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On this page, you will find a list of books written by and about the Monkees, as well as journal articles and books with significant portions on the Monkees. Books, magazines and other literature which do not have significant portions on the Monkees, but do contain Monkees mentions are listed in the Monkees Print Reference FAQ.

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The Monkees: The Day By Day Story of the 60's TV Pop Sensation

Andrew Sandoval

ISBN: 1592233724

Paperback, 288 pages

June 10, 2005

Monkee Mania: The True Story of the Monkees

Glenn A. Baker

ISBN: 0-312-00003-0 (pbbk)

ISBN NO. 0-85965-256-4 (reprint)

The Monkees Tale

Eric Lefcowitz

ISBN: 0-86719-338-7

The Monkees Scrapbook

Ed Finn and T. Bone

ISBN: 0-86719-356-5

The Monkees Photo Album

Joe Russo

ISBN: (none)

THE MONKEES - A Manufactured Image: The Ultimate Reference Guide to Monkee Memories & Memorabilia

Edward Reilly, Maggie McManus and William Chadwick

Popular Culture Ink.

ISBN: 1-56075-032-4

Mutant Monkees Meet the Masters of the Multimedia Manipulation Machine

Davy Jones and Alan Green

ISBN: 0-9631235-0-5.

Hey Hey We're The Monkees

Published by: Stoddard (Oct. 1996)
Edited by: Harold Bronson
ISBN 1-57544-012-1

Hey Hey We're The Monkees

Mary Ann Cassata

Published by: New Amer Library (Nov. 1986)

ISBN: 0451821629

The Monkees, Memories & the Magic

Edward Wincentsen
Published by: Wynn Publishing
ISBN: 0-9642808-8-4.

The Monkees Collectibles Price Guide
Marty Eck
Published by: Antique Trader
ISBN: 0930625188

The Monkees - An Outsider's Retrospective
Jim Duriga
Published by: Seneca-Secor Books; (June 6, 2003)
ISBN: 1889991279

The Ultimate Monkees Trivia Book
Ellen L. Puerzer
Published by: Puerzer Publishing (July 1987)

Monkees Bios

I'm A Believer: My Life of Monkees, Music, and Madness: Micky Dolenz & Mark Bego; ISBN: 1-56282-847-9
They Made A Monkee Out Of Me: Davy Jones; ISBN: 0-9618614-0-1
Total Control: THe Michael Nesmith Story: Randi Massingill 1997; Updated Version - Jan. 2005

Books - Original 1960s era

The Monkees: Gene Fawcett and Howard Liss; A Popular Library Book; #50-8026
The Monkees Go Mod: Patrick O'Connor; A Popular Library Book; #60-8046
Love Letters To The Monkees: Selected by Bill Adler; Illustrated by Jack Davis; Popular Library, 1967; #60-8049
The Monkees Go Ape: Bill Adler
Who's Got The Button?: William Johnston; Western Publishing Company, Inc 1968
The Monkees Annual: (1967, 1968, 1969) [three different books]; Century 21 Publishing Ltd. & City Magazines Ltd.; 94 pages, hardbound (similar to a magazine only hardcover)

