Stomp and Shout: R&B and the Origins of Northwest Rock and Roll
By: Peter Blecha
4.12
Format: None pages, ebook
Long before the world discovered grunge, the Pacific Northwest was already home to a singular music…
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1. How Music Works
By: David Byrne
4.00
Format: 345 pages, Hardcover
How Music Works is David Byrne’s remarkable and buoyant celebration of a subject he has spent a lif… read more
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- music
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"Performers try harder."-David Byrne, How Music Works
"You might say that the universe plays the blues."-David Byrne, How Music Works
"The radio was shouting at you, pleading with you, and seducing you."-David Byrne, How Music Works
"I like a good story and I also like staring at the sea-- do I have to choose between the two?"-David Byrne, How Music Works
2. David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
By: Malcolm Gladwell
3.97
Format: 305 pages, Hardcover
In his #1 bestselling books The Tipping Point, Blink, and Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell has explored t… read more
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- history
"Giants are not what we think they are. The same qualities that appear to give them strength are often the sources of great weakness."-Malcolm Gladwell, David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
"It's challenging, it's not hopeless. You have to come up with something. You have to figure out a way to help them, because people must have hope to live."-Malcolm Gladwell, David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
"Much of what we consider valuable in our world arises out of (these) one-sided conflicts. Because the act of facing overwhelming odds, produces greatness and beauty."-Malcolm Gladwell, David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
"A woman who walks away from the promise of power finds the strength to forgive – and saves her friendship, her marriage, and her sanity. The world is turned upside down."-Malcolm Gladwell, David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
3. Batman: The Killing Joke
By: Tim Sale , Alan Moore , Brian Bolland
4.37
Format: 50 pages, Paperback
For the first time the Joker's origin is revealed in this tale of insanity and human perseverance. … read more
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"How can two people hate so much without knowing each other?"-Tim Sale, Batman: The Killing Joke
"If I have to have a past, then I prefer it to be multiple choice."-Tim Sale, Batman: The Killing Joke
"...My point is, I went crazy. When I saw what a black, awful joke the world was. I went crazy as a coot! I admit it! Why can't you?"-Tim Sale, Batman: The Killing Joke
"All it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy. That's how far the world is from where I am. Just one bad day."-Tim Sale, Batman: The Killing Joke
4. Positively 4th Street: The Lives and Times of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Mimi Baez Farina and Richard Farina
By: David Hajdu
3.91
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
When twenty-five-year-old Bob Dylan wrecked his motorcycle near Woodstock in 1966 and dropped out o… read more
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- music
- history
5. Something Wicked This Way Comes
By: Ray Bradbury
None
Format: None pages, None
One of Ray Bradbury’s best-known and most popular novels, Something Wicked This Way Comes, now feat… read more
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6. Dead Irish (Dismas Hardy, #1)
By: John Lescroart
3.90
Format: 205 pages,
The first Dismas Hardy novel by the New York Timesbestselling author of The Fall, The Keeper, and T… read more
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7. The Raincoats' The Raincoats
By: None
3.12
Format: None pages, Paperback
In 1979, from the basement of a London squat, The Raincoats reinvented what punk could be. They had… read more
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8. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)
By: Arthur C. Clarke
4.17
Format: 297 pages, Paperback
On the Moon, an enigma is uncovered. So great are the implications of this discovery that for th… read more
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"My God -- it's full of stars! -Dave Bowman."-Arthur C. Clarke, 2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)
"Now times had changed, and the inherited wisdom of the past had become folly."-Arthur C. Clarke, 2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)
". . . the newspapers of Utopia, he had long ago decided, would be terribly dull."-Arthur C. Clarke, 2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)
"Now I'm a scientific expert; that means I know nothing about absolutely everything."-Arthur C. Clarke, 2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)
9. Girl in a Band
By: Kim Gordon
3.67
Format: 273 pages, Hardcover
In Girl in a Band, Kim Gordon, founding member of Sonic Youth and role model for a generation of wo… read more
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- music
"All that young-girl idealism is someone else's now."-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band
"I like being in a weak position, and making it strong."-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band
"For me performing has a lot to do with being fearless."-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band
"I give Iggy credit for deconstructing the very idea of entertainment."-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band
10. Another Country
By: James Baldwin
4.08
Format: None pages, Paperback
When Another Countryappeared in 1962, it caused a literary sensation. James Baldwin's masterly stor… read more
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11. Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
By: Kathleen Hanna
4.46
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An electric, searing memoir by the original rebel girl and legendary front woman of Bikini Kill and… read more
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- music
"She was the only woman on the whole record and hearing her gave me the first thought that someday I could be in a band."-Kathleen Hanna, Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
12. Monica
By: Daniel Clowes
3.95
Format: 106 pages, Hardcover
