22 Top nonfiction books like Rio by Annie Zaleski

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Rio

By: Annie Zaleski

4.17

Format: 185 pages, Kindle Edition

In the '80s, the Birmingham, England, band Duran Duran became closely associated with new wave, an …

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1. 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
  • nonfiction
"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

"There's a good chance that you might be inspired by ideas that originate outside of yourself."

-David Byrne, How Music Works

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2. You Couldn't Ignore Me If You Tried: The Brat Pack, John Hughes, and Their Impact on a Generation

By: Susannah Gora

3.87

Format: 337 pages, Hardcover

You can quote lines from Sixteen Candles (“Last night at the dance, my little brother paid a buck t… read more

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  • nonfiction
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3. Muse

By: Jonathan Galassi

2.75

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

From the publisher of Farrar, Straus and Giroux: a first novel, at once hilarious and tender, about… read more

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"Out with the old; in with the aftermath."

-Jonathan Galassi, Muse

"One sunny moment, moving inexorably toward sepia."

-Jonathan Galassi, Muse

"It didn’t matter what you said as long as you were quoted."

-Jonathan Galassi, Muse

"Well, I thought it was a dog, and the critics did, too. Woof."

-Jonathan Galassi, Muse

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4. Not Dead Yet: The Memoir

By: Phil Collins

3.77

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Phil Collins pulls no punches--about himself, his life, or the ecstasy and heartbreak that's inspir… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
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5. Great Pop Things: The Real History of Rock 'n' Roll from Elvis to Oasis

By: Colin B. Morton , None , Chuck Death

4.20

Format: 42 pages, Paperback

The comic strips of Colin B. Morton and Chuck Death deliver an irreverent, heartfelt, and devastati… read more

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  • music
Cover of Wild Boy: My Life in Duran Duran by Andy Taylor

6. Wild Boy: My Life in Duran Duran

By: Andy Taylor

2.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Wild Boy is the explosive first inside account of the rise and fall of Duran Duran. The band rose t… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
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7. The Real Frank Zappa Book

By: Frank Zappa , Peter Occhiogrosso

2.96

Format: 63 pages, Paperback

The legendary Frank Zappa, one of the most influential, innovative and controversial musical artist… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction

8. Infinite Tuesday: An Autobiographical Riff

By: Michael Nesmith

3.67

Format: 364 pages, Hardcover

The long, strange journey of Michael Nesmith is as fascinating as it as was fraught--from fleeing D… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
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9. The Oxford Murders

By: Guillermo Martínez , Sonia Soto

3.35

Format: 197 pages, Paperback

Two mathematicians must join forces to stop a serial killer in this spellbinding international best… read more

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10. Chapter and Verse: New Order, Joy Division and Me

By: Bernard Sumner

3.86

Format: 262 pages, Hardcover

Founding member and guitarist of Joy Division and the lead singer of New Order, Bernard Sumner has … read more

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11. In the Tall Grass

By: Stephen King , Joe Hill , Stephen Lang

3.85

Format: 208 pages, Audio CD

Mile 81 meets "N." in this collaboration between Stephen King and his son Joe Hill. As USA TODAY sa… read more

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12. 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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  • music
  • nonfiction
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13. 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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  • music
  • nonfiction
"The thing about being misunderstood is that it diminishes your enjoyment of life"

-Bob Dylan, The Philosophy of Modern Song

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14. 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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  • music
  • nonfiction
"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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15. Beastie Boys Book

By: Michael Diamond

4.54

Format: 572 pages, Hardcover

A panoramic experience that tells the story of Beastie Boys, a book as unique as the band itself--b… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
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16. The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop

By: Jonathan Abrams

4.21

Format: 544 pages, Hardcover

The essential oral history of hip-hop, from its origins on the playgrounds of the Bronx to its reig… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
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17. Bibliomaniac: An Obsessive's Tour Of The Bookshops Of Britain

By: Robin Ince

3.84

Format: 311 pages, Hardcover

Why play to 12,000 people when you can play to 12? In Autumn 2021, Robin Ince's stadium tour with P… read more

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  • nonfiction
"This is one of the wonders of books: the delight of being a species that can chronicle and preserve. I pick up a book from a shelf, and someone who is no more than ash or bone can still change me."

