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Essential Joy Division/New Order books
Ideal for Living: History of "Joy Division" from Their Mythical Origins as "The Stiff Kittens" to Their Programmed Future as "New Order"Ideal for Living: History of "Joy Division" from Their Mythical Origins as "The Stiff Kittens" to Their Programmed Future as "New Order" by Mark Johnson
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Details every Joy Division and New Order gig from formation to 1984. In dire need of an update Mark!
"New Order" and "Joy Division": Pleasures and Wayward Distractions"New Order" and "Joy Division": Pleasures and Wayward Distractions by Brian Edge
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More straightforward and less arty than Johnson's work, and relying on UK musical press accounts, takes the story of New Order up to 1988.
"New Order": Dreams Never End"New Order": Dreams Never End by Claude Flowers
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Written by an American fan who was able to interview Tony Wilson and the band at points in the 1980s, takes the story of New Order up to 1993.
Touching from a Distance: Ian Curtis and "Joy Division"Touching from a Distance: Ian Curtis and "Joy Division" by Deborah Curtis
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Deborah Curtis finally breaks her silence about life with her husband Ian. Sadly, Ian wasn't around to respond to her charges.
24 Hour Party People24 Hour Party People by Tony Wilson
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Tony Wilson's "semifactual" novelization of the film of the same name. Not totally about JD or NO but a necessary read nevertheless.