The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia (2008)
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Dylan guru Michael Gray is smart and objective throughout this mind-numblingly big piece of work on Dylan, which is intense in its completeness as a resource.
Bob Dylan: The Essential Interviews (2007)
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What better way to understand the artist than to go directly to the wellspring of creativity himself? With over 40 years of interviews in this book, it's a great, inspiring, and funny look at Mr. Dylan.
Studio A: The Bob Dylan Reader (2005)
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Benjamin Hedin compiled a great set of resources here, interviews, criticism, analysis, poetry, and reviews by various sources including Dylan himself fill in this college-class-worthy reader.