Monica is a series of interconnected narratives that collectively tell the life story — actually, s… read more
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13. The Backyard Bird Chronicles
By: Amy Tan
4.14
Format: 320 pages, Flexibound
A gorgeous, witty account of birding, nature, and the beauty around us that hides in plain sight. … read more
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"If there is anything I have learned these past six years, it is this: Each bird is surprising and thrilling in its own way. But the most special is the bird that pauses when it is eating, looks and a…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
"The (Anna's Hummingbird) males are deadbeat dads that contribute nothing to making the nest, or to feeding either the female or the nestlings. They are off to find other females they can impress with…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
"During daylight hours, they (Anna's Hummingbirds) feed every 15 minutes, be it tiny insects or nectar from flowers or feeders. If they don't consume food often enough, they can die during the day. If…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
"I asked Bernd Heinrich if he knew why feeder birds, like finches, discard so many seeds. It turns out he and other scientiests did research on this back in the 1990s - of course, he did -measuring di…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
14. 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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- history
"The thing about being misunderstood is that it diminishes your enjoyment of life"-Bob Dylan, The Philosophy of Modern Song
15. Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres
By: Kelefa Sanneh
4.17
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
An epic achievement and a huge delight, the entire history of popular music over the past fifty yea… read more
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- music
- history
16. Lou Reed: The King of New York
By: Will Hermes
4.23
Format: 529 pages, Hardcover
"The only Lou Reed bio you need to read." ― The Washington Post "There have been many biographie… read more
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- music
- history
17. Sonic Life: A Memoir
By: Thurston Moore
3.81
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
From the founding member of Sonic Youth, a passionate memoir tracing the author's life and art—from… read more
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- history
18. 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
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- music
19. Two Women Walk into a Bar
By: Cheryl Strayed
4.06
Format: 31 pages, Kindle Edition
Cheryl Strayed, the bestselling author of Wild and Tiny Beautiful Things , finds humor and connecti… read more
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20. The Night Hawks (Ruth Galloway, #13)
By: Elly Griffiths
4.27
Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition
Dr Ruth Galloway returns to the moody and beautiful landscape of North Norfolk to confront another … read more
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21. Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk
By: Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe
4.14
Format: 225 pages, Hardcover
An Indigenous artist blends the aesthetics of punk rock with the traditional spiritual practices of… read more
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- music
- history
22. The History of Bones: A Memoir
By: John Lurie
4.20
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
The quintessential depiction of 1980s New York and the downtown scene from the artist, actor, music… read more
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- history
23. Ghost Town Living: Mining for Purpose and Chasing Dreams at the Edge of Death Valley
By: Brent Underwood
4.06
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A long-abandoned silver mine for sale sounded like an adventure too great to pass up, but it turned… read more
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- history
24. Mud Ride: A Messy Trip Through the Grunge Explosion
By: Steve Turner
3.88
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A down-and-dirty chronicle of the birth and evolution of the Seattle grunge scene—from backyard ska… read more
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- history
25. But Will You Love Me Tomorrow?: An Oral History of the ’60s Girl Groups
By: Laura Flam
4.02
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
Featuring over 300 hours of new interviews with 100+ subjects, an oral history of the girl groups (… read more
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- history
26. Project 562: Changing the Way We See Native America
By: Matika Wilbur
4.72
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A photographic and narrative celebration of contemporary Native America… read more
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27. Black Punk Now
By: James Spooner
4.37
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
A canonizing, bold, and urgent anthology setting a new precedent for Black Punk Lit, created by gen… read more
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28. Anatomy of 55 More Songs
By: Marc Myers
3.89
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Following his 2016 smash hit Anatomy of a Song, acclaimed music journalist Marc Myers collects fift… read more
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- history
29. Kick Out the Jams: Jibes, Barbs, Tributes, and Rallying Cries from 35 Years of Music Writing
By: Dave Marsh
3.82
Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition
Selected writings on three decades of popular music from one of the most influential critics of his… read more
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- history
30. Stomp and Shout: R&B and the Origins of Northwest Rock and Roll
By: Peter Blecha
4.12
Format: None pages, ebook
Long before the world discovered grunge, the Pacific Northwest was already home to a singular music… read more
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31. Emerald Street: A History of Hip Hop in Seattle
By: Daudi Abe
4.12
Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition
From the first rap battles in Seattle’s Central District to the Grammy stage, hip hop has shaped ur… read more
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