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• Holding the Note

  Profiles in Popular Music

  Remnick, David,

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  Knowledgeable and probing, Remnick conveys both the loftiness of this devotion to a niche interest and its attendant ridiculousness

• MCU

  the Reign of Marvel Studios

  Robinson, Joanna (Podcaster),

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  The book is paced and structured like a documentary, with most chapters focusing on a particular film, or a particular piece of the MCU machine ...

• Abbey Road

  The Inside Story of the World's Most Famous Recording Studio

  Hepworth, David

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  It may have begun life as an affluent suburban house, but it soon became a creative hub renowned around the world as a place where great music is created

• Burn It Down

  Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood

  Ryan, Maureen, 1966-

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  This is a book that you won't forget. It opens the window and lets you peer inside Hollywood, exposing its hypocrisies, corruption, and abuses.

• Leading Lady

  a Memoir of a Most Unusual Boy

  Busch, Charles,

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  A poignant, deliciously anecdotal account of a talented artist's Oz-like journey in the worlds of Off-Broadway, Broadway, and Hollywood

• Leon Russell

  the Master of Space and Time's Journey Through Rock & Roll History

  Janovitz, Bill,

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  The definitive biography of legendary musician, composer, and performer Leon Russell, who profoundly influenced George Harrison, the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Willie Nelson....

• Camera Man

  Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema, and the Invention of the Twentieth Century

  Stevens, Dana (Film critic),

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  This unconventional biography casts its subject as the protagonist of his time, a mirror for the rapidly changing country in which he lived.

• Every Good Boy Does Fine

  a Love Story, in Music Lessons

  Denk, Jeremy,

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  It is partly about his own life—a coming-of-age story refracted through the power of music—but it is also about his many years of lessons, and the debt owed to his teachers and influences

• Cinema Speculation

  Tarantino, Quentin,

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  Cinema Speculation is Tarantino's debut work of nonfiction and combines "film criticism, film theory, a feat of reporting, and wonderful personal history."

• Phasers on Stun!

  How the Making (and Remaking) of Star Trek Changed the World

  Britt, Ryan,

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  It chronicles the entire history of Star Trek, revealing that its enduring place in pop culture is all thanks to innovative pivots and radical change.

• The Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Book

  Seinfeld, Jerry,

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  The book dives into the inspiration and creation of segments, the most unforgettable lines from guests, an index of the cars, and some of the most memorable ...

• Scream Therapy

  A Punk Journey Through Mental Health

  Schreurs, Jason

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  "Scream Therapy" follows the transformational journeys of Schreurs and the other punks he learns from, revealing the healing power of a misunderstood and underestimated music community.

• I'd Like to Play Alone, Please

  Essays

  Segura, Tom,

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  The stories feature hilarious anecdotes about Tom's time on the road, including some surreal encounters with celebrities at airports; his unfiltered South American family; the trials and tribulations of parenting young children with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Method

  How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act

  Butler, Isaac,

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  The Method is a spirited history of ideas and a must-read for any fan of Broadway or American film.