9 best-selling biography books like Seeing Sideways: A Memoir of Music and Motherhood (American Music Series) by Kristin Hersh

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Seeing Sideways: A Memoir of Music and Motherhood (American Music Series)

By: Kristin Hersh

4.32

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

Doony, Ryder, Wyatt, Bodhi. The names of Kristin Hersh’s sons are the only ones included in her new…

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1. Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991

By: Michael Azerrad

4.22

Format: 522 pages, Paperback

This is the never-before-told story of the musical revolution that happened right under the nose of… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
"Rock'n'roll is a teenage sport, meant to be played by teenagers of all ages--they could be 15, 25 or 35. It all boils down to whether they've got the love in their hearts, that beautiful teenage spir…"

-Michael Azerrad, Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991

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2. The Sirens of Titan

By: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

2.60

Format: None pages, Paperback

The Sirens of Titan is an outrageous romp through space, time, and morality. The richest, most depr… read more

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3. Ultramarine: Poems

By: Raymond Carver

4.09

Format: 148 pages, Paperback

One of Raymond Carver's final collections of poetry, moving from the beauty of the natural world to… read more

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4. Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison

By: Michel Foucault , Alan Sheridan , None , None , None

3.35

Format: 520 pages, Paperback

Librarian note: an alternate cover for this edition can be found . In this brilliant work, the mos… read more

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  • nonfiction
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5. Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction

By: Jonathan D. Culler

3.91

Format: 20 pages,

What is Literary Theory? Is there a relationship between literature and culture? In fact, what is L… read more

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  • nonfiction
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6. The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers

By: John Gardner

4.01

Format: 30 pages, Paperback

This classic guide, from the renowned novelist and professor, has helped transform generations of a… read more

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  • nonfiction
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7. Biblical Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction

By: Eric H. Cline

3.87

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Public interest in biblical archaeology is at an all-time high, as television documentaries pull in… read more

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  • nonfiction
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8. Girl in a Band

By: Kim Gordon

3.67

Format: 273 pages, Hardcover

In Girl in a Band, Kim Gordon, founding member of Sonic Youth and role model for a generation of wo… read more

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  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
"All that young-girl idealism is someone else's now."

-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band

"I like being in a weak position, and making it strong."

-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band

"For me performing has a lot to do with being fearless."

-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band

"I give Iggy credit for deconstructing the very idea of entertainment."

-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band

9. Jason Molina: Riding with the Ghost

By: Erin Osmon

4.31

Format: 66 pages, ebook

Erin Osmon presents a detailed, human account of the Rust Belt-born musician Jason Molina--a vision… read more

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10. The Souls of Black Folk

By: W.E.B. Du Bois , None , None

3.62

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1868-1963) is the greatest of African American intellectuals--a s… read more

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11. Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk

By: Kathleen Hanna

4.46

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An electric, searing memoir by the original rebel girl and legendary front woman of Bikini Kill and… read more

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  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
"She was the only woman on the whole record and hearing her gave me the first thought that someday I could be in a band."

-Kathleen Hanna, Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk

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12. Beautyland

By: Marie-Helene Bertino

4.15

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Parakeet, Marie-Helene Bertino’s Beautyland is a wise, tender novel ab… read more

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13. This Is What Happened

By: Mick Herron

3.42

Format: 263 pages, Hardcover

From CWA Gold Dagger winner Mick Herron comes a shocking, twisted novel of psychological suspense a… read more

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14. The Catch Me if You Can: One Woman's Journey to Every Country in the World

By: Jessica Nabongo

3.86

Format: 418 pages, Hardcover

In this inspiring travelogue, celebrated traveler and photographer Jessica Nabongo—the first Black … read more

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"It's now nearly impossible for me to name a favorite thing. I have nether a favorite country, nor a favorite food. Life is too full of amazingly beautiful things, people, and places to pick just one."

-Jessica Nabongo, The Catch Me if You Can: One Woman's Journey to Every Country in the World

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15. Fingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me From Success

By: Miki Berenyi

4.46

Format: 367 pages, Hardcover

The extraordinary and searingly honest personal story of musician Miki Berenyi, revealing the highs… read more

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  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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16. Ten Thousand Apologies: Fat White Family and the Miracle of Failure

By: Adelle Stripe

4.40

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR THE PENDERYN MUSIC BOO… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of American Madness: The Story of the Phantom Patriot and How Conspiracy Theories Hijacked American Consciousness by Tea Krulos

17. American Madness: The Story of the Phantom Patriot and How Conspiracy Theories Hijacked American Consciousness

By: Tea Krulos

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

The mainstream news media struggles to understand the power of social media while conspiracy advoca… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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18. Cream City Chronicles: Stories of Milwaukee’s Past

By: John Gurda

4.16

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Cream City Chronicles is a collection of lively stories about the people, the events, the landmarks… read more

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  • nonfiction
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19. Seeing Sideways: A Memoir of Music and Motherhood (American Music Series)

By: Kristin Hersh

4.32

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

Doony, Ryder, Wyatt, Bodhi. The names of Kristin Hersh’s sons are the only ones included in her new… read more

Similar categories in Kristin Hersh's Seeing Sideways: A Memoir of Music and Motherhood (American Music Series) book and Kristin Hersh's Seeing Sideways: A Memoir of Music and Motherhood (American Music Series)

  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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20. The Anthropology of Security: Perspectives from the Frontline of Policing, Counter-terrorism and Border Control (Anthropology, Culture and Society)

By: Mark Maguire

4.00

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

In a post-Cold War world of political unease and economic crisis, processes of securitisation are t… read more

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21. 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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  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction

14 Best nonfiction books like Seeing Sideways: A Memoir of Music and Motherhood (American Music Series) by Kristin Hersh

Transform Your Habits

Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991

Michael Azerrad

4.22

Transform Your Habits

Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison

Michel Foucault , Alan Sheridan , None , None , None

3.35

Transform Your Habits

Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction

Jonathan D. Culler

3.91

Transform Your Habits

The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers

John Gardner

4.01

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13 best-selling audiobook books like 1967: How I Got There and Why I Never Left by Robyn Hitchcock

Transform Your Habits

Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk

Kathleen Hanna

4.46

Transform Your Habits

Lou Reed: The King of New York

Will Hermes

4.23

Transform Your Habits

Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir

Sly Stone

3.56

Transform Your Habits

Goth: A History

Lol Tolhurst

3.68

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