9 Top memoir books like There and Black Again: The Autobiography of Don Letts by Don Letts

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There and Black Again: The Autobiography of Don Letts

By: Don Letts

4.48

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Starring the Grammy award winning filmmaker, rock star, dj, radio broadcaster, social commentator, …

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1. Set the Boy Free

By: Johnny Marr

2.50

Format: 32 pages, ebook

The long-awaited memoir from the legendary guitarist and cofounder of the seminal British band The … read more

Similar categories in Johnny Marr's Set the Boy Free book and Don Letts's There and Black Again: The Autobiography of Don Letts

  • music
  • autobiography
  • memoir
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2. A Tale of Two Cities

By: Charles Dickens , Hablot Knight Browne , Richard Maxwell

3.87

Format: 489 pages, Paperback

A Tale of Two Cities is Charles Dickens’s great historical novel, set against the violent upheaval … read more

Similar categories in Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities book and Don Letts's There and Black Again: The Autobiography of Don Letts

"We'll start to forget a place once we left it"

-Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

"Tell the Wind and the Fire where to stop; not me."

-Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

"A day wasted on others is not wasted on one's self."

-Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."

-Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

3. Ham on Rye

By: Charles Bukowski

3.40

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

In what is widely hailed as the best of his many novels, Charles Bukowski details the long, lonely … read more

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4. The Secret Hours

By: Mick Herron

4.29

Format: 384 pages, ebook

Two years ago, a hostile Prime Minister launched the Monochrome inquiry, investigating "historical … read more

Similar categories in Mick Herron's The Secret Hours book and Don Letts's There and Black Again: The Autobiography of Don Letts

"We’re the Secret Service. We’re not here to be liked."

-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours

"And you can shut your damn mouth too." "Now now. Casual profanity’s the sign of a small fucking mind."

-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours

"Come on. You can buy me breakfast." "I've already had breakfast." "So have I. What's that got to do with it?"

-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours

"First Desk enjoyed coincidences the way she liked happy endings: outside of fiction, they were as trustworthy as a Tinder Profile."

-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours

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5. Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

By: Jack Weatherford

4.06

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

The name Genghis Khan often conjures the image of a relentless, bloodthirsty barbarian on horseback… read more

Similar categories in Jack Weatherford's Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World book and Don Letts's There and Black Again: The Autobiography of Don Letts

"The first key to leadership is self-control."

-Jack Weatherford, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

"Without the vision of a goal, a man cannot manage his own life, much less the lives of others."

-Jack Weatherford, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

"A leader should demonstrate his thoughts and opinions through his actions, not through his words."

-Jack Weatherford, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

"The first key to leadership was self-control, particularly the mastery of pride, which was something more difficult, he explained, to subdue than a wild lion and anger, which was more difficult to de…"

-Jack Weatherford, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

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6. Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World

By: Naomi Klein

4.22

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

What if you woke up one morning and found you’d acquired another self―a double who was almost you a… read more

Similar categories in Naomi Klein's Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World book and Don Letts's There and Black Again: The Autobiography of Don Letts

  • memoir
"Our role here on earth is not simply to maximize the advantage in our lives. It’s to maximize (protect, regenerate) all of life. We are here not just to make sure we as individuals survive, but to ma…"

-Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World

"A state of shock is what happens to us- individually or as a society- when we experience a sudden and unprecedented event for which we do not yet have adequate explanation. At its essence, a shock is…"

-Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World

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7. Post Office

By: Charles Bukowski

3.94

Format: 162 pages, Kindle Edition

"It began as a mistake." By middle age, Henry Chinaski has lost more than twelve years of his life … read more

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"It began as a mistake."

-Charles Bukowski, Post Office

"من يراهن كثيراً يخسر حصانه ص 154"

-Charles Bukowski, Post Office

"المحترف يذهب إلى السباقات بمفرده ص 81"

-Charles Bukowski, Post Office

"لا تحب المرأة أن تكون في المرتبة الثانية ص 161"

-Charles Bukowski, Post Office

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8. Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance

By: John Waters

3.30

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A hilariously filthy tale of sex, crime, and family dysfunction from the brilliantly twisted mind o… read more

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9. The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality

By: Amanda Montell

3.54

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Cultish and host of the podcast Sounds Like a Cult, a delicious blen… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Montell's The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality book and Don Letts's There and Black Again: The Autobiography of Don Letts

  • memoir
"While magical thinking is an age-old quirk, overthinking feels distinct to the modern era—a product of our innate superstitions clashing with information overload, mass loneliness, and a capitalistic…"

-Amanda Montell, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality

"Information transmission research suggests that folks with higher anxiety are quicker to engage with, and slower to disengage from, negative information; so "as a trait and state," anxiety itself per…"

-Amanda Montell, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality

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10. Folk Music: A Bob Dylan Biography in Seven Songs

By: Greil Marcus

3.68

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Acclaimed cultural critic Greil Marcus tells the story of Bob Dylan through the lens of seven penet… read more

Similar categories in Greil Marcus's Folk Music: A Bob Dylan Biography in Seven Songs book and Don Letts's There and Black Again: The Autobiography of Don Letts

  • music
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11. Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina

By: Chris Frantz

3.50

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Chris Frantz’s memoir tells the story of his life with Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club and his life-lon… read more

Similar categories in Chris Frantz's Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina book and Don Letts's There and Black Again: The Autobiography of Don Letts

  • music
  • autobiography
  • punk
  • memoir
"Without adventures, we won’t have stories."

