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Cover of Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991

Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991

Michael Azerrad

4.2

2001

Cover of A Visit from the Goon Squad

A Visit from the Goon Squad

Jennifer Egan

3.6

2010

Cover of Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character

Richard Feynman

4.3

1984

Cover of The Napping House

The Napping House

Audrey Wood, Don Wood

4.3

1984

Cover of This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession

This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession

Daniel J. Levitin

3.9

2006

Cover of Dragonsong (Harper Hall, #1)

Dragonsong (Harper Hall, #1)

Anne McCaffrey

4.2

1976

Cover of Chronicles, Vol. 1

Chronicles, Vol. 1

Bob Dylan

4.0

2004

Cover of Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story

Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story

Chuck Klosterman

3.9

2005

Cover of The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band

The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band

Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx, Neil Strauss, Mick Mars, Tommy Lee

4.2

2001

Cover of Love Is a Mix Tape

Love Is a Mix Tape

Rob Sheffield

3.8

2007

Cover of Chaos: Making a New Science

Chaos: Making a New Science

James Gleick

4.0

1987

Cover of The Heroin Diaries: A Year In The Life Of A Shattered Rock Star

The Heroin Diaries: A Year In The Life Of A Shattered Rock Star

Nikki Sixx

4.1

2005

Cover of The Great Gilly Hopkins

The Great Gilly Hopkins

Katherine Paterson

3.8

1978

Cover of Zorba the Greek

Zorba the Greek

Nikos Kazantzakis, Νίκος Καζαντζάκης

4.1

1946

Cover of Echo

Echo

Pam Muñoz Ryan

4.4

2015

Cover of Born to Run

Born to Run

Bruce Springsteen

4.2

2016

Cover of An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

John Locke

3.8

1689

Cover of I'm with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie

I'm with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie

Pamela Des Barres, Dave Navarro

3.7

1987

Cover of Wicked - Piano/Vocal Arrangement

Wicked - Piano/Vocal Arrangement

Stephen Schwartz, Gregory Maguire

4.5

2004

Cover of The Anti-Christ

The Anti-Christ

Friedrich Nietzsche, H.L. Mencken

3.9

1888

Cover of How Music Works

How Music Works

David Byrne

4.0

2012

Cover of Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?

Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?

Steven Tyler

3.5

2011

Cover of Songbook

Songbook

Nick Hornby

3.6

2003

Cover of Hammer of the Gods

Hammer of the Gods

Stephen Davis

3.8

1985

Cover of The Beatles: The Biography

The Beatles: The Biography

Bob Spitz

4.1

2005

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