7 Best biography books like Rough Notes by Bruce Thomas

Cover of Rough Notes by Bruce Thomas

Rough Notes

By: Bruce Thomas

4.04

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

Bruce Thomas was prompted to write Rough Notes when a friend told him: ‘There’s only one history of…

If you liked the biography plot in Rough Notes by Bruce Thomas , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of The Second World War by Antony Beevor

1. The Second World War

By: Antony Beevor

4.11

Format: 98 pages, Hardcover

Over the past two decades, Antony Beevor has established himself as one of the world's premier hist… read more

Similar categories in Antony Beevor's The Second World War book and Bruce Thomas's Rough Notes

Cover of Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink by Elvis Costello

2. Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink

By: Elvis Costello

4.00

Format: 10 pages, Hardcover

Born Declan Patrick MacManus, Elvis Costello was raised in London and Liverpool, grandson of a trum… read more

Similar categories in Elvis Costello's Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink book and Bruce Thomas's Rough Notes

  • music
  • biography

3. The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way

By: Bill Bryson

3.42

Format: None pages, Paperback

With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson--the acclaimed author of The Lost Continent-… read more

Similar categories in Bill Bryson's The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way book and Bruce Thomas's Rough Notes

4. The Hunter (Parker, #1)

By: Richard Stark

4.12

Format: 440 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Double-crossed, shot, and left for dead -- by his wife. The thriller that introduces Parker. "A bri… read more

Similar categories in Richard Stark's The Hunter (Parker, #1) book and Bruce Thomas's Rough Notes

5. Monty: His Part In My Victory (War Memoirs, #3)

By: Spike Milligan

3.91

Format: None pages, Paperback

'It's all over, Von Arnheim has surrendered and he's very angry. This could mean war...' The third … read more

Similar categories in Spike Milligan's Monty: His Part In My Victory (War Memoirs, #3) book and Bruce Thomas's Rough Notes

6. The Lonely Londoners

By: Sam Selvon

3.82

Format: 287 pages, Paperback

From the brilliant, sharp, witty pen of Sam Selvon, his classic award-winning novel of immigrant li… read more

Similar categories in Sam Selvon's The Lonely Londoners book and Bruce Thomas's Rough Notes

7. Monkee Business: The Revolutionary Made-For-TV Band

By: Eric Lefcowitz

4.40

Format: 86 pages,

read more

Similar categories in Eric Lefcowitz's Monkee Business: The Revolutionary Made-For-TV Band book and Bruce Thomas's Rough Notes

8. Waterland

By: Graham Swift

3.87

Format: 272 pages, Unknown Binding

Set in the bleak Fen Country of East Anglia, and spanning some 240 years in the lives of its haunte… read more

Similar categories in Graham Swift's Waterland book and Bruce Thomas's Rough Notes

9. Stone Alone: The Story of a Rock 'n' Roll Band

By: Ray Coleman , Bill Wyman

4.09

Format: None pages, Paperback

During the height of the Rolling Stones' success, Bill Wyman kept a diary, recoding the churning ch… read more

Similar categories in Ray Coleman's Stone Alone: The Story of a Rock 'n' Roll Band book and Bruce Thomas's Rough Notes

10. Mothering Sunday

By: Graham Swift

4.25

Format: 179 pages, Hardcover

A luminous, intensely moving tale that begins with a secret lovers' assignation in the spring of 19… read more

Similar categories in Graham Swift's Mothering Sunday book and Bruce Thomas's Rough Notes

Cover of Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere by Maria Bamford

11. Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere

By: Maria Bamford

3.77

Format: 287 pages, Hardcover

A brutally honest and hilariously frenetic memoir about show business, mental health, and the comfo… read more

Similar categories in Maria Bamford's Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere book and Bruce Thomas's Rough Notes

  • biography
Cover of Harold by Steven Wright

12. Harold

By: Steven Wright

3.48

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A uniquely humorous and deeply profound novel from a legendary stand-up comedian that follows the t… read more

Similar categories in Steven Wright's Harold book and Bruce Thomas's Rough Notes

"Looking at the wingless angel Harold firmly believed her shadow should be in color."

-Steven Wright, Harold

"She smelled too. Like a 22 year old girl. He tried to place that smell but he couldn't. It seemed like a mixture of skin lotion and confidence."

