The decade after the Beatles’ split gets a second look… In 2010, Robert Rodriguez's Fab Four FAQ 2.0: The Beatles 1970-1980 told the story of the ex-band mates during the first ten years after calling it quits, detailing efforts to establish four separate artistic identities while laboring in the shadow of their glorious collective past; all the while facing the inevitable query, “So when are the Beatles getting back together?” But while 2.0 covered an enormous amount of ground, there were still more stories to tell: John's fight to stay in America against the forces of Nixon Administration; the lawsuits against their business allies—and each other; unreleased recordings; the promo films; album art; covers of ex-Beatle music by other artists (as well as covers by ex-Beatles of other artists' material); bootleg releases and many more subjects. In Solo in the 70s, you’ll learn about their people: producers and engineers they worked with; up-and-comers branded as “the new Beatles;” protégés; friends and associates, and a roll call of deaths in the “family.” Putting it all in perspective is a 30,000 word day-by-day timeline, contextualizing rock’s evolution throughout the 1970s, ending with the death of John Lennon. See for yourself the peers and artistic rivals the ex-Beatles worked alongside while crafting their art and how it all fit together. Solo In The 70s is a welcome addition to the Beatles' reference canon. Richly illustrated with period ephemera, it draws the reader into the world that fans inhabited back in the day. Whether you're seeking to learn more about the post-break-up era or want to revisit a glorious time when four ex-Beatles were creating new music worthy of their legacy, Solo In The 70s puts this unsung era into focus.

Solo in the 70s: John, Paul, George, Ringo: 1970-1980

Biographies & Memoirs

Rodriguez, Robert

Arts & Literature

Bemis Publishing Group

Fifty years on, November 22, 1963 continues to resonate. That was when America lost its youthful leader, as well as some of its innocence, and it was also the day on which, over in Britain, a cultural tsunami started to take shape. That Friday saw the release of With the Beatles, the second album from what would soon be called “England’s Phenomenal Pop Combo.” The story of the New Frontier giving way to the British Invasion is thus indelibly etched in public memory. Sadness and loss were eclipsed by the joy and exhilaration surrounding John, Paul, George, and Ringo when they arrived in the States just a few months later. It is no exaggeration to say that, on February 9, 1964, Americans were once again united before their television sets on a scale that hadn’t been experienced since the awful events of the previous autumn—this time, for more positive reasons. The Beatles’ debut on The Ed Sullivan Show was a watershed event that quite literally changed countless lives. Nevertheless, ever since that momentous occasion, conventional wisdom has conflated the two events: American teens surmounted their grief when “these four youngsters from Liverpool” cheered them up with their exuberance and charm. It was as though, without a national tragedy first occurring, the road to the group’s success and acceptance here might not have happened—at least not on the same hysterical scale. In Changin’ Times: 101 Days That Shaped A Generation, pop culture historian Al Sussman challenges this media-fueled mythology, describing how the cultural “British Invasion” had already been well underway before President Kennedy ever went to Texas. Likewise, the notion that the December 1963 success of The Singing Nun’s “Dominique” was due to a mourning country being in no mood for rock ‘n’ roll is belied by The Kingsmen’s inscrutable “Louie Louie” simultaneously dominating local markets. Changin’ Times takes you on a journey back to a very singular moment of transformation in American History—for a generation and also for the world. Al Sussman leaves no cultural touchstone unturned, revealing how Bob Dylan’s assertion that “the times they are a-changin’” was certainly no overstatement.

Changin' Times: 101 Days That Shaped A Generation

Sussman, Al

History

Beatles 101: The Need-To-Know-Guide is your one-stop volume regarding the most successful group in the history of popular music. Within a single book, Richard Buskin covers everything?from a Liverpool basement to a London rooftop, leather gear to psychedelic garb, "yeah, yeah, yeah," to "na-na na na" in an entertaining, informative, often humorous way, while also taking you inside the recording studio via his interviews with The Beatles' major musical collaborators. Featuring great quotes, amusing anecdotes, full-color photos, and Eric Cash?s stunning artwork, Beatles 101 is your one-stop shop for all things Fab.

Beatles 101

BUSKIN, Richard

Attending L.A.'s Gakton Boarding School, 17-year-old introvert Molly Frair hooks up with a bunch of high-gear party animals who try to draw her into their world of sex, booze, drugs, and organized chaos. Rejecting this, she introduces them to a world of literature and self-discovery while managing to stay under the radar... until she runs into one Jamie Greene. Beguiled by the English charmer's free-spirited lifestyle, Molly steps out of her comfort zone to become the thrill seeker she has always wanted to be. Yet, what kind of price will the ingenue have to pay when she unexpectedly forced to reveal her darkest secret?A colorful and provocative coming-of-age story that dives headlong into many of today's complex teen issues, Lots of Love, Gelato pulls no punches when tackling hot topics such as social conflict and severe depression. Written with pathos, personal insight, and an engaging sense of humor, this book is the culmination of three years' soul-searching work by Melanie Buskin that commenced when she was a 14-year-old high school freshman. It is her first novel.

Lots of Love, Gelato

Literature & Fiction

Buskin, Melanie

Genre Fiction

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