17 best-selling music books like The Philosophy of Modern Song by Bob Dylan

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The Philosophy of Modern Song

By: Bob Dylan

3.80

Format: 339 pages, Hardcover

The Philosophy of Modern Song is Bob Dylan’s first book of new writing since 2004’s Chronicles: Vol…

"The thing about being misunderstood is that it diminishes your enjoyment of life"

-Bob Dylan, The Philosophy of Modern Song

If you liked the music plot in The Philosophy of Modern Song by Bob Dylan , here is a list of 17 books like this:

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1. Why Bob Dylan Matters

By: Richard F. Thomas

4.29

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

"The coolest class on campus" - The New York Times When the Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded … read more

Similar categories in Richard F. Thomas's Why Bob Dylan Matters book and Bob Dylan's The Philosophy of Modern Song

  • music
  • poetry
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction

2. A Freewheelin' Time: Greenwich Village in the Sixties, Bob Dylan and Me

By: Suze Rotolo

4.57

Format: 140 pages, Hardcover

A Freewheelin' Timeis Suze Rotolo's firsthand, eyewitness, participant-observer account of the imme… read more

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3. 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

Similar categories in Quentin Tarantino's Cinema Speculation book and Bob Dylan's The Philosophy of Modern Song

  • art
  • biography
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • audiobook
"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

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4. Stella Maris (The Passenger, #2)

By: Cormac McCarthy

3.87

Format: 190 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER. The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Road returns with the second v… read more

Similar categories in Cormac McCarthy's Stella Maris (The Passenger, #2) book and Bob Dylan's The Philosophy of Modern Song

  • philosophy
  • american
  • audiobook
"I would like to belong but I dont."

-Cormac McCarthy, Stella Maris (The Passenger, #2)

"The notion of nothing is an inconceivable notion"

-Cormac McCarthy, Stella Maris (The Passenger, #2)

"Love is quite possibly a mental disorder itself."

-Cormac McCarthy, Stella Maris (The Passenger, #2)

"Rage is only for what you believe can be fixed. All the rest is grief."

-Cormac McCarthy, Stella Maris (The Passenger, #2)

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5. 3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool

By: James Kaplan

4.35

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the definitive biography of Frank Sinatra, the story of how jazz arrived at the … read more

Similar categories in James Kaplan's 3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool book and Bob Dylan's The Philosophy of Modern Song

  • music
  • art
  • biography
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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6. Every Man for Himself and God Against All: A Memoir

By: Werner Herzog

4.25

Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition

Legendary filmmaker and celebrated author Werner Herzog tells in his inimitable voice the story of … read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
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7. The Philosophy of Modern Song

By: Bob Dylan

3.80

Format: 339 pages, Hardcover

The Philosophy of Modern Song is Bob Dylan’s first book of new writing since 2004’s Chronicles: Vol… read more

Similar categories in Bob Dylan's The Philosophy of Modern Song book and Bob Dylan's The Philosophy of Modern Song

  • music
  • poetry
  • art
  • american
  • history
  • biography
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • audiobook
"The thing about being misunderstood is that it diminishes your enjoyment of life"

-Bob Dylan, The Philosophy of Modern Song

Cover of Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story by Bono

8. Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story

By: Bono

4.20

Format: 564 pages, Hardcover

Bono--artist, activist, and the lead singer of Irish rock band U2--has written a memoir: honest and… read more

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  • music
  • biography
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Fame is a currency. I want to spend mine on the right stuff."

-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story

"Wisdom is the recovery of innocence at the far end of experience"

-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story

"I remain more suspicious of religion than most people who'd never darken the door of a church."

-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story

"the only true way to be victorious is to surrender. To each other. To love. To the higher power."

