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Author
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It is 1978, and John Lennon has escaped New York City to try to find the island off the west coast of Ireland he bought nine years prior. Leaving behind domesticity, his approaching forties, his inability to create, and his memories of his parents, he sets off to find calm in the comfortable silence of isolation. But when he puts himself in the hands of a shape-shifting driver full of Irish charm and dark whimsy, what ensues can only be termed a...
Author
Publisher
HarperAudio
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Abridged
Language
English
Description
A biography of the controversial, outspoken member of the Beatles whose extraordinary songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney changed the world of rock music forever. Norman also wrote Shout!, one of the first and still one of the best Beatles histories.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Published to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of Lennon's assassination and based on insider interviews, a chronicle of the iconic musician's final days includes coverage of his last album and the life of Mark David Chapman.
Author
Series
Killing volume 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The King is dead. The Walrus is shot. The Greatest is no more. Elvis Presley, John Lennon, and Muhammad Ali. These three icons changed not only the worlds of music, film, and sports, but the world itself. Their faces were known everywhere, in every nation, across every culture. And their stories became larger than life-until their lives spun out of control at the hands of those they most trusted. In Killing the Legends, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard...
6) John
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
c2005
Edition
1st American ed.
Language
English
Description
When she was eighteen years old, a girl named Cynthia Powell met a boy named John Lennon and they fell in love. Their ten-year relationship coincided with the start of the Beatles phenomenon--from Liverpool's dockside clubs to the dizzying worldwide fame that followed. Here, Cynthia recalls those times with the loving honesty of an insider, offering new insights into the life of John Lennon and the early days of the Beatles. She tells of the breakdown...
8) Nowhere boy
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Set in Liverpool in 1955, the adolescent years of John Lennon are chronicled. Raised by his Aunt Mimi, his world is turned inside-out when his free spirited mother re-enters his life, opening up old wounds that release pain, anger, frustration, and his artistry.
10) Danny Collins
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Aging rocker Danny Collins can't give up his hard-living ways. But when his manager uncovers a 40-year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon, he decides to change course and embarks on a heartfelt journey to rediscover his family, find true love and begin a second act.
Author
Series
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
c2004
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents the life story of John Lennon interspersed with lyrics from his songs, describing his years with the Beatles, his relationship with Yoko Ono, his struggle to deal with the pain of his abandonment by his mother, and his dream of a world without war.
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