Rob's bookshelf: all en-US Sun, 04 Jun 2023 07:44:46 -0700 60 Rob's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Confess: The Autobiography 48613493 The legendary frontman of Judas Priest, one of the most successful heavy metal bands of all time, celebrates five decades of heavy metal in this tell-all memoir.


Most priests hear confessions. This one is making his.

Rob Halford, front man of global iconic metal band Judas Priest, is a true "Metal God." Raised in Britain's hard-working, heavy industrial heartland, he and his music were forged in the Black Country. Confess, his full autobiography, is an unforgettable rock 'n' roll story-a journey from a Walsall council estate to musical fame via alcoholism, addiction, police cells, ill-fated sexual trysts, and bleak personal tragedy, through to rehab, coming out, redemption . . . and finding love.


Now, he is telling his gospel truth.

Told with Halford's trademark self-deprecating, deadpan Black Country humor, Confess is the story of an extraordinary five decades in the music industry. It is also the tale of unlikely encounters with everybody from Superman to Andy Warhol, Madonna, Jack Nicholson, and the Queen. More than anything else, it's a celebration of the fire and power of heavy metal.


Rob Halford has decided to Confess. Because it's good for the soul.]]>
355 Rob Halford 0306874946 Rob 5 4.38 2020 Confess: The Autobiography
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<![CDATA[Transformers: Fusion (Transformers, #3)]]> 16050778 Scott Ciencin Rob 4 3.54 2004 Transformers: Fusion (Transformers, #3)
author: Scott Ciencin
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average rating: 3.54
book published: 2004
rating: 4
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Annihilation 19745015 320 David Cian Rob 3 3.00 2003 Annihilation
author: David Cian
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average rating: 3.00
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rating: 3
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<![CDATA[Def Leppard Animal Instinct: The Def Leppard Story]]> 522832
But nothing could have prepared them for personal tragedies and professional disasters that inflicted their lives and plunged them back to relative obscurity in the mid 1980s.

More than anything, though, Def Leppard had good instincts. And in rock & roll instinct spells survival.

ANIMAL INSTINCT is the story of that survival, from the early days in Sheffield, England to their triumphant return to the international rock arena and HYSTERIA in the charts.]]>
144 David Fricke 0946391556 Rob 5 4.53 1987 Def Leppard Animal Instinct: The Def Leppard Story
author: David Fricke
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average rating: 4.53
book published: 1987
rating: 5
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<![CDATA[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron]]> 15780109
Meanwhile, the Autobots struggle to survive a forced exile on their dead homeworld, Cybertron, while searching for a traitor within their ranks. A traitor who sold them out to the Decepticons! With trust and unity in short supply, and the Autobots at the very edge of extinction, who will stand against Megatron of Earth?

Find out in this collection of The TRANSFORMERS: ALL HAIL MEGATRON]]>
0 Shane McCarthy 1600108164 Rob 5 4.09 2011 The Transformers: All Hail Megatron
author: Shane McCarthy
name: Rob
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2011
rating: 5
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I'm not usually a fan of revisionist takes on such established mythos, but both the art and story were incredibly well-done. I would highly recommend this to any G1 fan.
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The Magnolia Story 29423083
These famous words are now synonymous with the dynamic husband-and-wife team Chip and Joanna Gaines, stars of HGTV s Fixer Upper. As this question fills the airwaves with anticipation, their legions of fans continue to multiply and ask a different series of questions, like Who are these people?What s the secret to their success? And is Chip actually that funny in real life? By renovating homes in Waco, Texas, and changing lives in such a winsome and engaging way, Chip and Joanna have become more than just the stars of Fixer Upper, they have become America s new best friends.

The Magnolia Story is the first book from Chip and Joanna, offering their fans a detailed look at their life together. From the very first renovation project they ever tackled together, to the project that nearly cost them everything; from the childhood memories that shaped them, to the twists and turns that led them to the life they share on the farm today.

They both attended Baylor University in Waco. However, their paths did not cross until Chip checked his car into the local Firestone tire shop where Joanna worked behind the counter. Even back then Chip was a serial entrepreneur who, among other things, ran a lawn care company, sold fireworks, and flipped houses. Soon they were married and living in their first fixer upper. Four children and countless renovations later, Joanna garners the attention of a television producer who notices her work on a blog one day.

In The Magnolia Story fans will finally get to join the Gaines behind the scenes and discover: The time Chip ran to the grocery store and forgot to take their new, sleeping baby Joanna s agonizing decision to close her dream business to focus on raising their children When Chip buys a houseboat, sight-unseen, and it turns out to be a leaky wreck Joanna s breakthrough moment of discovering the secret to creating a beautiful home Harrowing stories of the financial ups and downs as an entrepreneurial couple Memories and photos from Chip and Jo s wedding The significance of the word magnolia and why it permeates everything they do The way the couple pays the popularity of Fixer Upper forward, sharing the success with others, and bolstering the city of Waco along the way

And yet there is still one lingering question for fans of the show: Is Chip really that funny? Oh yeah, says Joanna. He was, and still is, my first fixer upper. "]]>
182 Chip Gaines 0718079183 Rob 4 4.30 2016 The Magnolia Story
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average rating: 4.30
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<![CDATA[Let's Go Crazy: Prince and the Making of Purple Rain]]> 25111057
Purple Rain is a song, an album, and a film—widely considered to be among the most important albums in music history and often named the best soundtrack of all time. It sold over a million copies in its first week of release in 1984 and blasted to #1 on the charts, where it would remain for a full six months and eventually sell over 20 million copies worldwide. It spun off three huge hit singles, won Grammys and an Oscar, and took Prince from pop star to legend—the first artist ever simultaneously to have the #1 album, single, and movie in the country.

In Let’s Go Crazy , acclaimed music journalist Alan Light takes a timely look at the making and incredible popularizing of this once seemingly impossible project. With impeccable research and in-depth interviews with people who witnessed and participated in Prince’s audacious vision becoming a reality, Light reveals how a rising but not yet established artist from the Midwest was able not only to get Purple Rain made, but deliver on his promise to conquer the world.

“A must-read for the Prince die-hards who have remained devoted through the musical meanderings of the last three decades� ( Kirkus Reviews ), Let’s Go Crazy examines how the masterpiece that blurred R&B, pop, dance, and rock sounds altered the recording landscape and became an enduring touchstone for successive generations of fans.]]>
298 Alan Light 147677675X Rob 4 3.98 2014 Let's Go Crazy: Prince and the Making of Purple Rain
author: Alan Light
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average rating: 3.98
book published: 2014
rating: 4
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Chasing Dogma 318313 <br /> 120 Kevin Smith 158240206X Rob 4 3.66 1999 Chasing Dogma
author: Kevin Smith
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average rating: 3.66
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rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Dancing with Myself (A Bestselling Musician Memoir)]]> 25111108
An integral member of the punk rock revolution whose music crossed over into �80s pop mainstream—and one of MTV’s first stars—Billy Idol remains an iconic music legend. Now, in his long-awaited Dancing With Myself, he delivers a lively, candid account of his journey to fame—including intimate and unapologetic details about his life’s highs and lows—all rendered with the in-your-face attitude and exuberance his fans have embraced. Idol brings to life the key events that shaped his life, his music, and his career, including his early childhood in England, his year at Sussex University, and his time spent hanging out with the Sex Pistols and as a member of punk bands Chelsea and Generation X.

He shares outtakes from his wildly and unexpectedly successful solo career and stories behind his string of popular hits, including “White Wedding,� “Eyes Without a Face,� and “Rebel Yell,� which involved close collaboration with Steve Stevens and ultimately led to the creation of some of the most groundbreaking music videos ever seen.

Featuring sixteen pages of full-color, behind-the-scenes photos, Dancing With Myself is both a tale of survival and a celebration of the heady days when punk was born—a compelling and satisfying insider’s tale from a man who made music history firsthand.
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336 Billy Idol 145162851X Rob 4 3.81 2014 Dancing with Myself (A Bestselling Musician Memoir)
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average rating: 3.81
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rating: 4
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Cyndi Lauper: A Memoir 15749696
After leaving her childhood home at seventeen, Cyndi took on a series of jobs: racetrack hot walker, IHOP waitress, and, as she puts it, “gal Friday the thirteenth,� as she pursued her passion for music. She worked her way up playing small gigs and broke out in 1983 with She’s So Unusual, which earned her a Grammy for Best New Artist and made her the first female artist in history to have four top-five singles on a debut album. And while global fame wasn’t always what she expected, she has remained focused on what matters most. Cyndi is a gutsy real-life heroine who has never been afraid to speak her mind and stick up for a cause—whether it’s women’s rights, gay rights, or fighting against HIV/AIDS.

