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Title: Best Bowie Biography?
Post by: DS1077 on March 06, 2011, 12:40:10 AM

I'm in the midst of a serious Bowie phase, but there are a lot of books out there on him.  Any recommendations on which Bowie biography is best, where to start?  Y'all seem like you might be the people to ask.

Title: Re: Best Bowie Biography?
Post by: daveB from Oakland on March 06, 2011, 03:19:12 AM

Not really a biography, but I recall this was a pretty good critical overview of all his classic stuff up to Scary Monsters.

http://www.amazon.com/David-Bowie-Illustrated-Carr-Murray/dp/0906008255 (http://www.amazon.com/David-Bowie-Illustrated-Carr-Murray/dp/0906008255)

I was a young dude when I bought this book. Thirteen years old, maybe.  It still might be in storage amongst a bunch of boxes at my mom's house.

Title: Re: Best Bowie Biography?
Post by: Pidgeon on March 06, 2011, 01:00:33 PM

I haven't read this one yet but I really want to:

http://www.amazon.com/Bowie-Berlin-Career-Town-Book/dp/1906002088/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1299434384&sr=8-1 (http://www.amazon.com/Bowie-Berlin-Career-Town-Book/dp/1906002088/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1299434384&sr=8-1)

Title: Re: Best Bowie Biography?
Post by: cavorting with nudists on March 06, 2011, 02:13:26 PM

I have read the Berlin one and would recommend it, but it's not a full biography.