David bowie biography goodreads list

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Today marks four years since David Bowie died—two days after his 69th birthday, when he also released his final, monumental album, Blackstar. And while there was no shortage of books about him during his lifetime, the market has virtually exploded since his passing. It’s no big secret why: The nature of Bowie’s fame, genius, influences, and influence is an all-encompassing thing that’s relevant to art and photography, fashion, theater and performance, and every shade and school of critical analysis. (There’s also no dearth of scandalous tell-alls and tabloid-y, fly-by-night biographies, which we’re ignoring here out of respect—a man who orchestrated his passing with the level of discretion and artistic triumph that Bowie did doesn’t deserve to be feasted on by scavengers.)

Here’s our pick of the best Bowie books for every person, occasion, and special interest—whether you’re merely interested in looking at some pictures or have committed yourself to a self-taught course in Advanc

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David Bowie

"The two books on me? Do you know that at last count there are thirty-seven? Thirty-seven, at the moment. I stopped reading those things after about the fourth or fifth one. Because once one saw the cast of characters, it became obvious that they were making a career out of it. The inevitable names would just keep coming up: the ex-wife, Ava Cherry, Cherry Vanilla, Tony Zanetta. Basically, all the people who had such a good time in the early Seventies and now are broke." http://www.rollingstone.com/music/new...

"What is there left to know about David Bowie? What is there left to unearth? I’m really only half a Bowie fan and I already had a whole separate shelf for Bowie books, even before the posthumous publication tsunami. One thing you can’t help but notice about the new books is that the dominant tone has changed. Even at their most celebratory, they are far more wistful: this is pop culture eschatology. The authors seem haunted by the past, with little or no sense

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Books by David Bowie

David Bowie: The gods Interview and Other Conversations
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3.72 avg rating — 703 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions

Moonage Daydream: The Life & Times of Ziggy Stardust
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4.36 avg rating — 561 ratings — published 2002 — 8 editions

Lazarus: The Complete Book and Lyrics
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4.05 avg rating — 179 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions

Pocket kniv Wisdom: Inspirational Words from a Rock Legend
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4.21 avg rating — 169 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions

Let's Dance
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3.21 avg rating — 124 ratings — 3 editions

Space Oddity
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4.19 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 1991 — 4 editions

Stardust Interviews: Ein Leben in Gesprächen
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4.30 avg rating — 64 ratings — 3 editions

David Bowie Anthology
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4.20 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 1985

Essere ribelli
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3.76