Cruel to Be Kind: The Life and Music of Nick Lowe
By: Will Birch
4.02
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The definitive biography of singer-songwriter Nick Lowe, best-known for "Cruel to Be Kind" and "(Wh…
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1. In the Electric Mist With Confederate Dead (Dave Robicheaux, #6)
By: James Lee Burke
4.16
Format: 344 pages, Paperback
Hunting a sadistic killer who targets young prostitutes, Detective Dave Robicheaux has no mind to b… read more
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"When people make a contract with the devil and give him an air-conditioned office to work in, he doesn't go back home easily."-James Lee Burke, In the Electric Mist With Confederate Dead (Dave Robicheaux, #6)
"I don't like to bust drunk drivers. I don't like to listen to their explanations, watch their pitiful attempts to affect sobriety, or see the sheen of fear break out in their eyes when they realize t…"-James Lee Burke, In the Electric Mist With Confederate Dead (Dave Robicheaux, #6)
2. Reckless: My Life as a Pretender
By: Chrissie Hynde
3.49
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
Chrissie Hynde, for nearly four decades the singer/songwriter/ undisputed leader of the Pretenders,… read more
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- music
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
"After writing a song, there’s first a feeling of elation followed by the sinking feeling that it will never happen again, and you go back to thinking that you can't do it. It creates an ongoing feeli…"-Chrissie Hynde, Reckless: My Life as a Pretender
"To address another human was one thing, but a singing voice was capable of so much more. Romance made you weak and love was about suffering. I wanted what the jazz musicians were looking for: the sup…"-Chrissie Hynde, Reckless: My Life as a Pretender
"Nothing was going to compromise my freedom to walk the streets whenever, wherever and with whomever I wanted. I saw fame as being akin to living in a high-security prison and I didn’t want to go ther…"-Chrissie Hynde, Reckless: My Life as a Pretender
3. Here Comes the Night: The Dark Soul of Bert Berns and the Dirty Business of Rhythm and Blues
By: Joel Selvin
3.90
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Here Comes the Night is both a definitive account of the golden age of rhythm and blues of the earl… read more
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- music
- nonfiction
- biography
4. Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke
By: Peter Guralnick
4.16
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
One of the most influential singers and songwriters of all time, Sam Cooke was among the first to b… read more
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- music
- nonfiction
- biography
5. The Dog of the South
By: Charles Portis
4.27
Format: 24 pages,
The narrator is Ray Midge, down-at-the-heels Southerner after his wife. "Norma had run off with Guy… read more
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6. Dream Brother: The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley
By: David Browne
4.82
Format: None pages, Paperback
Jeff Buckley's drowning in 1997 was proclaimed a tragedy, not only because the 30-year-old singer-s… read more
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- music
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
7. Lowside of the Road: A Life of Tom Waits
By: Barney Hoskyns
3.50
Format: 296 pages, Hardcover
With his trademark growl, carnival-madman persona, haunting music, and unforgettable lyrics, Tom Wa… read more
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- music
- nonfiction
- biography
8. A Stained White Radiance (Dave Robicheaux, #5)
By: James Lee Burke
3.29
Format: None pages,
James Lee Burke ist "der Superstar der amerikanischen Kriminalliteratur!" Buchmarkt In einem nur sc… read more
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9. 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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- nonfiction
