S. Mullins
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You Never Give Me Your Money
- The Beatles After the Breakup
- By: Peter Doggett
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
- Length: 14 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 154
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 133
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 133
Acclaimed journalist Peter Doggett recounts the previously untold story of the dramatic final chapter in the lives, loves, and legal battles of John, Paul, George, and Ringo - a.k.a. The Beatles - from their breakup in 1969 to the present day. Called "refreshingly straightforward and highly readable" by the Daily Telegraph (London), You Never Give Me Your Money is the dramatic and intimate story of the breakup and aftermath of The Fab Four as it's never been told before.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Four human beings
- By Tad Davis on 10-02-20
- You Never Give Me Your Money
- The Beatles After the Breakup
- By: Peter Doggett
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
A must read!... or listen.
Reviewed: 06-03-20
It opens with the death of John Lennon and goes back to the mid 60s. From there it travels to 2008? Around there at least. It can seem boring around times cause there’s a lot of legal jargon. But it’s needed because it focuses heavily on the breakup of the beatles. But I believe it does it well cause within the legal woes lie their separate careers. And within their personal lives while they had to deal with legal separation of the beatles, they had their own sets of problems. I probably would have gotten bored if I had to read this. But the audiobook format works great. I think this book is important cause other books don’t deal with the after the Beatles journey. Unless it’s separate biographies obv. But it’s nicely done!
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John
- By: Cynthia Lennon, Julian Lennon
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor, Julian Lennon, Cynthia Lennon
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 523
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 375
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 377
In John, Cynthia recalls those times with the loving honesty of an insider, offering new and fascinating insights into the life of John Lennon and the early days of the Beatles. And with the perspective only years can provide, she also tells the compelling story of her marriage to a man who was to become a music legend, a cultural hero, and a defining figure of the 20th century.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book, even if Paul was your favorite.
- By Mick on 10-09-05
- John
- By: Cynthia Lennon, Julian Lennon
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor, Julian Lennon, Cynthia Lennon
This was John Lennon
Reviewed: 08-24-19
I’ve read a lot John Lennon and Beatles biographies. My favorite being by Bob Spitz and one by Mark Lewisohn. Cynthia knew John the longest other than maybe the other Beatles. It’s not a secret that John wasn’t as peace loving as he appeared to be. But to hear it from her and her perspective ties in well with the other biographies. It fills in the blanks of what John was like after the Beatles were done in the recording studio, or after a gig or tour. When he was just home. John had always been my favorite Beatle for his music. I’ve grown up since discovering their music when I was around 13. I’ve learned that they are only people with faults. Even if you want to transcend them to God status. But it’s a great read/listen. I’d highly recommend this book!
The only negative I have was there were a few times that sentences were read twice. I don’t know what was up with that.
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Real Artists Don't Starve
- Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New Creative Age
- By: Jeff Goins
- Narrated by: Stu Gray
- Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 806
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 701
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 694
Best-selling author and creativity expert Jeff Goins dismantles the myth that being creative is a hindrance to success by revealing how an artistic temperament is in fact a competitive advantage in the marketplace.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing Must-Have for Every Creative!
- By Heatherlee on 06-11-17
- Real Artists Don't Starve
- Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New Creative Age
- By: Jeff Goins
- Narrated by: Stu Gray
There’s some good info...
Reviewed: 07-03-19
I found that about the last 2 hours were interesting. Or had a few interesting stories to get yourself motivated to create. Over all It wasn’t horrible. But I’ll probably exchange my credit for something different.
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Good Vibrations
- My Life as a Beach Boy
- By: Mike Love, James S. Hirsch
- Narrated by: Mike Love
- Length: 15 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 275
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 253
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 248
As a founding member of The Beach Boys, Mike Love has spent an extraordinary 55 years, and counting, as the group's lead singer and one of its principal lyricists. The Beach Boys, from their California roots to their international fame, are a unique American story - one of overnight success and age-defying longevity; of musical genius and reckless self-destruction; of spirituality, betrayal, and forgiveness - and Love is the only band member to be part of it each and every step.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Worthwhile for Beach Boy fans...narration awful
- By jeffrey on 10-13-16
- Good Vibrations
- My Life as a Beach Boy
- By: Mike Love, James S. Hirsch
- Narrated by: Mike Love
Worth the listen!
