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The book was obviously researched exhaustively, but spitz manages to spin it into a yarn, more like hes telling a story than presenting information. In the thirtyfive years following the breakup of the beatles, there have been many definitive versions of their story. The definitive biography of the beatles, hailed as irresistible by the new york times, riveting by the boston globe, and masterful by time. Ronald reagans extraordinary story tracks the shifting currents of american life in the 20th century. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The biography, the new york times bestseller dearie. Its all here, raw and right the highs and the lows, the love and the rivalry, the awe and the jealousy, the drugs, the tears, the thrill, the music, and the magic never to be repeated in a vast, exuberantly acclaimed book thats as joyous and revelatory as a beatles record itself. Bob spitzs beautifully written chronicle breathes new life into. The remarkable life of julia child, and books about bob dylan, and the woodstock festival. He is the author of the beatles, the making of the superstars. This biography is the product of almost a decade of research, hundreds of unprecedented interviews, and the discovery of scores of neverbeforerevealed documents. Bob spitz is the awardwinning author of the beatles, a new york times best seller, as well as seven other nonfiction books and a screenplay. To his credit, he gets the origins of ringos nickname right, something many of the 500plus books on the beatles havent managed.
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