6 must-read nonfiction books like Pete Doherty: Last of the Rock Romantics by Alex Hannaford

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Pete Doherty: Last of the Rock Romantics

By: Alex Hannaford

3.53

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Pete Doherty, erstwhile singer with The Libertines, is a British icon. Whether he is playing improm…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Pete Doherty: Last of the Rock Romantics by Alex Hannaford , here is a list of 6 books like this:

Cover of Threepenny Memoir: The Lives of a Libertine by Carl Barât

1. Threepenny Memoir: The Lives of a Libertine

By: Carl Barât

3.79

Format: 227 pages, Paperback

'Looking back at The Libertines is like catching flashes of sunlight between buildings as you race … read more

Similar categories in Carl Barât's Threepenny Memoir: The Lives of a Libertine book and Alex Hannaford's Pete Doherty: Last of the Rock Romantics

  • music
  • nonfiction
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2. 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

Similar categories in Jack Kerouac's On the Road book and Alex Hannaford's Pete Doherty: Last of the Rock Romantics

"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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3. The Books of Albion

By: Pete Doherty

3.68

Format: 346 pages, Hardcover

Cult rock star Pete Doherty reveals himself and the sources of his inspiration as never before in t… read more

Similar categories in Pete Doherty's The Books of Albion book and Alex Hannaford's Pete Doherty: Last of the Rock Romantics

  • music
  • nonfiction
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4. Spinner

By: Benedict Wells

3.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

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5. Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo

By: Christiane V. Felscherinow , Horst Rieck , Kai Hermann

4.48

Format: 192 pages,

Sie ist heute sechzehn, kam mit zwolf in einem evangelischen Jugendheim zum Haschisch, mit dreizehn… read more

Similar categories in Christiane V. Felscherinow's Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo book and Alex Hannaford's Pete Doherty: Last of the Rock Romantics

  • nonfiction
Cover of Amongst Our Weapons (Rivers of London, #9) by Ben Aaronovitch

6. Amongst Our Weapons (Rivers of London, #9)

By: Ben Aaronovitch

4.33

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

Now in hardcover, the ninth book of the bestselling Rivers of London urban fantasy series returns t… read more

Similar categories in Ben Aaronovitch's Amongst Our Weapons (Rivers of London, #9) book and Alex Hannaford's Pete Doherty: Last of the Rock Romantics

"What makes you think I know?' asked Zach, who, if questioned, would deny his own existence out of sheer habit."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Amongst Our Weapons (Rivers of London, #9)

"I saw nothing suspicious—which is unusual. A copper can usually find something suspicious if they look hard enough."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Amongst Our Weapons (Rivers of London, #9)

"Always look after your people,' he said as I noted down the order. 'The way you treat them sets an example for the way they treat others."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Amongst Our Weapons (Rivers of London, #9)

"Lips too thick and nose too wide–he looked like he’d stepped out of an early Asterix comic. Subconscious racism, I thought–it will fuck you up every time."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Amongst Our Weapons (Rivers of London, #9)

Cover of Sing Backwards and Weep: A Memoir by Mark Lanegan

7. Sing Backwards and Weep: A Memoir

By: Mark Lanegan

4.35

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A gritty, gripping memoir by the singer Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees, Queens of the Stone Age, Sou… read more

Similar categories in Mark Lanegan's Sing Backwards and Weep: A Memoir book and Alex Hannaford's Pete Doherty: Last of the Rock Romantics

  • music
  • nonfiction
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8. Tenement Kid

By: Bobby Gillespie

4.02

Format: 412 pages, Hardcover

Fizzing with an infectious passion for the magic of rock music, Gillespie’s vivid and evocative mem… read more

Similar categories in Bobby Gillespie's Tenement Kid book and Alex Hannaford's Pete Doherty: Last of the Rock Romantics

  • music
  • nonfiction
"I kind of became a feminist from an early age, even though I wasn’t aware of the feminist movement in any way. I admired my mum a lot. In her own quiet way she was a fighter."

-Bobby Gillespie, Tenement Kid

"When I was a teenager I started to think about how dedicated Dad was to the struggle for working-class rights. He had devoted his life to the Labour cause fighting inequality and that’s fucking great…"

-Bobby Gillespie, Tenement Kid

"Those painful childhood memories we bury, that some of us try and drown out with sex, drugs, alcohol, gambling, all the usual crutches and distractions. These childhood experiences are going to be re…"

-Bobby Gillespie, Tenement Kid

"I began to question the world and other people from a young age. I suppose that gave me a sense of emotional distance, a lack of trust in future friendships and relationships; I would assume a friend…"

-Bobby Gillespie, Tenement Kid

Cover of Pete Doherty: Last of the Rock Romantics by Alex Hannaford

9. Pete Doherty: Last of the Rock Romantics

By: Alex Hannaford

3.53

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Pete Doherty, erstwhile singer with The Libertines, is a British icon. Whether he is playing improm… read more

Similar categories in Alex Hannaford's Pete Doherty: Last of the Rock Romantics book and Alex Hannaford's Pete Doherty: Last of the Rock Romantics

  • music
  • nonfiction

5 Top music books like Pete Doherty: Last of the Rock Romantics by Alex Hannaford

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Carl Barât

3.79

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3.68

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4.35

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19 Top nonfiction books like Tenement Kid by Bobby Gillespie

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Tim Burgess

4.04

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Nando Cruz

4.27

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Stuart Braithwaite

3.88

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Thurston Moore

3.81

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