--- product_id: 99538642 title: "David Bowie: The Oral History" price: "147 zł" currency: PLN in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.pl/products/99538642-david-bowie-the-oral-history store_origin: PL region: Poland --- # David Bowie: The Oral History **Price:** 147 zł **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** David Bowie: The Oral History - **How much does it cost?** 147 zł with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pl](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/99538642-david-bowie-the-oral-history) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description David Bowie: The Oral History - Kindle edition by Jones, Dylan. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading David Bowie: The Oral History. Review: Stunning, Comprehensive - Extraordinary, stunning, comprehensive. At the end, you will KNOW David Bowie (and like him). There are about five people (five pages of 540) who dislike/hate David; the vast majority marvel about his intelligence, creativity, kindness, humor, and his great manners. The author was a friend as well as a fan. This would be a better book if it was 200 pages shorter, but EVERY phase of Bowie’s life is covered comprehensively. Review: David Bowie: A Life - Beautifully realized and absolutely addictive - This book reminds of Edie: An American Tragedy by George Plimpton and Jean Stein. It's all told through interviews with those who knew Bowie in some form or another. A beautifully laid out format for a beautiful soul who ultimately never gave himself away but gave us the many faces he became. I was struck mostly by how much Bowie was us--he took gestures, outfits, looks, attitudes from whomever he was infatuated with and went down the rabbit hole till he became a combination of what he admired at the time, all filtered through him so that each had a dash of Bowie and David Jones. He seemingly influenced all of fashion in some form or another utilizing this vehicle of persona's. Anyone who has ever been a hardcore fan with an obsessive streak can relate to the genius of his creations and his song. And that's how he hypnotized us for forty plus years. Each piece of the puzzle is beautifully illuminated by the perspective of individuals interviewed, who are allowed room to tell their own personal experience of him. He was an alchemist. He made his life a work of art leaving us all breathless. There is an almost physically painful void knowing that Bowie no longer walks this earth. What saves us is the disbelief and the reminders of what an astonishing and surprising creature and musician he was. One is left with the feeling that he's still around watching as we try to put together the pieces of the puzzle that was and is, David Bowie. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B01MY68YHQ | | Accessibility | Learn more | | Best Sellers Rank | #740,129 in Kindle Store ( See Top 100 in Kindle Store ) #106 in The Beatles #738 in Biographies of Composers & Musicians #970 in Rock Band Biographies | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,517) | | Edition | Reprint | | Enhanced typesetting | Enabled | | File size | 4.4 MB | | ISBN-13 | 978-0451497857 | | Language | English | | Page Flip | Enabled | | Print length | 535 pages | | Publication date | September 12, 2017 | | Publisher | Crown | | Screen Reader | Supported | | Word Wise | Enabled | | X-Ray | Enabled | ## Images ![David Bowie: The Oral History - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81OVPKoa6sL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stunning, Comprehensive *by C***K on November 25, 2025* Extraordinary, stunning, comprehensive. At the end, you will KNOW David Bowie (and like him). There are about five people (five pages of 540) who dislike/hate David; the vast majority marvel about his intelligence, creativity, kindness, humor, and his great manners. The author was a friend as well as a fan. This would be a better book if it was 200 pages shorter, but EVERY phase of Bowie’s life is covered comprehensively. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ David Bowie: A Life - Beautifully realized and absolutely addictive *by J***O on June 18, 2021* This book reminds of Edie: An American Tragedy by George Plimpton and Jean Stein. It's all told through interviews with those who knew Bowie in some form or another. A beautifully laid out format for a beautiful soul who ultimately never gave himself away but gave us the many faces he became. I was struck mostly by how much Bowie was us--he took gestures, outfits, looks, attitudes from whomever he was infatuated with and went down the rabbit hole till he became a combination of what he admired at the time, all filtered through him so that each had a dash of Bowie and David Jones. He seemingly influenced all of fashion in some form or another utilizing this vehicle of persona's. Anyone who has ever been a hardcore fan with an obsessive streak can relate to the genius of his creations and his song. And that's how he hypnotized us for forty plus years. Each piece of the puzzle is beautifully illuminated by the perspective of individuals interviewed, who are allowed room to tell their own personal experience of him. He was an alchemist. He made his life a work of art leaving us all breathless. There is an almost physically painful void knowing that Bowie no longer walks this earth. What saves us is the disbelief and the reminders of what an astonishing and surprising creature and musician he was. One is left with the feeling that he's still around watching as we try to put together the pieces of the puzzle that was and is, David Bowie. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Unique Artist Compensates for a Flawed Biography *by P***K on March 16, 2019* In high school, I thought David Bowie's "China Girl" was one of the greatest songs of all time. For the next three decades I went no further than his "greatest hits." But over the past few years, as I have dug deeper, I wanted to learn more about this enigmatic artist. The singular talents and charisma of David Robert Jones more than compensate for the significant flaws in "David Bowie: A Life" by Dylan Jones. I spent the first 100 pages thinking that an "oral history biography" was a disjointed and redundant biography by a lazy writer. I was also shocked that a biography of such a visually-oriented artist does not contain a single picture. This book also does not try to capture all of the essential facts of his career, so "The Complete David Bowie" remains essential. Finally, I found Dylan Jones' jaded British cultural gatekeeper pose a bit annoying at times (such as referring to Bowie as "Mockney Jones"). YET, once you can keep the 180 "Dramatis Personae" straight, the interviews just get better and better. From his early childhood friends to the director for Bowie's final video, this book contains deeply insightful interviews with almost all of the key people in his life. The one exception is his personal assistant of nearly four decades, Coco Schwab. Something tells me she will take her stories to the grave. It is difficult to say whether Bowie did more line of coke or women (the most troubling interview is with a then 15-year-old groupie that he deflowered, AKA statutory rape ). He also had a penchant to turn his back on friends he no longer found useful. YET, I still came away from this book wishing that I had had the chance to meet him or at least see him in concert. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pl/products/99538642-david-bowie-the-oral-history](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/99538642-david-bowie-the-oral-history) --- *Product available on Desertcart Poland* *Store origin: PL* *Last updated: 2026-04-25*