No Direction Home: The Life & Music of Bob Dylan is author'd by the journalist that is widely credited with discovering Bob Dylan, Robert Shelton. (http://www.amazon.com/No-Directi...) Chroncles: Volume One is meant to be very good, and is memoirs authored by Bob Dylan himself. If only one book, get Down the Highway. read more
AMA with Jacob Maymudes, author of the book 'Another Side of Bob Dylan', a book about Jacob's relationship to his father, Victor Maymudes that was once Bob Dylan's tour manager and friend, and Victor's relationship to Bob Dylan. read more
It works well as a companion to Heylin's other big Dylan works Revolution in the Air and Still on The Road in which he examines every song Dylan wrote in detail. read more
Dylan then took time out from his music to tell the story of his life. The singer released Chronicles: Volume One, the first in a three-book memoir series, in the Fall of 2004. Dylan gave his first full interview in 20 years for a documentary released in 2005. Entitled No Direction Home: Bob Dylan, the film was directed by Martin Scorsese. read more