50 Books like Elvis and Me

Boys in the Trees

by Carly Simon • 2015

The girl who stuttered could not speak. The woman who sang could not stop.

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Boys in the Trees 94%

The girl who stuttered could not speak. The woman who sang could not stop.

by Carly Simon 2015

3.67

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🎤 Singer-Songwriter Memoir 🎸 Women In Rock 🧠 Mental Health And Creativity 💔 Complicated Marriages 👩‍👧 Art And Motherhood

Slash

by Slash • 2007

The story of Guns N' Roses: squalor, stadiums, and the addiction that burned it down.

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Slash 94%

The story of Guns N' Roses: squalor, stadiums, and the addiction that burned it down.

by Slash 2007

4.00

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The Meaning of Mariah Carey

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To the world, a pop icon. To her music-mogul husband, a possession. Her story of escape.

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The Meaning of Mariah Carey 94%

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by Mariah Carey 2020

4.09

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The Most Beautiful

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129 shows, a secret wedding, a lost baby, a sudden death: his wife finally tells her story.

4.13

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The Most Beautiful 94%

129 shows, a secret wedding, a lost baby, a sudden death: his wife finally tells her story.

by Mayte Garcia 2017

4.13

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The world called her Scary Spice. One man called her his prisoner, for a decade.

4.05

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Brutally Honest 93%

The world called her Scary Spice. One man called her his prisoner, for a decade.

by Melanie Brown 2018

4.05

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Wonderland Avenue

by Danny Sugerman • 1989

Jim Morrison gave him a purpose at 12; drugs gave him a heart infection at 21.

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Wonderland Avenue 93%

Jim Morrison gave him a purpose at 12; drugs gave him a heart infection at 21.

by Danny Sugerman 1989

4.25

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The Book of Drugs

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May 3, 2000: he poured the whiskey out. It was the first thing he didn't finish.

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The Book of Drugs 93%

May 3, 2000: he poured the whiskey out. It was the first thing he didn't finish.

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3.63

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Under Their Thumb

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A Brooklyn teenager's fanzine caught the Stones' eye. They opened their world; he lost his own.

3.99

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Under Their Thumb 93%

A Brooklyn teenager's fanzine caught the Stones' eye. They opened their world; he lost his own.

by Bill German 2009

3.99

424 ratings

🎸 Rock Memoirs 🎤 Music Journalism 📣 Fan Culture 🎬 Behind The Music 🔀 Blurred Boundaries

The Woman in Me

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The Woman in Me 93%

The world's biggest pop star, silenced for 13 years. This is the story they wouldn't let her tell.

by Britney Spears 2023

3.83

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The Dirt

by Tommy Lee • 2001

One authorized biography, four versions of every disaster, and zero effort to agree on the facts.

4.14

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The Dirt 93%

One authorized biography, four versions of every disaster, and zero effort to agree on the facts.

by Tommy Lee 2001

4.14

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I Am Ozzy

by Ozzy Osbourne • 2009

Invented heavy metal by accident, survived a near-fatal blackout, and woke up a reality TV dad.

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I Am Ozzy 93%

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by Ozzy Osbourne 2009

4.16

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Earth to Moon

by Moon Unit Zappa • 2024

She called her rock star father Frank. Her mother brought the chaos. Becoming herself took decades.

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Earth to Moon 93%

She called her rock star father Frank. Her mother brought the chaos. Becoming herself took decades.

by Moon Unit Zappa 2024

4.20

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Face the Music

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A deformed ear. Partial deafness. Face paint to hide them both. Then it became a rock god's armor.

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Face the Music 93%

A deformed ear. Partial deafness. Face paint to hide them both. Then it became a rock god's armor.

by Paul Stanley 2014

4.13

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Down the Rabbit Hole

by Holly Madison • 2015

A 9 PM curfew, a weekly allowance, and a mansion where girlfriends competed rather than bonded.

3.57

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Down the Rabbit Hole 92%

A 9 PM curfew, a weekly allowance, and a mansion where girlfriends competed rather than bonded.

by Holly Madison 2015

3.57

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🎬 Celebrity Memoir 📖 Hollywood Tell-All 💔 Emotional Abuse 🔮 Cult Dynamics 📺 Reality Television

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4.08

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by Alex Van Halen 2024

4.08

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Scar Tissue

by Anthony Kiedis • 2004

His father gave him drugs at eleven. This is what happened after.

