Codex Metallum: The Secret Art of Metal - The Hidden Meanings Behind Metal’s Greatest Album Covers
By: Maxwell
3.67
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
A sumptuous, illustrated guide to the symbolism of heavy metal, told through 300 of its greatest al…
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1. Johnny Got His Gun
By: Dalton Trumbo
4.20
Format: 309 pages, Paperback
This was no ordinary war. This was a war to make the world safe for democracy. And if democracy was… read more
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"See how I sing even though my mouth is choked with worms?"-Dalton Trumbo, Johnny Got His Gun
"Thank you mister. You fight for liberty. Me I don't care for some."-Dalton Trumbo, Johnny Got His Gun
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"Now I lay me down to sleep my bomb proof cellar's good and deep but if I'm killed before I wake remember god it's for your sake amen."-Dalton Trumbo, Johnny Got His Gun
2. Naked Lunch
By: William S. Burroughs , Barry Miles , James Grauerholz
3.46
Format: 289 pages, Paperback
The book is structured as a series of loosely connected vignettes. Burroughs stated that the chapte… read more
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"Exterminate all rational thought"-William S. Burroughs, Naked Lunch
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3. Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal
By: Jon Wiederhorn , Katherine Turman
3.91
Format: 736 pages, Hardcover
The definitive oral history of heavy metal, Louder Than Hell includes hundreds of interviews with m… read more
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"I remember Devo were playing at the Whisky and they came to our show at the STarwood. I asked them why and they said, "We love Dokken because you're the epitome of what we don't want to be." I didn't…"-Jon Wiederhorn, Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal
"I grew up being told, "If you do marijuana you'll be a slave for the rest of your life," and it only took me ten minutes to realize smoking marijuana was pretty cool. Then it was, "If you take LSD yo…"-Jon Wiederhorn, Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal
"I grew up being told, "If you do marijuana you'll be a slave for the rest of your life," and it only took me ten minutes to realize smoking marijuana was pretty cool. Then it was, "If you take LSD yo…"-Jon Wiederhorn, Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal
"When we were recording the Ozzmosis album we did a batch of it in New York. There was this occult bookstore...and they had everything in there on Wicca, Catholicism, Satanism, the whole nine yards. I…"-Jon Wiederhorn, Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal
4. Live from New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live
By: James Andrew Miller , Tom Shales
3.77
Format: 52 pages,
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5. Nothin' to Lose: The Making of KISS (1972-1975)
By: Gene Simmons , Ken Sharp , Paul Stanley
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Nothin' to Lose: The Making of KISS (1972-1975)chronicles, for the first time, the crucial formativ… read more
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6. Get in the Van: On the Road With Black Flag
By: Henry Rollins
4.16
Format: None pages, Paperback
As a member of the seminal punk band Black Flag, Henry Rollins kept detailed tour diaries that form… read more
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7. 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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8. Lords of Chaos
By: Michael Moynihan , None
3.68
Format: 405 pages, Paperback
The book focuses on the scene surrounding the extreme heavy metal subgenre black metal in Norway in… read more
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"Nationalism is the political manifestation of a folk's collective unconscious; heathenism/ satanism is the spiritual manifestation. Both ascend from the same source. Its therefore no coincidence that…"-Michael Moynihan, Lords of Chaos
"Heavy Metal has been forced to create its own underworld. It plays by its own rules, follows its own aesthetic prerogatives… Metal is no longer a staple of FM radio, nor are record labels publishing …"-Michael Moynihan, Lords of Chaos
9. The Future of War: A History
By: Lawrence Freedman
4.65
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In 1912, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, wrote a short story about a war fought… read more
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10. The Terraformers
By: Annalee Newitz
3.37
Format: 338 pages, Hardcover
Destry is a top network analyst with the Environmental Rescue Team, an ancient organization devoted… read more
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11. Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest (American Music Series)
By: Hanif Abdurraqib
4.47
Format: 207 pages, Paperback
How does one pay homage to A Tribe Called Quest? The seminal rap group brought jazz into the genre,… read more
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"The things we do to stay close to the people we think will carry us through an entire lifetime..."-Hanif Abdurraqib, Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest (American Music Series)
12. Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994–2007)
By: Dan Ozzi
4.40
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
NATIONAL BESTSELLER AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR "Ozzi's reporting is strong, balanced and well tol… read more
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13. Joyful Recollections of Trauma
By: Paul Scheer
4.23
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning actor and comedian Paul Scheer, a candid and humorous memoir-in-essays on coming… read more
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14. Electric Wizards: A Tapestry of Heavy Music, 1968 to the Present
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3.92
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
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By: Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
3.95
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A unique new guide to creativity from Questlove—inspirations, stories, and lessons on how to live y… read more
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"Collaborations work best this way; when there's a mutual desire to see what the other side adds. You know that what you're making on your own has value but the sum is more than the parts and every pa…"-Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Creative Quest
16. Codex Metallum: The Secret Art of Metal - The Hidden Meanings Behind Metal’s Greatest Album Covers
By: Maxwell
3.67
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
A sumptuous, illustrated guide to the symbolism of heavy metal, told through 300 of its greatest al… read more
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4.67
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Without the mansion…without the money…without the butler…what’s left is the Absolute Dark Knight! read more
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18. Absolute Wonder Woman (2024-) #1
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4.50
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Without the island paradise…without the sisterhood that shaped her…without a mission of peace…what’… read more
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19. Absolute Superman (2024-) #1
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4.41
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20. Absolute Batman (2024-) #2
By: Scott Snyder
4.48
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Batman was born out of violence – a horrible tragedy that shaped the trajectory of his future. But … read more
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21. Absolute Wonder Woman (2024-) #2
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