Frank Zappa • A Visual Documentary by Miles Frank Zappa was a bandleader, guitarist, composer, spokesman for free speech and scourge of moralists everywhere. This book follows that winding path and documents every significant career move Zappa made from his emergence in 1960, up to his death in December 1993. "A fully illustrated chronology of the extraordinary career of Frank Zappa"

Dominique Chevalier's Viva! Zappa is an interesting book written by a fan who has some good information on various band members and breakdowns and minireviews of each album. It is a very subjective work but one that approaches Zappa from a necessary European perspective due to his enormous popularity there. A thin paperback, this book is designed with eclecticism in mind, mimicking that of Zappa. Chevalier is a Zappa-tista who chronicles his life from many different perspectives, including a short biography and a review of his albums. This book includes many pictures of Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, as well as album covers and other interesting visualizations.