-Chris Frantz, Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina

"...the opposite of love is not hate. The opposite of love is selfishness."

-Chris Frantz, Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina

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12. Faith, Hope and Carnage

By: Nick Cave

4.44

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

Faith, Hope and Carnage is a book about Nick Cave’s inner life. Created from more than forty hou… read more

Similar categories in Nick Cave's Faith, Hope and Carnage book and Don Letts's There and Black Again: The Autobiography of Don Letts

  • music
  • memoir
"I think people can do both terrible things and wonderful things when faced with the true understanding of their own powerlessness, vulnerability and lack of control."

-Nick Cave, Faith, Hope and Carnage

"Vulnerability is essential to spiritual and creative growth. Finding enormous strength through vulnerability. You're being open to whatever happens, including failure and shame. The two are connected…"

-Nick Cave, Faith, Hope and Carnage

"I guess not, but who says creativity it the be all and end all? Who says that our accomplishments are the only true measure of what is important in our lives? Perhaps there are other lives worth livi…"

-Nick Cave, Faith, Hope and Carnage

"The usual precepts collapse under the weight of the calamity: the terrible demands that we place upon ourselves; our own internal judging voice; the endless expectations and opinions of others. They …"

-Nick Cave, Faith, Hope and Carnage

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13. Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You: A Memoir

By: Lucinda Williams

3.96

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The iconic singer-songwriter and three-time Grammy winner opens up about her traumatic childhood in… read more

Similar categories in Lucinda Williams's Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You: A Memoir book and Don Letts's There and Black Again: The Autobiography of Don Letts

  • music
  • autobiography
  • memoir
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14. Nina Simone's Gum

By: Warren Ellis

4.26

Format: 199 pages, Hardcover

I hadn't opened the towel that contained her gum since 2013. The last person to touch it was Nina S… read more

Similar categories in Warren Ellis's Nina Simone's Gum book and Don Letts's There and Black Again: The Autobiography of Don Letts

  • music
  • autobiography
  • memoir
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15. Echoes: A memoir continued . . .

By: Will Sergeant

4.27

Format: 343 pages, Kindle Edition

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERScenic Wye Valley isn't the typical place for a rock story to begin, but… read more

Similar categories in Will Sergeant's Echoes: A memoir continued . . . book and Don Letts's There and Black Again: The Autobiography of Don Letts

  • music
  • memoir
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16. Corporate Rock Sucks: The Rise and Fall of SST Records

By: Jim Ruland

4.03

Format: None pages, Audiobook

A no-holds-barred narrative history of the iconic label that brought the world Black Flag, Hüsker D… read more

Similar categories in Jim Ruland's Corporate Rock Sucks: The Rise and Fall of SST Records book and Don Letts's There and Black Again: The Autobiography of Don Letts

  • music
  • punk
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17. Mrs. S

By: K. Patrick

3.63

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

A sublime and sensual debut novel exploring the nature of queer love and attraction, the transforma… read more

Similar categories in K. Patrick's Mrs. S book and Don Letts's There and Black Again: The Autobiography of Don Letts

"I live in hope it is her, I live in fear it is her, it is never her."

-K. Patrick, Mrs. S

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18. Exit Stage Left: The Curious Afterlife of Pop Stars

By: Nick Duerden

3.77

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

For fans of music books from David Hepworth, Pete Paphides, Bob Stanley and Craig Brown, as well as… read more

Similar categories in Nick Duerden's Exit Stage Left: The Curious Afterlife of Pop Stars book and Don Letts's There and Black Again: The Autobiography of Don Letts

  • music
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19. Loaded: The Life (and Afterlife) of the Velvet Underground

By: Dylan Jones

3.83

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Drawing on contributions from remaining members, contemporaneous musicians, critics, filmmakers, an… read more

Similar categories in Dylan Jones's Loaded: The Life (and Afterlife) of the Velvet Underground book and Don Letts's There and Black Again: The Autobiography of Don Letts

  • music
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20. There and Black Again: The Autobiography of Don Letts

By: Don Letts

4.48

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Starring the Grammy award winning filmmaker, rock star, dj, radio broadcaster, social commentator, … read more

Similar categories in Don Letts's There and Black Again: The Autobiography of Don Letts book and Don Letts's There and Black Again: The Autobiography of Don Letts

  • music
  • autobiography
  • punk
  • memoir
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21. The Trespasser's Companion

By: Nick Hayes

4.41

Format: 391 pages, Kindle Edition

'The countryside ought to be for everyone, and this beautiful, thoughtful companion can help us all… read more

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11 Top music books like There and Black Again: The Autobiography of Don Letts by Don Letts

Transform Your Habits

Set the Boy Free

Johnny Marr

2.50

Transform Your Habits

Folk Music: A Bob Dylan Biography in Seven Songs

Greil Marcus

3.68

Transform Your Habits

Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina

Chris Frantz

3.50

Transform Your Habits

Faith, Hope and Carnage

Nick Cave

4.44

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14 must-read audiobook books like Exit Stage Left: The Curious Afterlife of Pop Stars by Nick Duerden

Transform Your Habits

One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time

Craig Brown

4.26

Transform Your Habits

Alan Partridge: Big Beacon

Alan Partridge

4.27

Transform Your Habits

Berserker!

Adrian Edmondson

4.32

Transform Your Habits

Paper Cuts

Ted Kessler

4.14

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