Wendy Carlos: A Biography
By: Amanda Sewell
3.36
Format: 264 pages, Hardcover
With her debut album Switched-On Bach, composer and electronic musician Wendy Carlos (b. 1939) brou…
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1. Slouching Towards Bethlehem
By: Joan Didion
4.19
Format: 238 pages, Paperback
The first nonfiction work by one of the most distinctive prose stylists of our era, Joan Didion's S… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
"Happiness is,' after all, a consumption ethic."-Joan Didion, Slouching Towards Bethlehem
"There is a common superstition that “self-respect"-Joan Didion, Slouching Towards Bethlehem
"The ability to think for one's self depends upon one's mastery of the language."-Joan Didion, Slouching Towards Bethlehem
"The future always looks good in the golden land, because no one remembers the past."-Joan Didion, Slouching Towards Bethlehem
2. Alan Lomax: The Man Who Recorded the World
By: None , John F. Szwed
3.85
Format: 464 pages, ebook
The definitive biography of Alan Lomax-from John Szwed,"the best music biographer in the business" … read more
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- music
- nonfiction
- biography
3. Letters to a Young Poet
By: Rainer Maria Rilke , Franz Xaver Kappus , Reginald Snell
4.29
Format: 80 pages, Paperback
In 1903, a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet, req… read more
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- nonfiction
"Everything is gestation and then birthing."-Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet
"Have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart. ...live in the question."-Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet
"A work of art is good if it has arisen out of necessity. That is the only way one can judge it."-Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet
"Perhaps all dragons in our lives are really princesses just waiting to see us just once being beautiful and courageous."-Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet
4. Can't Be Satisfied: The Life and Times of Muddy Waters
By: Robert Gordon
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
The epic, rollicking, up-and-down life of Muddy Waters, who went from Mississippi farmhand to music… read more
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- music
- nonfiction
- biography
5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
By: Richard Rothstein
2.89
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In this groundbreaking history of the modern American metropolis, Richard Rothstein, a leading auth… read more
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- nonfiction
6. The Design of Everyday Things
By: Donald A. Norman
4.11
Format: 559 pages, Paperback
Anyone who designs anything to be used by humans -- from physical objects to computer programs to c… read more
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- nonfiction
7. My Favorite Thing Is Monsters
By: Emil Ferris
4.56
Format: 200 pages, Paperback
Set against the tumultuous political backdrop of late '60s Chicago, My Favorite Thing Is Monstersis… read more
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8. Rilke's Book of Hours: Love Poems to God
By: Rainer Maria Rilke , Joanna Macy , Anita Barrows
4.12
Format: 29 pages, Paperback
At the beginning of this century, a young German poet returned from a journey to Russia, where he h… read more
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- nonfiction
9. Queer: A Graphic History
By: Meg-John Barker , None , Jules Scheele
0.00
Format: 287 pages,
Activist-academic Meg-John Barker and cartoonist Julia Scheele illuminate the histories of queer th… read more
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- nonfiction
- lgbt
10. The Argonauts
By: Maggie Nelson
3.91
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
An intrepid voyage out to the frontiers of the latest thinking about love, language, and family Ma… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- lgbt
11. The Fire Next Time
By: James Baldwin
3.54
Format: None pages, Paperback
A national bestseller when it first appeared in 1963, The Fire Next Timegalvanized the nation and g… read more
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- nonfiction
12. The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
By: Ursula K. Le Guin
4.25
Format: 387 pages, Paperback
Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestio… read more
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"... “Dangerous!"-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
"Freedom is never very safe."-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
"Who do you think is lying to us?"-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
"Where does your soul go when you die in Hell?"-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
13. High Fidelity
By: Nick Hornby
3.52
Format: 257 pages, Kindle Edition
Do you know your desert-island, all-time, top five most memorable split-ups? Rob does. He keeps a l… read more
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14. A Confederacy of Dunces
By: John Kennedy Toole , Walker Percy
3.89
Format: 394 pages, Paperback
Here is Ignatius Reilly: slob extraordinary, a mad Oliver Hardy, a fat Don Quixote, a perverse Thom… read more
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"Oh, Fortuna, you capricious sprite!"-John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces
"Mothers got a hard road to travel, believe me."-John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces
"The day before me is fraught with God knows what horrors."-John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces
"Mother doesn't cook, Ignatius said dogmatically, She burns."-John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces
15. Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma
By: Claire Dederer
3.79
Format: 257 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the New York Times best seller Poser and the acclaimed memoir Love and Trouble, … read more
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- nonfiction
"Biography used to be something you sought out, yearned for, actively pursued. Now it falls on your head all day long."-Claire Dederer, Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma
16. 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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17. 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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- nonfiction
- biography
"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
