Rock, Pop & Music Biography

Keith Richards / Life

   Once-in-a-generation memoir of a rock legend - the No. 1 SUNDAY TIMES bestseller.With the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards created the riffs, the lyrics and the songs that roused the...

Keith Richards / Life: Keith Richards (Hardback)

With the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards created the riffs, the lyrics and the songs that roused the world, and over four decades he lived the original rock and roll life: taking the chances he...

Keith Topping / The Complete Clash (Large Paperback)

They were fast, they were loud, and they were notorious?and they are considered by many to be the defining punk band of the post-60s era. This complete illustrated chronicle features a detailed,...

Laura Jackson / Bono : The Biography (Hardback)

  U2's lead singer, Bono, has been one of rock music's biggest stars since the 1980s. This biography gives an insight into his life and music, as well as his strong social conscience and...

Laura Jackson / The Eagles : Flying High

The Eagles have enjoyed colossal success spanning three decades. They are a remarkable mesh of lyrical and musical talent, twined with an explosive blend of personalities. They are a group of...

Lauren St. John / Hardcore Troubadour: The Life And Near Death Of Steve Earle

If Steve Earle weren't a living, breathing person, he'd be a character in a blues song -- a raucous ballad about a gifted rebel who drank too much, lost most of his women in a blizzard of crack...

Lesley-Ann Jones / Bohemian Rhapsody : The Definitive Biography of Freddie Mercury

 *** ***THE TRUE STORY BEHIND THE OSCAR-WINNING, GOLDEN-GLOBE-WINNING FILM.'Exactly the sort of tribute Mercury himself would have wanted'Spectator'No one has captured better than Lesley-Ann...

Lily Allen / My Thoughts Exactly : The No.1 Bestseller (Large Paperback)

 THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERShortlisted for the Specsavers National Book Awards 2018'Raw, beautiful' Dolly Alderton'Unflinching, unputdownable' Guardian'Witty, dark, devastating'...

Lisa Peters / Celine Dion : The Complete Biography (Hardback)

  Born the youngest of 14 children, into a poor French Canadian family, Celine Dion began to sing at the age of five, soon she was a child star spending most of her teenage years on stage...

Luciano Pavarotti / Pavarotti : My World (Hardback)

   The operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti has attained the kind of superstardom usually only reached by film and pop stars. He is the most celebrated tenor today, his concerts attended by...

Majella O'Donnell / It's All in the Head (Large Paperback)

In September 2013, on the Late Late Showin front of an audience of more than half a million, Majella O'Donnell had her hair shaved off and raised a phenomenal 600,000 euros for the Irish Cancer...

Mariah Carey / The Meaning of Mariah Carey (Large Paperback)

 The global icon, award-winning singer, songwriter, producer, actress, mother, daughter, sister, storyteller and artist finally tells the unfiltered story of her life in The Meaning of Mariah...

Mariah Carey, Michaela Angela Davis / The Meaning of Mariah Carey (Hardback)

 It took me a lifetime to have the courage and the clarity to write my memoir. I want to tell the story of the moments - the ups and downs, the triumphs and traumas, the debacles and the dreams,...

Marie Osmond & Marcia Wilkie / Might As Well Laugh About It Now (Hardback)

Recollections, wisdom, and advice from the beloved entertainer, American icon, mother of eight children, and New York Times bestselling author.When the Donny and Marie show ended...

Mark Kermode / How Does It Feel?: A Life of Musical Misadventures (Large Paperback)

Following a formative encounter with the British pop movie Slade in Flame in 1975 , Mark Kermode decided that musical superstardom was totally attainable. And so, armed with a homemade electric...

Mark Lanegan / Sing Backwards and Weep - A Memoir (Hardback)

"Mark Lanegan-primitive, brutal, and apocalyptic. What's not to love?" Nick Cave, author of The Sick Bag Song and The Death of Bunny Munro From the back of the van to the front of the...