With her trademark warmth and humor, Cyndi fearlessly writes of a life she’s lived only on her own terms.]]>
342 Cyndi Lauper Rob 5 3.66 2012 Cyndi Lauper: A Memoir
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average rating: 3.66
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Batman: Son of the Demon 107096 Box AA 80 Mike W. Barr 0930289250 Rob 4 3.93 1987 Batman: Son of the Demon
author: Mike W. Barr
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average rating: 3.93
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<![CDATA[Sex, Drugs, Ratt & Roll: My Life in Rock]]> 15802409
Women. Spandex. Drugs. Hair spray. . . . Welcome to heavy metal rock ’n� roll, circa 1980, when all you needed was the right look, burning ambition, and a chance. Stephen Pearcy and supergroup Ratt hit the bull’s-eye. What they did with their fame and fortune is a riotous tale of . . .

SEX, DRUGS, RATT & ROLL

Pearcy was a scrawny, horny, thrill-seeking teenager with an electric guitar who had graduated from backyard parties in San Diego to half-empty dives in Los Angeles before he and his band broke through at Whiskey a Go Go. Cranking out metal just as metal got hot, Ratt was the perfect band at the perfect time, and their hit single “Round and Round� became a top-selling anthem. The bigger Ratt got, the more excessive Pearcy and his “pussy pirates� became. There was nothing these guys wouldn’t snort, drink, bed, or break. And the fans were just as bad, as husbands and mothers offered up nubile wives and daughters as tribute to their rock ’n� roll idols.

On a journey that could happen only in America, Pearcy met everyone from Michael Jackson to Drew Barrymore (at age twelve, at a New York nightclub, at 2 a.m.) to Rodney Dangerfield. His infamous partner-in-crime, Ratt guitarist Robbin Crosby, a blond Viking with an unsurpassed appetite for drugs and women, cuts a towering and tragic figure throughout.

As Ratt scrambled up a wall of fame and wealth, so they experienced the gut-wrenching free fall, after too many hours in buses, planes, and limos; too many women; too many drugs; and all the personality clashes and ego trips that marked the beginning of the end. Pearcy offers a stunningly honest selfportrait of a man running on the fumes of ambition and loneliness as the party crashed. His rock ’n� roll confessional, by turns incredible, hilarious, and lyrical, is a story of survival—and a search for the things that matter most.]]>
308 Stephen Pearcy 1451694563 Rob 4 3.65 2013 Sex, Drugs, Ratt & Roll: My Life in Rock
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average rating: 3.65
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Superman: Last Son 5950634 149 Geoff Johns 1401215866 Rob 4 3.77 2008 Superman: Last Son
author: Geoff Johns
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average rating: 3.77
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<![CDATA[The Buzzard: Inside the Glory Days of WMMS and Cleveland Rock Radio--a Memoir]]> 2016974 John Gorman led a small band of true believers who built Cleveland's WMMS from a neglected stepchild into an influential powerhouse. The station earned high praise from musicians and even higher ratings from listeners.
Gorman tells how WMMS remade rock radio while Cleveland staked its claim as the "Rock and Roll Capital" by breaking many major international music acts. The fun may have died when FM went corporate in the late 1980s, but it was a hell of a ride while it lasted.
Filled with juicy insider details, this fast-paced story will entertain anyone who listened in during those glory days when FM delivered excitement and the Buzzard ruled the airwaves.]]>
289 John Gorman 1886228477 Rob 4 3.91 2007 The Buzzard: Inside the Glory Days of WMMS and Cleveland Rock Radio--a Memoir
author: John Gorman
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average rating: 3.91
book published: 2007
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[In The Pleasure Groove: Love, Death, and Duran Duran]]> 13589176 John Taylor, Duran Duran’s co-founder, takes the reader on a wild ride through his life. From the eighties through today, from Rio to All You Need is Now, John writes about the music, the parties, and the MTV videos that made millions swoon.

With Duran Duran, John Taylor has created some of the greatest music of our time. From the disco dazzle of debut single ‘Planet Earth� right up to their latest number one album, All You Need is Now, Duran Duran has always had the power to sweep the world onto its feet.

It’s been a ride � and for John in particular, the ride has been wild, thrilling... and dangerous. Now, for the first time, he tells his incredible story. A tale of dreams fulfilled, lessons learned and demons conquered.

A shy only child, Nigel John Taylor wasn’t an obvious candidate for pop stardom and frenzied girl panic. But when he ditched his first name and picked up a bass guitar, everything changed. John Formed Duran Duran with his friend Nick Rhodes in the summer of 1978, and they were soon joined by Roger Taylor, then Andy Taylor and finally Simon Le Bon. Together they were an immediate, massive global success story, their pictures on millions of walls, every single a worldwide hit.

In his frank, compelling autobiography, John recounts the highs –hanging out with icons like Bowie, Warhol and even James Bond; dating Vogue models and driving fast cars � all the while playing hard with the band he loved. But there were tough battles ahead � troubles that brought him to the brink of self-destruction � before turning his life around.

Told with humor, honesty and hard-won wisdom, and packed with exclusive pictures, In the Pleasure Groove is a fascinating, irresistible portrait of a man who danced into the fire... and came through the other side.]]>
387 Nigel John Taylor 0525958002 Rob 4 3.90 2012 In The Pleasure Groove: Love, Death, and Duran Duran
author: Nigel John Taylor
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average rating: 3.90
book published: 2012
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Metallica Unbound 969997 175 K.J. Doughton 0446394866 Rob 4 4.16 1993 Metallica Unbound
author: K.J. Doughton
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average rating: 4.16
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Lips Unsealed: A Memoir 6819817
Leaving her unstable childhood home at the age of eighteen, Belinda battled serious weight issues and grappled with her confusion about being deserted by her biological father. This talented but misguided teen found solace in the punk rock world that so openly welcomed misfits—even though acceptance had its price.

Not long after forming, the Go-Go’s became queens of the L.A. punk scene. With a chart-topping debut album, Belinda found herself launched to international superstardom—and with that fame came more access to A-list parties, and even more alcohol and drugs to fuel Go-Go’s mania. Inevitably, Belinda began to self-destruct.

This spellbinding and shocking look at her rise, fall, and eventual rebirth as a wife, mother, and sober artist will leave you wistfully fantasizing about the eighties decadence she epitomized, but also cringing at the dark despair hidden behind her charming smile. Lips Unsealed is ultimately a love letter to music and the story of a life that, though deeply flawed, was, and is still, fully lived.]]>
261 Belinda Carlisle 0307463494 Rob 3 3.40 2010 Lips Unsealed: A Memoir
author: Belinda Carlisle
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average rating: 3.40
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<![CDATA[No Regrets: A Rock 'n' Roll Memoir]]> 9463339
He was just a boy from the Bronx with stars in his eyes. But when he picked up his guitar and painted stars on his face, Ace Frehley transformed into “The Spaceman”—and helped turn KISS into one of the top-selling bands in the world. Now, for the first time, the beloved rock icon reveals his side of the story with no-holds-barred honesty . . . and no regrets.

For KISS fans, Ace offers a rare behind-the-makeup look at the band’s legendary origins, including the lightning-bolt logo he designed and the outfits his mother sewed. He talks about the unspoken division within the band—he and Peter Criss versus Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons—because the other two didn’t “party every day.� Ace also reveals the inside story behind his turbulent breakup with KISS, their triumphant reunion a decade later, and his smash solo career. Along the way, he shares wild stories about dancing at Studio 54 with “The Bionic Woman,� working as a roadie for Jimi Hendrix, and bar-flying all night with John Belushi. In the end, he comes to terms with his highly publicized descent into alcohol, drugs, and self-destruction—ultimately managing to conquer his demons and come out on top.

This is Ace Frehley.

No makeup.

No apologies.

