Blues From Laurel Canyon: My Life as a Bluesman
By: John Mayall
3.62
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
John Mayall has played with them all; Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Jack Bruce, Mick Fleetwood, Mick T…
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1. Out Came the Sun: Overcoming the Legacy of Mental Illness, Addiction, and Suicide in My Family
By: Mariel Hemingway , Ben Greenman
3.44
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A moving, compelling memoir about growing up and escaping the tragic legacy of mental illness, suic… read more
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- biography
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"…there is rarely any rhyme or reason in suicides. They can be a cry for help gone wrong, or a punishment to those you’re leaving behind, or one fateful twenty-minute window when you lose your bearing…"-Mariel Hemingway, Out Came the Sun: Overcoming the Legacy of Mental Illness, Addiction, and Suicide in My Family
2. Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music
By: Ted Gioia
4.37
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The blues grew out of the plantations and prisons, the swampy marshes and fertile cotton fields of … read more
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3. If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer
By: Dominick Dunne , O.J. Simpson , The Goldman Family , Pablo F. Fenjves
3.30
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
In 1994, Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson were brutally murdered at her home in Brentwood, Cali… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
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"Jesus Christ, O.J.—what have you done?"-Dominick Dunne, If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer
"You don`t get mood swings from eating cornflakes"-Dominick Dunne, If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer
"Still, I've heard it said that all stories are basically love stories, and my story is no exception. This is a love story, too. And, like a lot of love stories, it doesn't have a happy ending."-Dominick Dunne, If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer
4. Jim Morrison: Life, Death, Legend
By: Stephen Davis
4.45
Format: 864 pages,
Jim Morrison's electrifying live performances, and appetite for sexual and psychedelic experience e… read more
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5. A Freewheelin' Time: Greenwich Village in the Sixties, Bob Dylan and Me
By: Suze Rotolo
4.57
Format: 140 pages, Hardcover
A Freewheelin' Timeis Suze Rotolo's firsthand, eyewitness, participant-observer account of the imme… read more
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6. Willin': The Story of Little Feat
By: Ben Fong-Torres
5.00
Format: 29 pages, Hardcover
The saga of the legendary Los Angeles band Little Feat is one of rock 'n' roll's great stories. For… 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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- music
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
"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. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
By: Erik Larson
4.24
Format: 565 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more
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"A house divided against itself cannot stand."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
9. The Philosophy of Modern Song
By: Bob Dylan
3.80
Format: 339 pages, Hardcover
The Philosophy of Modern Song is Bob Dylan’s first book of new writing since 2004’s Chronicles: Vol… read more
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"The thing about being misunderstood is that it diminishes your enjoyment of life"-Bob Dylan, The Philosophy of Modern Song
10. Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
By: Bono
4.20
Format: 564 pages, Hardcover
Bono--artist, activist, and the lead singer of Irish rock band U2--has written a memoir: honest and… read more
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"Fame is a currency. I want to spend mine on the right stuff."-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
"Wisdom is the recovery of innocence at the far end of experience"-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
"I remain more suspicious of religion than most people who'd never darken the door of a church."-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
"the only true way to be victorious is to surrender. To each other. To love. To the higher power."-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
11. Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics
By: Dolly Parton
4.03
Format: 380 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestseller Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics is a landmark celebration of … read more
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- music
- nonfiction
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"My coat of many colors that my mama made for me, Made only from rags, but I wore it so proudly. Now I know we had no money, but I was rich as I could be. In my coat of many colors my mama made for me…"-Dolly Parton, Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics
12. The Guilty
By: James Patterson
3.51
Format: 3 pages, Audible Audio
* Duration: 3 hours and 19 minutes * Tonight, Osmond Box, the reclusive yet wildly successful wr… read more
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13. The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir
By: Griffin Dunne
4.19
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
At nine, Sean Connery saved him from drowning. At thirteen, desperate to hook up with Janis Joplin,… read more
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- biography
- memoir
"At the moment when Mrs. Griffin had been notified of her husband’s death, she was in bed with her lover at the Hotel del Coronado in California, and took the news that she was a widow rather well. Sh…"-Griffin Dunne, The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir
14. All You Need Is Love: An Oral History of The Beatles
By: Peter Brown
3.53
Format: 339 pages, Hardcover
The Beatles in their own words: unpublished, unvarnished, and told by The Beatles and their inner c… read more
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15. Charlie's Good Tonight
By: Paul Sexton
4.12
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The fully authorized and official biography of legendary Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, one … read more
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16. Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson
By: Bruce Conforth
4.20
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
Robert Johnson is the subject of the most famous myth about the history of the blues: he allegedly … read more
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17. John Lennon 1980: The Last Days in the Life
By: Kenneth Womack
4.28
Format: 273 pages, Kindle Edition
John Lennon, 1980: The Last Days in the Life traces the powerful, life-affirming story of the forme… read more
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18. Texas Flood: The Inside Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan
By: Alan Paul
4.28
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
An instant New York Times bestseller! The definitive biography of guitar legend Stevie Ray Vaughan… read more
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19. The Boar's Nest: Sue Brewer and the Birth of Outlaw Country Music
By: Rachel Bonds
3.94
Format: None pages, Audiobook
In the mid-1960s, Sue Brewer’s humble living room floor was not just an after-hours clubhouse for a… read more
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20. Cosmic Scholar: The Life and Times of Harry Smith
By: John F. Szwed
4.29
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
“The first comprehensive biography of this hipster magus . . . [John Szwed] allows different sides … read more
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21. Blues From Laurel Canyon: My Life as a Bluesman
By: John Mayall
3.62
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
John Mayall has played with them all; Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Jack Bruce, Mick Fleetwood, Mick T… read more
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