Mark Putterford / Phil Lynott: The Rocker

The classic bestseller re-issed in a B format paperback edition. This eye-opening biography traces Lynott's life from 1950s Dublin through to Thin Lizzy and his tragic death. Using dozens of frank...

Mark Ribowsky / He's a Rebel: Phil Spector (Large Paperback)

 Phil Spector created the "wall of sound," produced the Beatles' last record, persuaded the Ramones to go "pop," made the Righteous Brothers sound respectable, and was a millionaire by the age...

Mary Byrne / This Is My Life (Large Paperback)

 From a Tesco check-out to the X Factor stage ... Mary Byrne has lived every undiscovered singer's dream.With a voice of pure gold, Mary Byrne took X Factor by storm. Millions tuned in each week...

Melanie Brown ( Mel B ) with Louise Gannon / Brutally Honest (Large Paperback)

 The tell-all memoir from the loudest, proudest Spice Girl – and the truth behind the headlines As one-fifth of the iconic Spice Girls and judge on X Factor and America's Got Talent,...

Melanie Chisholm / Who I Am: My Story (Hardback)

 For the first time ever, Melanie C, aka Sporty Spice, tells her amazing life story in her own words and gives a full and honest account of what life was really like in The Spice Girls.I never...

Michael Eric Dyson / Know What I Mean? Reflections On Hip Hop (Hardback)

Whether along race, class or generational lines, hip-hop music has been a source of controversy since the beats got too big and the voices too loud for the block parties that spawned them. America...

Michael Heatley / Dave Grohl : Nothing to Lose

 Updated through the Foo Fighters "Greatest Hits," this guide to his career places the singer/guitarist/drummer in the context of contemporaries and musical styles that have influenced him Dave...

Michael Heatley / David Gray: A Biography (Large Paperback)

 In this first major account of Gray’s life and work, author Michael Heatley examines the cult singer/songwriter’s Manchester roots, his Welsh upbringing, and his unique world-wide...

Michael Jackson / Moonwalk

Moonwalk is the only book about his life that Michael Jackson ever wrote. It chronicles his humble beginnings in the Midwest, his early days with the Jackson 5, and his unprecedented solo...

Michael O'Connell / Ian Brown: Already in Me: With and Without the Roses (Large Paperback)

Ian Brown, lead singer and co-songwriter for the Stone Roses—a British band that defined an era in rock in the early 1990s—was the only member to succeed as a solo artist after the Roses...

Michka Assayas / Bono: In Conversation with Michka Assayas (Hardback)

 For the first time ever, Bono-the biggest rock star in the world-tells his life story.Bono's career is unlike any other in rock history. As the lead singer of U2, Bono has sold 130 million...

Mick Foster / After All These Years : Our Story (Large Paperback)

 This is the combined life story of Mick Foster and Tony Allen, revealing how these most unlikely of stars toured the world and entered the record books. A charming narrative told with heaps of...

Mick Middles , Lindsay Reade / Ian Curtis (Large Paperback)

Cloaked in mystique, Joy Division's extraordinary vocalist Ian Curtis tragically took his own life in 1980, leaving just two haunting albums and a depleted band that would famously evolve into New...

Mike Watkinson / Syd Barrett: Crazy Diamond: The Dawn of Pink Floyd

  This is the first biography of Syd Barrett, the legendary founder of Pink Floyd, who left the band in mysterious circumstances after the first album. Amid stories of his acid-induced...

Moby / Porcelain

  In the late eighties and early nineties, Moby, then an underground DJ and musician, was scraping out a living in New York City. In a scene popular chiefly among working-class...

Morrissey / Autobiography - PB - Penguin Classic

Steven Patrick Morrissey was born in Manchester on May 22nd 1959. Singer-songwriter and co-founder of the Smiths (1982-1987), Morrissey has been a solo artist for twenty-six years, during which time...

Music Sales Corporation / THE LITTLE BLACK SONGBOOK: ELVIS

Complete lyrics and chords to over 80 Elvis hits! A pocket-sized collection of Elvis Presley hits presented in chord songbook format. Includes complete lyrics and guitar chords...

