14 best-selling music books like Mellencamp by Paul Rees

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Mellencamp

By: Paul Rees

3.73

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The definitive biography of John Mellencamp, the iconic American rock and roll original, featuring …

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Cover of Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O'Nan

1. Last Night at the Lobster

By: Stewart O'Nan

3.59

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

The Red Lobster perched in the far corner of a run-down New England mall hasn't been making its num… read more

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2. Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?

By: Steven Tyler

3.93

Format: None pages,

"I've been mythicized, Mick-icized, eulogized and fooligized, I've been Cole-Portered and farmer's-… read more

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3. Gold Dust Woman: A Biography of Stevie Nicks

By: Stephen Davis

2.65

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

Stevie Nicks is a legend of rock, but her energy and magnetism sparked new interest in this icon. A… read more

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4. Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood

By: Ed Zwick

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

This heartfelt and wry career memoir from the director of Blood Diamond, The Last Samurai, Legends … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
"One of Patsy Broderick's choicer comments was to describe my writing as ' limp as a penis ."

-Ed Zwick, Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood

"I called Matthew Broderick. The radiophone was working again. 'Hi, Matthew, I hear you want to talk about the script. Over .' 'Yeah, well, I have a lot of notes…' He neglected to say “ over ."

-Ed Zwick, Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood

"From the moment we met Patsy Broderick was contemptuous, demeaning, and volatile. As Matthew sat in opaque silence, I was forced to defend, in excruciating detail, my rationale for every line in ever…"

-Ed Zwick, Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood

Cover of My Effin' Life by Geddy Lee

5. 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
  • biography
Cover of A Living Remedy: A Memoir by Nicole Chung

6. A Living Remedy: A Memoir

By: Nicole Chung

4.01

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A searing memoir of family, class and grief—a daughter’s search to understand the lives her adoptiv… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
"How do you learn to cherish yourself, your life, when grief has made it unrecognizable? I am starting to feel that we do so not by trying to fill a void that can never be filled but by living as best…"

-Nicole Chung, A Living Remedy: A Memoir

Cover of This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life by Lyz Lenz

7. This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life

By: Lyz Lenz

3.99

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A manifesto on the gender politics of marriage (bad) and divorce (actually pretty good!) in America… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
"So much of our culture depicts young girls dreaming about their weddings. But every middle-aged woman I know dreams about living alone in the woods, maybe with a dog."

-Lyz Lenz, This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life

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8. 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
  • biography
"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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9. Music Is History

By: Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson

3.86

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller, Music Is History combines multi-Grammy Award winner Questlove’s deep m… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
Cover of If You Would Have Told Me by John Stamos

10. If You Would Have Told Me

By: John Stamos

3.81

Format: 333 pages, Hardcover

If you would have told a young John Stamos flipping burgers at his dad’s fast-food joint that one d… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever by Matt Singer

11. Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever

By: Matt Singer

4.06

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a time, if you wanted to know if a movie was worth seeing, you didn’t check out Rotten To… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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12. The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir

By: Paul Newman

3.89

Format: 297 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - The raw, candid, unvarnished memoir of an American icon. The greatest … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Like a Rolling Stone by Jann S. Wenner

13. Like a Rolling Stone

By: Jann S. Wenner

3.84

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

In this New York Times bestseller, Rolling Stone founder, co-editor, and publisher Jann Wenner offe… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Talking to My Angels by Melissa Etheridge

14. Talking to My Angels

By: Melissa Etheridge

3.95

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Twenty years after the success of her first memoir, the New York Times bestseller The Truth Is . . … read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America by Steve Inskeep

15. Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America

By: Steve Inskeep

4.02

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From journalist and historian Steve Inskeep, a compelling and nuanced exploration of the political … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
"Writing history is a relay, which is also true of history itself. We build, if we can, on the legacies that are left us."

