Lowside of the Road: A Life of Tom Waits
By: Barney Hoskyns
3.50
Format: 296 pages, Hardcover
With his trademark growl, carnival-madman persona, haunting music, and unforgettable lyrics, Tom Wa…
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1. Trout Fishing in America
By: Richard Brautigan
3.76
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
Richard Brautigan was a literary idol of the 1960s and 1970s whose comic genius and iconoclastic vi… read more
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"His eyes were like the shoelaces of a harpsichord."-Richard Brautigan, Trout Fishing in America
"USED TROUT STREAM FOR SALE. MUST BE SEEN TO BE APPRECIATED."-Richard Brautigan, Trout Fishing in America
"We were all silent except for blink, blink, blink, blink, blink."-Richard Brautigan, Trout Fishing in America
"You're not fooling anyone by taking your clothes off when you go to bed."-Richard Brautigan, Trout Fishing in America
2. Still Life with Woodpecker
By: Tom Robbins
4.04
Format: 277 pages, Paperback
Still Life with Woodpecker is a sort of a love story that takes place inside a pack of Camel cigare… read more
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"It's never too late to have a happy childhood."-Tom Robbins, Still Life with Woodpecker
"It’s never too late to have a happy childhood."-Tom Robbins, Still Life with Woodpecker
"Morality depends on culture. Culture depends on climate."-Tom Robbins, Still Life with Woodpecker
"If this typewriter can't do it, then fuck it, it can't be done."-Tom Robbins, Still Life with Woodpecker
3. The Death of Rhythm and Blues
By: Nelson George
4.07
Format: 222 pages, Paperback
From Nelson George, supervising producer and writer of the hit Netflix series, "The Get Down," this… read more
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- nonfiction
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4. Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements
By: Bob Mehr
4.55
Format: 488 pages, Kindle Edition
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERBased on a decade of research and reporting--as well as access to the Repl… read more
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5. Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge
By: Mark Yarm
4.27
Format: 592 pages, Hardcover
Twenty years after the release of Nirvana’s landmark album Nevermind comes Everybody Loves Our Town… read more
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6. Rip it Up and Start Again
By: Simon Reynolds
4.08
Format: 752 pages, Hardcover
Punk's raw power rejuvenated rock, but by the summer of 1977 the movement had become a parody of it… read more
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7. On the Road
By: Jack Kerouac
3.61
Format: 307 pages, Paperback
A quintessential novel of America & the Beat Generation On the Road chronicles Jack Kerouac's years… read more
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"We wandered in a frenzy and a dream (301)."-Jack Kerouac, On the Road
"I forgave everybody, I gave up, I got drunk."-Jack Kerouac, On the Road
"It was a rainy night. It was the myth of a rainy night."-Jack Kerouac, On the Road
"There was nothing to talk about anymore. The only thing to do was go."-Jack Kerouac, On the Road
8. The Neon Rain (Dave Robicheaux, #1)
By: James Lee Burke
4.00
Format: 139 pages, Paperback
Detective Dave Robicheaux has fought too many battles: in Vietnam, with killers and hustlers, with … read more
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9. Japrocksampler: How the Post-War Japanese Blew Their Minds on Rock 'n' Roll
By: Julian Cope
2.84
Format: 306 pages, Hardcover
Julian Cope, eccentric and visionary rock musician, hip archaeologist and one time frontman of Tear… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
10. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
By: Tom Robbins
3.66
Format: None pages, Paperback
Starring Sissy Hankshaw--flawlessly beautiful, almost. A small-town girl with big-time dreams and a… read more
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11. Lowside of the Road: A Life of Tom Waits
By: Barney Hoskyns
3.50
Format: 296 pages, Hardcover
With his trademark growl, carnival-madman persona, haunting music, and unforgettable lyrics, Tom Wa… read more
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12. The Heart of the Matter
By: Graham Greene
3.13
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Scobie is a highly principled officer in a war-torn West African state. When he is passed over for … read more
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13. Life
By: Keith Richards
3.17
Format: 55 pages, Hardcover
With the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards created the riffs, the lyrics and the songs that roused the… read more
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14. Enter Night: A Biography of Metallica
By: Mick Wall
4.15
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Their roots lie in the heavy rock of 70s groups like Deep Purple. The music they played--heavy meta… read more
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15. Touching from a Distance: Ian Curtis and Joy Division
By: Deborah Curtis , Jon Savage
3.67
Format: None pages, Paperback
This is an account of the mesmerising life and tragic death of Ian Curtis, lead singer of Joy Divis… read more
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16. Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys
By: Viv Albertine
4.29
Format: 421 pages, Paperback
The guitarist for seminal female punk group The Slits recounts playing with Sid Vicious, touring wi… read more
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"It’s true the good die young."-Viv Albertine, Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys
"I grew up with John Lennon at my side, like a big brother."-Viv Albertine, Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys
"Anyone who writes an autobiography is either a twat or broke."-Viv Albertine, Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys
