The best-selling band in history with sales of over a billion The Beatles have had more number-one albums & sold more singles in the UK than any other act & achieved more sales in the USA than any other artist. They became one of the most critically acclaimed acts in popular music. Formed in Liverpool in 1960 The Beatles had their roots in skiffle & 1950s rock 'n' roll but as their career progressed they dabbled in many musical forms including pop ballads & psychedelic rock. This book takes a look at Britain's most famous pop group from their early days in the 1960s to the most recent activities of the surviving members with the aid of 350 photographs. ...

This volume contains over 120 songs written & sung by The Beatles specially arranged from the actual recordings in the original keys. Each song

Includes:: chord symbols guitar chord boxes & complete lyrics. The book also

Includes:: a playing guide & full discography.



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Herve Bourhis creator of The Little Book of Rock turns his unique graphic talents to the legend of The Beatles told from the very beginning. Bourhis visual imagination illuminates the individual lives of each band member from their pre-Beatles youth to what would become a rock band of phenomenal worldwide fame. All of the epic details of their story are vividly evoked: the triumphs the quarrels the supreme musical creativity & of course the inevitable break-up. The story then goes on to follow the personal destinies of John Paul George & Ringo four Liverpool lads who were by turns ambitious clever facetious arrogant down-to-earth & supremely talented. Theirs was the ultimate rock band story & Herve Bourhis has done it
- & them
- full justice in this superb & exuberant graphic biography.

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A companion title to The Beatles in Hamburg this is the first definitive fully illustrated account of the formative years of the world's most influential rock 'n' roll b&. Features exclusive interviews with Pete Best (Beatles drummer) Cynthia Lennon (John Lennon's first wife) Julian Lennon (John Lennon's son) as well as fellow musicians promoters club managers audience members fans friends & family.

Includes:: numerous anecdotes about the Beatles many of them told here for the first time as well as fresh stories about their time in the Cavern. Contains a map of the city centre & outlying areas.

Includes:: many photographs
- some from Spencer Leigh's own collection
- many previously unseen & specially commissioned photographs of items of memorabilia.





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We love them do! It was 50 years ago today that the Fab Four had their first chart-topping hit with Please Please Me." Beatlemania had begun--and this treasure-packed set celebrates the occasion with 30 fantastic pieces of memorabilia. In addition to five previously unseen photos & a half-hour DVD of thrilling archival footage the facsimiles include an extremely rare handbill for a show at the legendary Cavern; a sought-after poster of the bands appearance at the Tower Ballroom; a ticket to the world premiere of " Help!"; & a " Magical Mystery Tour" party invite. No true fan will want to be without this!" ...

Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) was a man of dazzling charm & style & his talents were many. In his twenties he recorded London & New York society in needle-sharp words & drawings & then at Conde Nasts insistence in photographs. The resulting work earned him a place among the great chroniclers of fashion. In this classic book now in a sumptuous paperback edition after many years out of print Josephine Ross selects & introduces articles drawings & photographs by Beaton dating from the 1920s to the 1970s. It

Includes:: Beatons essays & vignettes on high society & its denizens as well as such stars of the arts as Greta Garbo Ralph Richardson Pablo Picasso & David Hockney. It also reproduces Beatons war photographs drawings & writings from bombed London to China & the North Africa Desert. Beaton loved Vogue" & his contributions testify to the wit imagination & professionalism that the man & the magazine always had in common."

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This is the story of a donkey named Beatrice & a monkey named Virgil. It is also the story of an extraordinary journey undertaken by a man named Henry. It begins with a mysterious parcel & it ends in a place that will make you think again about one of the most significant events of the twentieth century. Once you have finished reading it it is impossible to forget. ...

Beatrix Potter"s books are adored by millions but they were just one aspect of an extraordinary life. This captivating biography brings us the passionate unconventional woman behind the beloved stories: a gifted artist & shrewd businesswoman; a pioneering scientific researcher; a powerful landowner who conserved acres of Lakeland countryside; a daughter who defied her parents with her first tragically short engagement & who finally was given a second chance of love & happiness." ...

This complete & unabridged collection contains all 23 of Beatrix Potters Tales in one deluxe volume with all their original illustrations. A perfect gift to introduce children to the world of Beatrix Potter the Complete Tales is also an ideal christening present; traditional & timeless its a classic for any nursery shelf. Discover Beatrixs most famous character Peter Rabbit & meet his family & friends. There are so many exciting adventures to enjoy told with such humour & wit its difficult to believe that Beatrix Potter wrote many of them over 100 years ago. Children will love hearing what happens to naughty Peter Rabbit when he disobeys his mother & ventures into Mr. Mc Gregors vegetable garden. Theyll delight in discovering the fate of Tom Kitten who like so many young children finds it just impossible to keep his clothes neat & clean! The tales are arranged in the order in which they were first published to enable them to be read in proper sequence as several are linked together by events & characters. There is a section at the end of the book that contains four additional works by Beatrix Potter that were not published in her own lifetime. The stories included inside are: The Tale of Peter Rabbit"; " The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin"; " The Tailor of Gloucester"; " The Tale of Benjamin Bunny"; " The Tale of Two Bad Mice"; " The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle"; " The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher"; " The Tale of Tom Kitten"; " The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck"; " The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies"; " The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse"; " The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes"; " The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse"; " The Tale of Mr. Tod"; " The Tale of Pigling Bland"; " The Tale of Samuel Whiskers"; " The Tale of The Pie & the Patty-Pan"; " The Tale of Ginger & Pickles"; " The Tale of Little Pig Robinson"; " The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit"; " The Story of Miss Moppet"; " Appley Dapplys Nursery Rhymes"; & " Cecily Parsleys Nursery Rhymes." ...

This is a perfect gift to introduce children to the world of Beatrix Potter The Complete Tales" is a timeless & classic essential for any nursery shelf. This complete & unabridged collection contains all 23 of Beatrix Potter's tales in one deluxe volume with all their original illustrations. The tales are arranged in the order in which they were first published & a section at the end of the book contains four additional works by Beatrix Potter that were not published in her own lifetime. The stories inside are: " The Tale of Peter Rabbit" " The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin" " The Tailor of Gloucester" " The Tale of Benjamin Bunny" " The Tale of Two Bad Mice" " The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle" " The Tale of The Pie & The Patty-Pan" " The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher" " The Story of A Fierce Bad Rabbit" " The Story of Miss Moppet" " The Tale of Tom Kitten" " The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck" " The Tale of Samuel Whiskers" " The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies" " The Tale of Ginger & Pickles" " The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse" " The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes" " The Tale of Mr. Tod" " The Tale of Pigling Bland" " Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes" " The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse" " Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes" " The Tale of Little Pig Robinson" " Three Little Mice" " The Sly Old Cat" " The Fox & the Stork" & " The Rabbit's Christmas Party"." ...