{"product_id":"meet-the-beatles-a-cultural-history-of-the-band-that-shook-youth-gender-and-the-world-9780060008932","title":"Meet the Beatles: A Cultural History of the Band That Shook Youth, Gender, and the World","description":"\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMeet 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\u003eSheffield 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\u003eMeet 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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStark, Steven D.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSteven D. Stark is a writer and cultural commentator. He has been the popular culture analyst for National Public Radio's \u003cem\u003eWeekend Edition Sunday\u003c\/em\u003e; a contributor to \u003cem\u003eThe World\u003c\/em\u003e, a daily public radio show coproduced by WGBH and the BBC; and a commentator for CNN's \u003cem\u003eShowbiz Today\u003c\/em\u003e. The author of \u003cstrong\u003eGlued to the Set\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eWriting to Win\u003c\/strong\u003e, he has written extensively for the \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c\/em\u003e. He has been a Beatles fan since he was a boy and the Beatles first hit America on February 7, 1964.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dey Street Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50555914551570,"sku":"9780060008932","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9f32a3fc-7374-4cd6-bc57-b4803ceaea22.jpg?v=1731744618","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/meet-the-beatles-a-cultural-history-of-the-band-that-shook-youth-gender-and-the-world-9780060008932","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}