17 Top nonfiction books like Revolutionary Spirit: A Post-Punk Exorcism by Paul Simpson

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Revolutionary Spirit: A Post-Punk Exorcism

By: Paul Simpson

4.53

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Part memoir, part social history, Revolutionary Spirit is the poignant, often hilarious story of a …

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1. Lullaby

By: Chuck Palahniuk

3.74

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

Carl Streator is a reporter investigating Sudden Infant Death Syndrome for a soft-news feature. Aft… read more

Similar categories in Chuck Palahniuk's Lullaby book and Paul Simpson's Revolutionary Spirit: A Post-Punk Exorcism

"I'm in love. So kill me."

-Chuck Palahniuk, Lullaby

"Anymore, no one's mind is their own."

-Chuck Palahniuk, Lullaby

"We're all of us haunted and haunting."

-Chuck Palahniuk, Lullaby

"Some people still think knowledge is power."

-Chuck Palahniuk, Lullaby

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2. A Long Long Way (Dunne Family #3)

By: Sebastian Barry

4.14

Format: 292 pages, Paperback

Irish author and playwright Sebastian Barry has created a powerful new novel about divided loyaltie… read more

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"It had been a war of kingly poisons, in the air, in the memory, in the blood."

-Sebastian Barry, A Long Long Way (Dunne Family #3)

"I am cold, even though the heat of early summer is adequate. I am cold because I cannot find my heart."

-Sebastian Barry, A Long Long Way (Dunne Family #3)

"She was altered by time and how he wished he was to be the man to comfort her in that and avow to her that no lessening of youth would bring a lessening of love"

-Sebastian Barry, A Long Long Way (Dunne Family #3)

"Heroic things had been suggested to them, and though they were not heroes as you might read about in old Greek stories, their hearts, such as they were, answered."

-Sebastian Barry, A Long Long Way (Dunne Family #3)

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3. Substance: Inside New Order

By: Peter Hook

3.41

Format: 331 pages, Hardcover

Two acclaimed albums and an upcoming US tour - Joy Division had the world at their feet. Then, on t… read more

Similar categories in Peter Hook's Substance: Inside New Order book and Paul Simpson's Revolutionary Spirit: A Post-Punk Exorcism

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
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4. Awopbopaloobop Alopbamboom: The Golden Age of Rock

By: Nik Cohn

4.09

Format: None pages, Paperback

Written in 1968 and revised in 1972, Awopbopaloobop Alopbamboom was the first book to celebrate the… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
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5. Set the Boy Free

By: Johnny Marr

2.50

Format: 32 pages, ebook

The long-awaited memoir from the legendary guitarist and cofounder of the seminal British band The … read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
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6. The Forensic Records Society

By: Magnus Mills

3.16

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

I remained convinced that my original theory was correct: there were some records that were never h… read more

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  • music
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7. Apple Tree Yard

By: Louise Doughty

3.73

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Yvonne Carmichael sits in the witness box. The charge is murder. Before all of this, she was happil… read more

Similar categories in Louise Doughty's Apple Tree Yard book and Paul Simpson's Revolutionary Spirit: A Post-Punk Exorcism

"Everything is disproportionate in the middle of the night."

-Louise Doughty, Apple Tree Yard

"There's a certain sort of a man whose every charm lies in his predictability."

-Louise Doughty, Apple Tree Yard

"Self-awareness: it is one of the chief bonuses of advancing age. It is our consolation prize."

-Louise Doughty, Apple Tree Yard

"Quando decidi di non dire qualcosa devi continuare a non dirlo. Basta poco, penso. Basta poco per trasformare la tua vita in una menzogna."

-Louise Doughty, Apple Tree Yard

8. Dreaming the Beatles: The Love Story of One Band and the Whole World

By: None

2.00

Format: 161 pages, ebook

"This is the best book about the Beatles ever written" --Mashable Rob Sheffield, the Rolling Stonec… read more

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9. Quartet in Autumn

By: Barbara Pym

3.90

Format: 186 pages, Paperback

This is the story of four people in late middle-age - Edwin, Norman, Letty and Marcia - whose chief… read more

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10. Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division

By: Peter Hook

2.56

Format: 201 pages, Hardcover

Joy Division changed the face of music. Godfathers of alternative rock, they reinvented music in th… read more

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11. Love in a Cold Climate

By: Nancy Mitford

4.40

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found  One of Nancy Mitford's most beloved nov… read more

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12. Mr Loverman

By: Bernardine Evaristo

3.20

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Barrington Jedidiah Walker. Barry to his friends. Trouble to his wife. Seventy-four years old, Anti… read more

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13. Treacle Walker

By: Alan Garner

3.13

Format: 152 pages, Hardcover

Treacle Walker is a stunning fusion of myth and folklore and an exploration of the fluidity of time… read more

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14. Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans

By: Kenneth Womack

4.16

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

The first full-length biography of Mal Evans, the Beatles’ beloved friend, confidant, and roadie.  … read more

Similar categories in Kenneth Womack's Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans book and Paul Simpson's Revolutionary Spirit: A Post-Punk Exorcism

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of There Will Be Fire: Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History by Rory Carroll

15. There Will Be Fire: Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History

By: Rory Carroll

4.38

Format: 397 pages, Hardcover

Killing Thatcher is the gripping account of how the IRA came astonishingly close to killing Margar… read more

