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The Book of Drugs: A Memoir
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The Distant Shore
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Guitar Zero
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Satan is Real: The Ballad of the Louvin Brothers
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Blue Notes
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The Really Awful Musicians
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Beethoven's Shadow (Kindle Single)
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The Drums of Legenderry by John  Orlando
The Drums of Legenderry
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Release date: Jan 01, 2012
The Drums of Legenderry

The Rhythm Maiden, a goddess who lives in a forest stream, creates captivating rhythms by artfully tumbling water a…more view details »
Giveaway dates: Jan 30-Feb 29, 2012
2 copies available, 276 people requesting
Countries available: US

How to Play the Harmonica by Sam Barry
How to Play the Harmonica: And Other Life Lessons
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Release date: Jan 01, 2001
You don’t need a special talent to learn to play the harmonica. You don’t need an exceptional sense of melody, or rhythm, or fabulous wind power. You …more view details »
Giveaway dates: Jan 20-Feb 29, 2012
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Everybody Loves Our Town by Mark Yarm
Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History Of Grunge
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Release date: Mar 13, 2012
Twenty years after the release of Nirvana’s landmark album Nevermind comes Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge, the definitive word on…more view details »
Giveaway dates: Feb 13-Feb 29, 2012
10 copies available, 299 people requesting
Countries available: US

Where She Went (If I Stay, #2)
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Just Kids
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Juliet, Naked
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Amplified
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I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution
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Revolution
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Pulphead
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Half Blood Blues
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Life
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It's So Easy: and other lies
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Saving June
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Five Flavors of Dumb
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Effortless (Thoughtless, #2)
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Love is a Mix Tape
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Rock Hard (Sinners on Tour, #2)
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Where She Went by Gayle FormanEffortless by S.C. StephensIf I Stay by Gayle FormanThoughtless by S.C. StephensBetween the Lines by Tammara Webber
I'm a Celebrity. Love me!
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The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics by Alan AldridgeBlackbird Singing by Paul McCartneyPoems and Songs by Robert BurnsRise Up Singing by Peter BloodFranz Schubert - 100 Songs by Franz Schubert
Best Song Books
124 books — 9 voters

Unplugged by J.P. GriderBackstage Pass by Olivia CunningRock Hard by Olivia CunningShapeShifter by Susan Helene GottfriedShapeshifter  by Susan Helene Gottfried
Epic Rockstar Stories
58 books — 71 voters

Sing the Light by Louise MarleySing the Warmth by Louise MarleyReceive the Gift by Louise MarleySinger In The Snow by Louise MarleySong of the Beast by Carol Berg
Music in Fantasy Fiction
15 books — 6 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsHush, Hush by Becca FitzpatrickClockwork Angel by Cassandra ClareVampire Academy by Richelle Mead
favourite young adult books
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This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
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Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain
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High Fidelity
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Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk (An Evergreen book)
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Chronicles, Vol. 1
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Love is a Mix Tape
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Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991
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Just Kids
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The Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century
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Life
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No One Here Gets Out Alive
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Songbook
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Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung
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Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story
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The Dirt: Confessions Of The World's Most Notorious Rock Band
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Rupert Rupert said: "Great front row seat with country music legend Charlie Louvin. He had a co-writer, but the co-writer did such a good job that it just feels like Charlie sitting down with you across a rickety card table in a dimly lit cabin. He doesn't pull punches...more"
 
I Want My MTV: The U...
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Jamie Jamie said: "What a fascinating thought provoking read, especially for those of us who were around for the bulk of it. I, like many of the celebrities interviewed, didn't have MTV when it came out, but would go to either BW3 or my cousins and watch it for hours. ...more"
 
I Want My MTV: The U...
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Elizabeth Elizabeth said: "I am sort of embarrassed to admit how much FUN this is to read. I stayed up too late last night reading it AND watching old music videos on youtube.

So far one of my favorite chapters:

40. "Ego-Fucking-Maniacs :: Michael B...more
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Love is a Mix Tape
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Ryan Ryan said: "Likely one of the most overrated books out there. Sheffield writes with a simplicity that becomes as painful as an English teacher's afternoon of editing "What I did Last Summer" essays, that is, if said high school class was comprised of ...more"
 
Just Kids
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Jesselyn Jesselyn said: "This book makes me want to quit my job, move to New York and hop in a time machine. Smith is a charming story teller and beautifully captures the spirit of an era and her evolving relationship with artist Robert Mapplethorpe."
 
