{"product_id":"under-their-thumb-how-a-nice-boy-from-brooklyn-got-mixed-up-with-the-rolling-stones-and-lived-to-tell-about-it-9781493065080","title":"Under Their Thumb: How a Nice Boy from Brooklyn Got Mixed Up with the Rolling Stones (and Lived to Tell about It)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt age sixteen, Bill German began publishing a Rolling Stones fanzine out of his bedroom in Brooklyn. And when he presented an issue to the band on a street in New York, he obviously made an impression: before he knew it, the Stones had hired him to document their career, inviting him in to the studio and to their private jam sessions. He traveled the world with them, stayed at their homes, and, for almost two decades, witnessed their wild parties and nasty feuds. Yet through it all, he never lost his identity as that \"nice boy from Brooklyn.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnder Their Thumb\u003c\/i\u003e is a fish-out-of-water tale about a fan who wanted to know everything about his favorite rock group--and suddenly learned \u003ci\u003etoo much\u003c\/i\u003e. This updated edition, published to mark the Stones' sixtieth anniversary, features forty new pages of text and more than thirty never-before-seen photos. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill German\u003c\/b\u003e majored in journalism at New York University until he dropped out to follow the Stones. He co-authored \u003ci\u003eThe Works\u003c\/i\u003e with guitarist Ron Wood and has written about the group for \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSpin\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Backbeat Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50929866211602,"sku":"9781493065080","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3c79db2a-ac81-4a25-8333-6f4b97ce9a64.jpg?v=1739054540","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/under-their-thumb-how-a-nice-boy-from-brooklyn-got-mixed-up-with-the-rolling-stones-and-lived-to-tell-about-it-9781493065080","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}