Best punk books

1.
Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk
Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk 4.19 avg rating — 35,977 ratings
2.
Get in the Van: On the Road With Black Flag
Get in the Van: On the Road With Black Flag 4.10 avg rating — 8,985 ratings
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Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991
Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991 4.22 avg rating — 17,534 ratings
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NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories
NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories 4.55 avg rating — 5,451 ratings
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We Got the Neutron Bomb : The Untold Story of L.A. Punk
We Got the Neutron Bomb : The Untold Story of L.A. Punk 3.97 avg rating — 2,738 ratings
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Lexicon Devil: The Fast Times and Short Life of Darby Crash and the Germs
Lexicon Devil: The Fast Times and Short Life of Darby Crash and the Germs 4.08 avg rating — 1,438 ratings
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England's Dreaming: Anarchy, Sex Pistols, Punk Rock, and Beyond
England's Dreaming: Anarchy, Sex Pistols, Punk Rock, and Beyond 4.07 avg rating — 7,297 ratings
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American Hardcore: A Tribal History
American Hardcore: A Tribal History 3.97 avg rating — 3,946 ratings
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Hey Ho Let's Go: The Story of the Ramones
Hey Ho Let's Go: The Story of the Ramones 4.03 avg rating — 646 ratings
10.
Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys
Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys 4.28 avg rating — 13,074 ratings
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Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution
Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution 3.95 avg rating — 8,796 ratings
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Not Just Bits of Paper
Not Just Bits of Paper 4.70 avg rating — 20 ratings
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Punk Rocker: Punk stories of Billy Idol, Sid Vicious, Iggy Pop from New York City, Los Angeles, Minnesota, United Kingdom and Austria.
Punk Rocker: Punk stories of Billy Idol, Sid Vicious, Iggy Pop from New York City, Los Angeles, Minnesota, United Kingdom and Austria. 4.19 avg rating — 37 ratings
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Banned in D C: Photos and Anecdotes from the DC Punk Underground
Banned in D C: Photos and Anecdotes from the DC Punk Underground 4.24 avg rating — 354 ratings
15.
Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements
Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements
by: Bob Mehr
4.55 avg rating — 4,311 ratings
16.
Tales from the Punkside
Tales from the Punkside 4.13 avg rating — 15 ratings
17.
Gimme Something Better: The Profound, Progressive, and Occasionally Pointless History of Bay Area Punk from Dead Kennedys to Green Day
Gimme Something Better: The Profound, Progressive, and Occasionally Pointless History of Bay Area Punk from Dead Kennedys to Green Day 3.99 avg rating — 806 ratings
18.
DESPITE EVERYTHING: COMETBUS
DESPITE EVERYTHING: COMETBUS 4.38 avg rating — 868 ratings
19.
Happy Punks 1 2 3: A Counting Story
Happy Punks 1 2 3: A Counting Story 4.11 avg rating — 82 ratings
20.
The Darkening Light
The Darkening Light 4.73 avg rating — 15 ratings
21.
Lobotomy: Surviving the Ramones
Lobotomy: Surviving the Ramones 3.85 avg rating — 2,194 ratings
22.
Punk Rock Nursing Home
Punk Rock Nursing Home 3.20 avg rating — 15 ratings
22.
Punk: An Aesthetic
Punk: An Aesthetic 4.08 avg rating — 72 ratings
24.
We Never Learn: The Gunk Punk Undergut, 1988-2001
We Never Learn: The Gunk Punk Undergut, 1988-2001 3.80 avg rating — 316 ratings
25.
Why Be Something That You're Not: Detroit Hardcore 1979-1985
Why Be Something That You're Not: Detroit Hardcore 1979-1985 3.87 avg rating — 135 ratings
26.
Punk Avenue: Inside the New York City Underground, 1972-1982
Punk Avenue: Inside the New York City Underground, 1972-1982 3.98 avg rating — 474 ratings
27.
Redemption Song: The Ballad of Joe Strummer
Redemption Song: The Ballad of Joe Strummer 4.17 avg rating — 2,128 ratings
27.
Punk Rock Dad: No Rules, Just Real Life
Punk Rock Dad: No Rules, Just Real Life 3.86 avg rating — 649 ratings
27.
Punk Rock: An Oral History
Punk Rock: An Oral History
by: John Robb
4.01 avg rating — 641 ratings
27.
Story of Crass
Story of Crass 3.94 avg rating — 467 ratings
31.
Corporate Rock Sucks: The Rise and Fall of SST Records
Corporate Rock Sucks: The Rise and Fall of SST Records 4.01 avg rating — 805 ratings
32.
Dance of Days: Two Decades of Punk in the Nation's Capital
Dance of Days: Two Decades of Punk in the Nation's Capital 4.05 avg rating — 1,046 ratings
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MDC: Memoir from a Damaged Civilization: Stories of Punk, Fear, and Redemption
MDC: Memoir from a Damaged Civilization: Stories of Punk, Fear, and Redemption 3.79 avg rating — 159 ratings
34.
