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10 Essential Books About The Beatles

10 Essential Books About The Beatles

This holiday season is a special year for The Beatles fan. At the center of it all is Paul McCartney’s The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present from Liveright publishers arriving on November 2nd. It marks the high point of the gift giving season with this unprecedented and historic publishing event. All of Paul McCartney’s lyrics plus photos, special commentary and other ephemera will be in two breathtaking volumes, 154 songs in all. It is the must-have gift of the year.
If you want to build a superior library featuring Paul McCartney and The Beatles, here are nine other suggestions:
The Beatles: Get Back by The Beatles with a foreword by Peter Jackson from Callaway Arts & Entertainment
Paul McCartney: The Stories Behind the Classic Songs by Mike Evans from Welbeck Publishing
The Beatles 1962-1969: From Liverpool to Abbey Road by Ernesto Assante from White Star Publishers
The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics: 1963-1970 by the editors of Thunder Bay Press
The Beatles: Album by Album: The Band and Their Music by Insiders, Experts & Eyewitnesses by Brian Southall from Welbeck Publishing
150 Glimpses of the Beatles by Craig Brown from Picador
The Beatles From A to ZED: An Alphabetical Mystery Tour by Peter Asher from Picador
The Beatles in 100 Objects by Brian Southall from Carlton Books
And in the End: The Last Days of the Beatles by Ken McNab from Thomas Dunne Books
All you need is love for books and strong arms to make this holiday season one for the record books!