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From the premiere Beatles biographer—author of the New York Times bestseller John Lennon: The Life and Shout!: The Beatles in Their Generation—a rare and “absorbing biography” (Wall Street Journal) of George Harrison, the most misunderstood and mysterious Beatle, based on decades-long...

Often overlooked as a songwriter, despite penning The Beatles' standards "Something" and "Here Comes the Sun", and being the first of the four to release solo material, George Harrison embraced fame reluctantly, retiring from public life after the assassination of John Lennon, but launched a spectacular late 1980s comeback.

Often referred to as the quiet Beatle, George Harrison’s demure and slightly moody visage can be seen peeking out at us from countless Beatles and solo albums. It seemed that George was such a powerful presence, he really didn’t even need to speak. This was the man who bid us to listen while his guitar gently wept.

George Harrison (February 25, 1943-November 29, 2001) was an English musician, singer and songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. The following interview was recorded in 1975.

George Harrison (February 25, 1943-November 29, 2001) was an English musician, singer and songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. The following interview was recorded in 1975.

In this expansive collection, there are no journalists getting in the way of the purity of George’s expansive ideas and his carefully told personal history. Here is George Harrison truly in his own words, speaking across the waters of time to generations of dedicated fans still deeply moved by this simple man’s great music, philosophical importance, and well-deserved historical significance. Here is then the absolutely perfect collection of George Harrison’s finest thoughts, recollections, and untold Beatles tales important to the collection of every fan.

2007 Audie Award Winner for Non-Fiction, Abridged Even before the Beatles hit the big time, a myth was created. This version of the Beatles legend smoothed the rough edges and filled in the fault lines, and for more than forty years this manicured version of the Beatles story has sustained as...

What popular musician and composer has given more to the world than the late great George Harrison? Not only was he foundational to the Beatles' greatest music, but he was also an inspired solo performer, philosopher, advocate of Indian religion, Hare Krishna, and arguably, the grandfather of world music. People everywhere could sense the basic honesty, decency, and true compassion of this amazing artist and man. Ask almost anyone who their favorite Beatle is and they will tell you - more often than not - George Harrison.

On December 30, 1999, George and Olivia Harrison were viciously attacked in their home. Although the severity of the attack was downplayed, George Harrison almost died. This is the first book published that is dedicated to examining this traumatic event in the life of one the world's most beloved musicians. The attempted murder of George Harrison is one of the defining moments not only in George and Olivia's life, but also in the life of Michael Abram, the man who brutally attacked them

In this riveting, one-of-a-kind audiobook revelation by popular actor author narrator Geoffrey Giuliano, you will find the man behind the music, and further understand the music behind the man. While George Harrison left us far too soon, his work will live forever. This is the perfect audiobook for every serious fan, popular music historian, Krishna devotee, and all inspired school and university systems.

Quando i Beatles fecero la loro dirompente comparsa sul radar popolare si avvertì la ne- cessità di distinguere e identificare ciascuno dei quattro; e George Harrison fu etichettato come il «Beatle tranquillo». Harrison però divenne molte cose al di là del suo soprannome, e da Beatle tranquillo si trasformò in Beatle indagatore, l’esploratore spirituale del gruppo, il più impegnato a incontrare sciamani, il più determinato a trovare un guru, e intrecciò quella ricerca con la sua musica.

George Harrison met Muhammad Ali in 1964, when both men were on the cusp of worldwide fame. We Shook Up the World is the story of these two larger-than-life figures at a momentous time. A unique blend of biography and cultural history, this book goes to the very heart of the zeitgeist that each man inhabited and reinvented in profound and enduring ways.

What popular musician and composer has given more to the world than the late, great George Harrison? Not only was he foundational to the Beatles' greatest music, but he was also an inspired solo performer, philosopher, advocate of Indian religion, Hare Krishna, and arguably, the grandfather of world music. People everywhere could sense the basic honesty, decency, and true compassion of this amazing artist and man. Ask almost anyone who their favorite Beatle is and they will tell you - more often than not - George Harrison.

In this extraordinary audio documentary on the life of George Harrison, the so-called "quiet Beatle" speaks out on his closest relationships, music, passions, and life-long search for God. The most comprehensive, in-depth look at Harrison’s incredible history you will find. With exclusive interviews.

This book helps listeners hear how George Harrison shaped the sound of The Beatles and how he carried that sound forward into his solo career Within You Without You is a highly personal exploration of George Harrison's essential contributions to the Beatles and his solo work, as well as his significant role as a Western proponent of Indian music and beliefs. Through close examination of his guitar playing in the Fab Four and his songwriting both in and out of the Beatles, author Seth Rogovoy demystifies the enigma of this most reluctant of rock stars.

A touching tribute to the life and work of George Harrison. Much more than the inspirational heart of The Beatles, he was also the godfather of world music, an early advocate of yoga, a dedicated environmentalist, fountainhead of many charitable causes, and a brilliant composer and lyricist.Giuliano spent 30 years researching the life of this man, even living amongst him in pastoral Henley during George’s “quiet years” of tending his Victorian gardens and writing music that remains mostly unheard to this day.

1972 installierte Elliot Mintz ein rotes Licht in seinem Schlafzimmer im kalifornischen Laurel Canyon. Wenn es zu blinken begann, wusste er: John Lennon oder Yoko Ono rufen an. Über einen Zeitraum von fast zehn Jahren telefonierten sie täglich miteinander, oft stundenlang. Elliot Mintz wurde zum engsten Vertrauten eines der öffentlichsten Paare der Welt. Er begleitete Yoko und John durch gute und schwierige Zeiten. Und er war in den Stunden, Tagen und Wochen nach Johns Ermordung an Yokos Seite.

An iconic figure of the 1960s and ’70s, Pattie Boyd breaks a forty-year silence in Wonderful Tonight, and tells the story of how she found herself bound to two of the most addictive, promiscuous musical geniuses of the twentieth century and became the most famous muse in the history of rock...

Acclaimed author Rick Bass decided to thank all of his writing heroes in person, one meal at a time, in this "rich smorgasbord of a memoir . . . a soul-nourishing, road-burning act of tribute" (New York Times Book Review). From his bid to become Eudora Welty's lawn boy to the time George...

Here is the Beatles' incredible story in their own words! Once again, internationally acclaimed, best-selling biographer and actor Geoffrey Giuliano tears back the decades-old veil of myth and unquestioning hero worship surrounding the Beatles’ turbulent lives. He presents the frank, often heart-wrenching tale of four talented, driven young men from suburban Liverpool thrust upon the world stage and into the stratosphere of untouchable, eternal super stardom.