Book suggestions

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

John Cooper Clarke's autobiography I Wanna Be Yours. Brilliant read/listen.

Even though he's a rag.

Is he? Dont think I have ever heard him talk football. Will get the book though

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

I'm late to the party but Peter Hook's "how not to run a club" is a great read so far. I'm only a third of the way through but feel sorry for the members of New Order who were fleeced. That said, as suggested it drove them to be more creative with their music.

There's some laugh out loud anecdotes as well, the comment to Morrisey whilst the tube was being shot was brilliant.

It is a great book, gets grimmer as the gangs take over on the door and the debts mount up.

 

[PinkFinal]

Is he? Dont think I have ever heard him talk football. Will get the book though

He used to go to the swamp early 60s I think he says.

 

[Ric]

Just started reading The Mermaid's Pool by Manchester author David Nolan. Definitely recommend it. It's the prequel to Black Moss in the Manc Noir series. Only 99p on Kindle at the moment too.

 

[Northernstorirs]

Can anybody recommend good books on the below bands?

Oasis
Stone Roses
Rolling Stones
The Beatles

Loads on Amazon with good reviews but I'd like recommendations.

 

[Out on blue 6]

Can anybody recommend good books on the below bands?

Oasis
Stone Roses
Rolling Stones
The Beatles

Loads on Amazon with good reviews but I'd like recommendations.

For The Beatles I would go for Revolution In The Head by Ian MacDonald. Basically a How,when and why list of all the songs they recorded. Have read books on The Roses but none I would particularly recommend myself other than War and Peace by Simon Spence as I think there's a story to be told by the members themselves

 

[Ric]

Can anybody recommend good books on the below bands?

Oasis
Stone Roses
Rolling Stones
The Beatles

Loads on Amazon with good reviews but I'd like recommendations.

Paolo Hewitt wrote a decent book about Oasis, Getting High.

 

[uncle fester]

Lion Taming Made Easy

by Claude Balls

 

[Centurions]

Just started reading The Mermaid's Pool by Manchester author David Nolan. Definitely recommend it. It's the prequel to Black Moss in the Manc Noir series. Only 99p on Kindle at the moment too.

Never heard of the author or series but they look interesting enough that I've bought both (just £2.99 for the 1st book). As The Mermaid's Pool is a prequel should I read that one first? (despite being the 2nd in the series)

 

[Ric]

Never heard of the author or series but they look interesting enough that I've bought both (just £2.99 for the 1st book). As The Mermaid's Pool is a prequel should I read that one first? (despite being the 2nd in the series)

They're both standalone novels really, so I don't think it's necessary to read them in that order. I'd start with Black Moss personally.