Do What You Fear Most : The History of the Velvet Underground - Dean Wareham Genre:Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups Guided by the spirit of

Guided by the spirit of Walt Whitman (a character of somewhat suspect motives in this iteration)

his meteoric solo career that included an Olympics performance witnessed by two billion around the globe

In his contribution to the Fashion in Action series of short books rallying readers to tackle pressing issues in fashion

An unnamed prisoner in solitary confinement contemplates both his past and present

hairy Mr Leloup who disappears every full moon

Do What You Fear Most : The History of the Velvet Underground - Dean Wareham Genre:Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups Guided by the spirit of"Of all the books I have read on the story of the Velvet Underground, Richie's is probably the best. He brings us the voices of the people who were also important to those times, but who either go unmentioned, unheard, or not written about in a balanced way. I also like the way he writes, and some of the many reviews of recordings and live shows were insightful in a way l have not come across in the work of anyone else. Bravo, Richie!"Jonathan