-Robin Ince, Bibliomaniac: An Obsessive's Tour Of The Bookshops Of Britain

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18. Illuminations: Stories

By: Alan Moore

3.53

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

In his first-ever short story collection, which spans forty years of work, Alan Moore presents a se… read more

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"When most of our contemporary superhero movies are showcases for their escalating special effects, then the question of which film has the greater cinematic or artistic value becomes a matter of comp…"

-Alan Moore, Illuminations: Stories

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19. What a Fool Believes: A Memoir

By: Michael McDonald

4.09

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping and evocative memoir from the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Grammy Award–winning, platinum … read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
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20. Bunnyman: A Memoir

By: Will Sergeant

4.23

Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition

The Sunday Times bestsellerGrowing up in Liverpool in the 1960s and '70s, when skinheads, football … read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
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21. Eynhallow

By: Tim McGregor

4.29

Format: 178 pages, Hardcover

ORKNEY ISLANDS, 1797 – Agnes Tulloch feels a little cheated. This windswept place is not the island… read more

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22. 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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23. 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
Cover of Stories to Tell: A Memoir by Richard Marx

24. Stories to Tell: A Memoir

By: Richard Marx

4.10

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

National BestsellerLegendary musician Richard Marx offers an enlightening, entertaining look at his… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
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25. Horror Stories: A Memoir

By: Liz Phair

3.71

Format: 261 pages, Hardcover

From the two-time Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter behind the groundbreaking album Exile in Guyvi… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
"Childhood is a time of curiosity and peril, and nobody comes out of it unscarred."

-Liz Phair, Horror Stories: A Memoir

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26. Rio

By: Annie Zaleski

4.17

Format: 185 pages, Kindle Edition

In the '80s, the Birmingham, England, band Duran Duran became closely associated with new wave, an … read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Art Of Darkness: The History Of Goth by John Robb

27. The Art Of Darkness: The History Of Goth

By: John Robb

3.81

Format: 539 pages, Paperback

This is the first comprehensive history of Goth music and culture. Over 500 pages, John Robb explor… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction

28. Meatheads Say the Realest Things

By: Colin Fleming

4.80

Format: None pages, ebook

Meet Chad, a full-fledged Boston meathead-and gym-buff social misfit-whose shaky grasp of reality i… read more

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29. Buried on the Beaches: Cape Stories for Hooked Hearts and Driftwood Souls

By: Colin Fleming

4.90

Format: 216 pages, ebook

" 'Because anything that can happen to you, can happen on the Cape.' It was our version of the conc… read more

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Cover of The Future Was Now: Madmen, Mavericks, and the Epic Sci-Fi Summer of 1982 by Chris Nashawaty

30. The Future Was Now: Madmen, Mavericks, and the Epic Sci-Fi Summer of 1982

By: Chris Nashawaty

4.24

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From legendary entertainment journalist and author of Caddyshack comes a rollicking history of 1980… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of The 33⅓ B-Sides: New Essays by 33⅓ Authors on Beloved and Underrated Albums by Will Stockton

31. The 33⅓ B-Sides: New Essays by 33⅓ Authors on Beloved and Underrated Albums

By: Will Stockton

3.52

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

If given another chance to write for the series, which albums would 33 1/3 authors focus on the sec… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction

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Transform Your Habits

How Music Works

David Byrne

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Not Dead Yet: The Memoir

Phil Collins

3.77

Transform Your Habits

Great Pop Things: The Real History of Rock 'n' Roll from Elvis to Oasis

Colin B. Morton , None , Chuck Death

4.20

Transform Your Habits

Wild Boy: My Life in Duran Duran

Andy Taylor

2.00

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19 Best audiobook books like Stories to Tell: A Memoir by Richard Marx

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The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret

Kent Hartman

3.83

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My Effin' Life

Geddy Lee

4.58

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Out of the Corner

Jennifer Grey

3.81

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Henry Winkler

4.14

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