The Light Pours Out of Me: The Authorized Biography of John McGeoch
By: Rory Sullivan-Burke
4.25
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
John McGeoch was the unsung hero of the post-punk era. Blazing a trail with some of Britain’s bigge…
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1. Substance: Inside New Order
By: Peter Hook
3.41
Format: 331 pages, Hardcover
Two acclaimed albums and an upcoming US tour - Joy Division had the world at their feet. Then, on t… read more
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2. Under the Ivy: The Life & Music of Kate Bush
By: Graeme Thomson , Graeme Thompson
3.18
Format: 183 pages, Hardcover
The first ever in-depth study of Kate Bush's life and career, Under The Ivy features over 70 unique… read more
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3. White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s
By: None
3.48
Format: None pages, Paperback
"This is the best book about music I've read in years, and a gripping piece of social history."--Br… read more
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4. The Descent of Man
By: Grayson Perry
4.18
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Grayson Perry has been thinking about masculinity - what it is, how it operates, why little boys ar… read more
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5. Spaceships Over Glasgow
By: Stuart Braithwaite
3.88
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Born the son of Scotland's last telescope-maker, Stuart Braithwaite was perhaps always destined for… read more
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6. Three Hours
By: Rosamund Lupton
4.17
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Three hours is 180 minutes or 10,800 seconds. It is a morning's lessons, a dress rehearsal of Ma… read more
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7. 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
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"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
8. Hungry Ghosts
By: Kevin Jared Hosein
3.84
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From an unforgettable new voice in Caribbean literature, a sweeping story of two families colliding… read more
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"Sorrow felt selfish."-Kevin Jared Hosein, Hungry Ghosts
"You aint need to ask scorpions to sting, Lata."-Kevin Jared Hosein, Hungry Ghosts
"If they were to kill her, her ghost would still be dancing."-Kevin Jared Hosein, Hungry Ghosts
"A man in the day and a man in the night is two different creatures."-Kevin Jared Hosein, Hungry Ghosts
9. Good Pop, Bad Pop
By: Jarvis Cocker
4.30
Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition
What if the things we keep hidden say more about us than those we put on display? We all have a … read more
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10. Mrs. Caliban
By: Rachel Ingalls
3.76
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Now back in print, Mrs. Caliban is “totally unforgettable” ( The New York Times Book Review ) and “… read more
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"Drugs,"-Rachel Ingalls, Mrs. Caliban
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"I can’t imagine living in a different time,"-Rachel Ingalls, Mrs. Caliban
"Still, people would notice a man with a green head. I guess I should get you a wig."-Rachel Ingalls, Mrs. Caliban
11. Termush
By: Sven Holm
3.31
Format: 119 pages, Paperback
Introduced by Jeff VanderMeer, welcome to a luxury hotel at the end of the world in this post-apoca… read more
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"An inspired lie could be preferred to a malignant truth."-Sven Holm, Termush
"I must ask myself whether I am not colouring what I see with my own views."-Sven Holm, Termush
"- I do have some faith in democracy, but I don't think that this vote can be regarded as a matter of course as democratic. The voters knew too little about the alternatives. - They are always Ill-inf…"-Sven Holm, Termush
12. 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
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13. Whatever Happened to the C86 Kids? An Indie Odyssey
By: Nige Tassell
4.11
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
In 1986, the NME released a cassette that would shape music for years to come. A collection of twen… read more
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14. 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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15. Jimmy Page: The Definitive Biography
By: Chris Salewicz
3.70
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
Founder of one of the most influential and successful rock bands of all time, legendary Led Zeppeli… read more
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16. Monolithic Undertow: In Search of Sonic Oblivion
By: Harry Sword
4.02
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Monolithic Undertow alights a crooked path across musical, religious, and subcultural frontiers, ex… read more
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"Think of a power cut and how it brings into focus the eerie quiet that befalls a house when the various mechanical drones that our brains are so adept at tuning out - the low hum of central heating, …"-Harry Sword, Monolithic Undertow: In Search of Sonic Oblivion
17. 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
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18. Some Strange Music Draws Me In
By: Griffin Hansbury
4.50
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
It’s the summer of 1984 in Swaffham, Massachusetts, when Mel (short for Melanie) encounters Sylvia,… read more
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19. The Light Pours Out of Me: The Authorized Biography of John McGeoch
By: Rory Sullivan-Burke
4.25
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
John McGeoch was the unsung hero of the post-punk era. Blazing a trail with some of Britain’s bigge… read more
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20. Paint My Name in Black and Gold: The Rise of the Sisters of Mercy
By: Mark Andrews
4.36
Format: 453 pages, Hardcover
Leeds, 1980. Amidst the violence and decay, the city was home to an extraordinarily vibrant post-pu… read more
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21. Revolutionary Spirit: A Post-Punk Exorcism
By: Paul Simpson
4.53
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Part memoir, part social history, Revolutionary Spirit is the poignant, often hilarious story of a … read more
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