9 best-selling history books like The Art Of Darkness: The History Of Goth by John Robb

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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…

If you liked the history plot in The Art Of Darkness: The History Of Goth by John Robb , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. Rip it Up and Start Again

By: Simon Reynolds

4.08

Format: 752 pages, Hardcover

Punk's raw power rejuvenated rock, but by the summer of 1977 the movement had become a parody of it… read more

Similar categories in Simon Reynolds's Rip it Up and Start Again book and John Robb's The Art Of Darkness: The History Of Goth

  • music
  • punk
  • nonfiction
  • history
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2. Cured: The Tale of Two Imaginary Boys

By: Lol Tolhurst

4.16

Format: 1342 pages, Hardcover

"On our first day of school, Robert and I stood at the designated stop at Hevers Avenue with our mo… read more

Similar categories in Lol Tolhurst's Cured: The Tale of Two Imaginary Boys book and John Robb's The Art Of Darkness: The History Of Goth

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • goth
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3. KLF: Chaos Magic Music Money

By: J.M.R. Higgs , John Higgs

3.32

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

They were the best-selling singles band in the world. They had awards, credibility, commercial succ… read more

Similar categories in J.M.R. Higgs's KLF: Chaos Magic Music Money book and John Robb's The Art Of Darkness: The History Of Goth

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • history
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4. 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

Similar categories in Kathleen Hanna's Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk book and John Robb's The Art Of Darkness: The History Of Goth

  • music
  • punk
  • nonfiction
"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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5. How They Broke Britain

By: James O'Brien

4.29

Format: 404 pages, Kindle Edition

The revealing, defining account of the dark network that broke out country. Something has gone r… read more

Similar categories in James O'Brien's How They Broke Britain book and John Robb's The Art Of Darkness: The History Of Goth

  • nonfiction
  • history
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6. Every Man for Himself and God Against All: A Memoir

By: Werner Herzog

4.25

Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition

Legendary filmmaker and celebrated author Werner Herzog tells in his inimitable voice the story of … read more

Similar categories in Werner Herzog's Every Man for Himself and God Against All: A Memoir book and John Robb's The Art Of Darkness: The History Of Goth

  • nonfiction
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7. Set the Night on Fire

By: Robby Krieger

4.41

Format: 422 pages, Hardcover

In his tell-all, legendary Doors guitarist, Robby Krieger, one of Rolling Stone 's "100 Greatest Gu… read more

Similar categories in Robby Krieger's Set the Night on Fire book and John Robb's The Art Of Darkness: The History Of Goth

  • music
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
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8. Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990

By: Katja Hoyer

4.23

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

In 1990, a country disappeared. When the Iron Curtain fell, East Germany simply ceased to be. For o… read more

Similar categories in Katja Hoyer's Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990 book and John Robb's The Art Of Darkness: The History Of Goth

  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
"Some of the “songs"

-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990

"Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart,"

-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990

"From 1971, the rates paid were means-tested, allowing working class families with children privileged access. A four-person household in West Germany spent around 21 percent of their net income on re…"

-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990

"In other fields too, female ambition had become the norm. By 1988, over 90% of East German women fought their own battles in the workplace. The GDR had reached the highest rate of female employment i…"

-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990

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9. 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

Similar categories in Boy George's Karma: My Autobiography book and John Robb's The Art Of Darkness: The History Of Goth

  • music
  • nonfiction
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10. Berserker!