No regrets.]]>
305 Ace Frehley 1451613946 Rob 4 3.82 2011 No Regrets: A Rock 'n' Roll Memoir
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average rating: 3.82
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<![CDATA[X-Men: The Legacy Quest, Book 1 (Legacy Quest Trilogy)]]> 908644 368 Steve Lyons 0743458486 Rob 0 3.25 2002 X-Men: The Legacy Quest, Book 1 (Legacy Quest Trilogy)
author: Steve Lyons
name: Rob
average rating: 3.25
book published: 2002
rating: 0
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<![CDATA[Transformers Vault: The Complete Transformers Universe - Showcasing Rare Collectibles and Memorabilia]]> 9933885 Transformers Vault reveals the complete story of the Transformers, everyone's favorite robots in disguise. Loaded with never-before-seen images, this book is a guide to the epic battle between the Autobots and Decepticons, as it began with toys and television, and continued to comics, film, games, and other media. There's something here for all generations, from classic toys that have become sought-after collectibles to the amazing, high-tech visuals of the three live-action films.

Hasbro has opened its official archives, gathering more than 250 images and several featured pieces of memorabilia. Look inside for a sheet of Generation One tech specs with a secret revealer, a rare pencil sketch from comics artist Casey Coller, an unseen character profile for Hot Rod from the 1986 film, an animation cel, and much more. Exclusive photos of Japanese Transformer prototypes, archival development art, and brand-new information about the future of the Transformers make this the ultimate package for every fan.]]>
160 Pablo Hidalgo 0810998688 Rob 4 4.31 2011 Transformers Vault: The Complete Transformers Universe - Showcasing Rare Collectibles and Memorabilia
author: Pablo Hidalgo
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average rating: 4.31
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rating: 4
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Batwoman, Volume 1: Hydrology 13227874 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics—The New 52 event of September 2011, Batwoman's new series finally begins! The creative team of J.H. Williams III and W. Haden Blackman launch the ongoing Batwoman series, as Batwoman (a.ka. Kate Kane) faces deadly new challenges in her war against Gotham City's underworld–and new trials in her personal life.Who or what is stealing children from the barrio, and for what vile purpose? Will Kate train her cousin, Bette Kane (a.k.a. Flamebird), as her new sidekick? How will she handle unsettling revelations about her father, Colonel Jacob Kane? And why is a certain government agency suddenly taking an interest in her? These are some of the questions that will be answered in this long-awaited series!

This deluxe hardcover colllect issues 0-5 of Batwoman, part of the DC Comics—The New 52 event.]]>
160 J.H. Williams III 1401234658 Rob 3 4.05 2012 Batwoman, Volume 1: Hydrology
author: J.H. Williams III
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average rating: 4.05
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rating: 3
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<![CDATA[G.I. JOE: Field Manual Volume 1]]> 14540122 208 Jim Sorenson 1613773501 Rob 5 3.94 2012 G.I. JOE: Field Manual Volume 1
author: Jim Sorenson
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average rating: 3.94
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Dad Is Fat 17237252 Jim Gaffigan never imagined he would have his own kids.

Though he grew up in a large Irish-Catholic family, Jim was satisfied with the nomadic, nocturnal life of a standup comedian, and was content to be "that weird uncle who lives in an apartment by himself in New York that everyone in the family speculates about." But all that changed when he married and found out his wife, Jeannie "is someone who gets pregnant looking at babies."

Five kids later, the comedian whose riffs on everything from Hot Pockets to Jesus have scored millions of hits on YouTube, started to tweet about the mistakes and victories of his life as a dad. Those tweets struck such a chord that he soon passed the million followers mark. But it turns out 140 characters are not enough to express all the joys and horrors of life with five kids, so hes' now sharing it all in Dad Is Fat.

From new parents to empty nesters to Jim's twenty-something fans, everyone will recognize their own families in these hilarious takes on everything from cousins ("celebrities for little kids") to growing up in a big family ("I always assumed my father had six children so he could have a sufficient lawn crew") to changing diapers in the middle of the night ("like The Hurt Locker but much more dangerous") to bedtime (aka "Negotiating with Terrorists").

Dad is Fat is sharply observed, explosively funny, and a cry for help from a man who has realized he and his wife are outnumbered in their own home.]]>
6 Jim Gaffigan 080414799X Rob 4 3.74 2013 Dad Is Fat
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average rating: 3.74
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Shut Up and Give Me the Mic 13259709 Shut Up and Give Me the Mic 432 Dee Snider 145163739X Rob 5 4.04 2012 Shut Up and Give Me the Mic
author: Dee Snider
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average rating: 4.04
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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A little rushes towards the end - he jokes about needing a sequel book, and I think it's actually a great idea.
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<![CDATA[The Authority, Vol. 2: Under New Management]]> 43747 192 Warren Ellis 1563897563 Rob 3 4.15 2000 The Authority, Vol. 2: Under New Management
author: Warren Ellis
name: Rob
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2000
rating: 3
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Not my favorite piece by either Ellis Or Millar, but still an entertaining read.
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Batman: Hush, Vol. 2 107021 192 Jeph Loeb 1401200923 Rob 4 4.28 2003 Batman: Hush, Vol. 2
author: Jeph Loeb
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average rating: 4.28
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rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Official Truth, 101 Proof: The Inside Story of Pantera]]> 13587186 Vulgar Display of Power and Far Beyond Driven—two #1 albums that, like Metallica’s And Justice for All, sold millions of copies despite minimal airplay.

Rex Brown’s memoir is the definitive account of life inside one of rock’s biggest bands, which succeeded against all odds but ultimately ended in tragedy when iconic lead guitarist Darrell 'Dimebag' Abbott was murdered mid-performance by a deranged fan.

This is a lucid account of the previously untold story behind one of the most influential bands in heavy metal history, written by the man best qualified to tell the truth about those incredible and often difficult years of fame and excess.
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259 Rex Brown 0306821370 Rob 4 3.80 2012 Official Truth, 101 Proof: The Inside Story of Pantera
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average rating: 3.80
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Me of Little Faith 2797291 why?

These are the thorny questions that Lewis Black, the bitingly funny comedian, social critic, and bestselling author, tackles in his new book, Me of Little Faith. And he's come up with some answers. Or at least his answers. In more than two dozen essays that investigate everything from the differences between how Christians and Jews celebrate their holidays, to the politics of faith, to people's individual search for transcendence, Black explores his unique odyssey through religion and belief.

Growing up as a nonpracticing Jewish kid near Washington, D.C., during the 1950s, Black survived Hebrew school and a bar mitzvah (barely), went to college in the South during the tumultuous 1960s, and witnessed firsthand the unsettling parallels between religious rapture and drug-induced visions (even if none of his friends did). He explored the self-actualization movements of the 1970s (and the self-indulgence that they produced), and since then has turned an increasingly skeptical eye toward the politicians and televangelists who don the cloak of religiouos rectitude to mask their own moral hypocrisy.

What he learned along the way about the inconsistencies and peculiarities of religion infuriated Black, and in Me of Little Faith he gives full vent to his comedic rage. Black explores how the rules and constraints of religion have affected his life and the lives of us all. Hilarious experiences with rabbis, Mormons, gurus, psychics, and even the joy of a perfect round of golf give Black the chance to expound upon what we believe and why—in the language of a shock jock and with the heart of an iconoclast.

"To put it as simply as I can," Black writes, "this is a book about my relationship with religion, where my—dare I say it?—spiritual journey has taken me...what it's meant and not meant to me, and why it makes me laugh." By the end of Me of Little Faith, you'll be a convert.]]>
256 Lewis Black 1594489947 Rob 5 3.56 2008 Me of Little Faith
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<![CDATA[Unwelcomed Songs: Collected Lyrics 1980-1992]]> 522820 In interviews Henry has said on many occasions that he has always tried to "bring the inside outside" lyrically. Usually blunt and visceral, his words make no apology and don't hold back, earning him die hard fans and harsh criticism alike.]]> 256 Henry Rollins 1880985713 Rob 3 4.04 2002 Unwelcomed Songs: Collected Lyrics 1980-1992
author: Henry Rollins
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average rating: 4.04
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<![CDATA[Turned On: A Biography of Henry Rollins]]> 503492 267 James Parker 1861590288 Rob 3 3.59 1998 Turned On: A Biography of Henry Rollins
author: James Parker
name: Rob
average rating: 3.59
book published: 1998
rating: 3
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Too Much Horror Business 13591152
Praise for Too Much Horror Business :

