Thing of Beauty
5 best books like Thing of Beauty (Stephen Fried): Mommie Dearest, Party Monster: A Fabulous But True Tale of Murder in Clubland, England's Dreaming: Anarchy, Sex Pistols, Punk Rock, and Beyond, Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland, Edie: Girl on Fire
| Author | Christina Crawford |
| ISBN | 0966336909 |
3 "poorly written but utterly fascinating" stars !!
The 2018 Jeez Louise Award
Barely 2 stars for the writing but 4 stars in a fascinating character study of Christina Crawford !!
Christina Crawford was a celebrity poster child for alleged abuse done to her and siblings by...
| Author | James St. James |
| ISBN | 0743259823 |
Murder Was Never So Much Fun! When Disco Bloodbath was first published, it created a storm of controversy for its startlingly vivid, strikingly fresh, and outrageously funny depiction of the hedonistic world of the New York City club kids, for whom nothing was too outré -- including murder. Nominated...
England's Dreaming: Anarchy, Sex Pistols, Punk Rock, and Beyond
| Author | Jon Savage |
| ISBN | 0312288220 |
England's Dreaming is the ultimate book on punk, its progenitors, the Sex Pistols, and the moment they defined for music fans in England and the United States. Savage brings to life the sensational story of the meteoric rise and rapid implosion of the Pistols through layers of rich detail, exclusive...
Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland
| Author | Gerald Clarke |
| ISBN | 0316855952 |
Judy Garland. The girl with the pigtails, the symbol of innocence in The Wizard of Oz. The brightest star of the Hollywood musical and an entertainer of almost magical power. The woman of a half-dozen comebacks, a hundred heartbreaks, and thousands of headlines. Yet much of what has been written about...
| Author | David Weisman |
| ISBN | 0811855260 |
Now in paperbackthis is the real story of Edie Sedgwick: model, film star, socialite, friend, lover, and addict; first "it" girl of Andy Warhol's Factory and later muse to Bob Dylan. David Weisman filmed Edie for the last years of her life in his cult film Ciao! Manhattan. After uncovering lost footage,...
