The Beatles: The Authorized Biography

vi, 372 pp. Includes 32 pages of photographs. "By illuminating the facts, from John and Paul's personalities to the creation of their present-day songs, Hunter Davies makes the reasons for their success apparent. For the first time, the events leading up to the head of Brian Epstein are made public. This is not a fan book, though the author digs the Beatles; it is a social document of our times."--jacket