12 must-read adult books like Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls: Women, Music, and Fame by Lisa Robinson

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Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls: Women, Music, and Fame

By: Lisa Robinson

3.06

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

An intimate, critical look at the lives of female musicians by a famed music journalist, based on n…

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1. Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution

By: Sara Marcus

3.97

Format: 367 pages, Paperback

Girls to the Front is the epic, definitive history of Riot Grrrl, the radical feminist uprising tha… read more

Similar categories in Sara Marcus's Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution book and Lisa Robinson's Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls: Women, Music, and Fame

  • music
  • history
  • pop culture
  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • womens
"i want to scream because no matter how much I scream, no one will listen."

-Sara Marcus, Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution

"The girls couldn't block out these things and they didn't want to; they wanted to stay acutely aware of the war against them so they could fight back."

-Sara Marcus, Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution

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2. Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang

By: Chelsea Handler

3.00

Format: 54 pages, Hardcover

The hilarious new book from the star of Chelsea Latelyand the #1 New York Timesbestselling author o… read more

Similar categories in Chelsea Handler's Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang book and Lisa Robinson's Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls: Women, Music, and Fame

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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3. Murder in the Bayou: Who Killed the Women Known as the Jeff Davis 8?

By: Ethan Brown

3.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER A SOUTHERN LIVING2016 BOOK OF THE YEAR An explosive, true-life southern go… read more

Similar categories in Ethan Brown's Murder in the Bayou: Who Killed the Women Known as the Jeff Davis 8? book and Lisa Robinson's Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls: Women, Music, and Fame

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
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4. From Scratch: Inside the Food Network

By: Allen Salkin

3.59

Format: 251 pages, Hardcover

Big personalities, high drama--the extraordinary behind-the-scenes story of the Food Network, now a… read more

Similar categories in Allen Salkin's From Scratch: Inside the Food Network book and Lisa Robinson's Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls: Women, Music, and Fame

  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • history

5. My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands

By: Chelsea Handler

4.75

Format: None pages, Paperback

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6. Born to Run

By: Bruce Springsteen

4.00

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In 2009, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed at the Super Bowl's halftime show. The e… read more

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7. 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
  • memoir
  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • womens
  • audiobook
"All that young-girl idealism is someone else's now."

-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band

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

-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band

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

-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band

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

-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band

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8. 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

Similar categories in Geddy Lee's My Effin' Life book and Lisa Robinson's Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls: Women, Music, and Fame

  • music
  • history
  • memoir
  • pop culture
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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9. Leslie F*cking Jones

By: Leslie Jones

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Hey you guys, it’s Leslie. I’m excited to share my story with you. Now, I’m gonna be honest: Som… read more

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  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
"Dad"

-Leslie Jones, Leslie F*cking Jones

"Some of the stories about my childhood is vague, because a bitch is 55 and I've smoked a lot of weed."

-Leslie Jones, Leslie F*cking Jones

"I was built for strong... I was never a victim. And even though really bad shit happened to me, I know it's my job to help other back girls and women get strong like me."

-Leslie Jones, Leslie F*cking Jones

"I even attended a Christian singles night lecture kind of thing—I was single, it was free, and it was Church. Honestly, that night should be an episode of American Horror Story. The woman leading it …"

-Leslie Jones, Leslie F*cking Jones

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10. 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
  • history
  • pop culture
  • audiobook
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11. This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You

By: Susan Rogers

3.82

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

This Is What It Sounds Like is a journey into the science and soul of music that reveals the secret… read more

Similar categories in Susan Rogers's This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You book and Lisa Robinson's Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls: Women, Music, and Fame

  • music
  • history
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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12. Be My Baby

By: Ronnie Spector

4.06

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Hailed by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the greatest rock memoirs of all time, Be My Baby is the… read more

Similar categories in Ronnie Spector's Be My Baby book and Lisa Robinson's Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls: Women, Music, and Fame

  • music
  • history
  • memoir
  • pop culture
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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13. The Sporty One: My Life as a Spice Girl

By: Melanie Chisholm

3.92

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

An intimate memoir from international pop star Melanie Chisholm--better known as Mel C. or Sporty S… read more

Similar categories in Melanie Chisholm's The Sporty One: My Life as a Spice Girl book and Lisa Robinson's Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls: Women, Music, and Fame

  • music
  • memoir
  • pop culture
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Why would we want to date stupid controlling men when we could be having a far better time with our mates?"

-Melanie Chisholm, The Sporty One: My Life as a Spice Girl

"You’re not stupid if you don’t know something; you’re stupid if you don’t find out what it means, because you’ve missed an opportunity to learn something."

