U2 : At the End of the World

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Summary: Waiting for the next one...
Review: This amazingly insightful book is simply wonderful. It truly gives the reader an insight into the hearts and minds of U2. My only complaint is that it stops in 1993. Mr. Flannagan, it's 1999. Don't you think it is about time to write a follow-up?

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Summary: Intelletually Inticing
Review: Bill Flanagan's At The End the world embodies everything that has to do with a rock tour. It is a true 'what you see is what you get' as you follow Bono and the boys for 4 years from the difficult production of Achtung Baby in Hansa studios in Germany, to the end of the provocative ZooTV tour. You get to meet the real band members face to face through the eyes of an actual U2 insider instead of some journalist hack.

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Summary: One of the best books I've ever read.
Review: This book is truly great. It shows what an extremely diverse and dynamic band U2 is. I bought the book because I am a big U2 fan but after reading it I truly think anyone could enjoy it even if you've never heard one song by U2 because the book is about so much more than music. If you are a U2 fan this is something you definately have to read!!!

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Summary: Excellent
Review: This book gives a great overview of not only the music but also the band. It is engaging and fun to read. You learn interesting facts and get a back stage approach to the band. It is excellent and makes you want to keep reading it. The book is written from the perspective of a person who is in with band, not a third party who only knows second hand acounts and interviews. This book comes from first hand acounts from a man who expeirenced it all with the band. This is essential for any true U2 fan.

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Summary: Experience U2 in a different angle
Review: Bill Flanagan has written a book which differs from many other "rockumentary" books. The reader is introduced to U2 at their very personal selfs. The book evolves around various problems with drinking, girls and ordinary tour problems. Flanagan is brought along pretty much to anything the guys in the band are doing and he has put it down on print. The reader gets the feeling that they are not four gods on a stage, but four normal persons with extraordinary lives. It is by far the best book about U2 I've read so far. Buy it, you won't regret it!

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Summary: Vivid portrait of pop culture intersecting with history
Review: Far more than a book for U2 fans, "At the End of the World" captures a moment in time through the prism of these popular artists. The Soviet Union is dismantled, the Berlin Wall has fallen, Europe is headed toward financial union, and the world has come together through CNN and global media: The very nature of "popular" is changing, and any engaged artist -- which U2 was -- will notice that fact and what it means to their work. Flanagan's prose fits U2's story well -- personal, but populist; idiosyncratic, yet broadly thoughtful. A heck of a good story of the "Zooropa" tour, and entertaining aesthetic journalism besides.

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Summary: The U2 Bible
Review: This is far and away the very best book written on U2. Bill Flanagan is an immensely talented writer. At the End of the World will keep you up well into the night with it's vivid descriptions of life on the Zoo TV tour. If only all rock n roll books could be this orgasmic. Pure Heaven.

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Summary: U2 or not, informative and metaphorically superb
Review: Bill Flanagan was allowed to enter a world that few have ventured. This historical account of U2's Zoo Tour, as well as past events, makes the reader feel as if they were the only one ever to know the deep dark secrets of our favorite four Irish lads. The only thing U2 doesn't let Bill do is actually play on stage with them. Whether you like the group or not, the world events that take place during this period help grab the reader. It's hard to put it down.

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Summary: A Great book for all readers whether you like U2 or not
Review: This book was simply amazing! It is one of those books that you can't put down, some nights I would be up to 3:00am just reading it. It was the best book I have ever read. This book turned me from a U2 liker to a hardcore fan. Flanagan added his own brand of humor to add to the sheer madness of this book. I am never gonna look at another U2 book the same, it is the only book to bring you so close to the band. No other U2 book will deliver like this one has. A must read!

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Summary: THE MINDS, HEARTS, AND SOULS OF U2
Review: LIKE NO OTHER BOOKS ABOUT U2, AT THE END OF THE WORLD CARRIES YOU ON A WORLD WIDE TRIP THROUGH CITIES, LIVES AND STATE OF MINDS YOU'VE NEVER DREAMED OF. FLANAGAN'S BOOK READS AS THOUGH HE WERE TELLING YOU THE ADVENTURES OF A THREE YEAR TRIP, OVER COFFEE. THIS BOOK DOES NOT MAKE YOU WISH YOU WERE TOURING WITH U2..IT MAKES YOU FEEL YOU ARE. FLANAGAN CARRIES YOU THROUGH A WHIRLWIND OF CONCERTS, GOINGS ON BACKSTAGE AND BAR PHILOSOPHIES. THROUGH THIS BOOK YOU REALIZE THAT U2 ARE MUSICIANS AND NOT THE PRETENTIOUS DEMI-GODS THE PUBLIC BELIEVE THEM TO BE. THIS BOOK TAKES YOU INSIDE THE MINDS OF THE AUTHOR AS WELL AS THE MEMBERS OF U2 BEHIND ALL THE MAKEUP, SHADES AND VINYL,AND REVEALS THEIR THOUGHTS OF THEMSELVES AND EACH OTHER. THIS BOOK IS MUST READ FOR ANY FAN.