{"product_id":"dreaming-the-beatles-the-love-story-of-one-band-and-the-whole-world-9780062207661","title":"Dreaming the Beatles: The Love Story of One Band and the Whole World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn NPR Best Book of the Year \u003c\/strong\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVirgil Thomson Award for Outstanding Music Criticism\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This is the best book about the Beatles ever written\" \u003c\/strong\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003eMashable\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRob Sheffield, the \u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e columnist and bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eLove Is a Mix Tape\u003c\/em\u003e offers an entertaining, unconventional look at the most popular band in history, the Beatles, exploring what they mean today and why they still matter so intensely to a generation that has never known a world without them.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDreaming the Beatles\u003c\/em\u003e is not another biography of the Beatles, or a song-by-song analysis of the best of John and Paul. It isn't another expos  about how they broke up. It isn't a history of their gigs or their gear. It is a collection of essays telling the story of what this ubiquitous band means to a generation who grew up with the Beatles music on their parents' stereos and their faces on T-shirts. What do the Beatles mean today? Why are they more famous and beloved now than ever? And why do they still matter so much to us, nearly fifty years after they broke up?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs he did in his previous books, \u003cem\u003e Love is a Mix Tape, Talking to Girls About Duran Duran, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTurn Around Bright Eyes\u003c\/em\u003e, Sheffield focuses on the emotional connections we make to music. This time, he focuses on the biggest pop culture phenomenon of all time--The Beatles. In his singular voice, he explores what the Beatles mean today, to fans who have learned to love them on their own terms and not just for the sake of nostalgia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDreaming the Beatles\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of how four lads from Liverpool became the world's biggest pop group, then broke up--but then somehow just kept getting bigger. At this point, their music doesn't belong to the past--it belongs to right now. This book is a celebration of that music, showing why the Beatles remain the world's favorite thing--and how they invented the future we're all living in today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSheffield, Rob:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eRob Sheffield\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis a columnist for \u003cem\u003eRolling Stone, \u003c\/em\u003e where he has been writing about music, TV, and pop culture since 1997. He is the author of the national bestsellers\u003cem\u003e Love Is a Mix Tape: Love and Loss, One Song at a Time \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eTalking to Girls About Duran Duran: One Young Man's Quest for True Love and a Cooler Haircut, \u003c\/em\u003e as well as \u003cem\u003eTurn Around Bright Eyes: A Karaoke Journey of Starting Over, Falling in Love, and Finding Your Voice\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOn Bowie\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dey Street Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641648910610,"sku":"9780062207661","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cdf47a0f-5113-4fe8-9b96-07689973bee0.jpg?v=1733028066","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dreaming-the-beatles-the-love-story-of-one-band-and-the-whole-world-9780062207661","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}