Don't Suck, Don't Die: Giving Up Vic Chesnutt
By: Kristin Hersh
3.75
Format: 148 pages, Hardcover
"Friend, asshole, angel, mutant," singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt "came along and made us gross and …
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1. Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
By: Carrie Brownstein
3.83
Format: 244 pages, Hardcover
From a leader of feminist punk music at the dawn of the riot-grrrl era, a candid and deeply persona… read more
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- music
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
"I've always felt unclaimed."-Carrie Brownstein, Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
"I don't want to know what's going to happen. As frightening as that is in real life, it's a crucial aspect in creativity. Being predictable is boring, and it's also disheartening and usinspiring."-Carrie Brownstein, Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
"If someone didn’t feel included, if someone felt marginalised, they would form their own band, write their own fanzine, or just call you out on what they deemed racist or classist, sizeist, sexist, b…"-Carrie Brownstein, Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
"I suppose we were better observers than communicators; we were all subjects to be worried over, complained about, even adored, but never quite people to be held or loved. There was an intellectual, a…"-Carrie Brownstein, Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
2. Occultation and Other Stories
By: Laird Barron
4.08
Format: 245 pages, Hardcover
Laird Barron has emerged as one of the strongest voices in modern horror and dark fantasy fiction, … read more
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- collections
3. Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas
By: Tom Robbins
3.91
Format: 20 pages, Paperback
A paperback original, which describes a bizarre weekend through the eyes of a young broker who has … read more
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4. Don't Suck, Don't Die: Giving Up Vic Chesnutt
By: Kristin Hersh
3.75
Format: 148 pages, Hardcover
"Friend, asshole, angel, mutant," singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt "came along and made us gross and … read more
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- music
- biography
- memoir
- collections
- death
- mental illness
- nonfiction
5. The Art of Travel
By: Alain de Botton
3.89
Format: 266 pages, Paperback
Any Baedeker will tell us wherewe ought to travel, but only Alain de Botton will tell us howand why… read more
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6. A Gate at the Stairs
By: Lorrie Moore
4.60
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A novel on the anxiety and disconnection of post-9/11 America, on the insidiousness of racism, the … read more
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7. Girl in a Band
By: Kim Gordon
3.67
Format: 273 pages, Hardcover
In Girl in a Band, Kim Gordon, founding member of Sonic Youth and role model for a generation of wo… read more
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- music
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
"All that young-girl idealism is someone else's now."-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band
"I like being in a weak position, and making it strong."-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band
"For me performing has a lot to do with being fearless."-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band
"I give Iggy credit for deconstructing the very idea of entertainment."-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band
8. Jason Molina: Riding with the Ghost
By: Erin Osmon
4.31
Format: 66 pages, ebook
Erin Osmon presents a detailed, human account of the Rust Belt-born musician Jason Molina--a vision… read more
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9. 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
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
"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
10. Grief Is for People
By: Sloane Crosley
3.91
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Following the death of her closest friend, Sloane Crosley explores multiple kinds of loss in this d… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
- death
"Grief is for people, not things."-Sloane Crosley, Grief Is for People
"Suicide is a tax on human consciousness."-Sloane Crosley, Grief Is for People
"How will he know you loved him," she asks, "unless you try to destroy yourself?"-Sloane Crosley, Grief Is for People
"Pictures should be of what you see, not of what the world sees when it sees you."-Sloane Crosley, Grief Is for People
11. Saga, Volume 11
By: Brian K. Vaughan
4.26
Format: 153 pages, ebook
While Hazel and her family fight for scraps to survive, the rich and powerful race to forge new all… read more
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12. Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere
By: Maria Bamford
3.77
Format: 287 pages, Hardcover
A brutally honest and hilariously frenetic memoir about show business, mental health, and the comfo… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
13. Unrequited Infatuations: A Memoir
By: Stevie Van Zandt
4.01
Format: None pages, Audiobook
Uncover never-before-told stories in this epic tale of self-discovery by a Rock n Roll disciple and… read more
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- music
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
14. Candy Darling: Dreamer, Icon, Superstar
By: Cynthia Carr
4.27
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed biographer Cynthia Carr, the first full portrait of the queer icon and Warhol su… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
15. 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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- music
- nonfiction
- biography
16. 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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- music
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
17. Same Bed Different Dreams
By: Ed Park
3.77
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
A wild, sweeping novel that imagines an alternate secret history of Korea and the traces it leaves … read more
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18. Rememberings
By: Sinéad O'Connor
4.10
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
THE LANDMARK MEMOIR OF A GLOBAL MUSIC ICONSinéad O'Connor's voice and trademark shaved head made he… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
"When one lives with the Devil one finds out there's a God."-Sinéad O'Connor, Rememberings
19. 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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- music
- nonfiction
- biography
20. Brothers and Sisters: The Allman Brothers Band and the Inside Story of the Album That Defined the '70s
By: Alan Paul
4.12
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER New York Times bestselling author Alan Paul's in-depth narra… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
21. 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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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
"I didn’t need a girlfriend when I had Blockbuster."-Paul Scheer, Joyful Recollections of Trauma
"But not acknowledging my trauma took away my triumph. I survived, and I wanted to make surviving the abuse part of my story. I want to wear my former shame with pride."-Paul Scheer, Joyful Recollections of Trauma
