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Updated November 19, 2024
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All You Need Is Love: An Oral History of The Beatles
Peter Brown
Paper Book
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An oral history of The Beatles from never-before-seen interviews. All You Need Is Love is a groundbreaking oral history of the one of the most enduring musical acts of all time. The material is comprised of intimate...
What a Fool Believes: A Memoir
Michael McDonald
Paper Book
* INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A sweeping and evocative memoir from the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Grammy Award-winning, platinum selling singer-songwriter Michael McDonald, written with his friend, Emmy Award-nominated actor, comedian, and #1 New York Times bestselling...
Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
Kathleen Hanna
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An electric, searing memoir by the original rebel girl and legendary front woman of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre. Hey girlfriend I got a proposition goes something like this: Dare ya to do what you want Kathleen Hanna's band Bikini Kill...
Under a Rock
Chris Stein
Paper Book
Foreword by Debbie Harry "A Downtown Memory" by Romy Ashby Debbie Harry defined iconic band Blondie's look. Chris Stein--her performing partner, lover, and lifelong friend--was its architect and defined its sound. "Parallel Lines", their third album, catapulted to #1,...
Down with the System: A Memoir (of Sorts)
Serj Tankian
Paper Book
THE *INSTANT* NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  USA TODAY BESTSELLER An exhilarating, thoughtful, and beautifully written memoir by musician, songwriter, and lead singer-lyricist of Grammy award-winning metal band, System Of A...
Life's Too Short: A Memoir
Darius Rucker
Paper Book
"Darius has always been one of my favorite people to sing with and to call a friend in this industry and yet even knowing him well for as long as I have, there are so many incredible stories in Life's Too Short that I enjoyed learning for the first time."--Sheryl Crow ...
Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood
Ed Zwick
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER * USA TODAY BESTSELLER "This funny, insightful, and deliciously dishy memoir" (Town & Country) from the director of Blood Diamond, The Last ...
A Good Bad Boy: Luke Perry and How a Generation Grew Up
Margaret Wappler
Paper Book
An artful and contemplative tribute to the late actor famed for his role as Dylan McKay in Beverly Hills, 90210. Best known for playing loner rebel Dylan McKay in Beverly Hills, 90210, Luke Perry was fifty-two years old when he died of a stroke in 2019. There have...
Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball
Keith O'Brien
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER . A captivating chronicle of the incredible story of one of America's most iconic, charismatic, and still polarizing figures-baseball immortal Pete Rose-and an exquisite cultural history of baseball and America in the second half of the twentieth century ....
A Murder in Hollywood: The Untold Story of Tinseltown's Most Shocking Crime
Casey Sherman
Paper Book
USA TODAY BESTSELLER "A wild ride beneath the glitz and glamour of 1950s Hollywood, proving once again that Casey Sherman is a master of the genre." --Ben Mezrich, New York Times bestselling author of Dumb Money, Bringing Down the House, and...
It's Hard for Me to Live with Me: A Memoir
Rex Chapman
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A powerful memoir from the University of Kentucky basketball legend, NBA veteran, and social media influencer about his recovery from addiction. He is considered by many the greatest basketball player ever produced by the...
Entrances and Exits
Michael Richards
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER As seen on The Today Show, The View, and Jesse Watters The man who brought the kavorka to the Seinfeld show through one of the most remarkable and beloved television characters...
Me and Mr. Jones: My Life with David Bowie and the Spiders from Mars
Suzi Ronson
Paper Book
"Captures the thrilling era when the rock 'n' roll starman took flight--and the moment those in his orbit crashed back to Earth." -- PEOPLE A luminescent memoir from the stylist who created David's iconic Ziggy Stardust look, painting a dazzling picture of Bowie and the...
The Last of His Kind: Clayton Kershaw and the Burden of Greatness
Andy McCullough
Paper Book
The definitive biography of Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, examining the genesis of his brilliance, his epic quest to win the World Series, and his singular place within the evolving baseball landscape--based on exclusive interviews with Kershaw and more than 200 others.​ More than any...
Traveling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell
Ann Powers
Paper Book
*An Observer Best New Biographies of 2024* Celebrated NPR music critic Ann Powers explores the life and career of Joni Mitchell in a lyrical style as fascinating and ethereal as the songs of the artist herself. "What you are about to read is not a standard account of the life and...

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