Books like Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota
12 books with a reading profile close to Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota by Chuck Klosterman. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
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1
Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook
entertainment, memoir
Ten years after his debut, Anthony Bourdain evaluates the professional kitchen's transformation from a hidden subculture into a televised spectacle.
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2
A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines
entertainment, memoir
Following the success of his restaurant industry memoir, Anthony Bourdain embarks on a worldwide quest to find the perfect meal.
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3
Marching Powder: A True Story of Friendship, Cocaine, and South America's Strangest Jail
by Rusty Young
entertainment, memoir
Rusty Young, an Australian backpacker, meets Thomas McFadden, a British drug trafficker who is serving a sentence in San Pedro prison in La Paz, Bolivia.
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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
by Bill Bryson
entertainment, memoir
After living in Europe for twenty years, Bill Bryson returns to the United States and decides to hike the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail.
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5
Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen
by Julie Powell
entertainment, memoir
Approaching her thirtieth birthday while stuck in a dead-end secretarial job, Julie Powell decides to cook every recipe in Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking within a single year.
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6
JUNGLEKEEPER
by Paul Rosolie
memoir, narrative
Paul Rosolie recounts his experiences living within the deep Amazon basin, focusing on the immediate realities of rainforest conservation.
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Dodger
entertainment, narrative
In the rain-slicked filth of Victorian London, a tosher named Dodger earns his living scavenging through the city sewers.
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8
Me
by Elton John
entertainment, memoir
In this autobiography, Elton John traces his life from a quiet childhood as Reginald Dwight in Pinner to his global dominance as a rock superstar.
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Permanent Record
memoir, narrative
Edward Snowden details his transition from a committed CIA and NSA technologist to a whistleblower who exposed the United States government’s system of mass digital surveillance.
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Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise
by Ruth Reichl
memoir, narrative
In this memoir, Ruth Reichl details her tenure as the restaurant critic for the New York Times, where she utilized elaborate costumes and personas to avoid detection by staff.
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11
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
by Dave Grohl
entertainment, memoir
Dave Grohl documents his transition from a suburban teenager in Virginia to the drummer for Nirvana and the frontman of Foo Fighters.
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The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible
by A.J. Jacobs
entertainment, memoir
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