-Melanie Chisholm, The Sporty One: My Life as a Spice Girl

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14. The Cold Vanish: Seeking the Missing in North America's Wildlands

By: Jon Billman

3.69

Format: 349 pages, Hardcover

The critically acclaimed author and journalist Jon Billman's fascinating, in-depth look at people w… read more

Similar categories in Jon Billman's The Cold Vanish: Seeking the Missing in North America's Wildlands book and Lisa Robinson's Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls: Women, Music, and Fame

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
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15. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir

By: Sly Stone

3.56

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Not many memoirs are generational events. But when Sly Stone, one of the few true musical geniuses … read more

Similar categories in Sly Stone's Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir book and Lisa Robinson's Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls: Women, Music, and Fame

  • music
  • history
  • memoir
  • pop culture
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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16. Where Are Your Boys Tonight?: The Oral History of Emo's Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008

By: Chris Payne

4.41

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

An explosive oral history of emo's takeover from 1999 to 2008, featuring MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, FA… read more

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  • music
  • history
  • memoir
  • pop culture
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
" Jonathan Daniel: I mean, people knew "Sins." That song was so big everywhere. But yeah, I don't think they knew the band as much. I remember Panic! went to see Kanye in Vegas, and Pete asked Kanye i…"

-Chris Payne, Where Are Your Boys Tonight?: The Oral History of Emo's Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008

" Jim Adkins: ...There was a girl who wrote us, explaining how she felt like an outsider at her school because the punk rock kids wouldn't accept her, even though she liked us and a lot of the really …"

-Chris Payne, Where Are Your Boys Tonight?: The Oral History of Emo's Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008

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17. Beyond Getting By: The Financial Diet's Guide to Abundant and Intentional Living

By: Holly Trantham

3.85

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A beautiful, full-color guide to living with money, not for money, packed with fun, tangible advice… read more

Similar categories in Holly Trantham's Beyond Getting By: The Financial Diet's Guide to Abundant and Intentional Living book and Lisa Robinson's Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls: Women, Music, and Fame

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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18. Subculture Vulture: A Memoir in Six Scenes

By: Moshe Kasher

4.12

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A riotous, whirlwind tour through deep American subcultures ranging from Burning Man to Alcoholics … read more

Similar categories in Moshe Kasher's Subculture Vulture: A Memoir in Six Scenes book and Lisa Robinson's Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls: Women, Music, and Fame

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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19. Toxic: Women, Fame, and the Tabloid 2000s

By: Sarah Ditum

3.58

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A scathing reexamination of the lives of nine female celebrities in the 2000s, and the sexist, expl… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Ditum's Toxic: Women, Fame, and the Tabloid 2000s book and Lisa Robinson's Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls: Women, Music, and Fame

  • music
  • history
  • pop culture
  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • womens
  • audiobook
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20. The Complete Beans and Grains Cookbook: A Comprehensive Guide with 450+ Recipes

By: America's Test Kitchen

4.08

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

From favas to fonio, take a deep dive into the vast world of beans and grains, with hundreds of exc… read more

Similar categories in America's Test Kitchen's The Complete Beans and Grains Cookbook: A Comprehensive Guide with 450+ Recipes book and Lisa Robinson's Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls: Women, Music, and Fame

  • nonfiction
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21. Parachute Women: Marianne Faithfull, Marsha Hunt, Bianca Jagger, Anita Pallenberg, and the Women Behind the Rolling Stones

By: Elizabeth Winder

3.63

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Discover the true story of the four women who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to help shape and… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Winder's Parachute Women: Marianne Faithfull, Marsha Hunt, Bianca Jagger, Anita Pallenberg, and the Women Behind the Rolling Stones book and Lisa Robinson's Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls: Women, Music, and Fame

  • music
  • history
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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22. The Spectacular

By: Zoe Whittall

3.67

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Three generations of women strive for real freedom in this startling, provocative novel exploring s… read more

Similar categories in Zoe Whittall's The Spectacular book and Lisa Robinson's Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls: Women, Music, and Fame

  • music
  • adult
  • audiobook
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23. We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence

By: Becky Cooper

3.73

Format: 501 pages, Hardcover

Dive into a true crime narrative of an unsolved 1969 murder at Harvard, of obsession and love for … read more

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  • history
  • memoir
  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Back then, I was blind to the idea that an institution could still be destructive even if its members were good people."

-Becky Cooper, We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence

"For we live in several worlds, each truer than the one it encloses, and itself false in relation to the one which encompasses it. [...] Truth lies in a progressive dilating of the meaning [...] up to…"

-Becky Cooper, We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence

"My freshmen seminar professor had warned our class that Harvard was an institution on a scale we could not imagine: "Harvard will change you by the end of your four years, but don't expect to change …"

-Becky Cooper, We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence

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24. I Curse You With Joy

By: Tiffany Haddish

3.95

Format: 269 pages, Kindle Edition

Tiffany Haddish is back with her highly anticipated new essay collection, I Curse You With Joy … read more

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  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
"Representation isn’t just checking off boxes, it’s validating experience."

