Can anyone recommend a good book about jim morrison/the doors?

Question

where can i buy "A Feast of Friends"?

and what other books about him and/or the doors are worth reading? besides "no one here gets out alive"

Answer 1

The Jim Morrison scrapbook.

My favorites, though, however are written By him, Wilderness and the American Night. It's his poetry, and they're REALLY good.

Answer 2

You can get a decent priced copy of "A Feast of Friends", that's in good condition on eBay (I got mine for $5 on there) and Amazon.

Books that are worth reading (in my opinion):

"Light My Fire" by: Ray Manzarek

"Riders on the Storm" by: John Densmore

"This is the End: Living and Dying with Jim Morrison" by: Judy Huddleston, one of Jim's girlfriends; most people try to sell this book for around $40 or more, but I usually see them go for around $10-$15 on eBay (I bought my copy for $0.99 on there, but I think I got lucky with that).  It might be kind of hard to find a copy, but it's a really good book and is worth reading.

Another book that was REALLY good, but isn't particularly about Jim or The Doors (although they are talked about quite a bit), is "Wonderland Avenue" by: Danny Sugerman; he always used to hang out at The Doors' offices when he was a teenager and became the manager of The Doors after Jim passed away (he also helped write NOHGOA, as you may know).  I'm pretty sure it's out of print, so eBay, Amazon, or www.doors.com would be the best places to get a copy.

Hopefully TheDoors answers this, I'm sure she has a lot more books to suggest than I do. :)

Answer 3

Thanks LA Woman, you said a lot of great suggestions too.

Like she said it can be purchased online for pretty cheap, I think I got mine from Amazon but paid a little more because I wanted a book that shipped from New York rather than LA so I would get it faster (I thought from a previous answer you said you were in LA so it doesn't matter than) I have a few more to add to those already included. The Lizard King was here by Mark Opsasnick discuses give as a teenager when he was living with his parents in Alexandria, VA (near DC) Th book can be a little dry and sometimes seeming made up but it is worth reading because of the different topic. The Lizard King: The Essential Jim Morrison by Jerry Hopkins (from NOHGOA) is similar to NOHGOA but has more details and better pictures. Break on Through by James Riordan and Jerry Prochnicky is probably the most accurate biography that I have read about The Doors (the books says it focuses on  Jim's life, but there is a lot of stuff including The Doors) The Doors' coffee table book is interesting, it has interviews by family members and has the band speak about incidents that happened, it also has some new pictures and stuff. While not really a book, The Jim Morrison Scrap Book is really worth the money. I'm not sure if you went to The Doors' exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (I think it is leaving September 1st) but the scrap book has pretty much the same things as the exhibit did (copies of course, but still better than seeing nothing) All of the poetry books are great, but you probably have those already. And lastly, this book isn't about The Doors or Jim but it has a character that really reminds me of him. The book is The Town and the City by Jack Kerouac, if you like Beat Literature you will probably like it. I found the similarities of the character Francis to Jim very odd. (other than the similarity it has nothing to do with Jim other than he liked the book)

My main suggestion is always FOF though so if you are getting that, I think you are getting one of the best books out there.

Answer 4

you can buy the new book of Jim Morrison which contains some unseen photos and poems that Jim Morrrison father and mother keep including concert poster photos http://thedoors.shop.musictoday.com/Dept... see if you like it