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Kim Gordon, founding member of Sonic Youth, shares her memoir of life as an artist, musician, mother and pioneer of alternative rock, charting her journey from California roots to the New York underground of the 1980s and 1990s.

Pamela Des Barres recounts her decade‑long life as a rock‑star groupie on the Sunset Strip, detailing encounters with Mick Jagger, Jim Morrison, and many others while chronicling the era’s music scene.

John Lennon: Uncovering the Life of the Legendary Rock Star

Fifteen‑year‑old Harriet is discovered by a modeling agent and seizes the chance to turn her geeky life into a runway career, learning how to blend confidence with her quirky personality.

Brian "Head" Welch recounts his fall into methamphetamine addiction during his time with Korn and his subsequent redemption through faith in Jesus Christ.

Celebrating Rush’s 30th anniversary, this retrospective of Canada’s most successful music group examines each of the band's approximately 20 lauded records and sold-out tours, eliciting fresh insights into the marriage of Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee’s classic, fearless art rock sound with Neil Peart's celebrated literary prowess. The product of extensive interviews with all three members and corroborating evidence from key insiders and press, this unprecedented examination features previously unpublished candid photographs by official band photographer Andrew MacNaughtan. Musings on playing live and the grind of touring are presented, revealing the trio’s evolution over the past three decades. A critical eye is focused on the band’s vast catalog, resulting in a comprehensive, forward-moving celebration of one of the most respected yet secretive bands in the music business—one that has never been revealed in book form so personally, directly, or so willingly.

Gene Simmons shares his journey from immigrant teenager to global rock star, offering insights on success, investment, and the business side of Kiss.

Fieldy, Korn’s legendary bassist, chronicles his rise to fame, the excesses that nearly destroyed him, and the spiritual rebirth that followed his father’s death, offering an unfiltered look at rock stardom and redemption.

Retelling of Roxana Shirazi’s journey from Iran to the frontlines of rock concerts, where she becomes a groupie for bands such as Guns N’ Roses and Motley Crew.

Explores how women shaped rock music, tracing their influence from Maybelle Carter’s guitar style to icons like Joni Mitchell, Madonna, and Beyoncé, through candid interviews and cultural context.

In the days before his fortieth birthday, London-based journalist Jasper Rees trades his pen for a French horn that has been gathering dust in the attic for more than twenty-two years, and, on a lark, plays it at the annual festival of the British Horn Society.Despite an embarrassingly poor performance, the experience inspires Rees to embark on a daunting, bizarre, and ultimately winning journey: to return to the festival in one year's time and play a Mozart concerto — solo — to a large paying audience.A Devil to Play is the true story of an unlikely midlife crisis spent conquering sixteen feet of wrapped brass tubing widely regarded as the most difficult instrument to master, as well as the most treacherous to play in public. It is the history of man's first musical instrument, a compelling journey that moves from the walls of Jericho to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, from the hunting fields of France to the heart of Hollywood. And it is the account of one man's mounting musical obsession, told with pitch-perfect wit and an undeniable charm — an endearing, inspiring tale of perseverance and achievement, relayed masterfully, one side-splittingly off-key note at a time.

A comprehensive biography of Guns N’ Roses, charting the band’s rise from the Sunset Strip to global superstardom, Axl Rose’s turbulent personal journey, and the long‑awaited Chinese Democracy album.

Grace Wilde flees a stifling family life and the glittering music industry to escape to a boarding school in Korea, seeking a fresh start and to escape the shadow of her famous sibling.