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9.5
|
Right StuffThe Right Stuff |
Tom WolfeWolfe |
Non-Fiction |
Biography, Science/Nature |
United States |
|
|
9.5
|
Hitchcock/TruffautHitchcock/Truffaut |
Francois TruffautTruffaut |
Non-Fiction |
Film/TV/Theater, Biography |
France |
|
|
9.0
|
Happiest Man in the World: An Account of the Life of Poppa NeutrinoThe Happiest Man in the World: An Account of the Life of Poppa Neutrino |
Alec WilkinsonWilkinson |
Non-Fiction |
Biography, Travel/Adventure |
United States |
|
|
9.0
|
Invention of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt's New WorldThe Invention of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt's New World |
Andrea WulfWulf |
Non-Fiction |
Science/Nature, Biography |
United States |
|
|
9.0
|
Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music |
Greil MarcusMarcus |
Non-Fiction |
Music, Biography |
United States |
|
|
9.0
|
Reminiscences of a Stock OperatorReminiscences of a Stock Operator |
Edwin LefevreLefevre |
Non-Fiction |
Economics/Finance, Biography |
United States |
|
|
9.0
|
Baseball 100The Baseball 100 |
Joe PosnanskiPosnanski |
Non-Fiction |
Sports, Biography |
United States |
|
|
9.0
|
Wizard A True Star: Todd Rundgren In The StudioA Wizard A True Star: Todd Rundgren In The Studio |
Paul MyersMyers |
Non-Fiction |
Music, Biography |
Canada |
|
|
9.0
|
Example of MelvilleThe Example of Melville |
Warner BerthoffBerthoff |
Non-Fiction |
Literary Studies, Biography |
United States |
|
|
9.0
|
Heaven Is a PlaygroundHeaven Is a Playground |
Rick TelanderTelander |
Non-Fiction |
Sports, Biography |
United States |
|
|
9.0
|
Cultural Amnesia: Necessary Memories From History and the ArtsCultural Amnesia: Necessary Memories From History and the Arts |
Clive JamesJamesb |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, Biography |
United Kingdom |
|
|
9.0
|
Lost Highway: Journeys and Arrivals of American MusiciansLost Highway: Journeys and Arrivals of American Musicians |
Peter GuralnickGuralnick |
Non-Fiction |
Music, Biography |
United States |
|
|
9.0
|
Four Lives in the Bebop BusinessFour Lives in the Bebop Business |
A.B. SpellmanSpellman |
Non-Fiction |
Music, Biography |
United States |
|
|
9.0
|
Levels of the GameLevels of the Game |
John McPheeMcPhee |
Non-Fiction |
Sports, Biography |
United States |
|
|
9.0
|
Jesse Livermore - Boy Plunger: The Man Who Sold America Short in 1929Jesse Livermore - Boy Plunger: The Man Who Sold America Short in 1929 |
Tom RubythonRubython |
Non-Fiction |
Economics/Finance, Biography |
United States |
|
|
9.0
|
Sense of Where You Are: A Profile of Bill Bradley at PrincetonA Sense of Where You Are: A Profile of Bill Bradley at Princeton |
John McPheeMcPhee |
Non-Fiction |
Sports, Biography |
United States |
|
|
9.0
|
Albert Speer: His Battle with TruthAlbert Speer: His Battle with Truth |
Gitta SerenySereny |
Non-Fiction |
History, Biography |
United Kingdom |
|
|
9.0
|
Madeleine's World: A Biography of a Three-Year-OldMadeleine's World: A Biography of a Three-Year-Old |
Brian HallHallb |
Non-Fiction |
Biography, Psychology |
United States |
|
|
8.5
|
Impossible Exile: Stefan Zweig at the End of the WorldThe Impossible Exile: Stefan Zweig at the End of the World |
George ProchnikProchnik |
Non-Fiction |
Biography, Literary Studies |
United States |
|
|
8.5
|
Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes From the American Indie Underground, 1981-1991Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes From the American Indie Underground, 1981-1991 |
Michael AzerradAzerrad |
Non-Fiction |
Music, Biography |
United States |
|
|
8.5
|
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic FutureElon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future |
Ashlee VanceVance |
Non-Fiction |
Biography, Business/Management |
United States |
|
|
8.5
|
Excavate!: The Wonderful and Frightening World of The FallExcavate!: The Wonderful and Frightening World of The Fall |
Tessa NortonNorton |
Non-Fiction |
Music, Biography |
United Kingdom |
|
|
8.5
|
