Bob Mould's six best books

Bob Mould is am American musician, singer-songwriter, producer, and DJ. An original member of the influential 1980's band Hüsker Dü, he released several albums after the band separated, including Workbook, Body of Song and Life and Times as well as Sugar's legendary album Copper Blue. His memoir is See a Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody. One of Mould's six favorite books, as shared at The Week magazine:

Outsiders by Howard S. Becker

In this 1963 book, Becker used his experiences as a young musician in Chicago to delve into labeling theory, deviance, and the function of subcultures. In learning the techniques, codes, and language of a subculture, an individual transitions from "normal" to "deviant" — or so society thinks.

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Writers Read: Howard S. Becker (2007).

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