Reading guideSri Guru Granth SahibSikh Gurus and other devotional poetsEdition independent
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Sri Guru Granth Sahib
Sikh Gurus and other devotional poets
10 min guideA FrankX reading collection · 21 books
Art, music & creative life
A working shelf for making things: writing through resistance, developing taste, and finding the people around whom a scene takes shape. Pair a practical craft book with a musician’s memoir to see the advice tested against an actual life.
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A suggested sequence through this collection. Each page names its sources, edition choices, and place to begin.
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21 books
Book reviewBeastie Boys BookMichael Diamond & Adam HorovitzEdition independent
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Beastie Boys Book
Michael Diamond & Adam Horovitz
8 minBook reviewCan’t Stop Won’t StopJeff ChangEdition independent
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Can’t Stop Won’t Stop
Jeff Chang
8 minBook reviewChronicles: Volume OneBob DylanEdition independent
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Chronicles: Volume One
Bob Dylan
7 minBook reviewGirl in a BandKim GordonEdition independent
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Girl in a Band
Kim Gordon
7 minBook reviewM TrainPatti SmithEdition independent
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M Train
Patti Smith
7 minBook reviewOur Band Could Be Your LifeMichael AzerradEdition independent
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Our Band Could Be Your Life
Michael Azerrad
8 minBook reviewArt & FearDavid Bayles and Ted OrlandEdition independent
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Art & Fear
David Bayles and Ted Orland
5 minBook reviewBird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and LifeAnne LamottEdition independent
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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Anne Lamott
6 minBook reviewSteal Like an ArtistAustin KleonEdition independent
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Steal Like an Artist
Austin Kleon
4 min
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The Book of Secrets
Frank
6 minBook reviewHow Music WorksDavid ByrneEdition independent
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How Music Works
David Byrne
8 minBook reviewJust KidsPatti SmithEdition independent
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Just Kids
Patti Smith
7 minBook reviewLifeKeith RichardsEdition independent
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Life
Keith Richards
8 minBook reviewMeet Me in the BathroomLizzy GoodmanEdition independent
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Meet Me in the Bathroom
Lizzy Goodman
8 minBook reviewMiles: The AutobiographyMiles Davis with Quincy TroupeEdition independent
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Miles: The Autobiography
Miles Davis with Quincy Troupe
8 minBook reviewPlease Kill MeLegs McNeil & Gillian McCainEdition independent
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Please Kill Me
Legs McNeil & Gillian McCain
8 minBook reviewPOPism: The Warhol SixtiesAndy Warhol & Pat HackettEdition independent
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POPism: The Warhol Sixties
Andy Warhol & Pat Hackett
7 minBook reviewThe Creative Act: A Way of BeingRick RubinEdition independent
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The Creative Act: A Way of Being
Rick Rubin
7 min
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The Fabric of Reality
David Deutsch
8 min
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The War of Art
Steven Pressfield
5 min