Life of Samuel JohnsonThe Life of Samuel Johnson |
James BoswellBoswell |
Non-Fiction |
Biography, Literary Studies |
Scotland |
|
|
8.5
|
Undoing Project: A Friendship that Changed Our MindsThe Undoing Project: A Friendship that Changed Our Minds |
Michael LewisLewis |
Non-Fiction |
Economics/Finance, Biography |
United States |
|
|
8.5
|
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, A Young Man and Life's Greatest LessonTuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, A Young Man and Life's Greatest Lesson |
Mitch AlbomAlbom |
Non-Fiction |
Biography, Self-Help |
United States |
|
|
8.5
|
Big Midweek: Life Inside The FallThe Big Midweek: Life Inside The Fall |
Steve HanleyHanley |
Fiction |
Music, Biography |
|
|
|
8.5
|
Manson: The Life and Times of Charles MansonManson: The Life and Times of Charles Manson |
Jeff GuinnGuinn |
Non-Fiction |
Biography, True Crime |
United States |
|
|
8.5
|
My Lunches with Orson: Conversations between Henry Jaglom and Orson WellesMy Lunches with Orson: Conversations between Henry Jaglom and Orson Welles |
Peter BiskindBiskind |
Non-Fiction |
Film/TV/Theater, Biography |
United States |
|
|
8.5
|
Scotty: A Hockey Life Like No OtherScotty: A Hockey Life Like No Other |
Ken DrydenDryden |
Non-Fiction |
Sports, Biography |
Canada |
|
|
8.5
|
Last Party: Britpop, Blair and the Demise of English Rock The Last Party: Britpop, Blair and the Demise of English Rock |
John HarrisHarrisb |
Non-Fiction |
Music, Biography |
United Kingdom |
|
|
8.5
|
Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's AmericaThe Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America |
Joe PosnanskiPosnanski |
Non-Fiction |
Sports, Biography |
United States |
|
|
8.5
|
Conversations With Tom PettyConversations With Tom Petty |
Paul ZolloZollo |
Non-Fiction |
Music, Biography |
United States |
|
|
8.5
|
Season on the Brink: A Year with Bob Knight and the Indiana HoosiersA Season on the Brink: A Year with Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers |
John FeinsteinFeinstein |
Non-Fiction |
Sports, Biography |
United States |
|
|
8.5
|
Guide for the Perplexed: Conversations with Paul CroninA Guide for the Perplexed: Conversations with Paul Cronin |
Werner HerzogHerzog |
Non-Fiction |
Film/TV/Theater, Biography |
Germany |
|
|
8.5
|
Moonshine: A Life in Pursuit of White LiquorMoonshine: A Life in Pursuit of White Liquor |
Alec WilkinsonWilkinson |
Non-Fiction |
Biography, Sociology |
United States |
|
|
8.5
|
Game Change: The Life and Death of Steve Montador, and the Future of HockeyGame Change: The Life and Death of Steve Montador, and the Future of Hockey |
Ken DrydenDryden |
Non-Fiction |
Sports, Biography |
Canada |
|
|
8.5
|
Common Sense 101: Lessons from G.K. ChestertonCommon Sense 101: Lessons from G.K. Chesterton |
Dale AhlquistAhlquist |
Non-Fiction |
Philosophy, Biography |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
Lytton Strachey: The New BiographyLytton Strachey: The New Biography |
Michael HolroydHolroyd |
Non-Fiction |
Biography, Literary Studies |
United Kingdom |
|
|
8.0
|
Odd Couple: The Curious Friendship between Kingsley Amis and Philip LarkinThe Odd Couple: The Curious Friendship between Kingsley Amis and Philip Larkin |
Richard BradfordBradford |
Non-Fiction |
Biography, Literary Studies |
United Kingdom |
|
|
8.0
|
Portraits from MemoryPortraits from Memory |
Bertrand RussellRussell |
Non-Fiction |
Philosophy, Biography |
United Kingdom |
|
|
8.0
|
Shakespeare: The World as StageShakespeare: The World as Stage |
Bill BrysonBryson |
Non-Fiction |
Biography, Literary Studies |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
W.G. SebaldW.G. Sebald |
Uwe SchutteSchutte |
Non-Fiction |
Biography, Literary Studies |
Germany |
|
|
8.0
|
Adam Smith In His Time and Ours: Designing the Decent SocietyAdam Smith In His Time and Ours: Designing the Decent Society |
Jerry MullerMuller |
Non-Fiction |
Economics/Finance, Biography |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
This is Orson WellesThis is Orson Welles |
Peter BogdanovichBogdanovich |
Non-Fiction |
