8 Best music books like All You Need to Know About the Music Business: Eleventh Edition by Donald S. Passman

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All You Need to Know About the Music Business: Eleventh Edition

By: Donald S. Passman

4.53

Format: 528 pages, ebook

Dubbed “the industry bible” by the Los Angeles Times, All You Need to Know About the Music Business…

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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
  • nonfiction
"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

"There's a good chance that you might be inspired by ideas that originate outside of yourself."

-David Byrne, How Music Works

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2. Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction

By: Derek Thompson

3.90

Format: 307 pages, Hardcover

Nothing "goes viral." If you think a popular movie, song, or app came out of nowhere to become a wo… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • business
"Some consumers buy products not because they are ‘better"

-Derek Thompson, Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction

"Quality, it seems, is a necessary, but insufficient attribute for success."

-Derek Thompson, Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction

"The line from psychologists is, if you’ve seen it before, it hasn’t killed you yet."

-Derek Thompson, Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction

"First, understand how people behave; second, build products that match their habits."

-Derek Thompson, Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction

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3. The Simple Path to Wealth: Your road map to financial independence and a rich, free life

By: J.L. Collins , Mr. Money Mustache

4.00

Format: 240 pages,

"In the dark, bewildering, trap-infested jungle of misinformation and opaque riddles that is the wo… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • business

4. The Songwriter's Survival Guide

By: Sheryl Crow , None

3.90

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

Do you want to be more marketable to a music publisher? Are you ready to become hugely successful a… read more

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5. Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made

By: Jason Schreier

4.75

Format: None pages,

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6. Powerhouse

By: James Andrew Miller

4.16

Format: 384 pages, ebook

An astonishing--and astonishingly entertaining--history of Hollywood's transformation over the past… read more

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7. Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger

By: Charles T. Munger , None

4.42

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

EXPANDED THIRD EDITION includes Charlie's 2007 USC Law School Commencement address. Edited by Peter… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • business
"What are the secret of success? -one word answer :"rational"

-Charles T. Munger, Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger

"The best armour of old age is a well spent life preceding it."

-Charles T. Munger, Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger

"The best armour of old age is a well spent life perfecting it."

-Charles T. Munger, Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger

"How to find a good spouse? -the best single way is to deserve a good spouse."

-Charles T. Munger, Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger

8. The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles

By: Steven Pressfield , Robert McKee

4.08

Format: None pages,

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9. God, Human, Animal, Machine: Technology, Metaphor, and the Search for Meaning

By: Meghan O'Gieblyn

4.27

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

A meditation on what it might mean to be human in an age of ever-accelerating technology. read more

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  • nonfiction
"As black-box technologies become more widespread, there have been no shortage of demands for increased transparency. In 2016 the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation included in its st…"

-Meghan O'Gieblyn, God, Human, Animal, Machine: Technology, Metaphor, and the Search for Meaning

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10. The Creative Act: A Way of Being

By: Rick Rubin

4.04

Format: 406 pages, Hardcover

From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • business
"Find the sustainable rituals that best support your work."

-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

"In terms of priority, inspiration comes first. You come next. The audience comes last."

-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

"When it comes to the creative process, patience is accepting that the majority of the work we do is out of our control."

-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

"Turning something from an idea into a reality can make it seem smaller. It changes from unearthly to earthly. The imagination has no limits. The physical world does. The work exists in both."

-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

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11. I Will Teach You to Be Rich: No Guilt. No Excuses. No BS. Just a 6-Week Program That Works

By: Ramit Sethi

4.19

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

As seen on the new NETFLIX series! The groundbreaking NEW YORK TIMES and WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSE… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • business
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12. The Age of AI and Our Human Future

By: Henry Kissinger

3.46

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Three of the world’s most accomplished and deep thinkers come together to explore Artificial Intell… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • business
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13. How to Write One Song: Loving the Things We Create and How They Love Us Back

By: Jeff Tweedy

4.22

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

There are few creative acts more mysterious and magical than writing a song. But what if the goal w… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
"To all of the songs like windows, open just enough for us to make our escape, and to all of the songs like windows, closed and clear enough in a dim light to see our own reflection and be reminded of…"

-Jeff Tweedy, How to Write One Song: Loving the Things We Create and How They Love Us Back

"When I'm on stage, my experience often goes something like this: Blankness . . . bliss . . . blankness . . . twinkle of awareness that rocking has been achieved . . . bliss . . . Voice of Observing E…"

-Jeff Tweedy, How to Write One Song: Loving the Things We Create and How They Love Us Back

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14. Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans

By: Melanie Mitchell

4.37

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping examination of the current state of artificial intelligence and how it is remaking our w… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • business
"Hofstadter... fears that AI might show us that the human qualities we most value are disappointingly simple to mechanize."

-Melanie Mitchell, Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans

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15. Crimson Rivers

By: bizarrestars

4.79

Format: 2583 pages, ebook

Regulus Black was fifteen the first time his name was called at a reaping. He's twenty-five when it… read more

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"Hallow is Hollow"

-bizarrestars, Crimson Rivers

"I'd die for them, but I'd live for you."

-bizarrestars, Crimson Rivers

"His little brother. Always his little brother."

-bizarrestars, Crimson Rivers

"I may be mental, but you're a mess, Sirius Black"

-bizarrestars, Crimson Rivers

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16. How To Make It in the New Music Business: Practical Tips on Building a Loyal Following and Making a Living as a Musician

By: Ari Herstand

4.41

Format: 656 pages, Hardcover

Now “Top 5 Music Business Books” Hailed as an “indispensable” guide ( Forbes ), How to Make It in… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • business
Cover of Make Your Own Rules: Stories and Hard-Earned Advice from a Creator in the Digital Age by Andrew Huang

17. Make Your Own Rules: Stories and Hard-Earned Advice from a Creator in the Digital Age

By: Andrew Huang

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

YouTube sensation Andrew Huang offers practical tips and hard-won advice for creatives seeking fina… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • business
Cover of Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls: Women, Music, and Fame by Lisa Robinson

18. Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls: Women, Music, and Fame

By: Lisa Robinson

3.06

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

An intimate, critical look at the lives of female musicians by a famed music journalist, based on n… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Robinson's Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls: Women, Music, and Fame book and Donald S. Passman's All You Need to Know About the Music Business: Eleventh Edition

  • music
  • nonfiction
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19. Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI

By: Yuval Noah Harari

4.11

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our discove… read more

Similar categories in Yuval Noah Harari's Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI book and Donald S. Passman's All You Need to Know About the Music Business: Eleventh Edition

  • nonfiction
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20. All You Need to Know About the Music Business: Eleventh Edition

By: Donald S. Passman

4.53

Format: 528 pages, ebook

Dubbed “the industry bible” by the Los Angeles Times, All You Need to Know About the Music Business… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • business

15 Best nonfiction books like All You Need to Know About the Music Business: Eleventh Edition by Donald S. Passman

Transform Your Habits

How Music Works

David Byrne

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction

Derek Thompson

3.90

Transform Your Habits

The Simple Path to Wealth: Your road map to financial independence and a rich, free life

J.L. Collins , Mr. Money Mustache

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger

Charles T. Munger , None

4.42

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12 must-read adult books like Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls: Women, Music, and Fame by Lisa Robinson

Transform Your Habits

From Scratch: Inside the Food Network

Allen Salkin

3.59

Transform Your Habits

Leslie F*cking Jones

Leslie Jones

4.11

Transform Your Habits

This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You

Susan Rogers

3.82

Transform Your Habits

The Sporty One: My Life as a Spice Girl

Melanie Chisholm

3.92

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