Saving June
02/22
by Hannah Harrington (Goodreads Author)
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LaQuita (Just Us Girls) LaQuita (Just Us Girls) said: "Saving June was a beautiful story. It truly captures the world-stopping feelings experienced by close family but also by close friends when a life is cut short. This book has an excellent grasp of teenage angst with a well-rounded view of different...more"
 
Blue Notes
02/21
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by Shira Anthony (Goodreads Author)
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Allie Allie said: "I'm going to start with writing about Diane. She was Jason's (or Jaz's) fiancee at the start of the story and she appears towards the end. The author made her a reasonable woman and not the usual strung out (not on drugs) harridan that is usually pre...more"
 
Amplified
02/21
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by Tara Kelly (Goodreads Author)
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B B said: "Well.... this book was cool as far as the girl coming into her own and learning to be comfortable with herself.
But there was a lot of almost sex. And language.
NOT really teen appropriate in my opinion.
So, yeah. Couldn't give it too man...more
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Just Kids
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Sarah Sarah said: "This is a truly captivating memoir by punk musician and poet, Patti Smith. Both Patti and Robert Mapplethorpe both find themselves living in New York City in the late 1960’s. They develop an intense friendship, based on their mutual pursuit of art...more"
 
Where She Went
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Carolyn Teschler Carolyn Teschler said: "Just finished this sequel to "If I Stay" and found it, like the first book, a good read. This time, the story is told through Mia's boyfriend Adam Wilde, picking up 3 years after the accident. He is now a member of a hugely famous rock ba...more"
 
Revolution
02/20
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Sky Thibedeau Sky Thibedeau said: "Part Tragedy, part ghost story Alex and Andi's stories are quite gripping and kept me awake until the wee hours of the morning for several nights. Andi Alpers is an upper class teenager in 21st Century New York City who is dealing with severe depres...more"
 
Satan is Real: The B...
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Tmsteeno Tmsteeno said: "Loved this book! Told from the view of Charlie Louvin. Very easy read. Charlie talks to you through his writing. He curses and tells it how it is. The story of these two brothers is unbelievable. So much drive and passion for the music business...more"
 
Where She Went
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Ann Banda Ann Banda said: "ALGO DE SPOILERS!










Aw es perfecto! El saber por lo que Adam paso & en lo que se convirtio fue un shock total!
El& Mia sufrieron lo suyo; cada uno con su carga personal pero que al m...more
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Where She Went
02/20
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Cassandree Cassandree said: "J'ai été vraiment très heureuse de trouver une suite à "si je reste". J'ai d'abord été un peu surprise par le fait que ce ne soit plus Mia la narratrice, mais bien Adam, son ex-petit-ami si important dans le premier livre. Mais je n'ai pas ...more"
 
Satan is Real: The B...
02/19
Andrea gave 5 of 5 stars to:
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Andrea Andrea said: "The best cover I've possibly ever seen, and the best story about how that cover came to be I could ever imagine...alongside a hell of a lot of other amazing stories. The ones about growing as an Alabama sharecropper's sons will bring tears to your ey...more"
 
Five Flavors of Dumb
02/19
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by Antony John (Goodreads Author)
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Rebecca Shaffer Rebecca Shaffer said: "I picked this book out for my 16-year old daughter. The storyline was different, so it sounded like it would very interesting. She read it first, then I read it afterward. Even though it is a young-adult book, I really enjoyed it. The main charac...more"
 
Just Kids
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Christine Christine said: "I knew nothing about Patti Smith or Robert Mapplethorpe going into this book and thought this was a compelling story. I am always intrigued by emerging famous people/famous people hanging out with one another -- you get a lot of that, through Patti a...more"
 
Saving June
02/19
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by Hannah Harrington (Goodreads Author)
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Emily Miller Emily Miller said: "Rarely is there a book that makes you sit back and really take a look at your life. Saving June is one of those rare jems. Hannah Harrington writes a deeply emotional and healing look into the different ways people deal with the death of a loved on...more"
 
Where She Went
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Maggie Desmond-O'Brien Maggie Desmond-O'Brien said: "If you had told me a year or so ago, just as I was drying my eyes after finishing If I Stay, that there would be a sequel? I would have probably dismissed it. Maybe even laughed. A book like If I Stay doesn't need a sequel, I would have thought. I li...more"
 
Revolution
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Maggie Desmond-O'Brien Maggie Desmond-O'Brien said: "If I don't get in on a hyped book right away, it tends to languish towards the bottom of my to-read list. Maybe it's the hipster in me, maybe it's just that I know I'll be disappointed, but that's just the way I am. Still, when I saw Novel Novice's R...more"
 

Arthur Phillips
Arthur Phillips The Song is You
[Musicians] are doing "it" right in front of us. They are experiencing heavy emotion, emotion we envy. And they are moving our bodies, literally, from a distance. And they are inspiring us to feel something more deeply than many of us can feel in private. Under these circumstances, it's actually rather remarkable the entire audience doesn't rush the stage and declare their love.
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Bob Dylan
And I'll stand on the ocean until I start sinking.
Bob Dylan

Jerry Seinfeld
Somebody just gave me a shower radio. Thanks a lot. Do you really want music in the shower? I guess there's no better place to dance than a slick surface next to a glass door.
Jerry Seinfeld

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