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Bob Dylan: Things Have Changed
By Ron Rosenbaum
A jagged exploration of the icon’s spiritual underpinnings.
Twisting in Air
By Carol Bradley
A scintillating, sickening look at how we used to treat movie mounts.
John Candy: A Life in Comedy
By Paul Myers
An affectionate, uncritical look at the beloved comic’s career.
American Scary
By Jeremy Dauber
Show me what freaks you out, and I’ll show you who you are.
An extensive account of an otherworldly ocean.
A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap
By Rob Reiner with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer
What’s wrong with being sexy?
In Too Deep: When Canadian Punks Took Over the World
By Matt Bobkin and Adam Feibel
Our reserved neighbors to the north can rock like badasses, too.
Willie, Waylon, and the Boys
By Brian Fairbanks
A virtuoso account of the renegade artists who redefined a genre.
