15 Top music books like Confessions of a Vintage Guitar Dealer: The Memoirs of Norman Harris by Norman Harris

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Confessions of a Vintage Guitar Dealer: The Memoirs of Norman Harris

By: Norman Harris

4.27

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

In Confessions of a Vintage Guitar Dealer, Norman Harris tells how he became the world's leading se…

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1. Slash

By: Anthony Bozza , Slash

4.00

Format: 458 pages, Hardcover

From one of the greatest rock guitarists of our era comes a memoir that redefines sex, drugs, and r… read more

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"Restlessness is a fickle catalyst; it can drive you to achieve or it can coax your demise, and sometimes the choice isn't yours"

-Anthony Bozza, Slash

"Notes and chords have become my second language and, more often than not, that vocabulary expresses what I feel when language fails me. The guitar is my conscience, too - whenever I've lost my way, i…"

-Anthony Bozza, Slash

"Once you’ve lived a little you will find that whatever you send out into the world comes back to you in one way or another. It may be today, tomorrow, or years from now, but it happens; usually when …"

-Anthony Bozza, Slash

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2. Anatomy of a Song: The Oral History of 45 Iconic Hits That Changed Rock, R&B and Pop

By: Marc Myers

3.77

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Every great song has a fascinating backstory. In Anatomy of a Song , based on the ongoing Wall Stre… read more

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3. The Night Manager

By: John Le Carré

4.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

In the shadowy recesses of Whitehall and Washington an unholy alliance operates between the intelli… read more

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4. I Am Ozzy

By: Ozzy Osbourne , Chris Ayres

4.11

Format: 176 pages,

read more

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Cover of Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success by Phil Jackson, Hugh Delehanty

5. Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success

By: Phil Jackson , Hugh Delehanty

3.69

Format: 98 pages, Audio CD

During his storied career as head coach of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, Phil Jackson w… read more

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6. Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix

By: Charles R. Cross

4.17

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

It has been more than thirty-five years since Jimi Hendrix died, but his music and spirit are still… read more

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"One of these days, I'm going to astral project myself up into the skies," he boasted. "I'll be going to the stars and the moon. I want to fly and see what's up there. "I want to go up to the sky," he…"

-Charles R. Cross, Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix

"They drove to the parking lot of Garfield High School, where Jimi pointed to the windows on the building and told Carmen what classes were held there. The building had a pull that had him returning w…"

-Charles R. Cross, Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix

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7. The Man from Muscle Shoals: My Journey from Shame to Fame

By: Peter Guralnick , Rick Hall

4.25

Format: 127 pages,

This is the story of legendary record producer Rick Hall and his historic role in the development o… read more

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Cover of Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne, Kim Stanley Robinson, Lowell Bair

8. Journey to the Center of the Earth

By: Jules Verne , Kim Stanley Robinson , Lowell Bair

3.85

Format: 240 pages, Mass Market Paperback

An adventurous geology professor chances upon a manuscript in which a 16th-century explorer claims … read more

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"Axel,"

-Jules Verne, Journey to the Center of the Earth

"Then don’t you despair?"

-Jules Verne, Journey to the Center of the Earth

"I dream with my eyes open."

-Jules Verne, Journey to the Center of the Earth

"And whichsoever way thou goest, may fortune follow."

-Jules Verne, Journey to the Center of the Earth

9. Life

By: Keith Richards

3.17

Format: 55 pages, Hardcover

With the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards created the riffs, the lyrics and the songs that roused the… read more

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10. Guitar Zero: The New Musician and the Science of Learning

By: Gary F. Marcus

3.75

Format: 166 pages,

On the eve of his 40th birthday, Gary Marcus, a renowned scientist with no discernible musical tale… read more

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11. The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry

By: Jon Ronson

4.19

Format: 45 pages,

They say one out of every hundred people is a psychopath. You probably passed on on the street toda… read more

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12. Letter to a Christian Nation

By: Sam Harris

4.00

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

In response to The End of Faith, Sam Harris received thousands of letters from Christians excoriati… read more

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"There had been ample warning that a storm “of biblical proportions"

-Sam Harris, Letter to a Christian Nation

"These data are unequivocal: we are building a civilization of ignorance."

-Sam Harris, Letter to a Christian Nation

"Faith is like a pockpocket who loans a person his own money on generous terms."

-Sam Harris, Letter to a Christian Nation

"Faith is like a pickpocket who loans a person his own money on generous terms."

-Sam Harris, Letter to a Christian Nation

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13. Die with Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life

By: Bill Perkins

3.91

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A Common-Sense Guide to Living Rich….Instead of Dying Rich Imagine if by the time you died, you did… read more

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"Your biggest fear ought to be wasting your life and time, not "Am I going to have x number of dollars when I'm 80?"