Reviewed: 04-13-19
The performance I gave 5 stars for over all, but it was kinda iffy in the beginning.
Anyways! I think it’s worth the listen. I was really hesitant to listening to this book. But there’s isn’t a full biography on The Beach Boys available other than the autobiographical ones. In regards to what audible carries. Mike Love gets a bad reputation in The Beach Boys overall history. At time you understand why this reputation comes about. Having to deal with Brian, the record labels, lawyers. He is often over shadowed by Brian Wilson. I’m at fault for believing the stories I’ve read. But I feel Mike Love is truthful in his book.
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Can't Buy Me Love
- By: Jonathan Gould
- Narrated by: Richard Aspel
- Length: 29 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 117
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 106
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 108
Nearly 20 years in the making, Can't Buy Me Love is a masterful work of group biography, cultural history, and musical criticism. That the Beatles were an unprecedented phenomenon is a given. Here Jonathan Gould seeks to explain why, placing the Fab Four in the broad and tumultuous panorama of their time and place, rooting their story in the social context that girded both their rise and their demise.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Light on gossip, rich on context
- By Tad Davis on 10-29-13
- Can't Buy Me Love
- By: Jonathan Gould
- Narrated by: Richard Aspel
Read other bios first!
Reviewed: 04-08-19
I think it’s a good book overall. But with that said it’s only good because I’ve ready other books about The Beatles. Most of the time the bio felt summarized. What it lacked I was able fill in the gaps from my previous knowledge. Trying to cover 4 people and their history in a single book is a daunting task, but possible. I’ve read the Bob Spitz bio on The Beatles, and is great as a single volume. And “Tune In” which will be 3 volumes once completed. The first volume is AMAZING! But this book I’m not sure exactly what it was trying to be. It was part bio, and part music theory. The bio side I feel like if this was your first introduction to the beatles it’d be okay. As I said above it felt summarized, especially the early years. Though I know it wasn’t trying to be the same book. But “Tune In” has spoiled me.
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Beatles '66
- The Revolutionary Year
- By: Steve Turner
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 381
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 323
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 323
The year that changed everything for the Beatles was 1966 - the year of their last concert and of Revolver, their first album created to be listened to rather than performed. This was the year the Beatles risked their popularity by retiring from live performances, recording songs that explored alternative states of consciousness, experimenting with avant-garde ideas, and speaking their minds on issues of politics, war, and religion. Music journalist and Beatles expert Steve Turner investigates the enormous changes that took place in the Beatles' lives and work during 1966.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great listen
- By Tad Davis on 07-28-18
- Beatles '66
- The Revolutionary Year
- By: Steve Turner
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
It's one of my favorites!
Reviewed: 02-04-19
Before I listened to this I re-read (well listened this time around) to Mark Lewisohn's TUNE IN: THE BEATLES: ALL THESE YEARS. Until his Vol.2 comes out I think this book by Steve Turner fits in great. Its hits on Rubber Soul, Revolver, and to the early makings of what would become Sgt. Pepper! I highly recommend this book!
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That Thin, Wild Mercury Sound
- Dylan, Nashville, and the Making of Blonde on Blonde
- By: Daryl Sanders
- Narrated by: Graham Halstead
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 53
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 52
That Thin, Wild Mercury Sound is the definitive treatment of Bob Dylan's magnum opus, Blonde on Blonde, not only providing the most extensive account of the sessions that produced the trailblazing album but also setting the record straight on much of the misinformation that has surrounded the story of how the masterpiece came to be made. Including many new details and eyewitness accounts, as well as keen insight into the Nashville cats who helped Dylan reach rare artistic heights, it explores the lasting impact of rock's first double album.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Some good moments overall
- By Bozobob on 03-28-19
- That Thin, Wild Mercury Sound
- Dylan, Nashville, and the Making of Blonde on Blonde
- By: Daryl Sanders
- Narrated by: Graham Halstead
It was great!
Reviewed: 02-02-19
I bought the book before I started using audible. I hadn’t read the book yet, but I found it on here and loved it! Some reviewers didn’t like the narrator, but he was good I thought. I don’t regret this purchase and would listen again!
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