By: Adrian Edmondson

4.32

Format: 406 pages, Kindle Edition

From brutal schooldays to '80s anarchy, through The Young Ones and beyond, Berserker! is the one-of… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Edmondson's Berserker! book and John Robb's The Art Of Darkness: The History Of Goth

  • nonfiction
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11. Goth: A History

By: Lol Tolhurst

3.68

Format: 257 pages, Hardcover

Following his memoir  Cured , a fascinating deep dive into the dark Romanticism of Goth music, a mi… read more

Similar categories in Lol Tolhurst's Goth: A History book and John Robb's The Art Of Darkness: The History Of Goth

  • music
  • gothic
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • goth
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12. A Village in the Third Reich

By: Julia Boyd

4.25

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

New from the author of Travellers in the Third Reich—the Sunday Times Top Three bestseller and Wate… read more

Similar categories in Julia Boyd's A Village in the Third Reich book and John Robb's The Art Of Darkness: The History Of Goth

  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
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13. No One Left to Come Looking for You

By: Sam Lipsyte

3.23

Format: 210 pages, Hardcover

A darkly comic mystery by the author of Hark and The Ask set in the vibrant music scene of early 19… read more

Similar categories in Sam Lipsyte's No One Left to Come Looking for You book and John Robb's The Art Of Darkness: The History Of Goth

  • music
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14. Ustedes brillan en lo oscuro

By: Liliana Colanzi

3.69

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

Los cuentos de Liliana Colanzi exploran diversas formas de narrar el tiempo, como el viaje geológic… read more

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15. Echoes: A memoir continued . . .

By: Will Sergeant

4.27

Format: 343 pages, Kindle Edition

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERScenic Wye Valley isn't the typical place for a rock story to begin, but… read more

Similar categories in Will Sergeant's Echoes: A memoir continued . . . book and John Robb's The Art Of Darkness: The History Of Goth

  • music
  • nonfiction
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16. I Wanna Be Yours

By: John Cooper Clarke

4.17

Format: 470 pages, Hardcover

Poet Laureate of Punk, fashion icon, TV and radio presenter, social and cultural commentator. A… read more

Similar categories in John Cooper Clarke's I Wanna Be Yours book and John Robb's The Art Of Darkness: The History Of Goth

  • music
  • punk
  • nonfiction
Cover of Fingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me From Success by Miki Berenyi

17. 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

Similar categories in Miki Berenyi's Fingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me From Success book and John Robb's The Art Of Darkness: The History Of Goth

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

18. 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

Similar categories in John Robb's The Art Of Darkness: The History Of Goth book and John Robb's The Art Of Darkness: The History Of Goth

  • music
  • gothic
  • history
  • historical
  • collections
  • nonfiction
  • goth
  • punk
  • sociology
Cover of Season of the Witch: The Book of Goth by Cathi Unsworth

19. Season of the Witch: The Book of Goth

By: Cathi Unsworth

3.96

Format: 543 pages, Kindle Edition

A Times Book of the YearA Mojo Book of the YearA Louder Than War Book of the YearA Waterstones Book… read more

Similar categories in Cathi Unsworth's Season of the Witch: The Book of Goth book and John Robb's The Art Of Darkness: The History Of Goth

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • collections
Cover of The Quiet Damage: QAnon and the Destruction of the American Family by Jesselyn Cook

20. The Quiet Damage: QAnon and the Destruction of the American Family

By: Jesselyn Cook

4.45

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The riveting story of five families shattered by pernicious, pervasive conspiracy theories, and how… read more

Similar categories in Jesselyn Cook's The Quiet Damage: QAnon and the Destruction of the American Family book and John Robb's The Art Of Darkness: The History Of Goth

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • sociology
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21. The Hotel Avocado

By: Bob Mortimer

4.21

Format: 413 pages, Kindle Edition

Gary Thorn is struggling with a big decision. Should he stay in London, wallowing in the safety of … read more

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Simon Reynolds

4.08

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Cured: The Tale of Two Imaginary Boys

Lol Tolhurst

4.16

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KLF: Chaos Magic Music Money

J.M.R. Higgs , John Higgs

3.32

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Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk

Kathleen Hanna

4.46

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Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton, and Me

Bernie Taupin

3.58

Transform Your Habits

My Name Is Barbra

Barbra Streisand

4.20

Transform Your Habits

Karma: My Autobiography

Boy George

3.62

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Mary Gabriel

4.03

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