I Was A Teenage Sex Pistol
I Was A Teenage Sex Pistol 3.96 avg rating — 446 ratings
34.
Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk 4.39 avg rating — 10,776 ratings
36.
Going Underground: American Punk 1979-1992
Going Underground: American Punk 1979-1992 3.91 avg rating — 97 ratings
37.
Marky Ramone: Punk Rock Blitzkrieg
Marky Ramone: Punk Rock Blitzkrieg 4.05 avg rating — 1,071 ratings
38.
Lonely Boy
Lonely Boy 4.05 avg rating — 2,899 ratings
39.
Dayglo: The Poly Styrene Story
Dayglo: The Poly Styrene Story 4.34 avg rating — 163 ratings
40.
Archie Meets Ramones #1
Archie Meets Ramones #1 3.90 avg rating — 107 ratings
41.
Like Hell
Like Hell 3.50 avg rating — 138 ratings
42.
The Roxy, Our Story: The Club That Forged Punk in 100 Nights of Madness Mayhem and Misfortune
The Roxy, Our Story: The Club That Forged Punk in 100 Nights of Madness Mayhem and Misfortune 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
43.
Rip it Up and Start Again. Post-punk 1978-1984
Rip it Up and Start Again. Post-punk 1978-1984 4.07 avg rating — 9,087 ratings
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NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY, GOODBYE Bands, Dirty Basements, and the Search for Self
NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY, GOODBYE Bands, Dirty Basements, and the Search for Self 3.67 avg rating — 113 ratings
44.
Nobody Likes You: Inside the Turbulent Life, Times, and Music of Green Day
Nobody Likes You: Inside the Turbulent Life, Times, and Music of Green Day 3.91 avg rating — 780 ratings
44.
New York City Hardcore: the way it was ...
New York City Hardcore: the way it was ... 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
44.
Nevada Mind The Bollix Part One (Rockline Book 2)
Nevada Mind The Bollix Part One (Rockline Book 2) 4.07 avg rating — 14 ratings
44.
Cursed is the Road to the American Dream
Cursed is the Road to the American Dream 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings
44.
Salad Days
Salad Days 3.90 avg rating — 296 ratings
44.
Add Toner: A Cometbus Collection
Add Toner: A Cometbus Collection 4.45 avg rating — 195 ratings
44.
Disco's Out...Murder's In!: The True Story of Frank the Shank and L.A.'s Deadliest Punk Rock Gang
Disco's Out...Murder's In!: The True Story of Frank the Shank and L.A.'s Deadliest Punk Rock Gang 3.97 avg rating — 397 ratings
44.
The Best of Punk Magazine
The Best of Punk Magazine 4.42 avg rating — 191 ratings
44.
Punk (New York Vampire, #1)
Punk (New York Vampire, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 56 ratings
44.
Punk Rock & Mental Illness Vol. 1 A Love Story More Stable Than We Are: Writings, Poetry, Insanity, Photography, & Excerpts of A Monster, or A Goddess, Not Sure Which One Though...
Punk Rock & Mental Illness Vol. 1 A Love Story More Stable Than We Are: Writings, Poetry, Insanity, Photography, & Excerpts of A Monster, or A Goddess, Not Sure Which One Though... really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings
44.
Loose Gravel
Loose Gravel 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings
44.
44 Chapters About 4 Men
44 Chapters About 4 Men 3.77 avg rating — 11,761 ratings
44.
Estrus: Shovelin’ The Shit Since ’87
Estrus: Shovelin’ The Shit Since ’87 4.93 avg rating — 14 ratings
44.
How to Get Over the End of the World
How to Get Over the End of the World 4.32 avg rating — 87 ratings
44.
Punk Rock Karaoke
Punk Rock Karaoke 3.97 avg rating — 511 ratings
44.
In Bloom: A Novel
In Bloom: A Novel
by: Liz Allan
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
61.
Spray Paint the Walls: The Story of Black Flag
Spray Paint the Walls: The Story of Black Flag 4.02 avg rating — 553 ratings
61.
The Rest is Propaganda
The Rest is Propaganda 4.38 avg rating — 58 ratings
61.
Nobody Special: The Death of Johnny Salinger
Nobody Special: The Death of Johnny Salinger 3.84 avg rating — 25 ratings
61.
Party Out Of Bounds: The B-52's, R.e.m., And The Kids Who Rocked Athens, Georgia
Party Out Of Bounds: The B-52's, R.e.m., And The Kids Who Rocked Athens, Georgia 3.96 avg rating — 204 ratings
61.
Treat Me Like Dirt: An Oral History Of Punk In Toronto And Beyond 1977-1981
Treat Me Like Dirt: An Oral History Of Punk In Toronto And Beyond 1977-1981
by: Liz Worth
4.14 avg rating — 111 ratings
61.
The Aesthetic of Our Anger: Anarcho-Punk, Politics and Music
The Aesthetic of Our Anger: Anarcho-Punk, Politics and Music 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings
61.
