17 must-read music books like It's About Time: Jeff Porcaro - The Man and His Music by Robyn Flans by Robyn Flans

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It's About Time: Jeff Porcaro - The Man and His Music by Robyn Flans

By: Robyn Flans

4.03

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

One of the most recorded drummers in history, Jeff Porcaro became a music superstar held in equal e…

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1. Dark Force Rising (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #2)

By: Timothy Zahn

4.18

Format: 439 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The dying Empire's most cunning and ruthless warlord—Grand Admiral Thrawn—has taken command of the … read more

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"Yes, they’d lost. But it was just a battle, not the war."

-Timothy Zahn, Dark Force Rising (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #2)

"I rule the Empire now. Not some long-dead Emperor; certainly not you. the only treason is defiance of my orders."

-Timothy Zahn, Dark Force Rising (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #2)

"One of the first rules the Emperor had drummed into her [Mara Jade] so long ago was to blend in as best she could with her surroundings"

-Timothy Zahn, Dark Force Rising (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #2)

"The maitrakh met her gaze steadily, her alien face unreadable. 'Are you offering me your help?' Leia asked. 'There is honor in you, Lady Vader,' the maitrakh said, her voice quiet. 'For the life and …"

-Timothy Zahn, Dark Force Rising (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #2)

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2. Not Dead Yet: The Memoir

By: Phil Collins

3.77

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Phil Collins pulls no punches--about himself, his life, or the ecstasy and heartbreak that's inspir… read more

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  • music
  • biography
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3. Travels with Charley: In Search of America

By: John Steinbeck

4.37

Format: None pages, Paperback

An intimate journey across and in search of America, as told by one of its most beloved writers, in… read more

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  • biography
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4. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

By: F. Scott Fitzgerald

3.34

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Today, F. Scott Fitzgerald is known for his novels, but in his lifetime, his fame stemmed from his … read more

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5. Beautiful Ruins

By: Jess Walter

3.63

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

The story begins in 1962. On a rocky patch of the sun-drenched Italian coastline, a young innkeeper… read more

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6. The Last Command (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #3)

By: Timothy Zahn

3.50

Format: 142 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The embattled Republic reels from the attacks of Grand Admiral Thrawn, who has marshaled the remnan… read more

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7. Scar Tissue

By: Larry Sloman , Anthony Kiedis

3.00

Format: 108 pages, Paperback

Now in paperback, the New York Timesbestseller by one of rock's most provocative figures Scar Tissu… read more

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8. Born to Run

By: Bruce Springsteen

4.00

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In 2009, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed at the Super Bowl's halftime show. The e… read more

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9. 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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10. Prophet Song

By: Paul Lynch

4.10

Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition

A fearless portrait of a society on the brink as a mother faces a terrible choice, from an internat… read more

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"people are entitled to some small moment of peace."

-Paul Lynch, Prophet Song

"the child absorbing the mother’s trauma and storing it in his body for later use,"

-Paul Lynch, Prophet Song

"... time is at once addition and subtraction, time adds one day to the next and always takes away from what's left..."

-Paul Lynch, Prophet Song

"...knowing how it is so that all boys grow up and pull away from home to unmake the world in the guise of making it, nature decrees it so."

-Paul Lynch, Prophet Song

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11. 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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"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

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12. Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk

By: Kathleen Hanna

4.46

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An electric, searing memoir by the original rebel girl and legendary front woman of Bikini Kill and… read more

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  • music
  • biography
"She was the only woman on the whole record and hearing her gave me the first thought that someday I could be in a band."

-Kathleen Hanna, Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk

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13. And Away...

By: Bob Mortimer

4.33

Format: 323 pages, Hardcover

Bob Mortimer’s life was trundling along happily until suddenly in 2015 he was diagnosed with a hear… read more

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  • biography
"Always enter your shoes before wearing them."

-Bob Mortimer, And Away...

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14. Music Is History

By: Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson

3.86

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller, Music Is History combines multi-Grammy Award winner Questlove’s deep m… read more

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  • music
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15. Open Throat

By: Henry Hoke

4.01

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A lonely, lovable, queer mountain lion narrates this star-making fever dream of a novel. A quee… read more

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16. 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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"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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17. Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

By: Timothy Zahn

4.17

Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition

Alternate Cover Edition can be found here. It is a time of renewal, five years after the destruc… read more

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"If you don't want to be noticed, you don't use a Star Destroyer."

-Timothy Zahn, Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

"Estudie arte, Capitán. Si entiende el arte de una especie, entiende a esa especie."

