{"product_id":"and-in-the-end-the-last-days-of-the-beatles-9781250803733","title":"And in the End: The Last Days of the Beatles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKen McNab takes an in-depth look at The Beatles' acrimonious final year in \u003ci\u003eAnd in the End\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the story of the last days of The Beatles, a final chapter reconstructing for the first time the seismic events of 1969, the year that saw the band reach new highs of musical creativity and new lows of internal strife. Two years after Flower Power and the hippie idealism of the Summer of Love, the Sixties dream had perished on the vine. By 1969, violence and vindictiveness had replaced the Beatles' own mantra of peace and love, and Vietnam and the Cold War had supplanted hope and optimism. And just as the decade foundered on the altar of a cold, harsh reality, so too did the Beatles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the midst of this rancour, however, emerged the disharmony of \u003ci\u003eLet It Be\u003c\/i\u003e and the ragged genius of \u003ci\u003eAbbey Road\u003c\/i\u003e, their incredible farewell love letter to the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcNab, Ken:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - KEN MCNAB is a lifelong Beatles fan and well-respected journalist with Scotland's \u003ci\u003eEvening Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Glasgow with his wife and children.","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525648322834,"sku":"9781250803733","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9cae411f-c015-4752-a982-089fd468e5cb.jpg?v=1731230326","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/and-in-the-end-the-last-days-of-the-beatles-9781250803733","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}