Erlbaum soon realizes her return to the shelter wasn't so much about giving back, but about seeking to find herself.

Need to bribe some lowlife? Give the gift that keeps on giving. Give the gift of murder.

For the most part, PsychoGeography is a smart, enjoyable read with intense words and passionate graphics. Self’s stories are usually quite interesting and Steadman’s work is top notch.

What the book does have is an impressive conglomerate of names from the punk rock scene going back over 30 years contributing their own lists (Debbie Harry lists ten people she'd like to fuck), and an even larger variety of topics that are covered by the lists in the work.

A Fascinating Guide to 200 Musical Icons Who Have Joined the Great Gig in the Sky

Eric Arnold breaks into the wine community like a circus clown at a garden party. He's your ex-roommate who would make you to stay up too late when you were in college but would intertwine inebriated buffoonery with intelligent conversation into the small hours. And on top of all that, he still manages to be the science teacher who everyone thinks is fun.

How did they get food and water? How did they deal with the ever-present darkness? How did they bathe? Cook? Get enough oxygen? Not lose their minds??

Naliborski's got an easygoing, talkative writing style. He explains the process, then details a number of his investigations.

Martin Atkins has taken it upon himself to create a textbook, of sorts, designed to educate, make you think, get you planning, tighten up your approach to the business of music.

Manichaeanism. Brownian Motion. Comstockery. Even those with the most impressive (or rather, Brobdingnagian) grasps on the ideologies and beliefs that have shaped society will find more than a few examples such as these to expand their vocabularies in this new reference volume of curiously engrossing and amusing trivia.

Liz Moore's debut novel is a magical creation, an interwoven collection of 14 characters, all of them a part of the music industry, their lives and stories intertwined.

I'm a sucker for the well-written, well-told rock 'n' roll tale, and in terms of writing, style, progression, and humor, this book had me from page one.

"Media notoriety allows me to sell more books to a wider audience, which gives me more freedom as a writer. There is a commercial benefit to having people know you exist. But there is no social benefit whatsoever."

The images play to Sigur Rós' strengths, combining the natural awe of Iceland's landscapes with the powerful and sometimes playful concert photographs (such as a little girl clinging to Jon Por Birgisson's leg as he bows his guitar).

From ABBA: The Movie to Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, this collection of short filmographies is a well-organized reference for lovers of music as well as film. As an inclusive collection of some of the greatest and most embarrassing moments in rock film history, the volume stands as a catalogue of intriguing footnotes to pop culture.

Swanson's approach is more global, more healthy, and more what is better for you both physically and spiritually. Knowing that we are still a thoroughly entrenched fast-food nation, Swanson guides us through the process of incorporating whole and natural ingredients into our cooking.

Out of the American South in the early 1950s came a synergy that would shape the culture of music forever. The Rockabilly Legends is a firsthand account of its formation and some of the celebrated names that provided the catalyst of its growth.

Our hero, Randall, is pathetic in the literary sense. We all know better. Every action is tinged with this awkwardness as we see him flail as an effigy of ourselves just seven years ago.

Members of the Dylan cult desire revelation, commandments brought down from the mountain. Until then, another book will have to stand in.

Lies. Deception. Secrets. Confusion. Suspense. All of these play a big part in Beautiful Lies as Ridley Jones, a freelance writer living in New York's East Village, finds out that her life isn't what she thought it was.