Myles Palmer / Small Talk, Big Names: 40 Years of Rock Quotes (Large Paperback)

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Nancy Sinatra / Frank Sinatra: An American Legend (Coffee Table Book)

Francis Albert Sinatra was the Greatest Entertainer of the Twentieth Century – unmatched in the length and breadth and diversity of his extraordinary career, and in the unwavering excitement...

Nathan Carter / Born for the Road (Hardback)

 Nathan Carter has become Ireland's biggest country music star. He is heralded by many as reviving the country music genre and bringing it into the mainstream. He has sold out venues across the...

Neil McCormick / U2 by U2 (Coffee Table Book)

On the occasion of U2's 25th birthday, Bono, Edge, Adam and Larry have come together to provide the inside track on the U2 story so far. They have given hundreds of hours of in-depth interviews and...

Neil Young / Waging Heavy Peace : A Hippie Dream (Large Paperback)

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Nigel Cawthorne / The Making of The Stone Roses (Large Paperback)

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Nikki Sixx / The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star (Hardback)

Set against the frenzied world of heavy metal superstardom, the co-founder of Motley Crue offers an unflinching and gripping look at his own descent into drug addiction. It follows him during the...

Norman Philip / Slowhand - The Life and Music of Eric Clapton(Large Paperback)

Author of bestselling biographies of Lennon, McCartney and Jagger, Philip Norman describes how Eric Clapton became rock's premier virtuoso in the 1960s and 1970s and examines a turbulent private life...

One Direction / One Direction: Where We Are (Large Paperback)

Calling all One Direction fans! This is the only official book from 1D, charting their journey over the last year and a half – from the places they’ve visited and fans they’ve met,...

Patti Smith / Just Kids

   A prelude to fame, Just Kids recounts the friendship of two young artists--Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe - whose passion fueled their lifelong pursuit of art.In 1967, a chance...

Paul Brannigan / This Is a Call : The Life and Times of Dave Grohl (Large Paperback)

 'Someone called and said Kurt died. I just f*****g lost it.'He has sold over 40 million albums. He's been in bands that have changed popular music forever. He saw his best friend commit suicide...

Paul Hegarty , Martin Halliwell / Beyond and Before: Progressive Rock since the 1960s (Large Paperback)

A brilliant new survey and intelligent exploration of progressive rock, from its origins through to contemporary artists. Nicely illustrated, it includes rare photos of artists like Kate Bush and...

Paul Holland / Still Going Strong - The Official Rob Strong Biography(Large Paperback)

The legendary Rob Strong, may be 74 years old this year but as the title of his Biography suggests, Rob is STILL GOING STRONG! The Derry Native is currently celebrating an amazing 55 years on the...

Paul Scott / Robbie Williams : Angels & Demons - The Unauthorized Biography (Hardback)

An astonishing portrait of one of most exciting men in music business, a must read for fans and non-fans alike.      All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the...

Paul Scott / Robbie Williams: Let Me Entertain You (Hardback)

A fully updated warts-and-all account of the singer's phenomenal journey to fameThe definitive unauthorized biography of Robbie Williams, this book covers his childhood in Stoke-on-Trent, his...

Paul Stenning / Guns N' Roses: The Band That Time Forgot

 Both new and old incarnations of the explosive rock band Guns N' Roses are discussed in this compelling biography. Featuring exclusive interviews with key players on their personal and musical...

Paul Stenning / The Band that Time Forgot: The Complete Unauthorised Biography of Guns N' Roses (Large Paperback)

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Paul Williams / Brian Wilson & The Beach Boys: How Deep Is the Ocean? (Large Paperback)

 "How Deep is the Ocean?" brings together the cream of Paul Williams' Beach Boys pieces - the best wrting about the legendary group every published.     All of our books are second...

Peter Ames Carlin / Homeward Bound: The Life of Paul Simon (Large Paperback)

 A revelatory account of the life of beloved American music icon, Paul Simon, by the bestselling rock biographer Peter Ames CarlinTo have been alive during the last sixty years is to have lived...