Black Heart Fades Blue Vol 3
Black Heart Fades Blue Vol 3 4.13 avg rating — 68 ratings
61.
Skin (A 44 Chapters Novel, 1)
Skin (A 44 Chapters Novel, 1) 4.34 avg rating — 3,721 ratings
61.
The High Desert
The High Desert 4.41 avg rating — 1,434 ratings
70.
A Wailing of a Town: An Oral History of Early San Pedro Punk and More 1977-1985
A Wailing of a Town: An Oral History of Early San Pedro Punk and More 1977-1985 4.53 avg rating — 36 ratings
70.
Cheetah Chrome: A Dead Boy's Tale: From the Front Lines of Punk Rock
Cheetah Chrome: A Dead Boy's Tale: From the Front Lines of Punk Rock 4.09 avg rating — 249 ratings
70.
In the Fascist Bathroom: Punk in Pop Music, 1977-1992
In the Fascist Bathroom: Punk in Pop Music, 1977-1992 3.84 avg rating — 763 ratings
70.
Black Heart Fades Blue - Vol. 2
Black Heart Fades Blue - Vol. 2 4.40 avg rating — 84 ratings
70.
Speed (A 44 Chapters Novel, 2)
Speed (A 44 Chapters Novel, 2) 4.43 avg rating — 2,485 ratings
75.
You Idiot! -- The First Book
You Idiot! -- The First Book 4.14 avg rating — 29 ratings
75.
Maps to the Other Side: The Adventures of a Bipolar Cartographer
Maps to the Other Side: The Adventures of a Bipolar Cartographer 4.20 avg rating — 66 ratings
75.
Chelsea Horror Hotel
Chelsea Horror Hotel 3.21 avg rating — 568 ratings
75.
Broken Summers
Broken Summers 4.08 avg rating — 631 ratings
75.
Black Heart Fades Blue - vol 1
Black Heart Fades Blue - vol 1 4.42 avg rating — 103 ratings
75.
Star
Star 4.47 avg rating — 2,210 ratings
81.
Population Wars: A New Perspective on Competition and Coexistence
Population Wars: A New Perspective on Competition and Coexistence 3.90 avg rating — 430 ratings
81.
From the Velvets to the Voidoids: A Pre-Punk History for a Post-Punk World
From the Velvets to the Voidoids: A Pre-Punk History for a Post-Punk World 3.91 avg rating — 1,724 ratings
81.
Safety In Numbers: My Journey with L.A. Punk Rock Gangs 1982-1992
Safety In Numbers: My Journey with L.A. Punk Rock Gangs 1982-1992 3.51 avg rating — 69 ratings
81.
Suit (A 44 Chapters Novel, 4)
Suit (A 44 Chapters Novel, 4) 4.51 avg rating — 2,708 ratings
85.
The Lost Women of Rock Music: Female Musicians of the Punk Era
The Lost Women of Rock Music: Female Musicians of the Punk Era 3.70 avg rating — 43 ratings
86.
Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records, the Indie Label That Got Big and Stayed Small
Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records, the Indie Label That Got Big and Stayed Small 4.05 avg rating — 1,369 ratings
86.
Punk Rock
Punk Rock 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings
88.
1988: New Wave Punk Rock Explosion
1988: New Wave Punk Rock Explosion 4.32 avg rating — 38 ratings
89.
Touch and Go: The Complete Hardcore Punk Zine '79-'83
Touch and Go: The Complete Hardcore Punk Zine '79-'83
by: Tesco Vee
4.24 avg rating — 380 ratings
89.
The Basketball Diaries
The Basketball Diaries 3.99 avg rating — 31,489 ratings
89.
What Is Punk?
What Is Punk? 4.16 avg rating — 301 ratings
89.
Sex Pistols: The Graphic Novel
Sex Pistols: The Graphic Novel 2.95 avg rating — 93 ratings
89.
We're Not Here to Entertain: Punk Rock, Ronald Reagan, and the Real Culture War of 1980s America
We're Not Here to Entertain: Punk Rock, Ronald Reagan, and the Real Culture War of 1980s America 3.74 avg rating — 127 ratings
94.
Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain
Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain 4.12 avg rating — 34,282 ratings
94.
And All Around Was Darkness
And All Around Was Darkness really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
94.
Marquee Moon
Marquee Moon 3.82 avg rating — 451 ratings
94.
Mutations: The Many Strange Faces of Hardcore Punk
Mutations: The Many Strange Faces of Hardcore Punk 4.13 avg rating — 623 ratings
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Hüsker Dü: The Story of the Noise-Pop Pioneers Who Launched Modern Rock
Hüsker Dü: The Story of the Noise-Pop Pioneers Who Launched Modern Rock 3.49 avg rating — 322 ratings
98.
Deflowered: My Life in Pansy Division
Deflowered: My Life in Pansy Division 3.74 avg rating — 168 ratings
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Ramones
Ramones 3.46 avg rating — 360 ratings
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