18. The Maniac
By: Benjamín Labatut
4.34
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From one of contemporary literature’s most exciting new voices, a haunting story centered on the Hu… read more
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"[...] si nuestra especie iba a sobrevivir el siglo XX, necesitábamos llenar el enorme vacío dejado por la huida de los dioses, y la única candidata viable para realizar esa extraña y esotérica transf…"-Benjamín Labatut, The Maniac
19. My Name Is Barbra
By: Barbra Streisand
4.20
Format: 1040 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited memoir by the superstar of stage, screen, recordings, and television. Barbra St… read more
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- music
- nonfiction
- biography
"Fame is a hollow trophy. No matter who you are, you can only eat one pastrami sandwich at a time."-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra
"Once again I was struck by the power of music. Somehow, it can be the connective tissue between souls."-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra
"There are some things I hope we can all agree upon: The antidote to lies is truth, the remedy to war is peace, and the solution to hate is love."-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra
"Language gives us an insight into the way women are viewed in a male-dominated society . . . A man is commanding—a woman is demanding. A man is forceful—a woman is pushy. A man is uncompromising—a wo…"-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra
20. Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy
By: Jessica Fern
4.40
Format: 268 pages, Paperback
Attachment theory has entered the mainstream, but most discussions focus on how we can cultivate se… read more
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- nonfiction
- lgbt
"A child with a secure attachment style will likely grow up into an adult who feels worthy of love and seeks to create meaningful, healthy relationships with people who are physically and emotionally …"-Jessica Fern, Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy
"Commitment can be expressed in many ways. Traditionally it is solidified through marriage, owning property, having kids or wearing certain types of jewelry, but legal, domestic, or ornamental underta…"-Jessica Fern, Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy
"When someone with a dismissive style starts to work on healing their insecure attachment, they must begin by no longer dismissing and distancing from themselves. This requires that they no longer den…"-Jessica Fern, Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy
"Approximately 15 to 20 percent of the population has a nervous system wired to be more sensitive. These people are more attuned to the subtleties of their environment and process that information muc…"-Jessica Fern, Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy
21. Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World
By: Malcolm Harris
3.90
Format: 720 pages, Hardcover
The first comprehensive, global history of Silicon Valley, from railroad capitalists to microchip a… read more
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- nonfiction
22. 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
"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
23. 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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- music
- nonfiction
- biography
24. A Book of Days
By: Patti Smith
4.26
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A deeply moving and brilliantly idiosyncratic visual book of days by the National Book Award–winnin… read more
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- music
- nonfiction
- biography
25. 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
- biography
"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
26. Corporate Rock Sucks: The Rise and Fall of SST Records
By: Jim Ruland
4.03
Format: None pages, Audiobook
A no-holds-barred narrative history of the iconic label that brought the world Black Flag, Hüsker D… read more
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- music
- nonfiction
27. The Fourth Turning Is Here:
By: Neil Howe
3.96
Format: None pages, Audiobook
Twenty-five years ago, Neil Howe and the late William Strauss dazzled the world with a provocative … read more
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- nonfiction
28. Summer Fun
By: Jeanne Thornton
4.14
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
From acclaimed author Jeanne Thornton, an epic, singular look at fandom, creativity, longing, and t… read more
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- music
- lgbt
"We are poison women, Diane, because our bodies do all turn what enters them into poison, and we make poison and spread poison, because we are sadness itself. There is no way for us not to be that."-Jeanne Thornton, Summer Fun
29. Miracleman Omnibus
By: Alan Moore
4.32
Format: 808 pages, Hardcover
Middle-aged reporter Michael Moran always knew he was meant for something more. When an unexpected … read more
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30. Wendy Carlos: A Biography
By: Amanda Sewell
3.36
Format: 264 pages, Hardcover
With her debut album Switched-On Bach, composer and electronic musician Wendy Carlos (b. 1939) brou… read more
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- music
- nonfiction
- biography
- lgbt
31. War
By: Bob Woodward
4.43
Format: 441 pages, Kindle Edition
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Bob Woodward tells the revelatory, behind-the-scenes story of three … read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
"President Trump had secretly sent Putin a bunch of Abbott Point of Care Covid test machines for his personal use as the virus spread rapidly through Russia."-Bob Woodward, War
"Overall, Hamas killed more than 1,200 Israelis and dragged more than 240 hostages and back across the border into underground tunnels in Gaza. It was the deadliest attack in Jewish history since the …"-Bob Woodward, War
"The second high-profile Trump critis was retired General Stanley McChrystal, who had commanded U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan a decade earlier. McChrystal had recently appeared on CNN and called…"-Bob Woodward, War
"In the 2020 election, Trump received 74 million votes, more than any presidential candidate in history with the exception of Joe Biden, who won 81 million votes. Biden secured the Electoral College w…"-Bob Woodward, War