-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story

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9. Folk Music: A Bob Dylan Biography in Seven Songs

By: Greil Marcus

3.68

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Acclaimed cultural critic Greil Marcus tells the story of Bob Dylan through the lens of seven penet… read more

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  • music
  • american
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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10. 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
  • art
  • american
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska by Warren Zanes

11. Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska

By: Warren Zanes

4.42

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The fascinating story behind the making of Bruce Springsteen’s most surprising album, Nebraska, rev… read more

Similar categories in Warren Zanes's Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska book and Bob Dylan's The Philosophy of Modern Song

  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Nineteen eighty-two is as good a year as any to mark the threshold of a future we're still negotiating. It's been called the information age, the digital age, the new media age. It was the beginning …"

-Warren Zanes, Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska

"Nebraska made it almost impossible for critics to miss Springsteen's willingness to take a chance in the name of his art. If Springsteen was driven simply by fame and mainstream success, there would …"

-Warren Zanes, Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska

"Guitar Town was out, and it was doing okay," [Steve] Earle recalled. "But the label didn't want it to happen. Jimmy [Bowen] certainly didn't. He didn't like the record. He didn't like me. But it was …"

-Warren Zanes, Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska

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12. Leon Russell: The Master of Space and Time's Journey Through Rock & Roll History

By: Bill Janovitz

4.29

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

New York Times  Bestseller The definitive biography of legendary musician, composer, and perform… read more

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  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You: A Memoir by Lucinda Williams

13. 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

Similar categories in Lucinda Williams's Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You: A Memoir book and Bob Dylan's The Philosophy of Modern Song

  • music
  • american
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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14. 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
  • american
  • biography
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music by Jeff Tweedy

15. 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

Similar categories in Jeff Tweedy's World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music book and Bob Dylan's The Philosophy of Modern Song

  • music
  • art
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • audiobook
Cover of 1964: Eyes of the Storm by Paul McCartney

16. 1964: Eyes of the Storm

By: Paul McCartney

4.43

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

“Millions of eyes were suddenly upon us, creating a picture I will never forget.” ―Paul McCartney T… read more

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  • music
  • art
  • biography
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of The McCartney Legacy, Volume 1: 1969-73 by Allan Kozinn

17. The McCartney Legacy, Volume 1: 1969-73

By: Allan Kozinn

4.46

Format: 720 pages, Hardcover

In this first of a groundbreaking multivolume set, The McCartney Legacy, Vol. 1: 1969-73 captures t… read more

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  • music
  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen’s “Born In The U.S.A.” and the End of the Heartland by Steven Hyden

18. There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen’s “Born In The U.S.A.” and the End of the Heartland

By: Steven Hyden

4.21

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A thought-provoking exploration of Bruce Springsteen’s iconic album,  Born in the U.S.A. —a record … read more

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  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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19. Chuck Berry: An American Life

By: R.J. Smith

4.11

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

The definitive biography of Chuck Berry, legendary performer and inventor of rock and roll Best kn… read more

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  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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20. Bob Dylan: Mixing up the Medicine

By: Mark Davidson

4.63

Format: 608 pages, Hardcover

Several years ago, a treasure trove containing some 6,000 original Bob Dylan manuscripts was reveal… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
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21. Once Upon a Time

By: Ian Bell

4.03

Format: 592 pages, Paperback

Half a century ago a youth appeared from the American hinterland and began a cultural revolution. T… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography

15 must-read audiobook books like The Philosophy of Modern Song by Bob Dylan

Transform Your Habits

Cinema Speculation

Quentin Tarantino

4.06

Transform Your Habits

Stella Maris (The Passenger, #2)

Cormac McCarthy

3.87

Transform Your Habits

3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool

James Kaplan

4.35

Transform Your Habits

Every Man for Himself and God Against All: A Memoir

Werner Herzog

4.25

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18 Top music books like World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music by Jeff Tweedy

Transform Your Habits

Your Song Changed My Life: From Jimmy Page to St. Vincent, Smokey Robinson to Hozier, Thirty-Five Beloved Artists on Their Journey and the Music That Inspired It

Bob Boilen

3.78

Transform Your Habits

My Effin' Life

Geddy Lee

4.58

Transform Your Habits

Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk

Kathleen Hanna

4.46

Transform Your Habits

3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool

James Kaplan

4.35

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