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- memoir
"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
10. Forgive: Why Should I and How Can I?
By: Timothy J. Keller
4.60
Format: 250 pages, Hardcover
Pastor and New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller outlines the reasons why forgiveness ha… read more
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- nonfiction
11. Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
By: Warren Zanes
4.42
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The fascinating story behind the making of Bruce Springsteen’s most surprising album, Nebraska, rev… read more
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- music
- biography
- memoir
- music biography
- nonfiction
"Nineteen eighty-two is as good a year as any to mark the threshold of a future we're still negotiating. It's been called the information age, the digital age, the new media age. It was the beginning …"-Warren Zanes, Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
"Nebraska made it almost impossible for critics to miss Springsteen's willingness to take a chance in the name of his art. If Springsteen was driven simply by fame and mainstream success, there would …"-Warren Zanes, Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
"Guitar Town was out, and it was doing okay," [Steve] Earle recalled. "But the label didn't want it to happen. Jimmy [Bowen] certainly didn't. He didn't like the record. He didn't like me. But it was …"-Warren Zanes, Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
12. 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
- biography
- memoir
"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
13. A Corruption of Blood (Raven, Fisher, and Simpson, #3)
By: Ambrose Parry
4.29
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
Edinburgh. This city will bleed you dry. Dr Will Raven is a man seldom shocked by human remains,… read more
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14. Beeswing: Losing My Way and Finding My Voice 1967-1975
By: Richard Thompson
3.98
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
“Thompson is a master showman . . . [ Beeswing is] everything you’d hope a Richard Thompson autobi… read more
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- music
- biography
- memoir
- music biography
- nonfiction
15. 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
16. 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
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
17. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir
By: Sly Stone
3.56
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Not many memoirs are generational events. But when Sly Stone, one of the few true musical geniuses … read more
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- music
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
18. The Path to Paradise: A Francis Ford Coppola Story
By: Sam Wasson
3.80
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of Fifth Avenue, Five A.M. and The Big Goodbye returns with t… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
19. 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
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
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20. Paul Simon: The Life [Deckle Edge]
By: Robert Hilburn
3.94
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
A publishing event from music legend Paul an intimate, candid, and definitive biography written wi… read more
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"HAS TURNED OUT NOT TO BE A CARPETBAGGER, BUT A CONNOISSEUR, AND, AT BEST. AN ALCHEMIST."-Robert Hilburn, Paul Simon: The Life [Deckle Edge]
"PAUSING BRIEFLY, SIMON, WHO TOLD AN INTERVIEWER IN THE 1980S THAT HE FOUND IT HARD TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE GOOD TIMES IN HIS LIFE, SHOWED NO RELUCTANCE ADDING, "I'M GRATEFUL FOR MY LIFE."-Robert Hilburn, Paul Simon: The Life [Deckle Edge]
"HE HAS MANAGED TO BECOME NEITHER A WIZENED ORACLE NOR AN OLDIES ACT, AND HIS BEST SONGS CONVEY THE APPEALING SENSATION OF LISTENING TO A GUY WHO IS STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HE'S DOING."-Robert Hilburn, Paul Simon: The Life [Deckle Edge]
"I THINK THE PSYCHE COMES UP WITH ALL KINDS OF CONTRIVANCES TO PROTECT WHAT IT THINKS IS VULNERABLE. AND SOMETIMES THOSE CONTRIVANCES ARE THAT YOU STAY IN A STATE OF UNHAPPINESS. OR VICTIMIZATION."-Robert Hilburn, Paul Simon: The Life [Deckle Edge]
21. 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
- nonfiction
22. Revenge of the She-Punks: A Feminist Music History from Poly Styrene to Pussy Riot
By: Vivien Goldman
3.79
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
As an industry insider and pioneering post-punk musician, Vivien Goldman's perspective on music jou… read more
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- music
- nonfiction
- memoir
23. Mud Ride: A Messy Trip Through the Grunge Explosion
By: Steve Turner
3.88
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A down-and-dirty chronicle of the birth and evolution of the Seattle grunge scene—from backyard ska… read more
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- music
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
24. Let's Do It: The Birth of Pop
By: Bob Stanley
4.30
Format: 636 pages, ebook
The prequel to Bob Stanley's universally acclaimed Yeah Yeah Yeah, Let's Do It is the only book tha… read more
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- music
- nonfiction
25. The Lost Album of The Beatles: What if the Beatles hadn't split up?
By: Daniel Rachel
3.44
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
An award-winning music author takes a serious look at a playful question of pop what if the Beatle… read more
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- music
- nonfiction
26. How the Light Gets In
By: Joyce Maynard
4.27
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Joyce Maynard comes the eagerly anticipated follow-up to her… read more
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27. Cruel to Be Kind: The Life and Music of Nick Lowe
By: Will Birch
4.02
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The definitive biography of singer-songwriter Nick Lowe, best-known for "Cruel to Be Kind" and "(Wh… read more
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- music
- biography
- memoir
- music biography
- nonfiction
28. Leave The Capital: A History Of Manchester Music In 13 Recordings
By: Paul Hanley
4.24
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
When British bands took the world by storm in the mid-sixties, the world turned and looked at Londo… read more
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- music
- nonfiction
29. Storm Child (Cyrus Haven, #4)
By: Michael Robotham
4.27
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An alternative cover edition for this ISBN 9781668030998 can be found here The mystery of Evie C… read more
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"We exist before we are born and after we die."-Michael Robotham, Storm Child (Cyrus Haven, #4)
"... everything I want is on the other side of fear."-Michael Robotham, Storm Child (Cyrus Haven, #4)
"... as though men were the solution to every problem."-Michael Robotham, Storm Child (Cyrus Haven, #4)
"Introspection leads to self-analysis, which leads to self-hatred."-Michael Robotham, Storm Child (Cyrus Haven, #4)
30. 1967: How I Got There and Why I Never Left
By: Robyn Hitchcock
4.24
Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition
The great eccentric of British psychedelia—beloved by everyone from Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. to the … read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
31. Triggers
By: Glen Matlock
4.03
Format: None pages, Hardcover
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