{"title":"John Lennon Books","description":"\u003cp\u003eLennon's post-Beatles years produced as much myth-making as music — the Plastic Ono years, the Dakota, the murder that turned him into a martyr before his time. This shelf covers the biographies and memoirs that try to sort the man from the legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee also \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-paul-mccartney\"\u003ePaul McCartney Books\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-george-harrison\"\u003eGeorge Harrison Books\u003c\/a\u003e, browse the full \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-the-beatles\"\u003eBeatles Books\u003c\/a\u003e shelf, or explore the sitewide \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/music-books\"\u003eMusic Books\u003c\/a\u003e library.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- crosslink-mesh --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou might also like:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-author-maria-isabel-sanchez-vegara\"\u003eMaria Isabel Sanchez Vegara Books\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-author-philip-norman\"\u003ePhilip Norman Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"john-paul-a-love-story-in-songs-hardcover","title":"John \u0026 Paul: A Love Story in Songs - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan Leslie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInstant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller * A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of 2025 * Named a Best Book of 2025 by NPR, \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews, The Economist, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"We think we know everything, but author Ian Leslie proves otherwise. 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Over 21 days, first at Twickenham Film Studios and then at their own brand-new Apple Studios, with cameras and tape recorders documenting every day's work and conversations, the band rehearse a huge number of songs, culminating in their final concert, which famously takes place on the rooftop of their own office building, bringing central London to a halt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Beatles: Get Back\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of those sessions through transcripts of the band's candid conversations. Drawing on over 120 hours of sound recordings, leading music writer John Harris edits the richly captivating text to give us a fly-on-the-wall experience of being there in the studios. These sessions come vividly to life through hundreds of unpublished, extraordinary images by two photographers who had special access to their sessions--Ethan A. Russell and Linda Eastman (who married Paul McCartney two months later). Also included are many unseen high-resolution film-frames, selected from the 55 hours of restored footage from which Peter Jackson's documentary is also drawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLegend has it that these sessions were a grim time for a band falling apart. However, as acclaimed novelist Hanif Kureishi writes in his introduction, \"In fact this was a productive time for them, when they created some of their best work. And it is here that we have the privilege of witnessing their early drafts, the mistakes, the drift and digressions, the boredom, the excitement, joyous jamming and sudden breakthroughs that led to the work we now know and admire.\" Half a century after their final performance, this book completes the story of the creative genius, timeless music, and inspiring legacy of The Beatles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE BEATLES\u003c\/b\u003e are the bestselling music act of all time. Between 1962 and 1970 John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr released thirteen albums as a band, made five films together, and topped the charts all over the world. Until 1966 they toured the world to unprecedented mass acclaim, inspiring the phenomenon of Beatlemania. Their creativity stretched the possibilities of popular music and -- working with their producer George Martin -- they revolutionized studio recording processes. They had an unrivalled impact on the music industry, fashion, popular culture and society in the 1960s and beyond, and their influence persists today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePETER JACKSON\u003c\/b\u003e is an Academy Award winning director, producer and screenwriter. His films include \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/i\u003e trilogies as well as the BAFTA nominated World War One documentary \u003ci\u003eThey Shall Not Grow Old.\u003c\/i\u003e In 2018 he began work on a new documentary about The Beatles' 1969 \u003ci\u003eLet It Be\u003c\/i\u003e sessions, making use of the 55 hours of footage that have never been seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHANIF KUREISHI\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Buddha of Suburbia\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Whitbread Prize for Best First Novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Black Album\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIntimacy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Word\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWhat Happened\u003c\/i\u003e? His screenplay for \u003ci\u003eMy Beautiful Laundrette\u003c\/i\u003e received an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay. Kureishi has been awarded the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, the PEN Pinter Prize, and is a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. His work has been translated into thirty-six languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOHN HARRIS\u003c\/b\u003e writes for \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMojo\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Last Party\u003c\/i\u003e, about the culture of the 1990s, and the definitive account of Pink Floyd's \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Side Of The Moon\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2018, he contributed an essay to the 50th anniversary edition of The Beatles' \u003ci\u003eWhite Album\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eETHAN A. RUSSELL\u003c\/b\u003e is a multiple Grammy(R)-nominated photographer, director and author of four books. He is the only photographer to have shot covers for The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Who. He was invited by The Beatles to photograph the band's recording sessions in January 1969 and his images adorn the sleeve of the \u003ci\u003eLet It Be\u003c\/i\u003e album.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLINDA McCARTNEY\u003c\/b\u003e was a prolific photographer and began her four decade career chronicling the musical revolution of the 1960s. In 1967 she was voted US Female Photographer of the Year and in 1968 she became the first female photographer to shoot the cover of \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. Her photographic work went on to focus predominantly on the themes of social commentary, domesticity, nature and the experimentation of printing techniques. Linda's exhibitions have been exhibited in over 70 cities and feature in the collections of the Victoria \u0026amp; Albert Museum and National Portrait Gallery. Between 1967 and 1969 Linda frequently photographed The Beatles, including the \u003ci\u003eGet Back\u003c\/i\u003e sessions, and she married Paul McCartney in March 1969. As well as her photographic career, Linda was a cookbook author, vegetarian pioneer, musician and mother of four.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 12.2 x 9.92 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 12, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49629002989723,"sku":"9780935112962","price":61.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/7172\/files\/The-Beatles-Get-Back-Hardcover.webp?v=1790252655"}],"url":"https:\/\/relix.shop\/collections\/books-john-lennon.oembed","provider":"relix.shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}