Film/TV/Theater, Biography |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
Alfred HitchcockAlfred Hitchcock |
Peter AckroydAckroyd |
Non-Fiction |
Film/TV/Theater, Biography |
United Kingdom |
|
|
8.0
|
Every Love Story is a Ghost Story: A Life of David Foster WallaceEvery Love Story is a Ghost Story: A Life of David Foster Wallace |
D.T. MaxMax |
Non-Fiction |
Biography, Literary Studies |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
Beatles: The BiographyThe Beatles: The Biography |
Bob SpitzSpitz |
Non-Fiction |
Music, Biography |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
Susan Sontag: A BiographySusan Sontag: A Biography |
Daniel SchreiberSchreiber |
Non-Fiction |
Biography, Literary Studies |
Germany |
|
|
8.0
|
Men at Work: The Craft of BaseballMen at Work: The Craft of Baseball |
George F. WillWill |
Non-Fiction |
Sports, Biography |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
Hold On to Your Dreams: Arthur Russell and the Downtown Music Scene, 1973-1992Hold On to Your Dreams: Arthur Russell and the Downtown Music Scene, 1973-1992 |
Tim LawrenceLawrence |
Non-Fiction |
Music, Biography |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
Joe Gould’s TeethJoe Gould’s Teeth |
Jill LeporeLepore |
Non-Fiction |
History, Biography |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
Searing Light, the Sun and Everything Else: Joy DivisionThis Searing Light, the Sun and Everything Else: Joy Division |
Jon SavageSavage |
Non-Fiction |
Music, Biography |
United Kingdom |
|
|
8.0
|
UpdikeUpdike |
Adam BegleyBegley |
Non-Fiction |
Biography, Literary Studies |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
Cable Cowboy: John Malone and the Rise of the Modern Cable BusinessCable Cowboy: John Malone and the Rise of the Modern Cable Business |
Mark RobichauxRobichaux |
Non-Fiction |
Biography, Business/Management |
United States |
|
|
7.5
|
Twilight Man: Love and Ruin in the Shadows of Hollywood and the Clark EmpireTwilight Man: Love and Ruin in the Shadows of Hollywood and the Clark Empire |
Liz BrownBrownad |
Non-Fiction |
History, Biography |
United States |
|
|
7.5
|
Ruskinland: How John Ruskin Shapes Our WorldRuskinland: How John Ruskin Shapes Our World |
Andrew HillHill |
Non-Fiction |
Biography, Politics |
United Kingdom |
|
|
7.5
|
Life of an Anarchist: The Alexander Berkman ReaderLife of an Anarchist: The Alexander Berkman Reader |
Alexander BerkmanBerkman |
Non-Fiction |
Politics, Biography |
United States |
|
|
7.5
|
Light that Never Goes Out: The Enduring Saga of the SmithsA Light that Never Goes Out: The Enduring Saga of the Smiths |
Tony FletcherFletcher |
Non-Fiction |
Music, Biography |
|
|
|
7.5
|
Lou Reed: A LifeLou Reed: A Life |
Anthony DeCurtisDeCurtis |
Non-Fiction |
Music, Biography |
United Kingdom |
|
|
7.5
|
Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band |
Neil StraussStrauss |
Non-Fiction |
Music, Biography |
United States |
|
|
7.5
|
Last Interview and Other ConversationsThe Last Interview and Other Conversations |
Ursula Le GuinLe Guin |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, Biography |
|
|
|
7.5
|
Paul Simon: The LifePaul Simon: The Life |
Robert HilburnHilburn |
Non-Fiction |
Music, Biography |
United States |
|
|
7.5
|
Age of KeynesThe Age of Keynes |
Robert LekachmanLekachman |
Non-Fiction |
Economics/Finance, Biography |
United States |
|
|
7.5
|
Vera (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov): Portrait of a MarriageVera (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov): Portrait of a Marriage |
Stacy SchiffSchiff |
Non-Fiction |
Biography, Literary Studies |
United States |
|
|
7.5
|
Ring Lardner: A BiographyRing Lardner: A Biography |
Donald ElderElder |
Non-Fiction |
Biography, Journalism/Media Studies |
United States |
|
|
7.5
|
Prisoner's Dilemma: John von Neumann, Game Theory, and the Puzzle of the BombPrisoner's Dilemma: John von Neumann, Game Theory, and the Puzzle of the Bomb |
William PoundstonePoundstone |
Non-Fiction |
Economics/Finance, Biography |
United States |
|
|
7.5
|