“Like a classic record, there are numerous layers to Too Much Horror The Kirk Hammett Collection , and that’s what makes it so utterly rewarding. Plus, it’s damn beautiful to look at. Ultimately, this is one of the best books of the year and a true game-changer. Whether you’re a Metallica fan, a horror fan, or just a reader in general, you need it.� —ArtistDirect.com]]>
224 Kirk Hammett 0810996596 Rob 0 to-read 4.48 2012 Too Much Horror Business
author: Kirk Hammett
name: Rob
average rating: 4.48
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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<![CDATA[Lou Scheimer: Creating The Filmation Generation]]> 2290510 293 Andy Mangels 1893905969 Rob 0 to-read 4.40 2008 Lou Scheimer: Creating The Filmation Generation
author: Andy Mangels
name: Rob
average rating: 4.40
book published: 2008
rating: 0
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<![CDATA[Mastering the Universe: He-Man and the Rise and Fall of a Billion-Dollar Idea]]> 637337 240 Roger Sweet 1578602238 Rob 0 to-read 3.10 2005 Mastering the Universe: He-Man and the Rise and Fall of a Billion-Dollar Idea
author: Roger Sweet
name: Rob
average rating: 3.10
book published: 2005
rating: 0
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Pride of Baghdad 105703 136 Brian K. Vaughan 1401203140 Rob 3 3.88 2006 Pride of Baghdad
author: Brian K. Vaughan
name: Rob
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2006
rating: 3
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<![CDATA[X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills (Marvel Graphic Novel, #5)]]> 299947 64 Chris Claremont 0785100393 Rob 5 4.17 1982 X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills (Marvel Graphic Novel, #5)
author: Chris Claremont
name: Rob
average rating: 4.17
book published: 1982
rating: 5
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<![CDATA[Warman's Transformers Field Guide: Values and Identification (Warman's Field Guide)]]> 2099920 510 Mark Bellomo 089689584X Rob 3 4.00 2006 Warman's Transformers Field Guide: Values and Identification (Warman's Field Guide)
author: Mark Bellomo
name: Rob
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2006
rating: 3
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<![CDATA[Transformers: Identification and Price Guide]]> 969624 256 Mark Bellomo 0896894452 Rob 5 4.37 2007 Transformers: Identification and Price Guide
author: Mark Bellomo
name: Rob
average rating: 4.37
book published: 2007
rating: 5
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<![CDATA[Ultimate Guide to G.I. Joe 1982-1994]]> 845231 256 Mark Bellomo 0873416694 Rob 5 4.29 2005 Ultimate Guide to G.I. Joe 1982-1994
author: Mark Bellomo
name: Rob
average rating: 4.29
book published: 2005
rating: 5
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<![CDATA[Transformers: Hardwired (Transformers, #1)]]> 794443
Who will win the final battle? And when the war is over, will there be enough of Earth left for the victors?]]>
320 Scott Ciencin 0743458982 Rob 3 3.34 2003 Transformers: Hardwired (Transformers, #1)
author: Scott Ciencin
name: Rob
average rating: 3.34
book published: 2003
rating: 3
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Too Fat to Fish 3476744 298 Artie Lange 0385526563 Rob 4 3.74 2008 Too Fat to Fish
author: Artie Lange
name: Rob
average rating: 3.74
book published: 2008
rating: 4
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Quivers 13198 358 Robin Quivers 0061010200 Rob 4 3.56 1995 Quivers
author: Robin Quivers
name: Rob
average rating: 3.56
book published: 1995
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[America's Hidden History: Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women, and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a Nation]]> 2924837 New York Times bestseller Don't Know Much About History, presents a collection of extraordinary stories, each detailing an overlooked episode that shaped the nation's destiny and character. Davis's dramatic narratives set the record straight, busting myths and bringing to light little-known but fascinating facts from a time when the nation's fate hung in the balance.

Spanning a period from the Spanish arrival in America to George Washington's inauguration in 1789, America's Hidden History details these episodes, among others:


The story of the first real Pilgrims in America, who were wine-making French Huguenots, not dour English Separatists
The coming-of-age story of Queen Isabella, who suggested that Columbus pack the moving mess hall of pigs that may have spread disease to many Native Americans
The long, bloody relationship between the Pilgrims and Indians that runs counter to the idyllic scene of the Thanksgiving feast
The little-known story of George Washington as a headstrong young soldier who committed a war crime, signed a confession, and started a war!
Full of color, intrigue, and human interest, America's Hidden History is an iconoclastic look at America's past, connecting some of the dots between history and today's headlines, proving why Davis is truly America's Teacher.]]>
368 Kenneth C. Davis 0061562882 Rob 0 currently-reading 3.47 2008 America's Hidden History: Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women, and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a Nation
author: Kenneth C. Davis
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average rating: 3.47
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<![CDATA[Preacher, Volume 8: All Hell's a-Coming]]> 102955 Preacher: Salvation collection, Jesse Custer wants to renew his quest to find God and hold him accountable for all of his actions. But before he can continue down that path, he must reunite with his girlfriend Tulip. In this edition, we look back and see how Jesse and Tulip first met as well as how she became so deadly proficient with a gun. Also, after making amends with his love, Jesse seeks revenge against his former friend and compatriot Cassidy for the things that the Irish vampire did to Tulip during the time that they both believed the Preacher to be dead.

Collects: Preacher #51�58, Preacher Special: Tall in the Saddle]]>
192 Garth Ennis 1563896176 Rob 4 4.34 2000 Preacher, Volume 8: All Hell's a-Coming
author: Garth Ennis
name: Rob
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2000
rating: 4
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Preacher, Volume 7: Salvation 102954
Collects: Preacher #41�50]]>
256 Garth Ennis 1563895196 Rob 5 4.31 1999 Preacher, Volume 7: Salvation
author: Garth Ennis
name: Rob
average rating: 4.31
book published: 1999
rating: 5
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<![CDATA[Preacher, Volume 4: Ancient History]]> 95395
Collects: Preacher Special: Saint of Killers #1�4, Preacher Special: The Story of You-Know-Who, Preacher Special: The Good Old Boys]]>
224 Garth Ennis 156389405X Rob 4 4.26 1998 Preacher, Volume 4: Ancient History
author: Garth Ennis
name: Rob
average rating: 4.26
book published: 1998
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Preacher, Volume 5: Dixie Fried]]> 102956 224 Garth Ennis 1563894289 Rob 5 4.29 1998 Preacher, Volume 5: Dixie Fried
author: Garth Ennis
name: Rob
average rating: 4.29
book published: 1998
rating: 5
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<![CDATA[Preacher, Volume 6: War in the Sun]]> 102957
Collects: Preacher #34�40, Preacher Special: One Man's War]]>
240 Garth Ennis 1563894904 Rob 5 4.33 1999 Preacher, Volume 6: War in the Sun
author: Garth Ennis
name: Rob
average rating: 4.33
book published: 1999
rating: 5
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Preacher, Volume 9: Alamo 102958
Collects: Preacher #59�66]]>
224 Garth Ennis 1563897156 Rob 5 4.34 2001 Preacher, Volume 9: Alamo
author: Garth Ennis
name: Rob
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2001
rating: 5
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<![CDATA[Preacher, Volume 3: Proud Americans]]> 102953
Jesse Custer heads for France to rescue Cassidy, the Irish vampire, from the clutches of religious fanatics. His search leads him into a no-holds-barred battle against the forces of the Grail. Also told here is the story of how Cassidy became a vampire in the first place.

Collects: Preacher #18�26]]>
232 Garth Ennis 1563893274 Rob 5 4.29 1997 Preacher, Volume 3: Proud Americans
author: Garth Ennis
name: Rob
average rating: 4.29
book published: 1997
rating: 5
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<![CDATA[Preacher, Volume 2: Until the End of the World]]> 95406
In this continuing saga of the bizarre life of a faithless Texas preacher, Jesse Custer heads to the south to confront the extremely dysfunctional family that abused him as a child and planted the original seeds of his disillusionment with the world. Now merged with a half angelic, half demonic being, the former preacher looks to exact revenge against those who simultaneously raised and destroyed him. Then after exorcising his personal demons, Jesse, his girlfriend Tulip, and their friend Cassidy, the Irish vampire, head west to a party of Babylonian proportions.

Collects: Preacher #8�17]]>
258 Garth Ennis 1563893126 Rob 5 4.28 1997 Preacher, Volume 2: Until the End of the World
author: Garth Ennis
name: Rob
average rating: 4.28
book published: 1997
rating: 5
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<![CDATA[Preacher, Volume 1: Gone to Texas]]> 95431 Alternate Cover Edition

One of the most celebrated comics titles of the late 1990s, PREACHER is a modern American epic of life, death, love and redemption also packed with sex, booze, blood and bullets - not to mention angels, demons, God, vampires and deviants of all stripes.