Similar categories in Rory Carroll's There Will Be Fire: Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History book and Paul Simpson's Revolutionary Spirit: A Post-Punk Exorcism

  • nonfiction
  • biography
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16. Reach for the Stars: 1996–2006: Fame, Fallout and Pop’s Final Party

By: Michael Cragg

4.28

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Using the arrival of the Spice Girls as a jumping-off point, this fascinating new narrative will ex… read more

Similar categories in Michael Cragg's Reach for the Stars: 1996–2006: Fame, Fallout and Pop’s Final Party book and Paul Simpson's Revolutionary Spirit: A Post-Punk Exorcism

  • music
  • nonfiction
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17. Good Pop, Bad Pop

By: Jarvis Cocker

4.30

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

What if the things we keep hidden say more about us than those we put on display? We all have a … read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
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18. Record Play Pause

By: Stephen Morris

4.38

Format: 405 pages, Hardcover

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A unique and thoughtful musical memoir' Observer 'Gritty coming-of-age… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Morris's Record Play Pause book and Paul Simpson's Revolutionary Spirit: A Post-Punk Exorcism

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
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19. Deadly Animals

By: Marie Tierney

4.16

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Finding a dead body is not normal. But Ava is not a normal teenager. In this chilling debut mystery… read more

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20. 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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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
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21. The Buddha of Suburbia

By: Hanif Kureishi

3.74

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Karim Amir lives with his English mother and Indian father in the routine comfort of suburban Londo… read more

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"Die Belohnung für Langeweile sind Sicherheit und Geborgenheit."

-Hanif Kureishi, The Buddha of Suburbia

"Someone to whom jokes are never told soon contracts enthusiasm deficiency."

-Hanif Kureishi, The Buddha of Suburbia

"Selbst die Verwandten der Berühmten [sind] berühmt, denn Ruhm [ist] erblich."

-Hanif Kureishi, The Buddha of Suburbia

"Yes, Eleanor loathed herself and yet required praise, which she then never believed."

-Hanif Kureishi, The Buddha of Suburbia

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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

Similar categories in Pat Nevin's The Accidental Footballer book and Paul Simpson's Revolutionary Spirit: A Post-Punk Exorcism

  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Fingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me From Success by Miki Berenyi

23. Fingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me From Success

By: Miki Berenyi

4.46

Format: 367 pages, Hardcover

The extraordinary and searingly honest personal story of musician Miki Berenyi, revealing the highs… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Me and Mr. Jones: My Life with David Bowie and the Spiders from Mars by Suzi Ronson

24. Me and Mr. Jones: My Life with David Bowie and the Spiders from Mars

By: Suzi Ronson

3.79

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A luminescent memoir from the stylist who created David's iconic Ziggy Stardust look, painting a da… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
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25. Rare Singles

By: Benjamin Myers

4.09

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A warm, tender and funny story about unlikely friendships, second chances, and the magic of soul mu… read more

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  • music
Cover of The Light Pours Out of Me: The Authorized Biography of John McGeoch by Rory Sullivan-Burke

26. The Light Pours Out of Me: The Authorized Biography of John McGeoch

By: Rory Sullivan-Burke

4.25

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

John McGeoch was the unsung hero of the post-punk era. Blazing a trail with some of Britain’s bigge… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
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27. Electronically Yours: Vol. I: My Autobiography

By: Martyn Ware

3.89

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

This is a music autobiography to remember. This is the story of Martyn Ware. The Human League and … read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
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28. 1967: How I Got There and Why I Never Left

By: Robyn Hitchcock

4.24

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

The great eccentric of British psychedelia—beloved by everyone from Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. to the … read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Revolutionary Spirit: A Post-Punk Exorcism by Paul Simpson

29. Revolutionary Spirit: A Post-Punk Exorcism

By: Paul Simpson

4.53

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Part memoir, part social history, Revolutionary Spirit is the poignant, often hilarious story of a … read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Tomorrow's Here Today: Lightning Seeds, Football and Cosmic Post-Punk by Ian Broudie

30. Tomorrow's Here Today: Lightning Seeds, Football and Cosmic Post-Punk

By: Ian Broudie

4.32

Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition

'All Ian Broudie's great gifts as a songwriter - melody, vulnerability, empathy, hope - turn out to… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
Cover of Street-Level Superstar: A Year With Lawrence: 'One of the great Pop biographies' SUNDAY TIMES by Will Hodgkinson

31. Street-Level Superstar: A Year With Lawrence: 'One of the great Pop biographies' SUNDAY TIMES

By: Will Hodgkinson

4.78

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

'Will has finally written his masterpiece. I'm glad I could be of assistance' LAWRENCE'Essential re… read more

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  • music

14 Top biography books like Revolutionary Spirit: A Post-Punk Exorcism by Paul Simpson

Transform Your Habits

Substance: Inside New Order

Peter Hook

3.41

Transform Your Habits

Set the Boy Free

Johnny Marr

2.50

Transform Your Habits

Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans

Kenneth Womack

4.16

Transform Your Habits

There Will Be Fire: Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History

Rory Carroll

4.38

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Set the Boy Free

Johnny Marr

2.50

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Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class

Owen Jones

4.09

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Alan Partridge: Big Beacon

Alan Partridge

4.27

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Face It

Debbie Harry

3.61

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