4.10

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Scar Tissue 92%

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4.10

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Nobody Ever Told Me Anything

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4.55

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Nobody Ever Told Me Anything 92%

She raised herself, beat cancer twice, survived fame's cruelty, and then motherhood blindsided her.

by Rachael "Steak" Finley 2022

4.55

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🏚️ Childhood Neglect 💊 Parental Addiction 📸 Toxic Fame 🔗 Codependency 🎨 Creative Resilience

One Train Later

by Andy Summers • 2006

A missed train would have erased The Police. A life in the balance.

4.04

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One Train Later 92%

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4.04

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Heroes And Villains

by Steven Gaines • 1986

Sunny surf pop hid abuse, Brian Wilson's breakdown, and Charles Manson as a houseguest.

3.85

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Heroes And Villains 92%

Sunny surf pop hid abuse, Brian Wilson's breakdown, and Charles Manson as a houseguest.

by Steven Gaines 1986

3.85

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The Half of It

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4.16

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The Half of It 92%

Leaked nudes made her infamous at fifteen. She was a minor; the internet blamed her anyway.

by Madison Beer 2023

4.16

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Three Pianos

by Andrew McMahon • 2021

At 22, his exhaustion was leukemia. The cure: a stem cell transplant from his sister.

4.40

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Three Pianos 92%

At 22, his exhaustion was leukemia. The cure: a stem cell transplant from his sister.

by Andrew McMahon 2021

4.40

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Hammer of the Gods

by Stephen Davis • 1985

A groupie, a fish, and a hotel room: the incident that defined Led Zeppelin's dark legend.

3.86

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Hammer of the Gods 92%

A groupie, a fish, and a hotel room: the incident that defined Led Zeppelin's dark legend.

by Stephen Davis 1985

3.86

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🎸 Rock Biography 🎶 Classic Rock 🕺 1970s Rock 🥁 Band Dynamics 🍾 Rock And Roll Excess

Cash

by Johnny Cash • 1997

He crawled into a cave to die and came out ready to play Folsom Prison.

4.01

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Cash 92%

He crawled into a cave to die and came out ready to play Folsom Prison.

by Johnny Cash 1997

4.01

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Iron Man

by Tony Iommi • 2011

A factory press severs his fingertips. Leather thimbles, detuned strings: heavy metal is born.

4.01

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Iron Man 92%

A factory press severs his fingertips. Leather thimbles, detuned strings: heavy metal is born.

by Tony Iommi 2011

4.01

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🎸 Heavy Metal Memoirs 💰 Music Industry Greed 🩹 Post-Injury Creativity 🥁 Band Dynamics 🔮 Occult Rock

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing

by Matthew Perry • 2022

While millions laughed at Chandler, Matthew Perry's colon burst from opioids. He kept using anyway.

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📖 Addiction Memoir ⭐ Celebrity Memoir 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🎭 Fame And Emptiness

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing Summary

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing 92%

While millions laughed at Chandler, Matthew Perry's colon burst from opioids. He kept using anyway.

by Matthew Perry 2022

3.94

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📖 Addiction Memoir ⭐ Celebrity Memoir 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🎭 Fame And Emptiness

Paris

by Paris Hilton • 2023

Her glamour was armor. Her brand was designed in solitary confinement at sixteen.

4.21

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🧚 Celebrity Memoirs ⛓️ Institutional Abuse 📱 Influencer Culture 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧠 Neurodiversity

Paris 92%

Her glamour was armor. Her brand was designed in solitary confinement at sixteen.

by Paris Hilton 2023

4.21

91k+ ratings

🧚 Celebrity Memoirs ⛓️ Institutional Abuse 📱 Influencer Culture 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧠 Neurodiversity

Home

by Julie Andrews Edwards • 2008

Her stepfather taught her to sing. Her mother couldn't protect her. The stage became home.

3.97

22k+

🎬 Celebrity Memoir 🎭 Theater Memoir 👧 Child Performer 🎵 Golden Age Of Musicals 💔 Family Dysfunction

Home 92%

Her stepfather taught her to sing. Her mother couldn't protect her. The stage became home.

by Julie Andrews Edwards 2008

3.97

22k+ ratings

🎬 Celebrity Memoir 🎭 Theater Memoir 👧 Child Performer 🎵 Golden Age Of Musicals 💔 Family Dysfunction

Understanding John Lennon

by Francis Kenny • 2020

Three forces made John Lennon, then broke him: Liverpool, a lost mother, and McCartney.

4.00

🎸 Music Biography 🎵 Rock History 💔 Childhood Trauma 🇬🇧 Postwar Britain 🤝 Artistic Partnership

Understanding John Lennon 92%

Three forces made John Lennon, then broke him: Liverpool, a lost mother, and McCartney.

by Francis Kenny 2020

4.00

9 ratings

🎸 Music Biography 🎵 Rock History 💔 Childhood Trauma 🇬🇧 Postwar Britain 🤝 Artistic Partnership

Short Stories

by Columbus Short • 2020

A pint of whiskey daily to become Little Walter, and the habit that outlasted the role.