At first glance, the Reverend Jesse Custer doesn't look like anyone special-just another small-town minister slowly losing his flock and his faith. But he's about to come face-to-face with proof that God does indeed exist. Merging with a bizarre spiritual force called Genesis, Jesse now possesses the power of "the Word," an ability to make people do whatever he utters. He begins a violent and riotous journey across the country in search of answers from the elusive deity.

Collects: Preacher #1�7]]>
336 Garth Ennis Rob 5 4.16 1995 Preacher, Volume 1: Gone to Texas
author: Garth Ennis
name: Rob
average rating: 4.16
book published: 1995
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Crazy from the Heat 1041980 384 David Lee Roth 0786863390 Rob 2 3.87 1997 Crazy from the Heat
author: David Lee Roth
name: Rob
average rating: 3.87
book published: 1997
rating: 2
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<![CDATA[Heaven and Hell: My Life in The Eagles, 1974-2001]]> 2265789 340 Don Felder 0297844628 Rob 4 3.99 2007 Heaven and Hell: My Life in The Eagles, 1974-2001
author: Don Felder
name: Rob
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2007
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Fleetwood: My Life and Adventures in Fleetwood Mac]]> 226882 285 Mick Fleetwood 038071616X Rob 4 3.86 1990 Fleetwood: My Life and Adventures in Fleetwood Mac
author: Mick Fleetwood
name: Rob
average rating: 3.86
book published: 1990
rating: 4
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The Evil Dead Companion 1080023
Rigorously made on an almost absent budget in the backwoods of Tennessee, the film was a phenomenal success--the true definition of "cult film"--launching the careers of its director, Sam Raimi; producer, Bob Tapert; and star, Bruce Campbell. It also spawned two deliriously different and wildly inventive sequels, The Evil Dead Dead By Dawn, and Army of Darkness , which have won over legions of fright fans around the globe.

At last, acclaimed film critic Bill Warren takes us on a no-holds-barred behind-the-scenes tour of the making of the three films, including exclusive interviews with key cast and crew; rare and previously unpublished photographs, story-boards, and concept sketches; harrowing tales of hardship, discomfort, and practical jokes; and much more. Enough to keep any puss-oozing deadite drooling through the night.]]>
272 Bill Warren 0312275013 Rob 5 4.22 2000 The Evil Dead Companion
author: Bill Warren
name: Rob
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2000
rating: 5
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Batman: Cacophony 6185966
Will Batman be able to uncover the relationship between The Joker and Onomatopoeia in time to keep them from destroying Gotham City? Or are these villains too much for The Caped Crusader? The wild ride that caught Batman between The Joker and Onomatopoeia comes to a crashing halt as Batman is forced to choose between capturing Onomatopoeia and saving the Joker's life! Will Onomatopoeia have the final word with a deadly "Bang!"? Find out in this exciting conclusion!

Includes Cacophony #'s 1-3.]]>
160 Kevin Smith 1401224180 Rob 5 3.45 2009 Batman: Cacophony
author: Kevin Smith
name: Rob
average rating: 3.45
book published: 2009
rating: 5
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<![CDATA[The Lord of the Rings: The Making of the Movie Trilogy]]> 7351
The Lord of the Rings: The Making of the Movie Trilogy is a lavishly illustrated, behind-the-scenes, definitive account of the creation of an epic film experience.

Hailed by critics worldwide, part one of the movie trilogy was a box-office smash, one of the most successful films of the decade. Peter Jackson's "fierce, imaginative movie takes high-flying risks and inspires with its power and scale," wrote Newsweek. "In every way this is moviemaking on a grand scale," wrote the San Francisco Chronicle, while Time proclaimed the "grandeur, moral heft and emotional depth" of the film, which received thirteen Academy Award(R) nominations. Including more than 300 photographs from all three films, most unique to this book, and exclusive interviews with all the cast and crew, Brian Sibley's fascinating book takes every fan inside the process of adapting J.R.R. Tolkien's masterwork for the screen. For the first time in history, three major movies were made at the same time, a triumphant and monumental undertaking that took the world by storm. Here can be found details about the hundreds of dedicated artists, craftspeople and cast and crew members who labored for years -- adding authenticity at every stage -- to bring one of the greatest stories ever told to an eager film audience. Sibley takes us inside the process of filmmaking to show us how the magic is made -- from the director, writers and actors to wardrobe, makeup, miniatures, music and digital special effects, it's all here.

"It was tiring, physically and mentally, but never dull. Three movies, one big story, and so much variety: one day shooting scenes of intimate heart-wrenching drama, the next, vast battle scenes involving hundreds of extras. Every day brought an opportunity to create something new on this enormous canvas that is The Lord of the Rings." -- Peter Jackson]]>
192 Brian Sibley 0618260226 Rob 3 4.61 2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Making of the Movie Trilogy
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average rating: 4.61
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<![CDATA[There and Back Again: An Actor's Tale]]> 837899
The Lord of the Rings is one of the most successful film franchises in cinematic history. Winner of a record eleven Academy Awards--a clean sweep--and breaking box office records worldwide, the trilogy is a breathtaking cinematic achievement and beloved by fans everywhere.

For Sean Astin, a Hollywood child (his mother is Patty Duke and stepfather is John Astin) who made his feature film debut at 13 in the 1980s classic The Goonies and played the title role in Rudy, the call from his agent about the role of Samwise Gamgee couldn't have come at a better time. His career was at a low point and choice roles were hard to come by. But his 18-month experience in New Zealand with director Peter Jackson and the cast and crew od The Lord of the Rings films would be more than simply a dream-come-true--it would prove to be the challenge of a lifetime.

There and Back An Actor's Tale is the complete memoir of Sean Astin, from his early days in Hollywood to the role that changed his life. Though much has been written about the making of the films, including the techniques and artistry employed to bring Tolkien's vision of life and the various relationships between castmembers, the real story of what took place on the set, the harrowing ordeals of the actors and the unspoken controversy and backstage dealings have never been told.

Sean's experience and candid account of his time filming in New Zealand is unparalleled. More than a companion guide to the Ring films, There and Back Again filled with stories from the set and of the actors involved that have never been revealed before and is an eye-opening look from a Hollywood veteran at the blood, sweat and tears that went into the making of one of the most ambitious films of all time.]]>
320 Sean Astin 0312331460 Rob 5 3.87 2003 There and Back Again: An Actor's Tale
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average rating: 3.87
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<![CDATA[If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor]]> 34548
Life is full of choices. Right now, yours is whether or not to buy the autobiography of a mid-grade, kind of hammy actor.

Am I supposed to know this guy? you think to yourself.

No, and that's exactly the point. Bookstores are chock full of household name actors and their high stakes shenanigans. I don't want to be a spoilsport, but we've all been down that road before.

Case in point: look to your left - see that Judy Garland book? You don't need that, you know plenty about her already - great voice, crappy life. Now look to your right at the Charlton Heston book. You don't need to cough up hard-earned dough for that either. You know his story too - great voice, crappy toupee.

The truth is that though you might not have a clue who I am, there are countless working stiffs like me out there, grinding away every day at the wheel of fortune.

If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor is my first book, and I invite you to ride with me through the choppy waters of blue collar Hollywood.

Okay, so buy the damned book already and read like the wind!

Best,
Bruce Campbell

P.S. If the book sucks, at least there are gobs of pictures, and they're not crammed in the middle like all those other actor books.]]>
344 Bruce Campbell 0312291450 Rob 4 3.94 2001 If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor
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average rating: 3.94
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rating: 4
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<![CDATA[The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee]]> 7897478 240 Sarah Silverman Rob 4 3.53 2010 The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee
author: Sarah Silverman
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average rating: 3.53
book published: 2010
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid]]> 2983489 A hilarious blast of scathing irreverence from the award-winning actor and comedian.

"A pissed off Leary is the best Leary," says one critic of the writer and comic. In Why We Suck, Dr. Denis Leary uses his common sense, and his biting and hilarious take on the world, to attack the politically correct, the hypocritical, the obese, the thin--basically everyone who takes themselves too seriously. He does so with the extra oomph of a doctorate bestowed upon him by his alma mater Emerson College. "Sure it's just a celebrity type of thing--they only gave it to me because I'm famous," Leary explains. "But it's legal and it means I get to say I'm a doctor--just like Dr. Phil."

