19 Best music books like Prince: Before The Rain by Allen Beaulieu

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Prince: Before The Rain

By: Allen Beaulieu

4.49

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Photographer Allen Beaulieu worked with Prince from the late 1970s into the early '80s, capturing t…

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1. American Psycho

By: Bret Easton Ellis

4.16

Format: 76 pages, Paperback

Patrick Bateman is twenty-six and he works on Wall Street, he is handsome, sophisticated, charming … read more

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Cover of The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince by Mayte Garcia

2. The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince

By: Mayte Garcia

3.89

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER At the one-year anniversary of his death, legendary musician Princ… read more

Similar categories in Mayte Garcia's The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince book and Allen Beaulieu's Prince: Before The Rain

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Picturing Prince: An Intimate Portrait by Steve Parke

3. Picturing Prince: An Intimate Portrait

By: Steve Parke

4.27

Format: 359 pages, Hardcover

Featuring a mix of never-seen-before and rare photographs of Prince, alongside written vignettes ab… read more

Similar categories in Steve Parke's Picturing Prince: An Intimate Portrait book and Allen Beaulieu's Prince: Before The Rain

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • photography
  • biography
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4. Ghost Boys

By: Jewell Parker Rhodes

4.34

Format: 214 pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Jerome is shot by a police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a real threat. As a… read more

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"Bear witness. My tale is told Wake. Only the living can make the world better. Live and make it better. Don’t let me (Or anyone else) Tell this tale again"

-Jewell Parker Rhodes, Ghost Boys

"Bear witness. My tale is told. Wake. Only the living can make the world better. Live and make it better. Don't let me (Or anyone else) Tell this tale again."

-Jewell Parker Rhodes, Ghost Boys

Cover of Dig If You Will the Picture: Funk, Sex, God and Genius in the Music of Prince by Ben Greenman

5. Dig If You Will the Picture: Funk, Sex, God and Genius in the Music of Prince

By: Ben Greenman

4.10

Format: 0 pages, Hardcover

A unique and kaleidoscopic look into the life, legacy, and electricity of the pop legend Prince and… read more

Similar categories in Ben Greenman's Dig If You Will the Picture: Funk, Sex, God and Genius in the Music of Prince book and Allen Beaulieu's Prince: Before The Rain

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
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6. 21 Nights

By: Prince , Randee St. Nicholas

3.80

Format: None pages,

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  • music
  • photography
  • nonfiction
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7. Towers Falling

By: Jewell Parker Rhodes

4.04

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes, a powerful novel set fifteen years after the 9/11 a… read more

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"Home. It's where we come from. Who we are."

-Jewell Parker Rhodes, Towers Falling

"Home is our starting point for connecting to the past."

-Jewell Parker Rhodes, Towers Falling

"When asked a question, class, it's important to consider how it's framed. Sometimes a question is a door to another question, another way of seeing. Understanding."

-Jewell Parker Rhodes, Towers Falling

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8. 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

Similar categories in Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson's Music Is History book and Allen Beaulieu's Prince: Before The Rain

  • music
  • nonfiction
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9. Two Degrees

By: Alan Gratz

4.15

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Fire. Ice. Flood. Three climate disasters. Four kids fighting for their lives. Akira is ridin… read more

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"Cubs are super cute, but you do not want to come between a cub and it's mother. Momma Bear will wreck you."

-Alan Gratz, Two Degrees

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10. No Two Persons

By: Erica Bauermeister

4.09

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

One book. Nine readers. Ten changed lives. New York Times bestselling author Erica Bauermeister’s N… read more

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"All that matters is that we try. pg. 79"

-Erica Bauermeister, No Two Persons

"Guilt is easier to drown in than any sorrow. pg. 245"

-Erica Bauermeister, No Two Persons

"Always start with words. Words last. Tell me a secret from your day."

-Erica Bauermeister, No Two Persons

"Did you know that otters sleep holding hands? All night long, so they don't lose each other."

-Erica Bauermeister, No Two Persons

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11. By Any Other Name

By: Jodi Picoult

4.19

Format: 528 pages, Kindle Edition

From the New York Times bestselling co-author of Mad Honey comes an “inspiring” (Elle) novel about … read more

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12. Red, White, and Whole

By: Rajani LaRocca

4.43

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An #ownvoices novel in verse about an Indian American girl whose life is turned upside down when he… read more

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"What does the sky do when the moon is gone forever?"