3.94

293

🎬 Hollywood Memoirs 🖤 Black Hollywood 💊 Substance Abuse Recovery 🩹 Childhood Trauma 🎭 Race In Entertainment

Short Stories 92%

A pint of whiskey daily to become Little Walter, and the habit that outlasted the role.

by Columbus Short 2020

3.94

293 ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoirs 🖤 Black Hollywood 💊 Substance Abuse Recovery 🩹 Childhood Trauma 🎭 Race In Entertainment

Guts

by Kristen Johnston • 2012

A burst intestine, two weeks in a coma, and the Hollywood career that hid the drinking.

3.90

5k+

🍷 Addiction Memoirs 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🍸 Functional Addiction 🪨 Rock Bottom Stories 🧸 Childhood Trauma

Guts 91%

A burst intestine, two weeks in a coma, and the Hollywood career that hid the drinking.

by Kristen Johnston 2012

3.90

5k+ ratings

🍷 Addiction Memoirs 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🍸 Functional Addiction 🪨 Rock Bottom Stories 🧸 Childhood Trauma

Beyond the Wand

by Tom Felton • 2022

Draco Malfoy taught him to sneer. Three strangers taught him how to live.

4.28

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Beyond the Wand 91%

Draco Malfoy taught him to sneer. Three strangers taught him how to live.

by Tom Felton 2022

4.28

160k+ ratings

🎬 Celebrity Memoir 🌟 Child Stardom 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🎥 Behind The Scenes 🎭 Fame And Identity

Stories I Only Tell My Friends

by Rob Lowe • 2011

His 80s fame crashed into scandal. A sign in Fiji showed him what he actually wanted.

3.88

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🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎭 Acting Career 🎥 Behind The Scenes 📼 80s Pop Culture 🪞 Fame And Loneliness

Stories I Only Tell My Friends 91%

His 80s fame crashed into scandal. A sign in Fiji showed him what he actually wanted.

by Rob Lowe 2011

3.88

86k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎭 Acting Career 🎥 Behind The Scenes 📼 80s Pop Culture 🪞 Fame And Loneliness

To Selena, With Love

by Chris Pérez • 2012

A hidden romance. A secret wedding. A rising star. And the phone call that ended it all.

4.65

10k+

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To Selena, With Love 91%

A hidden romance. A secret wedding. A rising star. And the phone call that ended it all.

by Chris Pérez 2012

4.65

10k+ ratings

🎸 Music Memoirs 💔 Grief And Loss 🎤 Behind The Music 🌟 Cultural Icons 🌎 Latino Memoirs

My Name Is Barbra

by Barbra Streisand • 2023

She kept the nose, the name, and the final cut: Barbra Streisand's uncompromising life.

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🌟 Celebrity Memoir 🎭 Broadway History 🎬 Hollywood Studio System 🎵 Pop Music History 🏚️ Childhood Poverty

My Name Is Barbra 91%

She kept the nose, the name, and the final cut: Barbra Streisand's uncompromising life.

by Barbra Streisand 2023

4.17

22k+ ratings

🌟 Celebrity Memoir 🎭 Broadway History 🎬 Hollywood Studio System 🎵 Pop Music History 🏚️ Childhood Poverty

Catch a Wave

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Catch a Wave 91%

A $16,000 single, a sandbox piano, and the psychiatrist who took over his life.

by Peter Ames Carlin 2006

3.96

2k+ ratings

🎸 Music Biographies 📻 Pop Music History 🎭 Tortured Genius 🎛️ Studio Innovation ⛱️ 1960s California

Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl

by Carrie Brownstein • 2015

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3.83

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Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl 91%

Two guitars, no bass, and a feminist punk revolution: the story of Sleater-Kinney from the inside.

by Carrie Brownstein 2015

3.83

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I'll Never Write My Memoirs

by Grace Jones • 2015

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I'll Never Write My Memoirs 91%

How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.

by Grace Jones 2015

3.76

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The Reason

by Lacey Sturm • 2014

Suicidal and atheist, she walked into a church and left as the future voice of Flyleaf.

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The Reason 91%

Suicidal and atheist, she walked into a church and left as the future voice of Flyleaf.

by Lacey Sturm 2014

4.36

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Born to Run

by Bruce Springsteen • 2016

Stadiums roared his anthems. Inside, he waged a lifelong war with depression and his father's ghost.

