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24 alternatives to The Heroin Diaries

The book every rock and drug historian needs to read

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Heroin Diaries launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   The Heroin Diaries▲66

   A year in the life of a shattered rock star

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   The Heroin Diaries▲2

   The book every rock and drug historian needs to read

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Stoned: Jewelry, Obsession▲65

   How desire shapes the world

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Dirt▲66

   No-holds-barred autobiography of Mötley Crüe

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Blitzed▲66

   Drugs in Nazi Germany

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Slash▲58

   Slash's tell-all autobiography of excess and rock 'n' roll

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Narco-nomics▲63

   How to run a drug cartel

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Dirt▲61

   Mötley Crüe's tell-all, collective autobiography

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Acid Test▲60

   LSD, ecstasy, and the power to heal

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk▲67

    The backstory of the rise of Punk Music

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The Sun & Moon & The Rolling Stones▲69

    An insider's biography of the greatest rock and roll band

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Body of Chris▲66

    A memoir of obsession, addiction, and madness

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Incognito▲70

    The secret lives of the brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Your Brain on Porn▲65

    Internet porn and emerging science of addiction.

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists▲71

    Encyclopedia of Hip Hop

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The Gene▲64

    An Intimate History

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Narconomics: How to Run a Drug Cartel▲6

    A unique look into billion dollar international drug biz

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Medieval Graffiti▲70

    The lost voices of England's churches

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Thug Kitchen▲73

    Eat like you give a f*ck

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Gene: An Intimate History▲74

    A magnificent history of the gene

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Stoner: A Novel▲60

    The unforgettable tale of a forgettable college professor

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Andy Grove▲76

    The life and times of an American

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Salt▲62

    The strange and colorful history of a mineral

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    How to Make Sense of Any Mess▲65

    Info architecture for everybody

    2015 · its alternatives →

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