23 Top nonfiction books like Too Late To Stop Now: More Rock’n’Roll War Stories by Allan Jones

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Too Late To Stop Now: More Rock’n’Roll War Stories

By: Allan Jones

3.78

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

More than 40 stories from the glory days of rock'n'roll, featuring Lou Reed, Elton John, Sting and …

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Too Late To Stop Now: More Rock’n’Roll War Stories by Allan Jones , here is a list of 23 books like this:

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1. Rock Stars Stole My Life!

By: Mark Ellen

3.96

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

In a sodden tent at a '70s festival, the teenage Mark Ellen had a dream. He dreamt that music was a… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
Cover of Nightblind (Dark Iceland #2) by Ragnar Jónasson

2. Nightblind (Dark Iceland #2)

By: Ragnar Jónasson

4.18

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Siglufjordur: an idyllically quiet fishing village on the northernmost tip of Iceland, accessible o… read more

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3. Coming Up for Air

By: George Orwell

4.00

Format: 268 pages, Paperback

George Bowling, the hero of this comic novel, is a middle-aged insurance salesman who lives in an a… read more

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4. The History of Rock 'n' Roll in Ten Songs

By: Greil Marcus

3.03

Format: 234 pages, Hardcover

One of our finest critics gives us an altogether original history of rock 'n' roll Unlike all previ… read more

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5. I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This!: And Other Things That Strike Me as Funny

By: Bob Newhart

3.60

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The first book ever from an icon of American comedy--a hilarious combination of stories from his ca… read more

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6. Lost in Music

By: Giles Smith

3.91

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

'If you have ever watched a band play or bought a pop record you should read this book' John Peel read more

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7. My Effin' Life

By: Geddy Lee

4.58

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited memoir, generously illustrated with never-before-seen photos, from the iconic Rock… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
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8. Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

By: David Mitchell

4.16

Format: 433 pages, ebook

A rollicking history of England's earliest kings and queens, a story of narcissists, excessive behe… read more

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  • nonfiction
"The defeat of the Armada in 1588 was Elizabeth's high point. Things went downhill after that. Militarily the triumph against Spain was rather undermined the following year when Elizabeth sent her own…"

-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

"There were a couple of positives: in 1554, the Queen Regent's Prerogative Act was passed which made explicit, for the first time, that when a woman inherited the throne - became the sovereign, queen …"

-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

"Standing jaggedly on Senlac Hill, where Harold Godwinson died, possibly as a result of having taken an arrow to the eye - though possibly more boringly than that, some historians have felt constraine…"

-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

"Queen Mary was known as Bloody Mary because of the large number of people she killed. And also because of misogyny. She was the first properly crowned woman to rule as queen regnant, not just queen c…"

-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

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9. Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever

By: Matt Singer

4.06

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a time, if you wanted to know if a movie was worth seeing, you didn’t check out Rotten To… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Paper Cuts by Ted Kessler

10. Paper Cuts

By: Ted Kessler

4.14

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

'A great writer' Paul Weller 'A music journalist of integrity' Billy Childish ' There's only one … read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
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11. Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears

By: Michael Schulman

4.09

Format: 589 pages, Hardcover

The author of the New York Times bestseller Her Becoming Meryl Streep returns with a lively histor… read more

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  • nonfiction
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12. Hey, Zoey

By: Sarah Crossan

3.39

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Dolores O'Shea’s marriage collapses when she discovers her husband’s AI sex doll in the garage. Whe… read more

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"But I wished I wasn’t strong. Because when you are, no one thinks to take care of you."

-Sarah Crossan, Hey, Zoey

"We were too alike. We loved one another in the wrong way, but that doesn't mean it wasn't love."

-Sarah Crossan, Hey, Zoey

"How could we possibly tell another person everything about ourselves? It would take a lifetime. It would be incredibly boring."

-Sarah Crossan, Hey, Zoey

"As a young teacher I would raise my voice to get a group’s attention. Now I know better. To make yourself heard, you get very quiet. It instils fear."

-Sarah Crossan, Hey, Zoey

Cover of Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir by Sly Stone

13. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir

By: Sly Stone

3.56

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Not many memoirs are generational events. But when Sly Stone, one of the few true musical geniuses … read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
Cover of Don't Look Back In Anger: The Rise and Fall of Cool Britannia by Daniel Rachel

14. Don't Look Back In Anger: The Rise and Fall of Cool Britannia

By: Daniel Rachel

3.91

Format: 495 pages, Hardcover

The nineties was the decade when British culture reclaimed its position at the artistic centre of t… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
Cover of My Mama, Cass: A Memoir by Owen Elliot-Kugell

15. My Mama, Cass: A Memoir

By: Owen Elliot-Kugell

3.96

Format: 262 pages, Hardcover

A long-awaited, myth-busting, and deeply affecting memoir by the daughter of legendary rock star “M… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Full English: A Journey in Search of a Country and its People by Stuart Maconie

16. The Full English: A Journey in Search of a Country and its People

By: Stuart Maconie

4.08

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Three years before George Orwell made his expedition to the far and frozen North JB Priestley – who… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Parachute Women: Marianne Faithfull, Marsha Hunt, Bianca Jagger, Anita Pallenberg, and the Women Behind the Rolling Stones by Elizabeth Winder

17. Parachute Women: Marianne Faithfull, Marsha Hunt, Bianca Jagger, Anita Pallenberg, and the Women Behind the Rolling Stones