-Steven Wright, Harold

"In Ms Yuka's class he once wrote a poem about it called: 'Listen' The last lines were - I know you know you do it, it doesn't matter to you at all you just want to keep on talking a verbal waterfall"

-Steven Wright, Harold

"Harold thought how weird and strange it must be to be a girl. He was glad he wasn’t one because he didn’t think he would be able to do that. Or he wouldn’t want to do that. It’s probably good that yo…"

-Steven Wright, Harold

Cover of Relight My Fire (Stranger Times, #4) by C.K. McDonnell

13. Relight My Fire (Stranger Times, #4)

By: C.K. McDonnell

4.48

Format: 528 pages, Kindle Edition

Some comebacks can be murder . . . Stella is enjoying life as an almost student, or at least she… read more

Similar categories in C.K. McDonnell's Relight My Fire (Stranger Times, #4) book and Bruce Thomas's Rough Notes

Cover of The Glasgow Subway Murders : An Inspector Patterson Novel (A DCI Mike Patterson Investigation Book 2) by Will Cameron

14. The Glasgow Subway Murders : An Inspector Patterson Novel (A DCI Mike Patterson Investigation Book 2)

By: Will Cameron

4.14

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

Returning after an extended break, DCI Mike Patterson would have preferred to gradually ease his wa… read more

Similar categories in Will Cameron's The Glasgow Subway Murders : An Inspector Patterson Novel (A DCI Mike Patterson Investigation Book 2) book and Bruce Thomas's Rough Notes

Cover of The Practice: Shipping Creative Work by Seth Godin

15. The Practice: Shipping Creative Work

By: Seth Godin

3.98

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Linchpin , Tribes, and The Dip comes an elegant little book that wil… read more

Similar categories in Seth Godin's The Practice: Shipping Creative Work book and Bruce Thomas's Rough Notes

"The magic of the creative process is that there is no magic. Start where you are. Don't stop."

-Seth Godin, The Practice: Shipping Creative Work

"Creativity Is an Action, Not a Feeling Marie Schacht points out that we can't always do much about how we feel, particularly when it's about something important. But we can always control our actions…"

-Seth Godin, The Practice: Shipping Creative Work

Cover of Bob Hope: A Life from Beginning to End (Comedian Biographies) by Hourly History

16. Bob Hope: A Life from Beginning to End (Comedian Biographies)

By: Hourly History

4.03

Format: 43 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover the remarkable life of Bob Hope...Free BONUS Inside!Bob Hope was the kind of entertainer w… read more

Similar categories in Hourly History's Bob Hope: A Life from Beginning to End (Comedian Biographies) book and Bruce Thomas's Rough Notes

  • biography
Cover of An Uneasy Inheritance: My Family and Other Radicals by Polly Toynbee

17. An Uneasy Inheritance: My Family and Other Radicals

By: Polly Toynbee

4.14

Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition

'Fascinating' Spectator'Entertaining' Sunday Times'Enthralling' Guardian'Beautiful, funny and movin… read more

Similar categories in Polly Toynbee's An Uneasy Inheritance: My Family and Other Radicals book and Bruce Thomas's Rough Notes

  • biography
"Children know. They breathe it in early, for there's no unknowing the difference between nannies, cleaners, below stairs people and the family upstairs. Children are the go-betweens, one foot in each…"

-Polly Toynbee, An Uneasy Inheritance: My Family and Other Radicals

Cover of Memoir of a Roadie by Joel  Miller

18. Memoir of a Roadie

By: Joel Miller

3.62

Format: 480 pages, Kindle Edition

Joel Miller is an ex- roadie for Guns N’ Roses, Poison, Stone Temple Pilots, & The Cranberries. Hi… read more

Similar categories in Joel Miller's Memoir of a Roadie book and Bruce Thomas's Rough Notes

  • music
  • biography
Cover of Eminence (Angel of Camden Book 1) by Keith A. Pearson

19. Eminence (Angel of Camden Book 1)

By: Keith A. Pearson

4.66

Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition

Camden, London - 1975 A bear-like man leaves a pub just before last orders — a man you’d much ra… read more

Similar categories in Keith A. Pearson's Eminence (Angel of Camden Book 1) book and Bruce Thomas's Rough Notes

Cover of Richard Pryor: A Life from Beginning to End (Comedian Biographies) by Hourly History

20. Richard Pryor: A Life from Beginning to End (Comedian Biographies)

By: Hourly History

3.96

Format: 44 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover the remarkable life of Richard Pryor...Free BONUS Inside!Richard Pryor was one of the grea… read more

Similar categories in Hourly History's Richard Pryor: A Life from Beginning to End (Comedian Biographies) book and Bruce Thomas's Rough Notes

  • biography
Cover of Jason Apsley's Second Chance (Jason Apsley #1) by Adrian Cousins

21. Jason Apsley's Second Chance (Jason Apsley #1)

By: Adrian Cousins

4.32

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

If you were catapulted back to 1976, what would you do? Meet Jason Apsley, a forty-two-year-ol… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Cousins's Jason Apsley's Second Chance (Jason Apsley #1) book and Bruce Thomas's Rough Notes

Cover of Raising Laughter: How the Sitcom Kept Britain Smiling in the '70s by Robert  Sellers

22. Raising Laughter: How the Sitcom Kept Britain Smiling in the '70s

By: Robert Sellers

4.02

Format: 397 pages, Kindle Edition

The 1970s were the era of the three-day week, the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the winter of disco… read more