Books Containing significant section on the Monkees

Stu Who: Forty Years of Navigating the Minefields of the Music Business: Publisher: Cisum Press; (October 1, 2002); ISBN: 0972036334; Autobiography of Grammy Award winning composer and record producer Stu Phillips. Stu composed scores for dozens of movies and television series, including the background music for all but four episodes of the Monkees TV series. This book includes his experience with the show and includes a picture of Davy that no one else in the world has!
Groove Tube: Sixties Television and the Youth Rebellion: by Aniko Bodroghkozy.; Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2001.; Chapter 2: The Counterculture on TV contains a 10 page analysis of The Chaperone episode as a satire of the military.; Photo of Micky in drag with the General.
Are You Ready For the Country?: by Peter Dogget.; Two or three chapters about Mike Nesmith's role in the 60s/70s country-rock scene, including The First National Band and his Monkees era country rock.
Hal Blaine and the Wrecking Crew: Hal Blaine and David Goggin; one chapter with anectodes
When The Music Mattered: Bruce Pollock; one chapter with Peter interview and anecdotes from headquarters session
Inside Pop -- America's Top Ten Groups: David Dachs; 1968 Scholastic Book Services.; one chapter (#5) on band, series and guys themselves
Favorite Pop/Rock Lyrics: edited by Jerry L Walker; (c) 1973, 1969 Scholastic Magzines Inc.; lyrics to Tapioca Tundra and Daydream Believer
Where Are You Now, Bo Diddley?: 1984?; individual chapters on Micky and Peter
Waiting for the Sun: a couple of pages on the Monkees
American Hit Radio: Thomas Ryan; Prima Publishing 1996; pages on six Monkees tunes plus comments from the Monkees
The Lost Lennon Interviews: Geoffrey Giuliano; interview with Peter
The Jimi Hendrix Companion: Three Decades of Commentary: by Chris Potash; 1996; Contains an interview with Peter, Micky and Mike from "Guitar World" regarding the Monkees tour with Hendrix
Marilyn Beck's Hollywood: rare post-Monkees interview with Davy
The Films of Jack Nicholson: by Douglas Brodie; a chapter on HEAD with pictures
Kaleidescope Eyes: Psychedelic Music From the 1960s to the 1990s: by Jim DeRogatis; Publisher: Fourth Estate, London; ISBN: 1-85702-599-7; Reference: pp. 186-187... Number One on the author's list of "one-hit wonders" (psychedelically speaking) is The Monkees' "Porpoise Song". The author, a former Sr. Editor at Rolling Stone Magazine plus nice info
TV Rock: by Mark Bego; Paperjacks Inc; Copyright Aug. 1988; ISBN 0-7701-0982-9; 23 pages covering the series and 33 1/3
Cult TV: John Java; 1985, St. Martins Press; ISBN 0-312-17848-4 (paperback); Contains 4 pages on the Monkees TV series
Files Magazine Spotlight on the Monkees: Editor, Hal Schuster; 1986, PsiFi Movie Press (paperback); ISBN 1-55698-005-1
The All-Stars From Rock & Roll's Hall Of Fame Rock 100: by David Dalton & Lenny Kaye; 1977; couple of pages on the Monkees
Off The Record: by Joe Smith; 1988; couple of pages with Mike interview
Ticket To Ride: by Denny Somach, Kathkeen Somach & Kevin Gunn; 1989; couple of pages on individual interviews with Davy, Peter & Micky
Who's Your Fave Rave?: by Randi Reisfield and Danny Fields; Boulevard Books; ISBN: 157297253X; Aug 1997; compilation of 16 magazine heartthrobs. pages 99-102
FLiP's Groovy Guide to the Groups: by the editors of SLiP Magazine; Signet Books, 1969; each guy gets 2-3 pages for bio and pictures
10,000 Secrets of 101 Stars: Compiled by Liz Dagucon; The Laufer Company / TiGER beat; 1972; -2 pages on each of the guys. A phot and brief bio.
Stars and their Cars: by George Barris; The Laufer Company / TiGER beat; 1973; three pages on the Monkeemobile design and creation
Rhino Presents The Greatest Rock & Roll Stories: by Art Fein; General Publishing Group (1996); ISBN: 1-881649-75-X; This book has several "scoop" stories on what _really_ happened in rock&roll history including: "Stephen Stills Flunks Monkees Audition","Monkees Annouce They're 'Plastic'","Hendrix Booted from Monkees Tour by DAR (Not)" and a bit about the Plaster Casters.
Lamparski's Whatever Became of...? 2nd Annual: by Richard Lamparski; Bantam Books, New York; 1977; -has Peter Tork chapter p 264-271 with B&W photos
Something to Write Home About: Mar. 31, 2003.; A collection of personal baseball memories told in handwritten letters from well- known personalities, including one from Peter Tork.

Journal Articles

Journal of Popular Film and Television: "The Monkees and the Deconstruction of Television Realism"; by Laura Goostree; Summer 1988, Vol. 16, #2; Nine Page article on the tv show
Today's Chiropractic: Sept./Oct. 1997 issue.; Davy Jones: Still a Believer.; Cover concert photo of Davy in red.
Central PA: Dec. 2000 issue.; Monkee in the Middle of Nowhere; On Davy Jones living in Pennsylvnia.

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