11 Top music books like Tom Petty And Me: My Rock and Roll Adventures With Tom Petty by Jon Scott

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Tom Petty And Me: My Rock and Roll Adventures With Tom Petty

By: Jon Scott

4.30

Format: 196 pages, Kindle Edition

Tom Petty And Me is a new book by Jon Scott, Tom's friend for 40 years. Jon has been credited with …

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1. Old Gods Almost Dead: The 40-Year Odyssey of the Rolling Stones

By: Stephen Davis

3.96

Format: 624 pages, Paperback

The acclaimed, bestselling rock-and-roll biographer delivers the first complete, unexpurgated histo… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
"Nothing the Rolling Stones ever did was more important than the respect they showed to the music that had inspired them."

-Stephen Davis, Old Gods Almost Dead: The 40-Year Odyssey of the Rolling Stones

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2. 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think

By: Brianna Wiest

3.76

Format: 450 pages, Kindle Edition

Over the past few years, Brianna Wiest has gained renown for her deeply moving, philosophical writi… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Hold yourself to your standard."

-Brianna Wiest, 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think

"Anything other than ideal is not failure. It’s life."

-Brianna Wiest, 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think

"We all start as strangers, but we forget that we rarely choose who ends up a stranger, too"

-Brianna Wiest, 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think

"There are two mindsets people tend to have: explorer or settler. Our society has a “settler"

-Brianna Wiest, 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think

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3. On the Road

By: Jack Kerouac

3.61

Format: 307 pages, Paperback

A quintessential novel of America & the Beat Generation On the Road chronicles Jack Kerouac's years… read more

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"We wandered in a frenzy and a dream (301)."

-Jack Kerouac, On the Road

"I forgave everybody, I gave up, I got drunk."

-Jack Kerouac, On the Road

"It was a rainy night. It was the myth of a rainy night."

-Jack Kerouac, On the Road

"There was nothing to talk about anymore. The only thing to do was go."

-Jack Kerouac, On the Road

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4. The Real Cool Killers (Harlem Cycle, #2)

By: Chester Himes

4.00

Format: 202 pages, Paperback

When Harlemites set about each other with knives, it's an everyday kind of happening. But when a wh… read more

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5. The Flight Attendant

By: Chris Bohjalian

3.63

Format: 416 pages,

Cassandra Bowden is no stranger to hungover mornings. She's a binge drinker, her job with the airli… read more

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6. Conversations with Tom Petty

By: Paul Zollo , Tom Petty , PaulPaul ZolloZollo

3.15

Format: None pages, Paperback

OFFICIAL AND AUTHORIZED! The first book to focus solely on the life and work of the man responsible… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction

7. Hiroshima

By: John Hersey

3.50

Format: 36 pages,

On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city. This book… read more

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8. Petty: The Biography

By: Warren Zanes

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

An exhilarating and intimate account of the life of music legend Tom Petty, by an accomplished writ… read more

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9. Sula

By: Toni Morrison

3.97

Format: None pages,

This rich and moving novel traces the lives of two black heroines from their close-knit childhood i… read more

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10. Cinema Speculation

By: Quentin Tarantino

4.06

Format: 391 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited first work of nonfiction from the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Once… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Elvis movies weren't real movies, they were "Elvis Presley movies"

-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation

"Who wants to spend three months making a fucked-up version of their movie?"

-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation

"I don't know how he died, where he died, or where he's buried. But I do know I should've thanked him."

-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation

"Then the movie started playing like a real movie. But frankly, a more real movie than we were used to."

-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation

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11. 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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12. Stella Maris (The Passenger, #2)

By: Cormac McCarthy

3.87

Format: 190 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER. The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Road returns with the second v… read more

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"I would like to belong but I dont."

-Cormac McCarthy, Stella Maris (The Passenger, #2)

"The notion of nothing is an inconceivable notion"

-Cormac McCarthy, Stella Maris (The Passenger, #2)

"Love is quite possibly a mental disorder itself."

-Cormac McCarthy, Stella Maris (The Passenger, #2)

"Rage is only for what you believe can be fixed. All the rest is grief."

-Cormac McCarthy, Stella Maris (The Passenger, #2)

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13. The Librarianist

By: Patrick deWitt

3.41

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling and award-winning author Patrick deWitt comes the story of Bob Comet, a man who ha… read more

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14. Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

By: Henry Winkler

4.14

Format: 246 pages, Hardcover

From Emmy-award winning actor, author, comedian, producer, and director Henry Winkler, a deeply tho… read more

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  • nonfiction
"It’s so funny about time - you get into these nice little grooves with people you love, and you think it’ll go on forever. But time goes so fast, and nothing goes on forever."

-Henry Winkler, Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

"If you don't nail your feet to the ground, you can just believe - and you want to believe. It's so enticing. It felt so good. You could just become a gigantic balloon in the Thanksgiving Day parade a…"

-Henry Winkler, Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

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15. 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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16. Liberation Day

By: George Saunders

4.00

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The "best short story writer in English" (Time) is back with a masterful collection that explores i… read more

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"...or said some racist thing out loud at church..."

-George Saunders, Liberation Day

"It is always regrettable to have attracted the attention of adult son Mike."

