: An Intimate Portrait of Lyndon Johnson's Final Days in Office
By: Horace Busby
3.88
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
"I have made up my mind. I can’t get peace in Vietnam and be President too.” So begins this posthum… read more
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- history
28. Too Late To Stop Now: More Rock’n’Roll War Stories
By: Allan Jones
3.78
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
More than 40 stories from the glory days of rock'n'roll, featuring Lou Reed, Elton John, Sting and … read more
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- nonfiction
29. To Be Loved: The Music, the Magic, the Memories of Motown
By: Berry Gordy
4.28
Format: 560 pages, Kindle Edition
The story of Motown Records and how it changed the course of American music, as told by its founder… read more
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30. Kick It: A Social History of the Drum Kit
By: Matt Brennan
4.42
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
The drum kit has provided the pulse of popular music from before the dawn of jazz up to the present… read more
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