Rating: 
Summary: nicole is the coolest
Review: This is the best beatles book i've ever read and i think you should all get a copy and read it cos the beatles are so cool. even if you dont like the beatles you will still find it very interesting
Rating:
Summary: Why expect anything less
Review: I would have happily paid twice the asking price. Some are disappointed that there are no new revelations about the Beatles, but I wasn't expecting any. It's a handsome, comprehensive chronicle, told by the greatest band of all time. You will not be disappointed.
Rating:
Summary: it made bestseller before it hit the shelves
Review: In my mind.... rather in my reality and in the reality of others this book is merited the award for Best book ever (if I said so myself). This book offers more than just a good read and amazing rare photographs....it offers the hard work solely belonging to the beatles themselves, achieving a rather important stage in their life together and apart from each other. this book made me buy two copies at once never having a doubt in my mind that I wouldn't regret this. the Beatles giving their words, their pictures and their lifes to us goes to show how important it is that this book must be read by all.the book is like others, but only because it tells the story about the Beatles from beginning to end. recounting their number one hits, their incounters with love-peace-drugs-spirituality and politics and because it demonstrates a peculier sense in telling the story it self. But in nowhere can you ever find the complete works of all four Beatles + george Martin, Mal evens, derek taylor and brian epstein all together in one writing. the pictures themselves could take on the honour of representing the beatles in a fashion never before witnessed. the book was great and deserves for billions to be bought. thank you beatles I hope we read from you again.
Rating:
Summary: WHAT BEATLES FANS HAVE PRAYED FOR! A WONDERFUL GIFT!
Review: This comprehensive book is a real treat for serious, die-hard Beatles fans. It has a myriad of previously unpublished photographs and all of the photographs in the book are first rate. The book does a real service by covering each band member. I really enjoyed the "updates" of each surviving Beatle. The interviews of the three surviving Beatles throughout the 1990s was refreshing and certainly provided unique insights into the (I think) world's number one band. John was quoted extensively throughout the book and the inclusion of John's comments was vital to the construction of the group. Hailed as the "Chief Beatle," John, now deceased was certainly a central figure and input by and about him was vital. These updates provided the reader with a sense of each Beatle; one came away feeling that they had a relatively accurate portrayal of the input and interpersonal relationship of each member. On a lighter note, one smiles at the adolescent hijinks of the Beatles in their pre-glory days. The "Fab 4" are portrayed as normal kids engaging in typical teenage rebellion and mischief. In reading a description of George's "sexual rite of passage," one can almost smile at the sheer adolescence of it. Ringo, the lovable basset hound eyed drummer describes of a harsh life in the rough Dingle section of Liverpool and of the crowd he ran with in his salad days. Paul appears to be "prematurely mature," and John was a natural comic. John had a WICKED sense of humor and a DELICIOUS gift for the satirical. He was a riot! This book does justice to John's work and the compositions he and Paul shared with the world. I loved this book and I would certainly recommend it. This is a work to be treasured and taken seriously.
Rating:
Summary: by The Beatles!
Review: "by The Beatles" about says it all! After decades of books by other people it's nice to see what the The Beatles and the world look like from the perspective of actual Beatles! Speaking of which, there are many previously unpublished photos here that make it feel like you're looking at the Beatles' private photo albums - which in effect you are. This book is sure to do some damage to the non-Beatle Beatle publishing industry.
Rating:
Summary: A joyful book!
Review: How can any Beatles fan not be delirious over the arrival of this book? I spent four hours glued to it, lovingly turning each page, laughing, smiling and astounded over so many previously unseen photos. I have 400 Beatles books in my collection in many different languages. This book beats them all in content, style, text, arrangement and producing pure bliss in the reader. Some of the early photos from the Cavern and Hamburg years have appeared before in Mike McGear's 1977 book, but there are other new photos when the boys were so young it's almost piercing to look at them. My only slight criticism is that much of the text was lifted directly from the Beatles Anthology series. This was disappointing, but the soaring positives of this weighty book cancel out any whining. For all of us Beatles fans, this is the apex of what will be offered for a long time. You will cherish this book and get endless hours of fascination and enjoyment from it. John, Paul, George and Ringo...still producing powerful emotions. They always will.
Rating: 
Summary: BORING BORING BORING
Review: Anyone who is even slightly familiar with the Beatles from any number of past books will learn nothing new here. I have never found a Beatles book as boring as this one, I found myself praying the book would end. Paul can put you to sleep with one paragraph, Ringo is forever trying to defend himself as a great drummer (He wasn't even the greatest drummer in the Beatles) and George is so pompous that I stopped reading him about halfway through to get to the end more quickly. Anyone who wants to know the real story of the Beatles would be far better served by "The lives of John Lennon" by Albert Goldman.
Rating:
Summary: An invaluable resource
Review: I do a Beatles show 5 days a week and have lots of books tohelp in my show, but none as comprehensive as this. This book isstraight out of the mouths of the boys themselves. It's honest, it'seducational and it's downright fun. The photos are fantastic and manypreviously unpublished. I would recommend this book to any seriousBeatles fan. It's going to help my show no end!
Rating:
Summary: Don't let the heft scare you off!
Review: This is a comprehensive overview of the Beatles from the very beginning...full of photos and handwritten notes, school programs, and family reminises. It follows the band through various incarnations (loved the old flyers and advertisements) and various influences. Each member has a voice, and it facinating to see each person evolve into the personalities we remember so well. It is also a comprehensive look into the cultural changes that raced through the 60's. Family and friends also contribute to the narritive, and it is a refreshingly honest and uninhibited look at the band. The eventual breakup of the band is chronicled, and it captures the apathy and ambiguity that made the "announcement" so hard to believe, and fuled the hope the reunion was possible. The actual book was a bit unwieldy.....not one you could cosy up on the couch with. Don't let that discourage you..
Rating: 
Summary: Ultimately..........OK
Review: I have been a Beatle fan for over 20 years, and maybe that's why this book just doesn't excite me that much. When compared with the Lewisohn books - Chronicles and the Recording sessions, Revolution in the Head, or even The Love You Make, this book is not nearly as insightful or exciting. Instead, the book sinks into the Beatles' myth preservation mode. Sure, I bought it because I'm a big fan and I wouldn't change that decision. It just would have been nice if it came through on the "definitive/holy grail" hype.
| 
