Description: Fair. Dust Cover Missing. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: NAL Trade
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780451207357ISBN:0451207351
Description: Good. Good Condition. Reasonable wear. Still very usable. Clean, mark-free interior! Remainder mark on bottom page edge. SHIPS W/IN 24 HOURS! FREE INSURANCE on all orders! E-mail notification! Careful, thorough packaging. Fast, personal service. No hassle, full refund return policy! COMBINE SHIPPING-TENS OF THOUSANDS OF OTHER BOOKS/CDs/MOVIES AVAILABLE! read more
Edition: 2nd Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The, New York
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780070081598ISBN:007008159X
Description: Very Good in Near Fine jacket. 448 pgs. Clean copy with forward slant to cover and light, scattered dampstaining to edges. Lightly rubbed dj is bright. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: McGraw Hill
Date Published: 1983
Description: Very Good in Poor jacket. Binding is loose at ffep, spine dented at top and bottom, dj is quite heavily shelf worn with fraying to edges, pages are clean and in very good readable condition. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780070081598ISBN:007008159X
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. xv, 448 pp., [32] pp. of plates, illus., index; 24 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Foreedge lightly soiled. Dust jacket scratched on the back cover. read more
Edition: Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: MCGRAW HILL
Date Published: 1983
Description: Very Good in Good jacket. BIOGRAPHY. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 434 PAGS. MAROON SPINE HAS A CHIP AT TOP EDGE. JACKET EDGES LIGHTLY RUBBED. TEXT IS CLEAN AND SECURE. SOME PHOTOS. read more
Edition: Later Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: McGraw-Hill, New York
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780070081598ISBN:007008159X
Description: NEAR FINE in Near Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 4th printing trade hard cover with dust jacket, NF/NF. Tight, crisp and unmarked. Jacket has slight rubbing to upper rear panel edge. Offered in protective mylar cover. 448pp., index, photograph illustrations. Very nice copy. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Macmillan
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780333361344ISBN:0333361342
Description: Acceptable. EX-LIBRARY WITH USUAL LIBRARY MARKINGS. MAJOR SIGNS OF WEAR AND TEAR-VERY WELL READ-READING COPY ONLY SECURE DAILY POSTING FROM UK. 30 DAY GUARANTEE. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Date Published: 1983-03
ISBN-13:9780070081598ISBN:007008159X
Description: Great Condition in Great Condition jacket. Great Condition, clean/unmarked textblock, tight binding, minor edge/jacket wear, from a private collection. read more
"With the new upheaval of Beatle love lately (Beatles Rock Band, remastered songs, etc.) I realized that I didn't know that much about the actual history of, probably, the most famous band...ever. The gf, who is obsessed with them, said this was her favorite bio of them, so I checked it out. In the end, I did learn alot about the men behind the mania, but it did leave me sometimes wanting more.
The biography follows the fab 4, as well as those close to them (Cynthia Lennon, Brian Epstein, etc) through the 60s, from their childhoods all the way till John's death. Since Steven Gaines and Peter Brown actually knew the Beatles, it was very interesting to hear so many of the background stories and truth to what was going on behind the scenes.
My few qualms with it where I was sometimes frustrated with what was being concentrated on and what was getting glossed over. For example, since Peter Brown was heavily involved in the Beatles finances, there are a few long sections where the exact numbers are crunched. While interesting at first, these quickly become boring and frustrating when 15+ pages are dedicated to various lawsuits and contracts with record companies, where huge moments like the Ed Sullivan show, Shea Stadium, even their last concert on the rooftop are just quickly mentioned and passed over. But I guess you write what you know.
Overall, this was an enjoyable read if you want to really know what it was like for the 4 during their insane run. But it is really only part of the picture."
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