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

"We say goodbye to Amma. I am empty. I’ve been watching and saying goodbye for months."

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

"« We say goodbye to Amma. I am empty. I’ve been watching and saying goodbye for months. »"

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

"Her face is as bright as a full moon, always gentle, always changing, but predictable. Like our moon, she only shows us one face. The strong one."

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

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13. Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius

By: Nick Hornby

3.66

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Just Like You, High Fidelity, and Fever Pitch, a short, warm, and… read more

Similar categories in Nick Hornby's Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius book and Allen Beaulieu's Prince: Before The Rain

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
"This book is about work, and nobody ever worked harder than these two, or at a higher standard, while connectiong with so many people for so long."

-Nick Hornby, Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius

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14. Love Everlasting, Volume 1 (Love Everlasting, #1)

By: Tom King

3.56

Format: 136 pages, Paperback

From superstar creators Tom King and Elsa Charretier comes he first volume of a thrilling epic in t… read more

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15. The Beautiful Ones

By: Prince

3.78

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

From Prince himself comes the brilliant coming-of-age-and-into-superstardom story of one of the gre… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • photography
  • biography
"Still, my soul is cast iron and not to be dented."

-Prince, The Beautiful Ones

"A lot of people have the idea that I'm a wild sexual person...I've lectured quite a few people out there. I'll say, 'Think about what you're saying. How would you react if you were me?' I ask that qu…"

-Prince, The Beautiful Ones

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16. Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust

By: Renee Hartman

4.01

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

RENEE: I was ten years old then, and my sister was eight. The responsibility was on me to warn ever… read more

Similar categories in Renee Hartman's Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust book and Allen Beaulieu's Prince: Before The Rain

  • nonfiction
  • biography
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17. Tanqueray

By: Stephanie Johnson

4.20

Format: 180 pages, Hardcover

1970s New York City: Go-go dancers, The Peppermint Lounge, gangsters, Billy’s Topless, and Stephani… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Johnson's Tanqueray book and Allen Beaulieu's Prince: Before The Rain

  • nonfiction
  • photography
  • biography
Cover of This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record by Neal Karlen

18. This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record

By: Neal Karlen

3.57

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

"A warm and surprisingly real-life biography, featuring never-before-seen photos, of one of rock’s … read more

Similar categories in Neal Karlen's This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record book and Allen Beaulieu's Prince: Before The Rain

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
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19. None of This Would Have Happened If Prince Were Alive

By: Carolyn Prusa

3.48

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Maria Semple and Jennifer Weiner, this smart and witty debut novel follows Ramo… read more

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"After I gave him so much-parts of myself I didn't even know were there. After I snuffed out my wildness. After I glued myself with rubber cement to this life because of my love for him and the people…"

-Carolyn Prusa, None of This Would Have Happened If Prince Were Alive

Cover of On Time: A Princely Life in Funk by Morris Day

20. On Time: A Princely Life in Funk

By: Morris Day

3.98

Format: 206 pages, Hardcover

A memoir by Morris Day of The Time centering around his lifelong relationship and association with … read more

Similar categories in Morris Day's On Time: A Princely Life in Funk book and Allen Beaulieu's Prince: Before The Rain

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions: 1983 and 1984 (Prince Studio Sessions) by Duane Tudahl

21. Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions: 1983 and 1984 (Prince Studio Sessions)

By: Duane Tudahl

4.57

Format: 553 pages, Kindle Edition

Featuring groundbreaking, never-before-heard stories, Duane Tudahl pulls back the paisley curtain t… read more

Similar categories in Duane Tudahl's Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions: 1983 and 1984 (Prince Studio Sessions) book and Allen Beaulieu's Prince: Before The Rain

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Prince: All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track by Benoît Clerc

22. Prince: All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track

By: Benoît Clerc

4.51

Format: 648 pages, Hardcover

" All the Songs is a major achievement...[It] may be the definitive single-volume book about Prince… read more

Similar categories in Benoît Clerc's Prince: All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track book and Allen Beaulieu's Prince: Before The Rain

