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The Beatles 101: A Pocket Guide in 101 Moments, Songs, People and Places
The Beatles are not only a rock n' roll group, but a social and cultural phenomenon that have captivated music fans for decades. For many, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr changed everything.
This guide distils their amazing story into 101 informative and entertaining chapters, taking you from their rough and ready early Liverpool days through their world-shattering success in sound, stage and screen, to an afterlife that could never have been predicted when they first started out. Here, you'll find facts and figures about their chartbusting songs, albums and films, meet the people that helped them along the way, and visit milestones and controversies such as their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show, meeting Elvis Presley, John Lennon's 'Bigger than Jesus' comments, experimenting with drugs and the avant-garde, and starting up Apple.
The Beatles 101 is a perfect introduction for new fans, a refresher for superfans, and ideal reading for quizmasters everywhere.
This guide distils their amazing story into 101 informative and entertaining chapters, taking you from their rough and ready early Liverpool days through their world-shattering success in sound, stage and screen, to an afterlife that could never have been predicted when they first started out. Here, you'll find facts and figures about their chartbusting songs, albums and films, meet the people that helped them along the way, and visit milestones and controversies such as their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show, meeting Elvis Presley, John Lennon's 'Bigger than Jesus' comments, experimenting with drugs and the avant-garde, and starting up Apple.
The Beatles 101 is a perfect introduction for new fans, a refresher for superfans, and ideal reading for quizmasters everywhere.
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337 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 1, 2020
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January 16, 2021
A surprisingly informative, intimate and spellbinding guide through the history, enigma and legend of The Beatles. Reilly has raked over every fact with a fine tooth comb, presenting readers with every facet any Beatles fan could hope to know about their heroes.
Exceptionally enjoyable and beautifully presented.
Exceptionally enjoyable and beautifully presented.
May 31, 2023
Well I have to say that I myself consider myself a Beatles fan. So for months I’ve been looking through videos, websites, blogs, about Beatle information. And I came across this book. Which I have to say, is good! Is a 101 so I wasn’t expecting a lot, but I ended surprised to learn some facts that I didn’t know before. But what I would add to this book is more detail to the information. Since there are some topics that need to have more context to why they happened (like for example the war between John and Paul in the 70s). Other than that is easy to read, and the author truly feels like another fan is trying to tell you the story of the band. So there’s always familiarity with the content.
July 28, 2021
A very enjoyable informative book about the emergence of one of the greatest bands to ever exist. It is formatted chronologically and progresses through the genesis of the Beatles and charts their progress as the worlds biggest band in the 60's. There are lots of fun facts and little known gems contained in this easy read.
September 30, 2021
A very good history of the Beatles. It's in strict chronological order which is useful because you can see how their music progressed over time. Very short chapters interspersed with song information make it very readable.
February 5, 2022
Interesting enough, but with no new facts about the Beatles.
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