-Steve Inskeep, Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America

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16. Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

By: Adam Higginbotham

4.60

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

The definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger disaster based on new archival r… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
"When asked what he was thinking about when preparing for launch abroad his Mercury-Redstone rocket, Alan Shepard, the first American in space, had infamously replied, "The fact that every part of thi…"

-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

"At the foot of the ladder, he [Gene Cernan Apollo 17] delivered the short speech he had memorized for the occasion. "Is like to just say what I believe history will record: That America's challenge o…"

-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

Cover of The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir by Griffin Dunne

17. The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir

By: Griffin Dunne

4.19

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

At nine, Sean Connery saved him from drowning. At thirteen, desperate to hook up with Janis Joplin,… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
"At the moment when Mrs. Griffin had been notified of her husband’s death, she was in bed with her lover at the Hotel del Coronado in California, and took the news that she was a widow rather well. Sh…"

-Griffin Dunne, The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir

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18. 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
  • biography
Cover of It’s Hard for Me to Live with Me by Rex Chapman

19. It’s Hard for Me to Live with Me

By: Rex Chapman

4.12

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A powerful memoir from the University of Kentucky basketball legend, NBA veteran, and social media … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of My Mama, Cass: A Memoir by Owen Elliot-Kugell

20. My Mama, Cass: A Memoir

By: Owen Elliot-Kugell

3.96

Format: 262 pages, Hardcover

A long-awaited, myth-busting, and deeply affecting memoir by the daughter of legendary rock star “M… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Life's Too Short: A Memoir by Darius Rucker

21. Life's Too Short: A Memoir

By: Darius Rucker

4.18

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A raw, heartfelt memoir from Darius Rucker, the three-time Grammy Award–winning, Diamond-selling le… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant by Curtis Chin

22. Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant

By: Curtis Chin

3.80

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

This memoir tells the story of Curtis Chin’s time growing up as a gay Chinese American kid in 1980’… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of But Will You Love Me Tomorrow?: An Oral History of the ’60s Girl Groups by Laura Flam

23. But Will You Love Me Tomorrow?: An Oral History of the ’60s Girl Groups

By: Laura Flam

4.02

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Featuring over 300 hours of new interviews with 100+ subjects, an oral history of the girl groups (… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of George Michael: A Life by James       Gavin

24. George Michael: A Life

By: James Gavin

3.76

Format: 528 pages, ebook

The definitive biography of George Michael, offering an expansive look at the troubled life of the … read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon by Joel Selvin

25. Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon

By: Joel Selvin

4.27

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

The blazing rock opera of the greatest drummer of all-time, Jim Gordon, from the legendary Wrecking… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Long Train Runnin': Our Story of The Doobie Brothers by Tom  Johnston

26. Long Train Runnin': Our Story of The Doobie Brothers

By: Tom Johnston

3.84

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

For the first time, the incredible true story of the legendary band, the Doobie Brothers, written b… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of To the Gorge: Running, Grief, and Resilience & 460 Miles on the Pacific Crest Trail by Emily Halnon

27. To the Gorge: Running, Grief, and Resilience & 460 Miles on the Pacific Crest Trail

By: Emily Halnon

4.59

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A riveting narrative of love and loss, grief and joy, as one woman embarks on a quest for a record … read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Under a Rock: A Memoir by Chris Stein

28. Under a Rock: A Memoir

By: Chris Stein

3.74

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

At its heart, Under A Rock is a love story. The codependent bond between Chris Stein and Debbie Har… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Elvis and the Colonel: An Insider's Look at the Most Legendary Partnership in Show Business by Greg McDonald

29. Elvis and the Colonel: An Insider's Look at the Most Legendary Partnership in Show Business

By: Greg McDonald

3.79

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A fresh biography of legendary entertainment manager Colonel Tom Parker, with a contrarian and corr… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Mellencamp by Paul Rees

30. Mellencamp

By: Paul Rees

3.73

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The definitive biography of John Mellencamp, the iconic American rock and roll original, featuring … read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of The True Tale of Mista Bone: A Rock & Roll Narrative by K L Doty

31. The True Tale of Mista Bone: A Rock & Roll Narrative

By: K L Doty

4.08

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

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4.03

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4.58

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4.01

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Keith O'Brien

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