  • music
  • nonfiction
Cover of Prince and the Parade and Sign O' the Times Era Studio Sessions: 1985 and 1986 by Duane Tudahl

23. Prince and the Parade and Sign O' the Times Era Studio Sessions: 1985 and 1986

By: Duane Tudahl

4.72

Format: 620 pages, ebook

From Prince's superstardom to studio seclusion, this second book in the award-winning Prince Studio… read more

Similar categories in Duane Tudahl's Prince and the Parade and Sign O' the Times Era Studio Sessions: 1985 and 1986 book and Allen Beaulieu's Prince: Before The Rain

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of My Name Is Prince by Randee St. Nicholas

24. My Name Is Prince

By: Randee St. Nicholas

4.55

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The ultimate collection of stunning photographs documenting the career of one of the world’s greate… read more

Similar categories in Randee St. Nicholas's My Name Is Prince book and Allen Beaulieu's Prince: Before The Rain

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • photography
  • biography
Cover of Prince: A Private View by Afshin Shahidi

25. Prince: A Private View

By: Afshin Shahidi

4.34

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Featuring a foreword by Beyoncé Knowles-Carter. Afshin Shahidi met Prince in 1993 and soon becam… read more

Similar categories in Afshin Shahidi's Prince: A Private View book and Allen Beaulieu's Prince: Before The Rain

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • photography
  • biography
Cover of Prince: A Portrait of the Artist by Paul Sexton

26. Prince: A Portrait of the Artist

By: Paul Sexton

4.33

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Explore the seductive story of the unique artist that was Prince through this stunning collection o… read more

Similar categories in Paul Sexton's Prince: A Portrait of the Artist book and Allen Beaulieu's Prince: Before The Rain

  • music
Cover of Prince: Before The Rain by Allen Beaulieu

27. Prince: Before The Rain

By: Allen Beaulieu

4.49

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Photographer Allen Beaulieu worked with Prince from the late 1970s into the early '80s, capturing t… read more

Similar categories in Allen Beaulieu's Prince: Before The Rain book and Allen Beaulieu's Prince: Before The Rain

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • photography
  • biography
Cover of Nothing Compares 2 U: An Oral History of Prince by Touré

28. Nothing Compares 2 U: An Oral History of Prince

By: Touré

3.91

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The real Prince in the words of those who knew him best—from award-winning author Touré. “...one o… read more

Similar categories in Touré's Nothing Compares 2 U: An Oral History of Prince book and Allen Beaulieu's Prince: Before The Rain

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Prince: Guitar & Bass by Andrea Swensson

29. Prince: Guitar & Bass

By: Andrea Swensson

4.75

Format: None pages, Hardcover

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Cover of Prince: A Documentary by Per Nilsen

30. Prince: A Documentary

By: Per Nilsen

4.46

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

This fact-file on Prince has been updated to include his 1991 "Diamonds and Pearls" tour and album. read more

Similar categories in Per Nilsen's Prince: A Documentary book and Allen Beaulieu's Prince: Before The Rain

  • music
  • biography
Cover of Prince and Purple Rain: 40 Years by Andrea Swensson

31. Prince and Purple Rain: 40 Years

By: Andrea Swensson

4.65

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Authoritatively written and including rare photography and memorabilia, this beautiful slipcased vo… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography

19 Best nonfiction books like Prince: Before The Rain by Allen Beaulieu

Transform Your Habits

The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince

Mayte Garcia

3.89

Transform Your Habits

Picturing Prince: An Intimate Portrait

Steve Parke

4.27

Transform Your Habits

Dig If You Will the Picture: Funk, Sex, God and Genius in the Music of Prince

Ben Greenman

4.10

Transform Your Habits

21 Nights

Prince , Randee St. Nicholas

3.80

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7 must-read nonfiction books like Prince and Purple Rain: 40 Years by Andrea Swensson

Transform Your Habits

First Avenue: Minnesota's Mainroom

Chris Riemenschneider

3.83

Transform Your Habits

Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk

Kathleen Hanna

4.46

Transform Your Habits

We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America

Roxanna Asgarian

4.32

Transform Your Habits

All the Living and the Dead

Hayley Campbell

4.25

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