"… maybe you can tell how much pain someone is in by watching them laugh."-Viv Albertine, Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys
17. Bluebeard
By: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
4.06
Format: 318 pages, Paperback
Broad humor and bitter irony collide in this fictional autobiography of Rabo Karabekian, who, at ag… read more
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"It's the emptiest and yet the fullest of all human messages: 'Good-bye."-Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Bluebeard
"Belief is nearly the whole of the universe whether based on truth or not."-Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Bluebeard
"Why should a real man stay home when he could be raping a virgin continent?"-Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Bluebeard
"We're doomed to repeat the past no matter what. That's what it is to be alive."-Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Bluebeard
18. Stanley Kubrick and Me
By: Simon Marsh , None , Filippo Ulivieri
4.00
Format: 131 pages,
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19. Welcome to Dunder Mifflin: The Ultimate Oral History of The Office
By: Brian Baumgartner
4.28
Format: 352 pages, ebook
The official oral history book of The Office, featuring exclusive interviews with every major playe… read more
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20. Beastie Boys Book
By: Michael Diamond
4.54
Format: 572 pages, Hardcover
A panoramic experience that tells the story of Beastie Boys, a book as unique as the band itself--b… read more
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21. Hard to Handle: The Life and Death of the Black Crowes--A Memoir
By: Steve Gorman
4.32
Format: 345 pages, Hardcover
Black Crowes drummer and cofounder Steve Gorman shares the band's inside story in this behind-the-s… read more
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22. Paul Simon: The Life [Deckle Edge]
By: Robert Hilburn
3.94
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
A publishing event from music legend Paul an intimate, candid, and definitive biography written wi… read more
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"HAS TURNED OUT NOT TO BE A CARPETBAGGER, BUT A CONNOISSEUR, AND, AT BEST. AN ALCHEMIST."-Robert Hilburn, Paul Simon: The Life [Deckle Edge]
"PAUSING BRIEFLY, SIMON, WHO TOLD AN INTERVIEWER IN THE 1980S THAT HE FOUND IT HARD TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE GOOD TIMES IN HIS LIFE, SHOWED NO RELUCTANCE ADDING, "I'M GRATEFUL FOR MY LIFE."-Robert Hilburn, Paul Simon: The Life [Deckle Edge]
"HE HAS MANAGED TO BECOME NEITHER A WIZENED ORACLE NOR AN OLDIES ACT, AND HIS BEST SONGS CONVEY THE APPEALING SENSATION OF LISTENING TO A GUY WHO IS STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HE'S DOING."-Robert Hilburn, Paul Simon: The Life [Deckle Edge]
"I THINK THE PSYCHE COMES UP WITH ALL KINDS OF CONTRIVANCES TO PROTECT WHAT IT THINKS IS VULNERABLE. AND SOMETIMES THOSE CONTRIVANCES ARE THAT YOU STAY IN A STATE OF UNHAPPINESS. OR VICTIMIZATION."-Robert Hilburn, Paul Simon: The Life [Deckle Edge]
23. Confess: The Autobiography
By: Rob Halford
4.40
Format: 355 pages, Hardcover
The legendary frontman of Judas Priest, one of the most successful heavy metal bands of all time, c… read more
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24. Last Chance Texaco: Chronicles of an American Troubadour
By: Rickie Lee Jones
4.18
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Have you met Ms. Jones? One night in 1979, a woman in a red beret skyrocketed to fame after a pe… read more
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25. Revenge of the She-Punks: A Feminist Music History from Poly Styrene to Pussy Riot
By: Vivien Goldman
3.79
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
As an industry insider and pioneering post-punk musician, Vivien Goldman's perspective on music jou… read more
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26. Semicolon: The Past, Present, and Future of a Misunderstood Mark
By: Cecelia Watson
3.67
Format: 213 pages, Hardcover
A page-turning, existential romp through the life and times of the world’s most polarizing punctuat… read more
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"The semicolon was born in Venice in 1494"-Cecelia Watson, Semicolon: The Past, Present, and Future of a Misunderstood Mark
"At times I've felt less like a punctuation theorist than like a punctuation therapist"-Cecelia Watson, Semicolon: The Past, Present, and Future of a Misunderstood Mark
27. Let's Do It: The Birth of Pop
By: Bob Stanley
4.30
Format: 636 pages, ebook
The prequel to Bob Stanley's universally acclaimed Yeah Yeah Yeah, Let's Do It is the only book tha… read more
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28. Saved by a Song: The Art and Healing Power of Songwriting
By: Mary Gauthier
4.53
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From the Grammy nominated folk singer and songwriter, an inspiring exploration of creativity and th… read more
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29. The Lost Album of The Beatles: What if the Beatles hadn't split up?
By: Daniel Rachel
3.44
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
An award-winning music author takes a serious look at a playful question of pop what if the Beatle… read more
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- nonfiction
30. Cruel to Be Kind: The Life and Music of Nick Lowe
By: Will Birch
4.02
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The definitive biography of singer-songwriter Nick Lowe, best-known for "Cruel to Be Kind" and "(Wh… read more
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31. De muis die katten at: 70 raargebeurde verhalen
By: Gianni Rodari
3.95
Format: 180 pages, Hardcover
Negen uur stipt, de telefoon rinkelt. Het is meneer Bianchi die, ver van huis voor het werk, een ve… read more
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