Original Rude Boy: From Borstal to the Specials: A Life of Crime and Music
By: Neville Staple
3.83
Format: 350 pages, Paperback
The Specials' vocalist offers his inside take on the 2 Tone era, his experiences producing such ban…
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1. Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley
By: Peter Guralnick
4.16
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
From the moment that he first shook up the world in the mid 1950s, Elvis Presley has been one of th… read more
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2. The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band
By: Tommy Lee , Neil Strauss , Vince Neil , Nikki Sixx , None
4.31
Format: 110 pages, Paperback
Whiskey and porn stars, hot reds and car crashes, black leather and high heels, overdoses and death… read more
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4. Ska'd for Life: A Personal Journey with The Specials
By: Horace Panter
4.15
Format: None pages, Paperback
As a bass player with The Specials in his second-hand suit and pork pie hat, Horace was a member of… read more
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5. Lonely Boy
By: Ben Thompson , Steve Jones
4.06
Format: 344 pages, Hardcover
Without the Sex Pistols there would be no Punk. And without Steve Jones there would be no Sex Pisto… read more
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6. The Haçienda: How Not to Run a Club
By: Peter Hook
3.90
Format: 77 pages, Hardcover
The Legendary musician and cofounder of Joy Division and New Order tells the whole story--the fun, … read more
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7. Me
By: Elton John
4.33
Format: 374 pages, Hardcover
In his only official autobiography, music icon Elton John writes about his extraordinary life, whic… read more
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"It was insanity, but it sounded romantic."-Elton John, Me
"You can work as hard as you like, and plan as carefully as you want, but there are moments when it’s just about a hunch, about trusting your instincts, or about fate."-Elton John, Me
8. A Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24)
By: Ian Rankin
4.20
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The brand-new John Rebus thriller from the #1 international bestseller Ian Rankin. John Rebus st… read more
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9. The Unheard
By: Nicci French
3.51
Format: 464 pages, Paperback
In this new heart-pounding standalone from the internationally bestselling author, a single mother … read more
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10. The Secret Prisoner: Diary Of A Prisoner
By: Daniel hockey
4.17
Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition
The Secret Prisoner Book is a first hand insight into what prison is like in the UK. This truely is… read more
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11. Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll
By: Priscilla Beaulieu Presley
4.00
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir that reveals the intimate story of Elvis Presley and Prisc… read more
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"I loved babying Elvis"-Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll
"He was a man, a very special man"-Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll
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"I was Elvis's doll, his own living doll, to fashion as he pleased"-Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll
12. The Satsuma Complex
By: Bob Mortimer
3.68
Format: 301 pages, Kindle Edition
'My name is Gary. I’m a thirty-year-old legal assistant with a firm of solicitors in London. To des… read more
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"And off she toddled back into the flat, banging Lassoo in the face with the door as he followed behind her. He looked up at me as if to say, 'That's your fucking fault."-Bob Mortimer, The Satsuma Complex
13. Never Greener
By: Ruth Jones
3.95
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
In her unmissable debut, actress and screenwriter Ruth Jones shows us the dangers of trying to reca… read more
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14. Karma: My Autobiography
By: Boy George
3.62
Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition
THE OFFICIAL STORY OF A MUSICAL ICON - TOLD IN FULL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS OWN WORDS'In what mig… read more
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15. Berserker!
By: Adrian Edmondson
4.32
Format: 406 pages, Kindle Edition
From brutal schooldays to '80s anarchy, through The Young Ones and beyond, Berserker! is the one-of… read more
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16. Paper Cuts
By: Ted Kessler
4.14
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
'A great writer' Paul Weller 'A music journalist of integrity' Billy Childish ' There's only one … read more
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17. When I Was Ten
By: Fiona Cummins
4.01
Format: 367 pages, Hardcover
She had lived a lie for thirteen years, and the perfect life as she had known it was about to chang… read more
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18. Poor: Grit, courage, and the life-changing value of self-belief
By: Katriona O'Sullivan
4.61
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
As the middle of five kids growing up in dire poverty, the odds were low on Katriona O'Sullivan mak… read more
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19. T.V.: Big Adventures on the Small Screen
By: Peter Kay
4.23
Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition
*The long-awaited return of the comedy national treasure*Blockbusters, Baywatch … Mastermind, Moonl… read more
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20. Till the Cows Come Home
By: Sara Cox
4.14
Format: 313 pages, Kindle Edition
THE UPLIFTING AND HEARTWARMING LOVE LETTER TO FAMILY AND THE GREAT OUTDOORS'Cox is a natural storyt… read more
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21. Cecily
By: Annie Garthwaite
4.11
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
"Rebellion?" The word is a spark. They can start a fire with it, or smother it in their fingertips… read more
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22. The Accidental Footballer
By: Pat Nevin
4.10
Format: 423 pages, Kindle Edition
Pat Nevin never wanted to be a professional footballer. His future was clear, he'd become a teac… read more
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23. Glasgow Boys
By: Margaret McDonald
4.39
Format: 350 pages, Paperback
A striking debut exploring the power of identity, community and the Scottish working class. This co… read more
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24. Thatcher’s Spy: My Life as an MI5 Agent Inside Sinn Féin
By: Willie Carlin
4.02
Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition
Early one morning in March 1985, as he climbed the six steps of Margaret Thatcher’s prime-ministeri… read more
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25. Tenement Kid
By: Bobby Gillespie
4.02
Format: 412 pages, Hardcover
Fizzing with an infectious passion for the magic of rock music, Gillespie’s vivid and evocative mem… read more
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"I kind of became a feminist from an early age, even though I wasn’t aware of the feminist movement in any way. I admired my mum a lot. In her own quiet way she was a fighter."-Bobby Gillespie, Tenement Kid
"When I was a teenager I started to think about how dedicated Dad was to the struggle for working-class rights. He had devoted his life to the Labour cause fighting inequality and that’s fucking great…"-Bobby Gillespie, Tenement Kid
"Those painful childhood memories we bury, that some of us try and drown out with sex, drugs, alcohol, gambling, all the usual crutches and distractions. These childhood experiences are going to be re…"-Bobby Gillespie, Tenement Kid
"I began to question the world and other people from a young age. I suppose that gave me a sense of emotional distance, a lack of trust in future friendships and relationships; I would assume a friend…"-Bobby Gillespie, Tenement Kid
26. One Boy, Two Bills and a Fry Up: A Memoir of Growing Up and Getting On
By: Wes Streeting
4.30
Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition
Wes Streeting might have ended up in prison rather than in parliament. His maternal grandfather Bil… read more
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27. More Than Likely: A Memoir
By: Dick Clement
3.96
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais are the creators of some of British television's most beloved comed… read more
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28. Mr Pikes: The Story Behind The Ibiza Legend
By: Tony Pike
4.04
Format: 395 pages, Kindle Edition
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29. Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys, Racism and the Soundtrack of a Generation
By: Daniel Rachel
4.36
Format: 488 pages, Hardcover
In 1979, 2 Tone exploded into the national conscience as records by The Specials, The Selecter, Mad… read more
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30. Original Rude Boy: From Borstal to the Specials: A Life of Crime and Music
By: Neville Staple
3.83
Format: 350 pages, Paperback
The Specials' vocalist offers his inside take on the 2 Tone era, his experiences producing such ban… read more
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31. Midge Ure: If I Was - An Enhanced Updated Autobiography
By: Midge Ure
4.20
Format: 409 pages, Kindle Edition
‘If you wrote my life story as a film-script or soap opera no one would believe it, and as the most… read more
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