By: Elizabeth Winder

3.63

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Discover the true story of the four women who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to help shape and… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
Cover of A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon by Kevin Fedarko

18. A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon

By: Kevin Fedarko

4.36

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

A deeply moving account ever of walking the Grand Canyon, a highly dangerous, life-changing 750-mil… read more

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  • nonfiction
"You were made and set here to give voice to this, your own astonishment. -Annie Dillard"

-Kevin Fedarko, A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon

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19. Eagles - Dark Desert Highway: How America’s Dream Band Turned into a Nightmare

By: Mick Wall

3.89

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

'This could be heaven or this could be hell...'So sings Don Henley on their biggest hit, 'Hotel C… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction

20. A Fabulous Creation: How the LP Saved Our Lives

By: David Hepworth

4.09

Format: None pages, ebook

_________‘Hepworth’s knowledge and understanding of rock history is prodigious … [a] hugely enterta… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
Cover of Me and Mr. Jones: My Life with David Bowie and the Spiders from Mars by Suzi Ronson

21. Me and Mr. Jones: My Life with David Bowie and the Spiders from Mars

By: Suzi Ronson

3.79

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A luminescent memoir from the stylist who created David's iconic Ziggy Stardust look, painting a da… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
Cover of This Must Be the Place: Music, Community and Vanished Spaces in New York City by Jesse Rifkin

22. This Must Be the Place: Music, Community and Vanished Spaces in New York City

By: Jesse Rifkin

4.26

Format: None pages, ebook

A fascinating history that examines how real estate, gentrification, community and the highs and lo… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
Cover of Under a Rock: A Memoir by Chris Stein

23. Under a Rock: A Memoir

By: Chris Stein

3.74

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

At its heart, Under A Rock is a love story. The codependent bond between Chris Stein and Debbie Har… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Tastemaker: My Life with the Legends and Geniuses of Rock Music by Tony King

24. The Tastemaker: My Life with the Legends and Geniuses of Rock Music

By: Tony King

4.06

Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition

The Tastemaker charts the singular life of a man who has been at the beating heart of music's most … read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
Cover of A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs vol 1: From Savoy Stompers to Clock Rockers by Andrew Hickey

25. A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs vol 1: From Savoy Stompers to Clock Rockers

By: Andrew Hickey

4.59

Format: 553 pages, Kindle Edition

In this series of books, based on the hit podcast A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs, Andrew Hick… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Future Was Now: Madmen, Mavericks, and the Epic Sci-Fi Summer of 1982 by Chris Nashawaty

26. The Future Was Now: Madmen, Mavericks, and the Epic Sci-Fi Summer of 1982

By: Chris Nashawaty

4.24

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From legendary entertainment journalist and author of Caddyshack comes a rollicking history of 1980… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs Volume 2: From the Million Dollar Quartet to the Fab Four by Andrew Hickey

27. A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs Volume 2: From the Million Dollar Quartet to the Fab Four

By: Andrew Hickey

4.68

Format: 690 pages, Kindle Edition

In this series of books, based on the hit podcast A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs, Andrew Hick… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
Cover of Too Late To Stop Now: More Rock’n’Roll War Stories by Allan Jones

28. Too Late To Stop Now: More Rock’n’Roll War Stories

By: Allan Jones

3.78

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

More than 40 stories from the glory days of rock'n'roll, featuring Lou Reed, Elton John, Sting and … read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
Cover of Hope I Get Old Before I Die: How Rock’s Greatest Generation Kept Going to the End by David Hepworth

29. Hope I Get Old Before I Die: How Rock’s Greatest Generation Kept Going to the End

By: David Hepworth

4.13

Format: 375 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of Abbey Road comes the story of how enduring rock icons like Pink Floyd, Bruce Spr… read more

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  • music
Cover of Midnight and Blue (An Inspector Rebus, #25) by Ian Rankin

30. Midnight and Blue (An Inspector Rebus, #25)

By: Ian Rankin

4.53

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

John Rebus spent his life as a detective putting Edinburgh’s most deadly criminals behind bars.Now,… read more

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Cover of Sonny Boy: A Memoir by Al Pacino

31. Sonny Boy: A Memoir

By: Al Pacino

4.14

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From one of the most iconic actors in the history of film, an astonishingly revelatory account of a… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Where do I go to get a director? I’ve never hired one in my life. I’ve only starred in three films. I said, “Marty, I don’t know how to interview anybody. This is completely crazy."

-Al Pacino, Sonny Boy: A Memoir

"A strange and discordant mix of roles followed. I liked one film I did, The Humbling, because I did it with Barry Levinson. It was based on the novel by Philip Roth, who I met at a party in New York.…"

-Al Pacino, Sonny Boy: A Memoir

"As I was heading back, I began to hear the sound of someone crying, which you sort of expect in a graveyard. I looked around to see where it was coming from. And there, sitting on a tombstone, was Fr…"

-Al Pacino, Sonny Boy: A Memoir

"Another young actor in Charlie’s class with me was a guy by the name of Martin Sheen. In one session Marty did a monologue from The Iceman Cometh, and he blew the roof off—I said, this is it, this is…"

-Al Pacino, Sonny Boy: A Memoir

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Rock Stars Stole My Life!

Mark Ellen

3.96

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My Effin' Life

Geddy Lee

4.58

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Ted Kessler

4.14

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4.16

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Cynthia Carr

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