In Why We Suck, Leary's famously smart style and sardonic wit have found their fullest and fiercest expression yet. Zeroing in on the ridiculous wherever he finds it, Leary unravels his Irish Catholic upbringing, the folly of celebrity, the pressures of family life, and the great hypocrisy of politics with the same bright, savage, and profane insight he brought to his critically acclaimed one-man shows No Cure for Cancer and Lock 'n Load, and his platinum-selling song, "Asshole."

Proudly Irish American, defiantly working class, with a reserve of compassion for the underdog and the overlooked, Leary delivers blistering diatribes that are penetrating social commentary with no holds barred. Leary's book will find wide appeal among people who want to laugh out loud or find a guide who matches their view of what's wrong in America and the world-at-large; and fans of his one-man shows, his many movies, and Rescue Me, Leary's Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated television show. Why We Suck is the latest salvo from one of America's most original and biting comic satirists.]]>
240 Denis Leary 0670031607 Rob 3 3.67 2008 Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid
author: Denis Leary
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average rating: 3.67
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rating: 3
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I Drink for a Reason 6276190
Now, for the first time, Cross is weaving his media mockery, celebrity denunciation, religious commentary and sheer madness into book form, revealing the true story behind his almost existential distaste of Jim Belushi ("The Belush"), disclosing the up-to-now unpublished minutes to a meeting of Fox television network executives, and offering up a brutally grotesque run-in with Bill O'Reilly. And as if this wasn't enough for your laughing pleasure in these troubled times, some of the pieces splinter off with additional material being created online in exclusive video and animated web content created solely for the book-a historical first (presumably)!

With a mix of personal essays, satirical fiction posing as truth, advice for rich people, information from America's least favorite Rabbi and a top-ten list of top-ten lists, I DRINK FOR A REASON is as unique as the comedian himself, and cannot be missed.]]>
236 David Cross 0446579483 Rob 0 to-read 3.37 2009 I Drink for a Reason
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average rating: 3.37
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<![CDATA[A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future...]]> 7558692
Michael J. Fox abandoned high school to pursue an acting career, but went on to receive honorary degrees from several universities and garner the highest accolades for his acting, as well as for his writing. In his new book, he inspires and motivates graduates to recognize opportunities, maximize their abilities, and roll with the punches--all with his trademark optimism, warmth, and humor.

In A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future , Michael draws on his own life experiences to make a case that real learning happens when "life goes skidding sideways." He writes of coming to Los Angeles from Canada at age eighteen and attempting to make his way as an actor. Fox offers up a comically skewed take on how, in his own way, he fulfilled the requirements of a college syllabus. He learned Economics as a starving artist; an unexpected turn as a neophyte activist schooled him in Political Science; and his approach to Comparative Literature involved stacking books up against their movie versions.]]>
100 Michael J. Fox 1401323863 Rob 3 3.59 2010 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future...
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average rating: 3.59
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rating: 3
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Lucky Man 133729
Combining his trademark ironic sensibility, and keen sense of the absurd, he recounts his life -- from his childhood in a small town in western Canada, to his meteoric rise in film and television which made him a worldwide celebrity. Most importantly however, he writes of the last 10 years, during which -- with the unswerving support of his wife, family, and friends -- he has dealt with his illness. He talks about what Parkinson's has given him: the chance to appreciate a wonderful life and career, and the opportunity to help search for a cure, and spread public awareness of the disease. He is a very lucky man, indeed.]]>
260 Michael J. Fox 0091889545 Rob 5 4.05 2002 Lucky Man
author: Michael J. Fox
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average rating: 4.05
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rating: 5
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<![CDATA[I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution]]> 10411930
Remember When All You Wanted Was Your MTV?

It was a pretty radical idea-a channel for teenagers, showing nothing but music videos. It was such a radical idea that almost no one thought it would actually succeed, much less become a force in the worlds of music, television, film, fashion, sports, and even politics. But it did work. MTV became more than anyone had ever imagined.

I Want My MTV tells the story of the first decade of MTV, the golden era when MTV's programming was all videos, all the time, and kids watched religiously to see their favorite bands, learn about new music, and have something to talk about at parties. From its start in 1981 with a small cache of videos by mostly unknown British new wave acts to the launch of the reality-television craze with The Real World in 1992, MTV grew into a tastemaker, a career maker, and a mammoth business.

Featuring interviews with nearly four hundred artists, directors, VJs, and television and music executives, I Want My MTV is a testament to the channel that changed popular culture forever.]]>
608 Craig Marks 0525952306 Rob 0 to-read 3.87 2011 I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution
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average rating: 3.87
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<![CDATA[You Couldn't Ignore Me If You Tried: The Brat Pack, John Hughes, and Their Impact on a Generation]]> 6060196 Sixteen Candles (“Last night at the dance, my little brother paid a buck to see your underwear�), your iPod playlist includes more than one song by the Psychedelic Furs and Simple Minds, you watch The Breakfast Club every time it comes on cable, and you still wish that Andie had ended up with Duckie in Pretty in Pink. You’re a bonafide Brat Pack devotee—and you’re not alone.

The films of the Brat Pack—from Sixteen Candles to Say Anything—are some of the most watched, bestselling DVDs of all time. The landscape that the Brat Packmemorialized—where outcasts and prom queens fall in love, preppies and burn-outs become buds, and frosted lip gloss, skinny ties, and exuberant optimism made us feel invincible—is rich with cultural themes and significance, and has influenced an entire generation who still believe that life always turns out the way it is supposed to.

You Couldn’t Ignore Me If You Tried
takes us back to that era, interviewing key players, such as Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson, Andrew McCarthy, and John Cusack, and mines all the material from the movies to the music to the way the films were made to show how they helped shape our visions for romance, friendship, society, and success.]]>
337 Susannah Gora 0307408434 Rob 0 to-read 3.84 2010 You Couldn't Ignore Me If You Tried: The Brat Pack, John Hughes, and Their Impact on a Generation
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average rating: 3.84
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<![CDATA[Wild Boy: My Life in Duran Duran]]> 3232864
Then, at the very height of their achievement in 1985, Duran Duran imploded. Now Andy shares the story of what went wrong. With searing honesty, he charts every moment of Duran Duran's roller-coaster rise from their early days as club musicians through to international superstardom. He captures the glamour and excitement of the band's epic video shoots and the opulence of their world tours.

He reveals the truth about the allegations of drug abuse and wild hedonism that dogged Duran Duran. Packed with more than twenty-five years worth of rock 'n' roll anecdotes, Andy tells of his time in the band The Power Station, and explains why Duran Duran reformed with its original line-up in 2003.

But Wild Boy is also a moving story on a human level, as Andy describes how the pressures of fame took a terrible personal toll on him and his family. Moving from hilarious to harrowing at the turn of a page, Wild Boy is a must-read for anyone who lived through the 1980s, or who cares about music.]]>
324 Andy Taylor 0446509302 Rob 5 3.70 2008 Wild Boy: My Life in Duran Duran
author: Andy Taylor
name: Rob
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2008
rating: 5
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We3 22358 104 Grant Morrison 1401204953 Rob 4 3.91 2011 We3
author: Grant Morrison
name: Rob
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2011
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Y: The Last Man, Vol. 10: Whys and Wherefores]]> 2202230 WINNER OF THREE EISNER AWARDS

Featured in THE NEW YORK TIMES and on NPR, Y: THE LAST MAN is the gripping saga of Yorick Brown, an unemployed and unmotivated slacker who discovers he is the only male left in the world after a plague of unknown origin instantly kills every mammal with a Y chromosome. Accompanied by his mischievous monkey, Ampersand, and the mysterious Agent 355, Yorick embarks on a transcontinental journey to find his long-lost girlfriend and discover why he is the last man on earth.

Yorick Brown's long journey through an Earth populated only by women comes to a dramatic, unexpected conclusion in this final volume. Collects issues #55-60 of Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra's award-winning Vertigo series.

