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Updated September 19, 2022
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Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
Michelle Zauner
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the indie rock sensation known as Japanese Breakfast, an unforgettable memoir about family, food, grief, love, and growing up Korean American--"in losing her mother and cooking to bring her back to life, Zauner became herself" (NPR). * CELEBRATING...
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Just Kids
Patti Smith
Paper Book
Patti Smith's National Book Award-winning memoir, now richly illustrated with new material and never-before-seen photographs Patti's Smith's exquisite prose is generously illustrated in this full-color edition of her classic coming-of-age memoir, Just Kids....
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Loretta Lynn: Coal Miner's Daughter
Loretta Lynn
Paper Book
Loretta Lynn's classic memoir tells the story of her early life in Butcher Holler, Kentucky, and her amazing rise to the top of the music industry. Born into deep poverty, married at thirteen, mother of six, and a grandmother by the time she was twenty-nine, Loretta Lynn went on...
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Cash
Johnny Cash
Paper Book
The personal story of an American icon - Johnny Cash-in his own words. He was the "Man in Black," a country music legend, the "quintessential American troubadour." He was an icon of rugged individualism who had been to hell and back, telling the tale as never before. In his unforgettable...
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Chronicles: Volume One
Bob Dylan
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE The celebrated first memoir from arguably the most influential singer-songwriter in the country, Bob Dylan. "I'd come from a long ways off and had started a long ways down. But now destiny was about to manifest itself...
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Blues All Around Me: The Autobiography of B.B. King
B. B. King
Paper Book
"A treasure trove of information...told with real feeling." --Washington Post Book World "Charming...honest...transcendent.... It reads like a warm and lengthy conversation with a close friend." --Billboard The undisputed king of the blues, B.B....
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Me: Elton John Official Autobiography
Elton John
Paper Book
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NOW UPDATED WITH A NEW CHAPTER In his first and only official autobiography, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life, from his rollercoaster lifestyle as shown in the film Rocketman...
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Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink
Elvis Costello
Paper Book
The perfect gift for music lovers and Elvis Costello fans, telling the story behind Elvis Costello's legendary career and his iconic, beloved songs. Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink provides readers with a master's catalogue of a lifetime of great music....
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Miles: The Autobiography
Miles Davis
Paper Book
Universally acclaimed as a musical genius, Miles Davis was one of the most important and influential musicians in the world. Here, Miles speaks out about his extraordinary life. Miles: The Autobiography, like Miles himself, holds nothing back. He speaks frankly and openly...
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Waging Heavy Peace: A Hippie Dream
Neil Young
Paper Book
The perfect gift for music lovers and Neil Young fans, telling the story behind Neil Young's legendary career and his iconic, beloved songs. "I think I will have to use my time wisely and keep my thoughts straight if I am to succeed and deliver the cargo I so carefully have...
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Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl: A Memoir
Carrie Brownstein
Paper Book
From the guitarist of the pioneering band Sleater-Kinney, the book Kim Gordon says "everyone has been waiting for" and a New York Times Notable Book of 2015-- a candid, funny, and deeply personal look at making a life--and finding yourself--in music. Before Carrie...
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