Fame and Obscurity: A Book About New York, a Bridge, and Celebrities on the Edge Fame and Obscurity: A Book About New York, a Bridge, and Celebrities on the Edge |
Gay TaleseTalese |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, Biography |
United States |
|
|
7.0
|
Conan Doyle for the Defense: How Sherlock Holmes’s Creator Turned Real-Life Detective and Freed a Man Wrongfully Imprisoned for MurderConan Doyle for the Defense: How Sherlock Holmes’s Creator Turned Real-Life Detective and Freed a Man Wrongfully Imprisoned for Murder |
Margalit FoxFoxb |
Non-Fiction |
True Crime, Biography |
United States |
|
|
7.0
|
Dead Elvis: A Chronicle of a Cultural ObsessionDead Elvis: A Chronicle of a Cultural Obsession |
Greil MarcusMarcus |
Non-Fiction |
Music, Biography |
United States |
|
|
7.0
|
Antoine's Alphabet: Watteau and His WorldAntoine's Alphabet: Watteau and His World |
Jed PerlPerl |
Non-Fiction |
Art/Architecture, Biography |
United States |
|
|
7.0
|
Blind Side: Evolution of a GameThe Blind Side: Evolution of a Game |
Michael LewisLewis |
Non-Fiction |
Sports, Biography |
United States |
|
|
7.0
|
Genius: Life and Science of Richard FeynmanGenius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman |
James GleickGleick |
Non-Fiction |
Science/Nature, Biography |
United States |
|
|
7.0
|
Master of Deception: The Wartime Adventures of Peter FlemingMaster of Deception: The Wartime Adventures of Peter Fleming |
Alan OgdenOgden |
Non-Fiction |
Biography, Literary Studies |
United Kingdom |
|
|
7.0
|
Haruki Murakami and the Music of WordsHaruki Murakami and the Music of Words |
Jay RubinRubin |
Non-Fiction |
Biography, Literary Studies |
United States |
|
|
7.0
|
XTC: Chalkhills and Children: The Definitive BiographyXTC: Chalkhills and Children: The Definitive Biography |
Chris TwomeyTwomey |
Non-Fiction |
Music, Biography |
United Kingdom |
|
|
7.0
|
Everyone Loves You When You're Dead: Journeys Into Fame and MadnessEveryone Loves You When You're Dead: Journeys Into Fame and Madness |
Neil StraussStrauss |
Non-Fiction |
Biography, Music |
United States |
|
|
7.0
|
Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and PracticeThe Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice |
Christopher HitchensHitchens |
Non-Fiction |
Religion, Biography |
United Kingdom |
|
|
7.0
|
Let It Blurt: The Life and Times of Lester Bangs, America’s Greatest Rock CriticLet It Blurt: The Life and Times of Lester Bangs, America’s Greatest Rock Critic |
Jim DeRogatisDeRogatis |
Non-Fiction |
Music, Biography |
United States |
|
|
7.0
|
Bad Seed: The Biography of Nick CaveBad Seed: The Biography of Nick Cave |
Ian JohnstonJohnston |
Non-Fiction |
Music, Biography |
United Kingdom |
|
|
7.0
|
Music at Midnight: The Life and Poetry of George HerbertMusic at Midnight: The Life and Poetry of George Herbert |
John DruryDrury |
Non-Fiction |
Biography, Literary Studies |
United Kingdom |
|
|
7.0
|
Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip with David Foster WallaceAlthough of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip with David Foster Wallace |
David LipskyLipsky |
Non-Fiction |
Biography, Literary Studies |
United States |
|
|
7.0
|
Dark Stuff: Selected Writings on Rock MusicThe Dark Stuff: Selected Writings on Rock Music |
Nick KentKent |
Non-Fiction |
Music, Biography |
United Kingdom |
|
|
7.0
|
Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin GayeDivided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye |
David RitzRitz |
Non-Fiction |
Music, Biography |
United States |
|
|
7.0
|
HiroshimaHiroshima |
John HerseyHersey |
Non-Fiction |
Biography, History |
United States |
|
|
7.0
|
Several Lives of Chester HimesThe Several Lives of Chester Himes |
Edward MargoliesMargolies |
Non-Fiction |
Biography, Literary Studies |
United States |
|
|
7.0
|
Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of DreamsDino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams |
Nick ToschesTosches |
Non-Fiction |
Music, Biography |
United States |
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