4.19

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Born to Run 91%

Stadiums roared his anthems. Inside, he waged a lifelong war with depression and his father's ghost.

by Bruce Springsteen 2016

4.19

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Health and Safety

by Emily Witt • 2024

She found transcendence in raves and drugs, then captivity in her partner's mental collapse.

3.49

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🧪 Drug Experimentation 🎶 Rave Culture 🏙️ Urban Gentrification 🗳️ Trump-Era Politics 💔 Abusive Relationships

Health and Safety 91%

She found transcendence in raves and drugs, then captivity in her partner's mental collapse.

by Emily Witt 2024

3.49

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🧪 Drug Experimentation 🎶 Rave Culture 🏙️ Urban Gentrification 🗳️ Trump-Era Politics 💔 Abusive Relationships

Consent

by Jill Ciment • 2024

At 17 she became her art teacher's lover. At 70 she finally asks: was that consent?

3.83

6k+

🎓 Teacher-Student Affairs 👥 Age-Gap Relationships ⚠️ Grooming And Exploitation ✊ Sexual Agency 🧠 Memory And Narrative

Consent 91%

At 17 she became her art teacher's lover. At 70 she finally asks: was that consent?

by Jill Ciment 2024

3.83

6k+ ratings

🎓 Teacher-Student Affairs 👥 Age-Gap Relationships ⚠️ Grooming And Exploitation ✊ Sexual Agency 🧠 Memory And Narrative

If We Break

by Kathleen Buhle • 2022

A political wife's hidden life of addiction and betrayal, and her fight to reclaim herself.

4.20

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💊 Addiction Memoir 💍 Marriage In Crisis 🔗 Co-Dependency 💔 Infidelity Recovery 🔒 Family Secrets

If We Break 91%

A political wife's hidden life of addiction and betrayal, and her fight to reclaim herself.

by Kathleen Buhle 2022

4.20

3k+ ratings

💊 Addiction Memoir 💍 Marriage In Crisis 🔗 Co-Dependency 💔 Infidelity Recovery 🔒 Family Secrets

See A Little Light

by Bob Mould • 2011

Father's fury. The Ramones' first record. Then amphetamines and a closet that almost won.

3.80

2k+

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See A Little Light 91%

Father's fury. The Ramones' first record. Then amphetamines and a closet that almost won.

by Bob Mould 2011

3.80

2k+ ratings

🔥 Hardcore Punk 🌈 Closeted Identity 🤝 Creative Partnerships 🚌 Touring Life 🏚️ Family Dysfunction

The Princess Diarist

by Carrie Fisher • 2016

She was nineteen, he was a married star. The diaries Carrie Fisher kept on the Star Wars set.

3.70

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The Princess Diarist 91%

She was nineteen, he was a married star. The diaries Carrie Fisher kept on the Star Wars set.

by Carrie Fisher 2016

3.70

92k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 😂 Comic Memoir 🌟 Fame And Identity 🎭 Behind The Scenes 📝 Diary Memoir

A Million Little Pieces

by James Frey • 2003

Rehab said he was powerless. He disagreed. A raw recovery memoir built on total self-reliance.

3.69

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A Million Little Pieces 91%

Rehab said he was powerless. He disagreed. A raw recovery memoir built on total self-reliance.

by James Frey 2003

3.69

265k+ ratings

💊 Addiction Memoir 🎯 Radical Accountability 🔑 Choice-Based Recovery 💔 Trauma And Addiction ✍️ Unflinching Memoir

Shakey

by Jimmy McDonough • 2002

His health failed, his relationships crumbled, and still he refused to compromise a single note.

4.09

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🧑‍🎤 Rock History 🎸 Singer-Songwriters 🌴 Laurel Canyon Scene 🎭 Tortured Artists 🔨 Artistic Obsession

Shakey 91%

His health failed, his relationships crumbled, and still he refused to compromise a single note.

by Jimmy McDonough 2002

4.09

8k+ ratings

🧑‍🎤 Rock History 🎸 Singer-Songwriters 🌴 Laurel Canyon Scene 🎭 Tortured Artists 🔨 Artistic Obsession

This Is Gonna Hurt

by Nikki Sixx • 2011

Beauty in the broken: a rock icon's lens on music, photography, and creative imperfection.

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This Is Gonna Hurt 91%

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by Nikki Sixx 2011

4.17

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Unbreakable

by Jenni Rivera • 2013

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4.47

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Unbreakable 90%

Teen mom, banda queen, and a nine-year pursuit that ended with her abuser sentenced to life.

by Jenni Rivera 2013

4.47

2k+ ratings

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Tweak

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