Similar categories in Robert Sellers's Raising Laughter: How the Sitcom Kept Britain Smiling in the '70s book and Bruce Thomas's Rough Notes

Cover of The Reluctant Detective Goes North (A Martin Hayden Mystery, #4) by Adrian Spalding

23. The Reluctant Detective Goes North (A Martin Hayden Mystery, #4)

By: Adrian Spalding

4.38

Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition

The plan was for a pleasant weekend away. Martin attending the wedding of a friend. A few drinks, s… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Spalding's The Reluctant Detective Goes North (A Martin Hayden Mystery, #4) book and Bruce Thomas's Rough Notes

Cover of The Ex-Wife (DS Cross Chronicles) by Tim  Sullivan

24. The Ex-Wife (DS Cross Chronicles)

By: Tim Sullivan

4.03

Format: 37 pages, Kindle Edition

An exclusive short story from the DS Cross Thriller series, based on a true case. A cold case. A… read more

Similar categories in Tim Sullivan's The Ex-Wife (DS Cross Chronicles) book and Bruce Thomas's Rough Notes

Cover of HUNKY DORY (WHO KNEW?): The best I can remember from twenty years at the heart of '60s and '70s rock and pop by Laurence Myers

25. HUNKY DORY (WHO KNEW?): The best I can remember from twenty years at the heart of '60s and '70s rock and pop

By: Laurence Myers

3.86

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

Laurence Myers was born in London, England to Gerry and Alice Myers, the children of Russian and Po… read more

Similar categories in Laurence Myers's HUNKY DORY (WHO KNEW?): The best I can remember from twenty years at the heart of '60s and '70s rock and pop book and Bruce Thomas's Rough Notes

  • music
Cover of The Reluctant Detective Wants a Break - A Humorous Crime Mystery (A Martin Hayden Mystery. Book 5) by Adrian Spalding

26. The Reluctant Detective Wants a Break - A Humorous Crime Mystery (A Martin Hayden Mystery. Book 5)

By: Adrian Spalding

4.34

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

Private detecting can, even if you don’t have any clients, be exhausting. Consequently, Martin thou… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Spalding's The Reluctant Detective Wants a Break - A Humorous Crime Mystery (A Martin Hayden Mystery. Book 5) book and Bruce Thomas's Rough Notes

Cover of 1981: A Year in the Life of Nick Taylor by Jason Ayres

27. 1981: A Year in the Life of Nick Taylor

By: Jason Ayres

4.51

Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition

Fancy a trip back in time to 1981? Then join Nick Taylor as he gets the opportunity of a lifetime –… read more

Similar categories in Jason Ayres's 1981: A Year in the Life of Nick Taylor book and Bruce Thomas's Rough Notes

Cover of Rough Notes by Bruce Thomas

28. Rough Notes

By: Bruce Thomas

4.04

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

Bruce Thomas was prompted to write Rough Notes when a friend told him: ‘There’s only one history of… read more

Similar categories in Bruce Thomas's Rough Notes book and Bruce Thomas's Rough Notes

  • music
  • biography
Cover of A Gruesome Demise: A DCI Marshall Scottish Crime Thriller (Edinburgh Crimes Book 3) by Ramsay Sinclair

29. A Gruesome Demise: A DCI Marshall Scottish Crime Thriller (Edinburgh Crimes Book 3)

By: Ramsay Sinclair

4.37

Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition

Murder wasn't part of the show...When a tour of a historical dungeon beneath Edinburgh leads to a t… read more

Similar categories in Ramsay Sinclair's A Gruesome Demise: A DCI Marshall Scottish Crime Thriller (Edinburgh Crimes Book 3) book and Bruce Thomas's Rough Notes

Cover of Shifting Ice (The Edinburgh Murders #4) by Traude Ailinger

30. Shifting Ice (The Edinburgh Murders #4)

By: Traude Ailinger

4.50

Format: 216 pages, Kindle Edition

When an ex-con meets an untimely death, the investigation has a slippery start Found bound and b… read more

Similar categories in Traude Ailinger's Shifting Ice (The Edinburgh Murders #4) book and Bruce Thomas's Rough Notes

Cover of Headcase by Keith A. Pearson

31. Headcase

By: Keith A. Pearson

4.70

Format: 415 pages, Kindle Edition

David Nunn considers himself a good man. Employed as a counsellor for a mental health charity in No… read more

Similar categories in Keith A. Pearson's Headcase book and Bruce Thomas's Rough Notes

13 must-read fiction books like Jason Apsley's Second Chance (Jason Apsley #1) by Adrian Cousins

Transform Your Habits

The Time Bubble (The Time Bubble #1)

Jason Ayres

3.84

Transform Your Habits

Future Proof

David Atkinson

4.47

Transform Your Habits

The '86 Fix (The '86 Fix, #1)

Keith A. Pearson

4.25

Transform Your Habits

Waiting in the Sky

Keith A. Pearson

4.39

View all the books

Never miss a story from us, get weekly updates in your inbox.