NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 25, 2012
"Not the revelation that was Keith Richards' Life, but an entertaining and mostly well-written journey into the past, if light on rock 'n' roll."
NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 12, 2012
"Highly recommended--anyone at all interested in music will learn a lot from this book."
From the former Talking Heads frontman, a supremely intelligent, superbly written dissection of music as an art form and way of life.
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NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 11, 2012
"Taking on a looming subject with intelligence and wit, Simmons manages to take the full measure of her man."
NONFICTION
Released: April 24, 2012
"Although the book ends in a bit of a limbo--as any book that follows Dylan in his later career is destined to do--this lively and literate attempt to read a half-century's worth of brain scans from a literal living legend strikes the right balance between admiration and skepticism."
NONFICTION
Released: April 10, 2012
"A warm, winning read that showcases baby-boomer culture at its best."
NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 18, 2011
"Despite Collins' tendency to lapse into high-toned idealism and compulsive name-dropping, this is a fascinating and even harrowing musical and personal reflection."
Famed folk singer's candid memoir about her survival in the music business despite a 20-year battle with booze.
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NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 26, 2010
""A jury of my peers would be Jimmy Page, a conglomeration of musicians, guys that have been on the road and know what's what," Richards growls. Let no mere mortal judge him, then, but merely admire both his well-written pages and his stamina."
The dread pirate Richards, scourge of straight society and rock icon, bares all--including a fang or two.
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NONFICTION
Released: June 1, 2001
"A strong and vivid portrait of some remarkable characters--and one that manages against the odds to get to the people behind the egos."
Overweening ambition drives this insightful story of the 1950s folk music revival that anticipates the arrival of the 1960s counterculture.
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