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168 Brian K. Vaughan 140121813X Rob 4 4.33 2008 Y: The Last Man, Vol. 10: Whys and Wherefores
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<![CDATA[Y: The Last Man, Vol. 4: Safeword]]> 184040
In the care of a fellow Culper Ring member, Yorick Brown is forced to confront his tremendous feelings of survivor guilt that lead him to constantly put his life in danger. Once on the road again, the group runs up against a literal roadblock in Arizona, where the female remains of the Sons of Arizona militia have cut the interstate to keep out any vestiges of the U.S. government.]]>
141 Brian K. Vaughan 1401202322 Rob 5 4.25 2004 Y: The Last Man, Vol. 4: Safeword
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<![CDATA[Y: The Last Man, Vol. 9: Motherland]]> 156532
This volume of the critically acclaimed series features Yorick and Agent 355 preparing for their ultimate quest to reunite the last man with his lost love, while the person, people or thing behind the disaster that wiped out half of humanity is revealed!]]>
144 Brian K. Vaughan 1401213510 Rob 5 4.25 2007 Y: The Last Man, Vol. 9: Motherland
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<![CDATA[Y: The Last Man, Vol. 3: One Small Step]]> 156530
A Russian Soyuz capsule is coming down from the International Space Station carrying three passengers: one woman and two men. Could this be the end of Yorick's tenure as last living male?]]>
168 Brian K. Vaughan 1401202012 Rob 5 4.21 2004 Y: The Last Man, Vol. 3: One Small Step
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<![CDATA[Y: The Last Man, Vol. 7: Paper Dolls]]> 79426
Collects Y: The Last Man issues #37-#42]]>
144 Brian K. Vaughan 1401210090 Rob 5 4.22 2006 Y: The Last Man, Vol. 7: Paper Dolls
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<![CDATA[Y: The Last Man, Vol. 8: Kimono Dragons]]> 79422 144 Brian K. Vaughan 1401210104 Rob 5 4.21 2006 Y: The Last Man, Vol. 8: Kimono Dragons
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<![CDATA[Y: The Last Man, Vol. 5: Ring of Truth]]> 156533 192 Brian K. Vaughan 1401204872 Rob 5 4.27 2005 Y: The Last Man, Vol. 5: Ring of Truth
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<![CDATA[Y: The Last Man, Vol. 2: Cycles]]> 332631 WINNER OF THREE EISNER AWARDS As Yorick Brown, the last man on Earth, begins to make his way across the country to California, he and his companions are forced to make an unscheduled stop in Marrisville, Ohio—a small town with a big secret.

Collects Y: The Last Man issues #6-10]]>
128 Brian K. Vaughan 1401200761 Rob 5 4.22 2003 Y: The Last Man, Vol. 2: Cycles
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<![CDATA[Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1: Unmanned]]> 156534
But why are he and his faithful companion, the often testy male monkey Ampersand, still alive? He sets out to find the answer (and his girlfriend), while running from angry female Republicans (now running the government), Amazon wannabes that include his own sister (seemingly brainwashed), and other threats.]]>
130 Brian K. Vaughan 1563899809 Rob 5 4.08 2003 Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1: Unmanned
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Nothing's Sacred 139709
You've seen him on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart offering up his trademark angry observational humor on everything from politics to pop culture. You've seen his energetic stand-up performances on HBO, Comedy Central, and in venues across the globe. Now, for the first time, Lewis Black translates his volcanic eruptions into book form in Nothing's Sacred, a collection of rants against stupidity and authority, which oftentimes go hand in hand.

With subversive wit and intellectual honesty, Lewis examines the events of his life that shaped his antiauthoritarian point of view and developed his comedic perspective. Growing up in 1950s suburbia when father knew best and there was a sitcom to prove it, he began to regard authority with a jaundiced eye at an early age. And as that sentiment grew stronger with each passing year, so did his ability to hone in on the absurd.

True to form, he puts common sense above ideology and distills hilarious, biting commentary on all things politically and culturally relevant. "No one is safe from Lewis Black's comic missiles." ( New York Times )

You have been warned....]]>
250 Lewis Black 1416914811 Rob 5 3.78 2005 Nothing's Sacred
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<![CDATA[Silent Bob Speaks: The Selected Writings]]> 300885 330 Kevin Smith 1845760808 Rob 4 3.79 2005 Silent Bob Speaks: The Selected Writings
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Batman: The Widening Gyre 7939733
Collects BATMAN: THE WIDENING GYRE #1-6.]]>
144 Kevin Smith 1401228755 Rob 5 3.66 2009 Batman: The Widening Gyre
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<![CDATA[Punk Rock Dad: No Rules, Just Real Life]]> 595853 Jim Lindberg is a Punk Rock Dad. When he drives his kids to school in the morning, they listen to the Ramones, the Clash, or the Descendents—and that's it. They can listen to Britney and Justin on their own time. Jim goes to soccer games, dance rehearsals, and piano recitals like all the other dads, but when he feels the need, he also goes to punk shows, runs into the slam pit, and comes home bruised and beaten . . . but somehow feeling strangely better. While the other dads dye their hair brown to cover the gray, Jim occasionally dyes his blue or green. He makes his daughters' lunches, kisses their boo-boos, and tucks them in at night—and then goes into the garage and plays Black Flag and Minor Threat songs at a criminal volume. He pays his taxes, votes in all the presidential and gubernatorial elections, serves on jury duty, and reserves the right to believe that there is a vast Right Wing Conspiracy—and that the head of the P.T.A. is possibly in on it. He is a Punk Rock Dad.

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240 Jim Lindberg 006114875X Rob 4 3.81 2007 Punk Rock Dad: No Rules, Just Real Life
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<![CDATA[The Philosophy of Punk: More Than Noise!]]> 51636 Contents

Introduction by Marc Bayard
Preface by the author
Why Punk: Background comparisons with previous art movements; some defining characteristics of punk.
Media Misrepresentations: How television, glossy magazines, and mindless mass media have done their best to defang the beast.
Skinheads: Who they are, where they're from and do they have to do with punk anyway.
Intra-Movement Communication: Fanzines-communcation from the Xerox machine to the underground.
Anarchism: An alternative to existing systems. What it is and why it is embraced by punks all over the world. The failure of "bought and paid for" politicians has ensured a counterculture receptive to the idea that we would be better off without these vampires.
Gender Issues: Sexism, feminism and open homosexuality.
Environmentalism and Ecological Concerns: The ideas and techniques of Earth First, ALF, and others have found a comfortable home in the punk scene.
Straight Edge: A movement that went from being a minor threat to a convervative, conformist no threat.
DIY
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172 Craig O'Hara 1873176163 Rob 4 3.67 1995 The Philosophy of Punk: More Than Noise!
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<![CDATA[Dance of Days: Two Decades of Punk in the Nation's Capital]]> 415505 450 Mark Andersen 1888451440 Rob 4 4.05 2001 Dance of Days: Two Decades of Punk in the Nation's Capital
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<![CDATA[Smile, You're Traveling (Black Coffee Blues Part 3)]]> 503491 190 Henry Rollins 1880985691 Rob 4 4.05 2000 Smile, You're Traveling (Black Coffee Blues Part 3)
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The Portable Henry Rollins 533038
Rollins was frontman for the seminal punk band Black Flag, and since 1987 has led the Rollins Band, whose ninth album, Come In and Burn , was just released by DreamWorks.

As a spoken-word artist, he regularly performs at colleges and theaters worldwide and has released eight spoken-word audiotapes.  His album Get in the Van won the Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album for 1995.  As an actor, he has appeared in The Chase, Johnny Mnemonic, Heat , and David Lynch's forthcoming film, Lost Highway .  

From his days as front man for the band Black Flag and the current Rollins Band to his books and spoken-word audiotapes, Henry Rollins is the music, the attitude, and the voice that takes no prisoners.  In his twelve books, he has led us on a hallucinatory journey through the decades--and his mind--with poems, essays, short stories, diary entries, and rants that exist at "the frayed edges where reality ends and imagination begins" (Publishers Weekly).  For the first time, the best of his legendary, no-holds-barred writings are available.  This collection includes new photos and works from such seminal Rollins books

High Adventure in the Great Outdoors
Art to Choke Hearts
Bang!
Black Coffee Blues
Get in the Van
Do I Come Here Often?
Solipsist

Plus never before released stories and more...]]>
301 Henry Rollins 0375750002 Rob 4 3.99 1997 The Portable Henry Rollins
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Solipsist 503490 166 Henry Rollins 1880985594 Rob 4 3.97 1998 Solipsist
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Broken Summers 78751 237 Henry Rollins 1880985756 Rob 5 4.07 2004 Broken Summers
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<![CDATA[The First Five (Henry Rollins)]]> 437517 399 Henry Rollins 1880985519 Rob 3 4.05 1997 The First Five (Henry Rollins)
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<![CDATA[Do I Come Here Often? (Black Coffee Blues, Pt. 2)]]> 563995 187 Henry Rollins 1880985616 Rob 4 4.00 1996 Do I Come Here Often? (Black Coffee Blues, Pt. 2)
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<![CDATA[World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War]]> 8908
Ranging from the now infamous village of New Dachang in the United Federation of China, where the epidemiological trail began with the twelve-year-old Patient Zero, to the unnamed northern forests where untold numbers sought a terrible and temporary refuge in the cold, to the United States of Southern Africa, where the Redeker Plan provided hope for humanity at an unspeakable price, to the west-of-the-Rockies redoubt where the North American tide finally started to turn, this invaluable chronicle reflects the full scope and duration of the Zombie War.