-Bill Perkins, Die with Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life

Cover of The Birth of Loud: Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the Guitar-Pioneering Rivalry That Shaped Rock 'n' Roll by Ian S. Port

14. The Birth of Loud: Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the Guitar-Pioneering Rivalry That Shaped Rock 'n' Roll

By: Ian S. Port

4.31

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

“A hot-rod joy ride through mid-20th-century American history” ( The New York Times Book Review ), … read more

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15. 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

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16. Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

By: David Epstein

4.14

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

What's the most effective path to success in any domain? It's not what you think. Plenty of experts… read more

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"We learn who we are only by living, and not before."

-David Epstein, Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

"Repetition, it turned out, was less important than struggle."

-David Epstein, Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

"If we treated careers more like dating, nobody would settle down so quickly."

-David Epstein, Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

"mental meandering and personal experimentation are sources of power, and head starts are overrated"

-David Epstein, Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

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17. Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber

By: Andy Borowitz

4.35

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Andy Borowitz, “one of the funniest people in America” (CBS Sunday Morning), brilliantly examines t… read more

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"Imagine a hypothetical job applicant. He can't spell the simplest words, such as "heal" and "tap". Confused by geography, he thinks there's an African country called "Nambia". As for American history…"

-Andy Borowitz, Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber

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18. The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War

By: Malcolm Gladwell

4.03

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An exploration of how technology and best intentions collide in the heat of war In The Bomber Ma… read more

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"Revolutions are birthed in conversation, argument, validation, proximity, and the look in your listener’s eye that tells you you’re on to something."

-Malcolm Gladwell, The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War

"I'm drawn again and again to obsessives. I like them. I like the idea that someone could push away all the concerns and details that make up everyday life and just zero in on one thing - the thing th…"

-Malcolm Gladwell, The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War

"The more you invest in a set of beliefs - the greater the sacrifice you make in the service of that conviction - the more resistant you will be to evidence that suggests that you are mistaken. You do…"

-Malcolm Gladwell, The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War

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19. 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

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"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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20. Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon

By: Michael Lewis

3.80

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 best-selling author of The Big Short and Flash Boys, the story of FTX’s spectacular col… read more

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21. 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

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"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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22. The Monster of Florence

By: Douglas Preston

3.76

Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition

In the nonfiction tradition of John Berendt (Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil) and Erik Lars… read more

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"But we were just picnicking friends"

-Douglas Preston, The Monster of Florence

"We all have a Monster within; the difference is in degree, not in kind."

-Douglas Preston, The Monster of Florence

"You cannot stare evil in the face; it has no face. It has no body, no bones, no blood. Any attempt to describe it ends in glibness and self-delusion."

-Douglas Preston, The Monster of Florence

"You can not stare evil in the face; it has no face. It has no body, no bones, no blood. Any attempt to describe it ends in glibness and self-delusion."

-Douglas Preston, The Monster of Florence

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23. The Lives of Brian

By: Brian Johnson

4.51

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Brian Johnson’s memoir from growing up in a small town to starting his own band to ultimately repla… read more

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Cover of King of the Blues: The Rise and Reign of B.B. King by Daniel de Visé

24. King of the Blues: The Rise and Reign of B.B. King

By: Daniel de Visé

4.16

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

"No one worked harder than B.B. No one inspired more up-and-coming artists. No one did more to spre… read more

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Cover of The Fourth Turning Is Here: by Neil Howe

25. The Fourth Turning Is Here:

By: Neil Howe

3.96

Format: None pages, Audiobook

Twenty-five years ago, Neil Howe and the late William Strauss dazzled the world with a provocative … read more

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26. The Gospel According to Luke

By: Steve Lukather

4.22

Format: 415 pages, Kindle Edition

No one explodes one of the longest-held misconceptions of music history better than Steve Lukather … read more

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27. Unguarded

By: Scottie Pippen

3.54

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An unflinching memoir from the six-time NBA Champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and Hall of F… read more

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Cover of Life in the Fast Lane: The Eagles’ Reckless Ride Down the Rock & Roll Highway by Mick Wall

28. Life in the Fast Lane: The Eagles’ Reckless Ride Down the Rock & Roll Highway

By: Mick Wall

3.81

Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition

“Surely make you lose your mind…” So the Eagles warn us about the outrageous and ruthless lifestyl… read more

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29. Confessions of a Vintage Guitar Dealer: The Memoirs of Norman Harris

By: Norman Harris

4.27

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

In Confessions of a Vintage Guitar Dealer, Norman Harris tells how he became the world's leading se… read more

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30. Brothers

By: Alex Van Halen

4.23

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

In this intimate and open account—nothing like any rock-and-roll memoir you’ve ever read—Alex Van H… read more

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Cover of Sound Pictures: The Life of Beatles Producer George Martin, The Later Years, 1966–2016 by Kenneth Womack

31. Sound Pictures: The Life of Beatles Producer George Martin, The Later Years, 1966–2016

By: Kenneth Womack

4.30

Format: 540 pages, Kindle Edition

The second book of two, Sound Pictures traces the story of George Martin and the Beatles' incredibl… read more

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