A quarter of a century after his death, the questions remain: what was John Lennon really like, what drove him to the heights of creativity and the depths of despair, and why do his music and message still resonate for millions around the world? Now acclaimed broadcast journalist and author Larry Ka[...]

This book combines the wonder and awe of human creativity with the complexity of its study. The authors advance the ?biopsychosocial' perspective as a model of the creative process. . . . This new perspective promises to further our understanding of the ?intricacies of the creative mind.' In the pro[...]

Presented in a handsome slipcase, Lennon Legend is both an illustrated and an interactive biography of the creative genius - songwriter, artist, social activist - who changed his times. Created with the cooperation of Yoko Ono Lennon, who has opened her archives for this project, the book offers ins[...]

Considered one of the most innovative artists in the history of popular music, John Lennon is also a fascinating example of the relationship between rock music and celebrity. Through investigation of the cultural and historical background of his stardom in England and the United States, this book ex[...]

A collection of essays that provides an exploration of a range of pertinent, contemporary issues surrounding the use of statistics in the tourism industry. It features five sections, dealing with the following themes: Statistical information needs for tourism and the tourism small firm; Tourism prof[...]

(Fake Book). The Ultimate Jazz Fake Book includes: * More than 625 songs important to every jazz library * Carefully chosen chords with some common practice chord substitutions * Lyrics to accommodate vocalists * Easy-to-read music typography * Composer and performer indexes. The selection of songs [...]

The "official" version of John's five-year tenure as househusband was one of domestic bliss. In reality, Lennon's daily life at the Dakota Apartments drifted between contradictory desires and minor obsessions--all magnified by the tedium of isolation. Nowhere Man is an intimate journey through Lenno[...]

(Omnibus Press). This is a comprehensive analysis of every album recorded by John Lennon during his solo years from the end of the Sixties to his death in 1980, as well as the posthumous work that followed. A lively and provocative commentary of every song is interspersed with comments from Lennon o[...]

Who Wrote the Beatle Songs: A History of Lennon-McCartney is a book in the tradition of Mark Lewisohn's The Beatles Recording Sessions, Walter Everett's The Beatles as Musicians, Ian MacDonald's Revolution in the Head, and Tim Riley's Tell Me Why --it surveys all of the songs by the Beatles. However[...]

A personal scrapbook of UK newspaper & magazine cuttings about John Lennon. This volume stretches from 1969 through to 1975. A fascinating glimpse back in time to see how John (and Yoko) were perceived by the UK press. Full of interviews; single & album reviews this is a must for any John Lennon / B[...]

A genuine literary event--an illuminating collection of correspondence from one of the most acclaimed American writers of all time
Over the course of a nearly sixty-year career, Norman Mailer wrote more than 30 novels, essay collections, and nonfiction books. Yet nowhere was he more prolific--or[...]

In his commanding new book, the eminent NPR critic Tim Riley takes us on the remarkable journey that brought a Liverpool art student from a disastrous childhood to the highest realms of fame. Riley portrays Lennon's rise from Hamburg's red light district to Britain's Royal Variety Show; from the cha[...]

Published to coincide with the 35th anniversary of John Lennon's death and the 75th anniversary of his birth, this is an intimate album of photographs, most never published before, of Lennon in his last decade. A musical genius, an innovator, a peace activist--John Lennon was all these and more, and[...]