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Books
The First Collection Of Criticism By A Living Female Rock Critic
While author Jessica Hopper is definitely a sharp writer, she is more than a rock critic. Her subjects encompass a variety of genres …
The Ride of A Lifetime: Lessons Learned From The CEO Of Disney
In sentence one of chapter one, Robert Iger makes it clear that his book is not a memoir – but in a lot of ways it is because it chronicles …
Daisy Jones & The Six
When my friend Nina, who is an avid reader, told me I would love this book about a fictional 1970s rock band I have to admit that I didn’t …
Rob Lowe – Stories I Only Tell My Friends
From the beginning of the book – literally line one in the Introduction – it is clear that Rob Lowe has a complicated but loving …
Retta: So Close to Being the Sh*t Y’all Don’t Even Know
Just the title indicates exactly what this book is going to be like. Retta is raw, funny, and if you’ve ever seen her act, you can hear her …
David Lee Roth: Crazy From The Heat
Named for his 1985 solo EP, Crazy From The Heat, David Lee Roth’s memoir is the epitome of stream of consciousness writing. Comprised of …
Keep Going -> 10 Ways To Stay Creative In Good Times and Bad
On the first page of the third installment of his trilogy, author Austin Kleon wrote the sentence that keeps writers writing: “I wrote this …
Show Your Work!
Published in 2014, Show Your Work! 10 Ways To Share Your Creativity And Get Discovered is the second book in author Austin Kleon’s 5x5 book …