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Which Pearl Jam book do you recommend?

cent208cent208 Posts: 435
edited January 2010 in The Porch
I wanted to purchase a book about Pearl Jam. Do you recommend Five Against One (1998), None Too Fragile: Pearl & Eddie Vedder (2003), or The Story of Pearl Jam (1997)? Or if there is any othe book you recommend, let me know.

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  • Pearl JamesPearl James Pittsburgh/Chicago Posts: 424
    Five Against One, hands down.
  • CazzaBGirlCazzaBGirl Posts: 234
    Five Against One and None Too Fragile are my faves :)
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  • PlanktonPlankton Posts: 692
    Grunge is Dead is a really great book as it's made up of interviews and quotes from people in Seattle at the time. Not really specific to PJ though, but still I thought it was really enlightening on some things.
  • scottstappsucksscottstappsucks Posts: 991
    Plankton wrote:
    Grunge is Dead is a really great book as it's made up of interviews and quotes from people in Seattle at the time. Not really specific to PJ though, but still I thought it was really enlightening on some things.
    Yeah there's a lot of good stuff about Pearl Jam and other Seattle bands in it. Ed was even interviewed for the book.
  • i_lov_iti_lov_it Perth, Western Australia Posts: 4,007
    Yeah I have 5 against 1...:)
  • ChrisileinChrisilein Vienna/Austria Posts: 3,893
    Only one book: 5 against 1!!!
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  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,720
    Five Against One...thats the one
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  • cent208cent208 Posts: 435
    thanks, I will be buying Five Against One
    "The pain is temporary the pride is forever."
  • 23scidoo23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 19,272
    And how about this??..just came on Greek book stores..is it worth it my 22E??

    Not for You Pearl Jam and the Present Tense - Givony Ronen 9781501360688 Amazoncomau Books
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  • BALLBOYBALLBOY Australia Posts: 1,030
    23scidoo said:
    And how about this??..just came on Greek book stores..is it worth it my 22E?? Do not waste your money absolute garbage, the author is supposedly a fan but all he does is bag them out & says Given to Fly sounds like Celine Dion 

    Not for You Pearl Jam and the Present Tense - Givony Ronen 9781501360688 Amazoncomau Books

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  • 23scidoo23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 19,272
    BALLBOY said:
    23scidoo said:
    And how about this??..just came on Greek book stores..is it worth it my 22E?? Do not waste your money absolute garbage, the author is supposedly a fan but all he does is bag them out & says Given to Fly sounds like Celine Dion 

    Not for You Pearl Jam and the Present Tense - Givony Ronen 9781501360688 Amazoncomau Books

    Sounds bad, thank you..
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    Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
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    I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..
  • TinaETinaE Germany Posts: 1,617
    23scidoo said:
    BALLBOY said:
    23scidoo said:
    And how about this??..just came on Greek book stores..is it worth it my 22E?? Do not waste your money absolute garbage, the author is supposedly a fan but all he does is bag them out & says Given to Fly sounds like Celine Dion 

    Not for You Pearl Jam and the Present Tense - Givony Ronen 9781501360688 Amazoncomau Books

    Sounds bad, thank you..
    I'm reading it right now...don't know what to think of it yet. My favorite is "PJ 20". "The More You Need - The Less You Get" by Henrik Tuxen isn't bad either...
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  • AponeApone Posts: 588
    The More You Need - The Less You Get by Henrik Tuxen is an incredible book regaridng Pearl Jam, Roskilde and the aftermath
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  • PapPap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,054
    • None Too Fragile
    • Art of Do The Evolution
    • PJ20
    • Anthology
    • 100 Things Pearl Jam Fans...
    • On track...
    • Pearl Jam & Philosophy
    • The More You Need - The Less You Get
    • Of Potato Heads & Polaroids
    • Vs. (33 1/3)
    • Not For You: Pearl Jam & The Present Tense
    • This All Encompassing Trip
    • The Origins of a Supergroup
    • 5x1 
    • Five Against One
    • Grunge Is Dead
    • Everybody Loves Our Town
    • The Sound & the Fury from Seattle
    • Picture in a Frame
    • Still Moving
    • 13 Years of Tour Posters
    • Ukelele Songs songbook
    • From a Basement in Seattle
    • Long Road
    • Trivia Book
    • Vitalogy
    • Place/Date
    Athens 2006 / Milton Keynes 2014 / London 1&2 2022 / Seattle 1&2 2024 / Dublin 2024 / Manchester 2024
  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 92,796
    Pap said:
    • None Too Fragile
    • Art of Do The Evolution
    • PJ20
    • Anthology
    • 100 Things Pearl Jam Fans...
    • On track...
    • Pearl Jam & Philosophy
    • The More You Need - The Less You Get
    • Of Potato Heads & Polaroids
    • Vs. (33 1/3)
    • Not For You: Pearl Jam & The Present Tense
    • This All Encompassing Trip
    • The Origins of a Supergroup
    • 5x1 
    • Five Against One
    • Grunge Is Dead
    • Everybody Loves Our Town
    • The Sound & the Fury from Seattle
    • Picture in a Frame
    • Still Moving
    • 13 Years of Tour Posters
    • Ukelele Songs songbook
    • From a Basement in Seattle
    • Long Road
    • Trivia Book
    • Vitalogy
    • Place/Date

    Good stuff!
  • pjhawkspjhawks Posts: 12,536
    I have one that is Pearl Jam FAQ. No breaking any news in it but at least talks a bit about all the albums and gives info on side projects, tours and songs covered.  Not a book of opinions 
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