Most of all, the book captures with haunting immediacy the human dimension of this epochal event. Facing the often raw and vivid nature of these personal accounts requires a degree of courage on the part of the reader, but the effort is invaluable because, as Mr. Brooks says in his introduction, "By excluding the human factor, aren't we risking the kind of personal detachment from history that may, heaven forbid, lead us one day to repeat it? And in the end, isn't the human factor the only true difference between us and the enemy we now refer to as 'the living dead'?"

Note: Some of the numerical and factual material contained in this edition was previously published under the auspices of the United Nations Postwar Commission.]]>
342 Max Brooks 0307346609 Rob 5 4.02 2006 World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
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<![CDATA[Hit Hard: A Story of Hitting Rock Bottom at the Top]]> 6303707 � Pub lishers Weekly Cash meets The Heroin Diaries in Hit Hard : Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer’s moving and inspiring story of fighting personal demons, as well as a wildly glamorous, crazy, drug-addled, behind-the-drum-set look at one of the greatest bands in rock n� roll history. From never-before-told Aerosmith war stories across their entire 40 year career to Joey’s own struggles with addiction and depression, Hit Hard is only the second authorized biography of the band—following the New York Times bestseller Walk This Way —and the first autobiography from any Aerosmith band member.]]> 256 Joey Kramer 0061566608 Rob 4 3.70 2009 Hit Hard: A Story of Hitting Rock Bottom at the Top
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<![CDATA[Riders on the Storm: My Life with Jim Morrison and the Doors]]> 161150
“[John] Densmore's is the first Doors biography that feels like it was written for the right reasons, and it is easily the most informed account of the Doors' brief but brilliant life as a group. . . . Densmore is a fluent, articulate writer who both comprehends the Doors' unearthly power and is on familiar terms with their antecdedents in literature, theater, and myth.� � Rolling Stone

“Well-written and touching . . . tells it all and tells it honestly.� � The New York Times Book Review

“John Densmore's Riders of the Storm  is as good an account of the history of the Doors as has been printed to date.� � USA Today

� Riders on the Storm  is very enjoyable, especially its homespun and self-experienced insights. John Densmore is a survivor and a seeker.� —Oliver Stone]]>
322 John Densmore 0385304471 Rob 5 3.99 1990 Riders on the Storm: My Life with Jim Morrison and the Doors
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It's So Easy: And Other Lies 11156963 In 1984, at the age of twenty, Duff McKagan left his native Seattle—partly to pursue music but mainly to get away from a host of heroin overdoses then decimating his closest group of friends in the local punk scene. In L.A. only a few weeks and still living in his car, he answered a want ad for a bass player placed by someone who identified himself only as “Slash.� Soon after, the most dangerous band in the world was born. Guns N� Roses went on to sell more than 100 million albums worldwide.

In It's So Easy, Duff recounts GN’R’s unlikely trajectory to a string of multiplatinum albums, sold-out stadium concerts, and global acclaim. But that kind of glory can take its toll, and it did—ultimately—on Duff, as well as on the band itself. As GN’R began to splinter, Duff felt that he himself was done, too. But his near death as a direct result of alcoholism proved to be his watershed, the turning point that led to his unique path to sobriety and the unexpected choices he has made for himself since. In a voice that is as honest as it is indelibly his own, Duff—one of rock’s smartest and most articulate personalities—takes readers on his harrowing journey through the dark heart of one of the most notorious bands in rock-and-roll history and out the other side.

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366 Duff McKagan 145160663X Rob 4 4.21 2011 It's So Easy: And Other Lies
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Late, Late at Night 7839023
In the 1980s, singer-songwriter and actor Rick Springfield seemed to have it a megahit single in “Jessie’s Girl,� sold-out concert tours, follow-up hits that sold more than 17 million albums and became the pop soundtrack for an entire generation, and 12 million daily viewers who avidly tuned in to General Hospital to swoon over his portrayal of the handsome Dr. Noah Drake. Yet lurking behind his success as a pop star and soap opera heartthrob and his unstoppable drive was a moody, somber, and dark soul, one filled with depression and insecurity.

In Late, Late at Night , the memoir his millions of fans have been waiting for, Rick takes readers inside the highs and lows of his extraordinary life. By turns winningly funny and heartbreakingly sad, every page resonates with Rick’s witty, wry, self-deprecating, brutally honest voice. On one level, he reveals the inside story of his ride to the top of the entertainment world. On a second, deeper level, he recounts with unsparing candor the forces that have driven his life, including his longtime battle with depression and thoughts of suicide, the shattering death of his father, and his decision to drop out at the absolute peak of fame. Having finally found a more stable equilibrium, Rick’s story is ultimately a positive one, deeply informed by his passion for creative expression through his music, a deep love of his wife of twenty-six years and their two sons, and his life-long quest for spiritual peace.]]>
336 Rick Springfield 1439191158 Rob 4 3.80 2010 Late, Late at Night
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<![CDATA[Tattoos & Tequila: To Hell and Back with One of Rock's Most Notorious Frontmen]]> 6169414
So forgive me if it's a bit hard for me to slice open a vein and let my blood run red all over this page for you. I'll fight you or I'll f*ck you but chances are I'll be hard pressed to sit there and talk to you.

War stories. War wounds. I know, I know. Old rock stars fall hard. I'm forty-nine years old. I'm five-foot-nine, 170. The spandex is over. I've had three plastic surgeries. Still, who do you think gets laid more, me or you? But time does change a man. I ain't twenty-one anymore.

It's a miracle we survived at all. A bottle of Jack Daniel's and uncooked hot dogs do not make for a particularly well-balanced diet. We are all very lucky we didn't kill ourselves. It might look like we were trying to do that but speaking for myself, death was never my intent. I just wanted to feel good, you know? I was just looking for that kick, that high...

These days I've got businesses to run. I like the action. Something to get your heart pumping. Healthier than a syringe full of cocaine powder like I was doing back in '81 with my girlfriend Lovey, that's for sure...

But you got to admit...those days are a lot more fun to talk about..."]]>
290 Vince Neil 0446548049 Rob 3 3.40 2010 Tattoos & Tequila: To Hell and Back with One of Rock's Most Notorious Frontmen
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<![CDATA[American Hardcore: A Tribal History]]> 98542 352 Steven Blush 0922915717 Rob 5 3.96 2001 American Hardcore: A Tribal History
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<![CDATA[Get in the Van: On the Road With Black Flag]]> 88269 Get in the Van . Rollins's observations range from the wry to the raucous in this blistering account of a six-year career with the band - a time marked by crazed fans, vicious cops, near-starvation, substance abuse, and mind numbing all-night drives. Rollins decided to revise this edition by adding a wealth of new photographs, a new foreword, and an afterword to include some "where-are-they-now" information on the people featured in the book. This new edition includes 40 previously unpublished black-and-white photographs from Rollins's private collection and show flyers by artist Raymond Pettibon. Called "a soul-frying experience not to be undertaken by lightweights" by Wired magazine, Get in the Van perfectly embodies what one critic called the "secular gospel" of one of punk and post-punk's most respected and controversial figures.]]> 303 Henry Rollins 1880985764 Rob 5 4.10 1994 Get in the Van: On the Road With Black Flag
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<![CDATA[Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal]]> 775443 416 Ian Christe 0380811278 Rob 5 3.98 2003 Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal
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average rating: 3.98
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<![CDATA[The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star]]> 1883838 413 Nikki Sixx 1847371663 Rob 4 4.12 2007 The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star
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average rating: 4.12
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<![CDATA[The Long Hard Road Out of Hell]]> 37847

In his twenty-nine years, rock idol Manson has experienced more than most people have (or would want to) in a lifetime. Now, in his shocking and candid memoir, he takes readers from backstage to gaol cells, from recording studios to emergency rooms, from the pit of despair to the top of the charts, and recounts his metamorphosis from a frightened Christian schoolboy into the most feared and revered music superstar in the country.]]>
275 Marilyn Manson 0060987464 Rob 4 3.82 1998 The Long Hard Road Out of Hell
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