Artists

The lives of painters, musicians, filmmakers, and performers come alive in this genre, where creativity, obsession, and the relentless pursuit of a vision take center stage. Whether exploring the private struggles of a rock legend, the meticulous genius of a Renaissance master, or the cultural forces that shaped an icon, these books offer an intimate look at what it truly means to make art.

Artists 本の要約

The Clown

著： Heinrich Böll • 1963

A clown in postwar Bonn unravels after the woman he loves leaves him for a Catholic.

3.93

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The Clown

A clown in postwar Bonn unravels after the woman he loves leaves him for a Catholic.

著： Heinrich Böll 1963 272 ページ

3.93

32,000+ 件の評価

文芸小説

古典文学

文学

小説

ドイツ

Walt Disney

著： Neal Gabler • 2006

The Disney empire: one haunted man's attempt to build a reality he could finally control.

4.07

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歴史

ビジネス

映画

アメリカ

Walt Disney

The Disney empire: one haunted man's attempt to build a reality he could finally control.

著： Neal Gabler 2006 851 ページ

4.07

11,000+ 件の評価

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歴史

ビジネス

映画

アメリカ

アンダースタンディング・ジョン・レノン

著： フランシス・ケニー • 2020

Three forces made John Lennon, then broke him: Liverpool, a lost mother, and McCartney.

4.00

伝記

BGM

歴史

心理学

Culture

アンダースタンディング・ジョン・レノン

Three forces made John Lennon, then broke him: Liverpool, a lost mother, and McCartney.

著： フランシス・ケニー 2020 320 ページ

4.00

9 件の評価

伝記

BGM

歴史

心理学

Culture

Deliver Me from Nowhere

著： Warren Zanes • 2023

Why Bruce Springsteen's darkest album was a home demo he never meant to release.

4.33

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歴史

アメリカ

Deliver Me from Nowhere

Why Bruce Springsteen's darkest album was a home demo he never meant to release.

著： Warren Zanes 2023 320 ページ

4.33

4,000+ 件の評価

BGM

伝記

歴史

アメリカ

The Lost Painting

著： Jonathan Harr • 2005

A lost Caravaggio, a Dublin Jesuit home, and the restorer who trusted his eye.

3.87

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歴史

ミステリー

伝記

イタリア

The Lost Painting

A lost Caravaggio, a Dublin Jesuit home, and the restorer who trusted his eye.

著： Jonathan Harr 2005

3.87

35,000+ 件の評価

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歴史

ミステリー

伝記

イタリア

Tune In

著： Mark Lewisohn • 2013

Before Beatlemania, there was a songwriting rivalry, a visionary manager, and six-hour Hamburg sets.

4.72

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歴史

ポップカルチャー

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Tune In

Before Beatlemania, there was a songwriting rivalry, a visionary manager, and six-hour Hamburg sets.

著： Mark Lewisohn 2013 944 ページ

4.72

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伝記

歴史

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アート

Face the Music

著： Paul Stanley • 2014

A deformed ear. Partial deafness. Face paint to hide them both. Then it became a rock god's armor.

4.13

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Rock

伝記

回顧録

自伝

Face the Music

A deformed ear. Partial deafness. Face paint to hide them both. Then it became a rock god's armor.

著： Paul Stanley 2014 462 ページ

4.13

5,000+ 件の評価

BGM

Rock

伝記

回顧録

自伝

Ice

著： Ice-T • 2011

Orphaned at twelve, he became a South Central hustler. Then hip-hop made him a TV cop.

3.88

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回顧録

BGM

映画

実録犯罪

Ice

Orphaned at twelve, he became a South Central hustler. Then hip-hop made him a TV cop.

著： Ice-T 2011 304 ページ

3.88

1,000+ 件の評価

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回顧録

BGM

映画

実録犯罪

Becoming Leonardo

著： Mike Lankford • 2017

Illegitimate, arrested, haunted by brutality: the wounds behind Leonardo da Vinci's genius.

4.00

320

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歴史

アート

Artists

Italian

Becoming Leonardo

Illegitimate, arrested, haunted by brutality: the wounds behind Leonardo da Vinci's genius.

著： Mike Lankford 2017 304 ページ

4.00

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歴史

アート

Artists

Italian

Beethoven

著： Edmund Morris • 2005

A deaf composer whose life was chaos but whose music was perfect order: the Beethoven paradox.

4.02

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BGM

歴史

ドイツ

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Beethoven

A deaf composer whose life was chaos but whose music was perfect order: the Beethoven paradox.

著： Edmund Morris 2005 256 ページ

4.02

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BGM

歴史

ドイツ

アート

Shakey

著： Jimmy McDonough • 2002

His health failed, his relationships crumbled, and still he refused to compromise a single note.

