9 Best music books like BBC Radiophonic Workshop: A Retrospective by William L. Weir

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BBC Radiophonic Workshop: A Retrospective

By: William L. Weir

4.19

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

In 1958, an anonymous group of overworked and under-budgeted BBC employees set out to make some new…

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1. The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy

By: David Graeber

3.61

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Where does the desire for endless rules, regulations, and bureaucracy come from? How did we come to… read more

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2. Telling Stories

By: Tim Burgess

4.04

Format: None pages, Paperback

Tim Burgess grew up in rural Cheshire but from his mid-teens he spent as much time as he could at t… read more

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3. Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets

By: David Simon

3.65

Format: 135 pages,

From the creator of HBO's The Wire, the classic book about homicide investigation that became the b… read more

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4. Poor Things

By: Alasdair Gray

3.94

Format: 318 pages, Paperback

One of Alasdair Gray's most brilliant creations, Poor Things is a postmodern revision of Frankenste… read more

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"Besides, a life without freedom to choose is not worth having."

-Alasdair Gray, Poor Things

"She also said the wicked people needed love as much as good people and were much better at it."

-Alasdair Gray, Poor Things

"Baxter knows a lot more than I do, I told her. Yes, said Baxter, but I will never tell people all of it."

-Alasdair Gray, Poor Things

"You, dear reader, have now two accounts to choose between and there can be no doubt which is most probable."

-Alasdair Gray, Poor Things

5. Daredevil: Born Again

By: Frank Miller , David Mazzucchelli

4.89

Format: 78 pages,

"And I -- I have shown him... that a man without hope is a man without fear." The definitive Darede… read more

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6. Vermilion Sands

By: J.G. Ballard

4.33

Format: 228 pages, Paperback

Like a latter-day Palm Springs, Vermillion Sandsis a fully automated desert resort designed to fulf… read more

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7. Bullshit Jobs: A Theory

By: David Graeber

4.03

Format: 335 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling writer David Graeber, a powerful argument against the rise of meaningless, unfulfi… read more

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"Economies around the world have, increasingly, become vast engines for producing nonsense."

-David Graeber, Bullshit Jobs: A Theory

"Bullshit jobs regularly induce feelings of hopelessness, depression, and self-loathing. They are forms of spiritual violence directed at the essence of what it means to be a human being."

-David Graeber, Bullshit Jobs: A Theory

"What we are witnessing is the rise of those forms of popular culture that office workers can produce and consume during the scattered, furtive shards of time they have at their disposal in workplaces…"

-David Graeber, Bullshit Jobs: A Theory

"A fact-finding commission is a way of telling the public that the government is doing something it is not. But a large corporations will behave exactly the same way, if, say, there are revealed to be…"

-David Graeber, Bullshit Jobs: A Theory

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8. Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World

By: Naomi Klein

4.22

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

What if you woke up one morning and found you’d acquired another self―a double who was almost you a… read more

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"Our role here on earth is not simply to maximize the advantage in our lives. It’s to maximize (protect, regenerate) all of life. We are here not just to make sure we as individuals survive, but to ma…"

-Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World

"A state of shock is what happens to us- individually or as a society- when we experience a sudden and unprecedented event for which we do not yet have adequate explanation. At its essence, a shock is…"

-Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World

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9. Every Man for Himself and God Against All: A Memoir

By: Werner Herzog

4.25

Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition

Legendary filmmaker and celebrated author Werner Herzog tells in his inimitable voice the story of … read more

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10. Inferno

By: Jonathan Hickman

4.26

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

He changed everything for mutantkind with HOUSE OF X and POWERS OF X. He explored the new Krakoan e… read more

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11. チェンソーマン 2 [Chainsaw Man 2]

By: Tatsuki Fujimoto

4.30

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

「胸を揉む!!」その圧倒的欲望を原動力に、コウモリの悪魔と激闘を繰り広げるデンジ!! 戦いの果てに掴むのは、胸!? それとも…!? そして、マキマが語る人類の敵「銃の悪魔」とは!? 公安の犬・デンジ… read more

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"I’m not gonna die before I cop a feel!"

-Tatsuki Fujimoto, チェンソーマン 2 [Chainsaw Man 2]

"Todo el mundo menosprecia mis ideales en el trabajo... venganza, proteger a sus familias, salvar un gato ¡esto! ¡aquello! ¡y lo otro! ¡no es agradable que todo el mundo tenga sueños tan respetables!"

-Tatsuki Fujimoto, チェンソーマン 2 [Chainsaw Man 2]

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12. Where the Body Was

By: Ed Brubaker

4.14

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Like a true crime podcast crossed with a long-lost diary, Where the Body Was is unlike anything Bru… read more

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13. There Is No Antimemetics Division

By: qntm

4.25

Format: 220 pages, Kindle Edition

An antimeme is an idea with self-censoring properties; an idea which, by its intrinsic nature, disc… read more

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"Welcome to the Antimemetics Division. No, this is not you first day."

