Shooting Star: The Definitive Story of Elliott Smith
By: Paul Rees
4.04
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
'Elliott was one of the best songwriters of our day and a formidable musician.' - Beck 'There's …
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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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"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
2. Skagboys (Mark Renton, #1)
By: Irvine Welsh
4.05
Format: 548 pages, Paperback
Mark Renton has it all: he's good-looking, young, with a pretty girlfriend and a place at universit… read more
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"Perversity and obstinacy are integral tae the Scottish character."-Irvine Welsh, Skagboys (Mark Renton, #1)
"but ah'm hugging Janey and thinking about how much a life can change in the time it takes tae fix up."-Irvine Welsh, Skagboys (Mark Renton, #1)
"Sitting in the brightly lit library, surrounded by books, in total silence, that was ma personal zenith."-Irvine Welsh, Skagboys (Mark Renton, #1)
"Schopenhauer was right: Life has to be about disillusionment stumbling inexorably towards the totally fucked."-Irvine Welsh, Skagboys (Mark Renton, #1)
3. Poverty Safari
By: Darren McGarvey
3.87
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
People from deprived communities all around Britain feel misunderstood and unheard. Darren McGarvey… read more
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4. Strangers
By: Taichi Yamada , None
5.00
Format: 64 pages, Paperback
Set in the great human maelstrom of Tokyo, Strangersis a thinking man's ghost story. When Harada, a… read more
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5. The Rules of Attraction
By: Bret Easton Ellis
3.27
Format: None pages, Paperback
Set at a small affluent liberal-arts college in New England eighties, The Rules of Attractionis a s… read more
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6. Cinema Speculation
By: Quentin Tarantino
4.06
Format: 391 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited first work of nonfiction from the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Once… read more
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"Elvis movies weren't real movies, they were "Elvis Presley movies"-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation
"Who wants to spend three months making a fucked-up version of their movie?"-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation
"I don't know how he died, where he died, or where he's buried. But I do know I should've thanked him."-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation
"Then the movie started playing like a real movie. But frankly, a more real movie than we were used to."-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation
7. Madhouse at the End of the Earth
By: Julian Sancton
4.27
Format: 354 pages, Hardcover
In August 1897, the young Belgian commandant Adrien de Gerlache set sail for a three-year expeditio… read more
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"Among the greatest threats future travelers to Mars are likely to face is an interplanetary version of winter over-syndrome. The unknown icescapes around the earth poles, particularly Antarctica, see…"-Julian Sancton, Madhouse at the End of the Earth
"Cook referred to the symptoms collectively as polar anemia. Researchers today use the term winter over-syndrome. But it's essentially the same thing. A prevailing theory suggests it's a form of hypot…"-Julian Sancton, Madhouse at the End of the Earth
"But in emphasizing the likelihood of a connection between winter over-syndrome and what is now known as seasonal effective disorder, a variation in mood that correlates with a dwindling of daylight h…"-Julian Sancton, Madhouse at the End of the Earth
"Note: Dr. Lawrence Polinkis who analyzed clinical data from American men and women at Antarctica's Mcmurdo station Amundsen Scott's South Pole station posits specifically that the memory loss and oth…"-Julian Sancton, Madhouse at the End of the Earth
8. The Honjin Murders (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #1)
By: Seishi Yokomizo
3.66
Format: 189 pages, Paperback
One of Japan's greatest classic murder mysteries, introducing their best loved detective, translate… read more
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"What was Kenzo's reaction to all this criticism? His approach was to stay completely silent. He made no move whatsoever to respond to any of it. And, of course, water eventually wins over fire. One b…"-Seishi Yokomizo, The Honjin Murders (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #1)
9. Lou Reed: The King of New York
By: Will Hermes
4.23
Format: 529 pages, Hardcover
"The only Lou Reed bio you need to read." ― The Washington Post "There have been many biographie… read more
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10. 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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11. Kala
By: Colin Walsh
3.99
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A gripping literary page-turner from a rising Irish talent in which former friends, estranged for t… read more
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"Vapers are cunt wands,' Donna snaps."-Colin Walsh, Kala
"I just want to switch myself off. Disconnect from everything."-Colin Walsh, Kala
"So much of the night's vague. A film strip with half the frames missing."-Colin Walsh, Kala
"Who drinks a decaf cappuccino? Be honest with yourself and get a cup of warm milk."-Colin Walsh, Kala
12. Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You: A Memoir
By: Lucinda Williams
3.96
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The iconic singer-songwriter and three-time Grammy winner opens up about her traumatic childhood in… read more
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13. World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music
By: Jeff Tweedy
4.01
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An exciting and heartening mix of memories, music, and inspiration from Wilco front man and New Yor… read more
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14. West Heart Kill
By: Dann McDorman
3.05
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Welcome to the West Heart country club. Where the drinks are neat but behind closed doors . . . thi… read more
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"You're a private detective."-Dann McDorman, West Heart Kill
"The writer of murder, like all writers, must be a miser, conceding revelations bit by bit; for every novel is a puzzle, and every reader a sleuth."-Dann McDorman, West Heart Kill
"People hunger for epiphany, you think, they clamor for it, but given a chance, who among us would actually recognize it? Or, having seen it, would choose to act?"-Dann McDorman, West Heart Kill
"This is, you reflect, one of the consolations of the genre: any respectable practitioner must follow the rules in making the truth–however skillfully camouflaged by lies–accessible to all."-Dann McDorman, West Heart Kill
15. All You Need Is Love: An Oral History of The Beatles
By: Peter Brown
3.53
Format: 339 pages, Hardcover
The Beatles in their own words: unpublished, unvarnished, and told by The Beatles and their inner c… read more
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16. Verse, Chorus, Monster!
By: Graham Coxon
3.70
Format: None pages, ebook
Among the noise and clamour of the Britpop era, Blur co-founder Graham Coxon managed to carve out a… read more
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17. From Staircase to Stage: The Story of Raekwon and the Wu-Tang Clan
By: Raekwon
4.25
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Legendary wordsmith Raekwon the Chef opens up about his journey from the staircases of Park Hill in… read more
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18. Radiohead: Life in a Glasshouse
By: John Aizlewood
3.76
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Radiohead are not like other bands. For over three decades they have charted a singular course. As… read more
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19. 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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20. Shooting Star: The Definitive Story of Elliott Smith
By: Paul Rees
3.96
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
'A masterpiece. Beautiful, tragic and immaculately researched.' - Matt Everitt'Elliott was one of t… read more
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