4.09

8,000+

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BGM

Artists

Culture

カナダ

Shakey

His health failed, his relationships crumbled, and still he refused to compromise a single note.

著： Jimmy McDonough 2002 786 ページ

4.09

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Artists

Culture

カナダ

The Ensemble

著： Aja Gabel • 2018

Four musicians form a string quartet, then spend thirty years learning what it costs to stay.

3.48

10,000+

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現代小説

BGM

アダルト

小説

The Ensemble

Four musicians form a string quartet, then spend thirty years learning what it costs to stay.

著： Aja Gabel 2018 352 ページ

3.48

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文芸小説

現代小説

BGM

アダルト

小説

The Story of Art Without Men

著： Katy Hessel • 2022

Art history left out the women. Five centuries of painters and sculptors the canon overlooked.

4.29

4,000+

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歴史

フェミニズム

Artists

Culture

The Story of Art Without Men

Art history left out the women. Five centuries of painters and sculptors the canon overlooked.

著： Katy Hessel 2022 352 ページ

4.29

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歴史

フェミニズム

Artists

Culture

Glory Days

著： Dave Marsh • 1987

The contract was signed on a car hood. The battle to control his music nearly broke him.

3.78

387

BGM

伝記

ポップカルチャー

アメリカ

歴史

Glory Days

The contract was signed on a car hood. The battle to control his music nearly broke him.

著： Dave Marsh 1987 424 ページ

3.78

387 件の評価

BGM

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ポップカルチャー

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歴史

Heavier Than Heaven

著： Charles R. Cross • 2001

Childhood trauma, punk ambition, and heroin fueled his rise and his meticulously planned fall.

4.12

35,000+

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BGM

歴史

メンタルヘルス

依存症

Heavier Than Heaven

Childhood trauma, punk ambition, and heroin fueled his rise and his meticulously planned fall.

著： Charles R. Cross 2001 381 ページ

4.12

35,000+ 件の評価

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BGM

歴史

メンタルヘルス

依存症

The Painted Girls

著： Cathy Marie Buchanan • 2012

Three sisters struggle for survival in the Paris Opéra's wings, while one poses for Degas.

3.61

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フランス

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文芸小説

The Painted Girls

Three sisters struggle for survival in the Paris Opéra's wings, while one poses for Degas.

著： Cathy Marie Buchanan 2012 357 ページ

3.61

36,000+ 件の評価

歴史小説

歴史

フランス

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文芸小説

The Moon And Sixpence, By W. Somerset Maugham, Unabridged 6 Audio Cassettes, Narrated By Neil Hunt

著： W. Somerset Maugham • 1919

A stockbroker walks out on everything to paint. No mistress. Only hunger, genius, and wreckage.

4.12

27,000+

古典文学

文芸小説

歴史小説

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小説

The Moon And Sixpence, By W. Somerset Maugham, Unabridged 6 Audio Cassettes, Narrated By Neil Hunt

A stockbroker walks out on everything to paint. No mistress. Only hunger, genius, and wreckage.

著： W. Somerset Maugham 1919 6 ページ

4.12

27,000+ 件の評価

古典文学

文芸小説

歴史小説

アート

小説

Van Gogh

著： Ingo F. Walther • 1988

Every painting, one volume: the failed preacher who transformed painting, told through 871 canvases.

4.10

58,000+

アート

伝記

歴史

リファレンス

デザイン

Van Gogh

Every painting, one volume: the failed preacher who transformed painting, told through 871 canvases.

著： Ingo F. Walther 1988 720 ページ

4.10

58,000+ 件の評価

アート

伝記

歴史

リファレンス

デザイン

Frida

著： Hayden Herrera • 1983

Two hundred self-portraits, one body in revolt. Frida Kahlo turned a lifetime of surgeries into art.

4.02

75,000+

伝記

アート

歴史

フェミニズム

Women

Frida

Two hundred self-portraits, one body in revolt. Frida Kahlo turned a lifetime of surgeries into art.

著： Hayden Herrera 1983 528 ページ

4.02

75,000+ 件の評価

伝記

アート

歴史

フェミニズム

Women

Colored Pencil Painting Bible

著： Alyona Nickelsen • 2009

Colored pencils that rival oil paint: solvent, layering, and texturing for luminous realism.

4.22

1,000+

アート

リファレンス

教育

デザイン

Color

Colored Pencil Painting Bible

Colored pencils that rival oil paint: solvent, layering, and texturing for luminous realism.

著： Alyona Nickelsen 2009 192 ページ

4.22

1,000+ 件の評価

アート

リファレンス

教育

デザイン

Color

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