-qntm, There Is No Antimemetics Division

"It’s not of reality, not of humanity. It is from a higher, worse place, and it is descending."

-qntm, There Is No Antimemetics Division

"It began as an experiment in advanced propaganda. The objective was to cut through the physical conflict and find a way to rupture the ideological machine, to obliterate the idea of Nazism. After two…"

-qntm, There Is No Antimemetics Division

"We don't have an Antimemetics Division," Clay says. "Yes, you do. We do." O5-8 says, "We have a Memetics Division, a Telekontainment Division, Fire Services, Ops-A, Ops-B, Personnel, D-personnel and …"

-qntm, There Is No Antimemetics Division

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14. Heat 2

By: Michael Mann

4.26

Format: 470 pages, Hardcover

Michael Mann, four-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker and writer-director of Heat, Collateral, Thief, M… read more

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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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16. 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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17. Alien III

By: William Gibson

3.45

Format: 136 pages, Audible Audio

Audible is bringing William Gibson’s uncovered Alien III script to life in audio for the first time… read more

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18. Hi Honey, I'm Homo!: Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture

By: Matt Baume

4.35

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

There's a secret storyline hidden across some of the most popular sitcoms of the 20th century. F… read more

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19. Horror Movie

By: Paul Tremblay

3.45

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

A chilling twist on the “cursed film” genre from the bestselling author of The Pallbearers Club and… read more

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20. World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music

By: Jeff Tweedy

4.01

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

An exciting and heartening mix of memories, music, and inspiration from Wilco front man and New Yor… read more

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21. チェンソーマン 6 [Chainsaw Man 6]

By: Tatsuki Fujimoto

4.44

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

「遠くに逃げよう」…レゼの思いがけない言葉に心揺れるデンジの、純情の行方は──。そんな甘いひと時から急転直下、吹き荒れる爆殺の嵐! 恋も欲望も、人間も悪魔も全てを巻き込むド派手な血戦で、デンジとレゼ… read more

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"¡De todas las mujeres que conozco, cada una de ellas me ha intentado matar! ¡Todas quieren el corazón del motosierra! ¡¿Que hay del corazón de Denji?!"

-Tatsuki Fujimoto, チェンソーマン 6 [Chainsaw Man 6]

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22. チェンソーマン 5 [Chainsaw Man 5]

By: Tatsuki Fujimoto

4.38

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

かつて姫野が使役していた悪魔と対峙するアキ。復讐の炎に身を焦がす男の脳裏を過るのは…!? 一方、デンジは再びサムライソードと激突!! チェンソーvs刀、血飛沫舞う死闘の行方は果たして!? デンジの心… read more

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23. 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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24. There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen’s “Born In The U.S.A.” and the End of the Heartland

By: Steven Hyden

4.21

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A thought-provoking exploration of Bruce Springsteen’s iconic album,  Born in the U.S.A. —a record … read more

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25. Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV

By: Emily Nussbaum

4.02

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Who invented reality TV, the world’s most dangerous pop-culture genre, and why can’t we look away f… read more

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26. Futuromania: Electronic Dreams, Desiring Machines, and Tomorrow's Music Today

By: Simon Reynolds

3.89

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

From celebrated music journalist Simon Reynolds, a collection of thought-provoking essays that expl… read more

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27. Houses of the Unholy

By: Ed Brubaker

3.73

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

An FBI agent from the cult crime beat and a woman with a past linked to the Satanic Panic are drawn… read more

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28. Motor Spirit: The Long Hunt for the Zodiac

By: Jarett Kobek

4.07

Format: 316 pages, Paperback

It’s 1969. Evil lurks in California. From a Napa County hippie child murder to Haight Street gan… read more

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29. Flunker

By: Dennis Cooper

3.94

Format: 124 pages, Hardcover

When Dennis Cooper decides to publish a new collection of short stories with Amphetamine Sulphate, … read more

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30. Live from the Underground: A History of College Radio

By: Katherine Rye Jewell

4.05

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Bands like R.E.M., U2, Public Enemy, and Nirvana found success as darlings of college radio, but th… read more

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31. BBC Radiophonic Workshop: A Retrospective

By: William L. Weir

4.19

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

In 1958, an anonymous group of overworked and under-budgeted BBC employees set out to make some new… read more

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18 Top music books like World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music by Jeff Tweedy

Transform Your Habits

Your Song Changed My Life: From Jimmy Page to St. Vincent, Smokey Robinson to Hozier, Thirty-Five Beloved Artists on Their Journey and the Music That Inspired It

Bob Boilen

3.78

Transform Your Habits

My Effin' Life

Geddy Lee

4.58

Transform Your Habits

Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk

Kathleen Hanna

4.46

Transform Your Habits

3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool

James Kaplan

4.35

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