-Timothy Zahn, Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

"Governments and entire planets are important, Threepio. But when you sift everything down, they're all just made of people."

-Timothy Zahn, Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

"Fear and anger, Yoda had often warned him, were slaves to the dark side. Vaguely, Luke wondered which side curiosity served."

-Timothy Zahn, Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

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18. Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius

By: Nick Hornby

3.66

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Just Like You, High Fidelity, and Fever Pitch, a short, warm, and… read more

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  • music
  • biography
"This book is about work, and nobody ever worked harder than these two, or at a higher standard, while connectiong with so many people for so long."

-Nick Hornby, Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius

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19. Acid for the Children

By: Flea

4.08

Format: 390 pages, Paperback

The strange tale of a boy named Flea starts in Rye, NY. It was all very normal. But soon his parent… read more

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  • biography
"Bein famous don't mean shit"

-Flea, Acid for the Children

"Such a fool was I. It's a fool who's seduced by that which feels good. Nothing but a simple fool."

-Flea, Acid for the Children

"We sat up through the night snorting and talking. It all felt so important, meaningful and good, all be it in that weird coke way. In the years to come, during all night coked out blab-fests, even du…"

-Flea, Acid for the Children

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20. They: A Sequence of Unease

By: Kay Dick

3.38

Format: 94 pages, Hardcover

They is a dream, a surreal nightmare which sends a shock right to the heart of our cultural complac… read more

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"It was no good listening for footsteps; they wore no shoes."

-Kay Dick, They: A Sequence of Unease

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21. What a Fool Believes: A Memoir

By: Michael McDonald

4.09

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping and evocative memoir from the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Grammy Award–winning, platinum … read more

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  • music
  • biography
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22. The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

By: Dave Grohl

4.47

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

So, I've written a book. Having entertained the idea for years, and even offered a few questiona… read more

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  • music
  • biography
"I'm bad enough at rolling joints, how could I successfully roll a child?"

-Dave Grohl, The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

"What you think, you become. What you feel, you attract. What you imagine, you create."

-Dave Grohl, The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

"I stopped trying to understand fate and destiny a long time ago, but dumb luck seems to be my specialty."

-Dave Grohl, The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

"There is no love like a Mother's love. It is life's greatest song. We are all indebted to the women who have given us life. For without them, there would be no music."

-Dave Grohl, The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

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23. Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm

By: Dan Charnas

4.56

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Equal parts biography, musicology, and cultural history, Dilla Time chronicles the life and legacy … read more

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  • biography
"The Yanceys were not a family that expressed love by saying “I love you."

-Dan Charnas, Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm

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24. The Gospel According to Luke

By: Steve Lukather

4.22

Format: 415 pages, Kindle Edition

No one explodes one of the longest-held misconceptions of music history better than Steve Lukather … read more

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  • biography
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25. Beast: John Bonham and the Rise of Led Zeppelin

By: C.M. Kushins

3.89

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

The first full-length narrative biography of Led Zeppelin's John Bonham, considered by many to be o… read more

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  • biography
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26. Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon

By: Joel Selvin

4.27

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

The blazing rock opera of the greatest drummer of all-time, Jim Gordon, from the legendary Wrecking… read more

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  • biography
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27. Creative Quest

By: Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson

3.95

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A unique new guide to creativity from Questlove—inspirations, stories, and lessons on how to live y… read more

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  • biography
"[Creativity] is about finding your own unique way of fitting into the continually repeating human experience."

-Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Creative Quest

"There's species-wide programming and then there's individuality. The overlap between those two opens up a space for creativity. Live in that space. I'm here too. Maybe I'll see you around sometime."

-Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Creative Quest

"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

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28. Earth to Moon: A Memoir

By: Moon Unit Zappa

4.42

Format: 351 pages, Hardcover

The saying goes that "God only gives you what you can handle." Well God didn't grow up in my atheis… read more

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  • biography
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29. It's About Time: Jeff Porcaro - The Man and His Music by Robyn Flans

By: Robyn Flans

4.03

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

One of the most recorded drummers in history, Jeff Porcaro became a music superstar held in equal e… read more

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Cover of LIBERTY: Life, Billy, and the Pursuit of Happiness by Liberty DeVitto

30. LIBERTY: Life, Billy, and the Pursuit of Happiness

By: Liberty DeVitto

3.99

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

(Percussion). For thirty years, Liberty DeVitto was the driving force behind one of the biggest pop… read more

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  • biography
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31. Brothers

By: Alex Van Halen

4.23

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

In this intimate and open account—nothing like any rock-and-roll memoir you’ve ever read—Alex Van H… read more

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