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A Listmania! list by Sean Adams "drownedinsound.com" (London, England, UK)
 
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds (Wordsworth Reference)
1.  Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds (Wordsworth Reference) by Charles Mackay
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  "Has an amazing way of putting the stupidity of the modern age into context, as it's always been like this."
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The Pirate's Dilemma: How Hackers, Punk Capitalists, Graffiti Millionaires and Other Youth Movements are Remixing Our Culture and Changing Our World
2.  The Pirate's Dilemma: How Hackers, Punk Capitalists, Graffiti Millionaires and Other Youth Movements are Remixing Our Culture and Changing Our World by Matt Mason
The list author says:
  "you can 'get' most of it out of the first couple of chapters but good and interesting nonetheless"
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The Cult of the Amateur: How Today's Internet Is Killing Our Culture and Assaulting Our Economy
3.  The Cult of the Amateur: How Today's Internet Is Killing Our Culture and Assaulting Our Economy by Andrew Keen
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  "this book needed to be written. it's an interesting irony that it's not amazingly well written"
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Kill Your Friends
4.  Kill Your Friends by John Niven
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  "A and Argh"
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The Long Tail: How Endless Choice is Creating Unlimited Demand
5.  The Long Tail: How Endless Choice is Creating Unlimited Demand by Chris Anderson
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  "it's a fascinating analysis but years on makes for quite depressing reading"
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Great Jones Street (Picador Books)
6.  Great Jones Street (Picador Books) by Don DeLillo
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  "possibly the greatest book about rock'n'roll ever written."
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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
7.  The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
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  "a simple way of understanding modern marketing"
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No Logo: No Space. No Choice. No Jobs
8.  No Logo: No Space. No Choice. No Jobs by Naomi Klein
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  "reads 'funny' today but is still relevant"
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Howling At The Moon: The True Story of the Mad Genius of the Music World
9.  Howling At The Moon: The True Story of the Mad Genius of the Music World by Walter Yetnikoff
The list author says:
  "puts most books about the music industry to shame, the fella was a legend, a sexist drug-addled man but a legend."
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"Muse": Inside the Muscle Museum
10.  "Muse": Inside the Muscle Museum by Ben Myers
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  "a must-read for anyone who's a fan or interested how they became one of the biggest bands in the world"
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Losing My Virginity: The Autobiography
11.  Losing My Virginity: The Autobiography by Sir Richard Branson
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  "this is how companies used to be built"
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Rip it Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984
12.  Rip it Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984 by Simon Reynolds
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Elliott Smith and the Big Nothing
13.  Elliott Smith and the Big Nothing by Benjamin Nugent
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  "is far from the greatest book ever written but some interesting insights"
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Where Have all the Good Times Gone?: The Rise and Fall of the Record Industry
14.  Where Have all the Good Times Gone?: The Rise and Fall of the Record Industry by Louis Barfe
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  "suffers from far too much information syndrome but parts of it about the philanthropy and fear which the early record industry encourtered is recommended reading"
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The Book of Fuck
15.  The Book of Fuck by Ben Myers
The list author says:
  "fiction of a journalist in search of marilyn manson"
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Hollywood
16.  Hollywood by Charles Bukowski
The list author says:
  "bukowski in the film industry, he sounds like every musician i've ever encourtered when their creatvity reaches a new level"
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The Dark Stuff: Selected Writings on Rock Music 1972-1993
17.  The Dark Stuff: Selected Writings on Rock Music 1972-1993 by Nick Kent
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  "old skool british music journalism at its pinnacle"
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Faking It: The Quest for Authenticity in Popular Music
18.  Faking It: The Quest for Authenticity in Popular Music by Yuval Taylor
The list author says:
  "really inspiring read, in a similar vein to mystery train"
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45
19.  45 by Bill Drummond
The list author says:
  "the only punk book worth reading, probably"
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The Myths of Innovation
20.  The Myths of Innovation by Scott Berkun
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  "a fascinating read about innovation"
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Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung (Five Star)
21.  Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung (Five Star) by Lester Bangs
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  "this list wouldn't be complete without the finest rock writer, ever (maybe)"
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Sean Adams "drownedinsound.com" (London, England, UK)
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Last updated: 12/08/2008
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