-Tiffany Haddish, I Curse You With Joy

"What I was learning was, in its own fucked up way, no feelings was as bad as too many."

-Tiffany Haddish, I Curse You With Joy

"I wish that men got endometriosis. If it was painful when they ejaculated, you know they would find a cure immediately and every doctor would know what to do to make it less painful, even a foot doct…"

-Tiffany Haddish, I Curse You With Joy

"Going through all that, taught me that you get to choose your response when you are afraid. You might not be able to control everything that happens to you but you do get to control how you respond t…"

-Tiffany Haddish, I Curse You With Joy

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25. Days of Wonder

By: Caroline Leavitt

3.74

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Caroline Leavitt returns with a tantalizing, courageous story abo… read more

Similar categories in Caroline Leavitt's Days of Wonder book and Lisa Robinson's Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls: Women, Music, and Fame

  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession by Rachel Monroe

26. Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession

By: Rachel Monroe

3.72

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A provocative and original investigation of our cultural fascination with crime, linking four arche… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Monroe's Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession book and Lisa Robinson's Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls: Women, Music, and Fame

  • history
  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Sometimes women’s attraction to true crime is dismissed as trashy and voyeuristic (because women are vapid!). Sometimes it is unquestioningly celebrated as feminist (because if women like something, …"

-Rachel Monroe, Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession

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27. Make Something Good Today: A Memoir

By: Ben Napier

4.48

Format: 227 pages, Hardcover

From Ben and Erin Napier, the stars of the hit HGTV show Home Town, comes Make Something Good Today… read more

Similar categories in Ben Napier's Make Something Good Today: A Memoir book and Lisa Robinson's Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls: Women, Music, and Fame

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
"Faith was a permanent and unquestioned part of my life. My family-- everyone around me, really-- was cut the same cloth. We were churchgoers and Methodists, and those facts permeated just about every…"

-Ben Napier, Make Something Good Today: A Memoir

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28. On the Subject of Unmentionable Things

By: Julia Walton

4.02

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A girl rewrites sex education, one viral post at a time, in this fiercely honest and delightfully a… read more

Similar categories in Julia Walton's On the Subject of Unmentionable Things book and Lisa Robinson's Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls: Women, Music, and Fame

  • audiobook
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29. Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls: Women, Music, and Fame

By: Lisa Robinson

3.06

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

An intimate, critical look at the lives of female musicians by a famed music journalist, based on n… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Robinson's Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls: Women, Music, and Fame book and Lisa Robinson's Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls: Women, Music, and Fame

  • music
  • history
  • memoir
  • pop culture
  • feminism
  • music biography
  • nonfiction
  • womens
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Shameless: Republicans' Deliberate Dysfunction and the Battle to Preserve Democracy by Brian Tyler Cohen

30. Shameless: Republicans' Deliberate Dysfunction and the Battle to Preserve Democracy

By: Brian Tyler Cohen

4.43

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From the first content creator to interview President Biden, leading progressive voice Brian Tyler … read more

Similar categories in Brian Tyler Cohen's Shameless: Republicans' Deliberate Dysfunction and the Battle to Preserve Democracy book and Lisa Robinson's Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls: Women, Music, and Fame

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
"These are manipulation tactics happening at the hands of the very people whom voters have been groomed to trust. Republicans may claim to hate the Democrats, but frankly there is no one they have mor…"

-Brian Tyler Cohen, Shameless: Republicans' Deliberate Dysfunction and the Battle to Preserve Democracy

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31. Slow Cooked: An Unexpected Life in Food Politics (Volume 78) (California Studies in Food and Culture)

By: Marion Nestle

4.33

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

"A chronicle of hard work and a public health resource,  Slow Cooked  is also proof that it’s never… read more

Similar categories in Marion Nestle's Slow Cooked: An Unexpected Life in Food Politics (Volume 78) (California Studies in Food and Culture) book and Lisa Robinson's Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls: Women, Music, and Fame

  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • memoir

24 best-selling audiobook books like Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls: Women, Music, and Fame by Lisa Robinson

Transform Your Habits

Murder in the Bayou: Who Killed the Women Known as the Jeff Davis 8?

Ethan Brown

3.50

Transform Your Habits

Girl in a Band

Kim Gordon

3.67

Transform Your Habits

My Effin' Life

Geddy Lee

4.58

Transform Your Habits

Leslie F*cking Jones

Leslie Jones

4.11

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The Backyard Bird Chronicles

Amy Tan

4.14

Transform Your Habits

What's Cooking in the Kremlin: From Rasputin to Putin, How Russia Built an Empire with a Knife and Fork

Witold Szabłowski

4.28

Transform Your Habits

Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s

B. Dylan Hollis

4.47

Transform Your Habits

100 Morning Treats: With Muffins, Rolls, Biscuits, Sweet and Savory Breakfast Breads, and More

Sarah Kieffer

4.38

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