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10 Books on the Rolling Stones


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Cover art for KEITH RICHARDS
NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 1, 1992

"Interesting, and probably choice fare for Richards fans, but hardly gospel. (B&w photographs—not seen.)"
 A gushing Keith Richards fanzine and high-bias Rolling Stones history. Read full book review >
Cover art for GOLDEN STONE
NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 15, 1993

"An engrossing story, lamely told. (Thirty-four b&w photographs) (For a look at another Stone, see Davin Seay's Mick Jagger, reviewed below.)"
 Gossipy account of the rise and fall of Brian Jones, founder of the Rolling Stones. Read full book review >
Cover art for MICK JAGGER
NONFICTION
Released: Feb. 16, 1994

"Sandford may manage to inch closer to the real Jagger, but only die-hard fans will be caught up in his account."
 A sloppily rendered bio of the Rolling Stones' lead singer offers glimpses of a more human Mick Jagger than previously seen, but gets mired in contradictions and the details of the group's long decline. Read full book review >
Cover art for FAITHFULL
NONFICTION
Released: Aug. 29, 1994

"Things were happening so fast and we were changing with them''), this holds greater interest than any other recent book about the Stones and their circle. (Author tour)"
 A searing autobiography by one of rock 'n' roll's most tragic and romantic figures. Read full book review >
Cover art for KEITH
NONFICTION
Released: March 28, 1995

"Still, a welcome addition to the growing library of Stones- related tomes. (10 pages b&w photos, not seen)"
 A prose meditation on Rolling Stone Keith Richards by a man who entered the Stones' inner sanctum as a journalist in the late '60s and subsequently became the guitarist's friend and confidante. Read full book review >
Cover art for STONED
NONFICTION
Released: Feb. 1, 2001

"Although the early chapters contain wearisome lists of celebrities and dreary accounts of dissipation, once the Beatles and Stones arrive on stage, the memoir picks up some real energy. (60 b&w photos)"
The original manager of the Rolling Stones recalls his unconventional boyhood and his fortunate alliance with the bad boys of rock music. Read full book review >