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Shout! The Beatles in Their Generation

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by Philip Norman

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Is this the definitive Beatles bio? Is there, in fact, a definitive Beatles bio?
Novall One of the WORST books ever published about the Beatles and that time period.

The book summary here reads like a sales' pitch for the general public.
"d…moreOne of the WORST books ever published about the Beatles and that time period.

The book summary here reads like a sales' pitch for the general public.
"definitive work" ?
"beautifully written" ?
"Witty, insightful, and moving" ?
"essential reading" ?

The book was written by a journalist / novelist, not a musicologist, not an historian, not a sociologist.

Documentation and source material is sparse (at best).
The comments on YouTube by Philip Norman only serve to emphasize his one-dimensional approach to his pseudo-documentary methodology in researching the culture, music, and euphoria of creativity that permeated the 1960s.

If this work is so important, then why did each of the Beatles refuse to be interviewed?

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