-George Saunders, Liberation Day

" You are trapped in you, the beam said. Yeah, well, who isn’t? she thought."

-George Saunders, Liberation Day

"It was always falling down around you, everything has always been falling down around us. Only we were too alive to notice."

-George Saunders, Liberation Day

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17. The Best American Short Stories 2022

By: Andrew Sean Greer

3.67

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A collection of the year’s best short stories, selected by Pulitzer Prize winner Andrew Sean Greer … read more

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18. Unrequited Infatuations: A Memoir

By: Stevie Van Zandt

4.01

Format: None pages, Audiobook

Uncover never-before-told stories in this epic tale of self-discovery by a Rock n Roll disciple and… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
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19. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

By: Quentin Tarantino

3.88

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Quentin Tarantino’s long-awaited first work of fiction — at once hilarious, delicious, and brutal —… read more

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"What’s the secret?"

-Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

"Sharon has such a sunny presence that whenever she blocks out the sun, the effect is chilling."

-Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

"Due to Cliff's good looks, he'd been manipulating women to do things against their best interests his whole life."

-Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

"Foreign films, Cliff thought, were more like novels. They didn't care if you liked the main character or not. And Cliff found that intriguing."

-Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

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20. 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

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21. Enough Already: Learning to Love the Way I Am Today

By: Valerie Bertinelli

4.05

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Beloved actress, Food Network personality, and  New York Times  best… read more

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  • nonfiction
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22. Rough Draft: A Memoir

By: Katy Tur

4.08

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From MSNBC anchor and New York Times bestselling author Katy Tur, a sharp and candid memoir about a… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Left on Tenth: A Second Chance at Life by Delia Ephron

23. Left on Tenth: A Second Chance at Life

By: Delia Ephron

4.09

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The bestselling, beloved writer of romantic comedies like You've Got Mail tells her own late-in-lif… read more

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  • nonfiction
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24. Kittentits

By: Holly Wilson

3.19

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A feral, heart-busting, absurdist debut about Molly, a rambunctious and bawdy ten-year-old searchin… read more

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Cover of There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen’s “Born In The U.S.A.” and the End of the Heartland by Steven Hyden

25. There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen’s “Born In The U.S.A.” and the End of the Heartland

By: Steven Hyden

4.21

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A thought-provoking exploration of Bruce Springsteen’s iconic album,  Born in the U.S.A. —a record … read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Best American Short Stories 2021 (The Best American Series ®) by Jesmyn Ward

26. The Best American Short Stories 2021 (The Best American Series ®)

By: Jesmyn Ward

3.76

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A collection of the year's best stories selected by celebrated two-time National Book Award winner … read more

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27. Huck Out West

By: Robert Coover

3.65

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

At the end of Huckleberry Finn, on the eve of the Civil War, Huck and his pal Tom Sawyer “light out… read more

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"It was almost like there was something wicked about growing up."

-Robert Coover, Huck Out West

"What we got is NOW, Huck, and now is forever. Until it ain't. So, you can't worry over nothing except putting off the end a your story as long as you can, and finishing it with a bang."

-Robert Coover, Huck Out West

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28. Maybe We'll Make It: A Memoir (American Music Series)

By: Margo Price

4.20

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

When Margo Price was nineteen years old, she dropped out of college and moved to Nashville to becom… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
Cover of Tom Petty And Me: My Rock and Roll Adventures With Tom Petty by Jon Scott

29. Tom Petty And Me: My Rock and Roll Adventures With Tom Petty

By: Jon Scott

4.30

Format: 196 pages, Kindle Edition

Tom Petty And Me is a new book by Jon Scott, Tom's friend for 40 years. Jon has been credited with … read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of This Band Has No Past: How Cheap Trick Became Cheap Trick by Brian J. Kramp

30. This Band Has No Past: How Cheap Trick Became Cheap Trick

By: Brian J. Kramp

4.25

Format: 408 pages, Paperback

‘This band has no past’ was the first line of the farcical biography printed on the inner sleeve of… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
Cover of Somewhere You Feel Free: Tom Petty and Los Angeles by Christopher McKittrick

31. Somewhere You Feel Free: Tom Petty and Los Angeles

By: Christopher McKittrick

3.91

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A complete history of Tom Petty in Los Angeles. When Tom Petty arrived in Los Angeles in 1974 in s… read more

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  • music

16 Top nonfiction books like Tom Petty And Me: My Rock and Roll Adventures With Tom Petty by Jon Scott

Transform Your Habits

Old Gods Almost Dead: The 40-Year Odyssey of the Rolling Stones

Stephen Davis

3.96

Transform Your Habits

101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think

Brianna Wiest

3.76

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Conversations with Tom Petty

Paul Zollo , Tom Petty , PaulPaul ZolloZollo

3.15

Transform Your Habits

Cinema Speculation

Quentin Tarantino

4.06

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The Sleepwalker

Chris Bohjalian

4.15

Transform Your Habits

Camp Concentration

Thomas M. Disch

4.38

Transform Your Habits

A Frolic of His Own

William Gaddis

4.33

Transform Your Habits

Water by the Spoonful

Quiara Alegría Hudes

3.67

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