Rob sheffield, dreaming the beatles porter square books. This is the best book about the beatles ever written mashable. Rob sheffield s new book dreaming the beatles looks at the fab four from a fresh point of view. The love story of one band and the whole world with salon. Which makes it almost surprising that dreaming the beatles, a new book by music critic and rolling stone columnist rob sheffield, is a charming, informative, and fresh r ead about the beatles. Rob sheffield, the rolling stone columnist and bestselling author of love is a mix tape 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 dreaming the beatles is not another biography of the beatles, or a songbysong. Rob sheffields new book dreaming the beatles looks at the fab four from a fresh point of view. This is the best book about the beatles ever written mashable rob sheffield, the rolling stone columnist and bestselling author of love is a mix tape offers. It was met with much acclaim and was a national bestseller. The love story of one band and the whole world by rob sheffield was published on april 25, 2017. Sheffields approach is to look at the beatles story through the lens of.
Even the author wonders what anyone could possibly say about the beatles. An excerpt from sheffields most recent book, dreaming the beatles, was published online by rolling stone. Word brooklyn will be host rob sheffield in conversation with amanda petrusich for the book launch of dreaming the beatles on tuesday, april 25 at 7 pm stop by for a lively discussion about the emotional connection generations of fans have with the beatles and how four lads from liverpool became the worlds biggest pop group, then broke upbut then somehow just kept getting bigger. Dreaming the beatles an npr best book of the year winner of the virgil thomson award for outstanding music criticismthis is the best book about the beatles ever written mashable rob sheffield, the rolling stone columnist and bestselling author of love is a mix tape offers an entertaining, unconventional look at the most popular band in history, the beatles, exploring what they mean. The love story of one band and the whole world since 1963, but my son simon, who edited at rolling stone and knows sheffield, pushed me over the top this weekend when i was raving about the beatles station. You can buy a copy of this phenomenal book now via harper collins, amazon, barnes and noble, indie bound, walmart and all good book stores. Rob sheffield looks back at the beatles intimate white. So, i was primed to read rob sheffields dreaming the beatles. Copies are also available via publishers in spain, germany and the united kingdom. A native of boston, sheffield attended yale and the university of.
But i wanted to record a few words about sheffields chapter on ticket. Love is a mix tape, talking to girls about duran duran. Rolling stone columnist and author rob sheffield shares his new essay collection dreaming the beatles. His work has also been featured in the village voice and spin. Dreaming the beatles by rob sheffield ephemereality. An npr best book of the year winner of the virgil thomson award for outstanding music criticism this is the best book about the beatles ever written mashable rob sheffield, the rolling stone columnist and bestselling author of love is a mix tape offers an entertaining, unconventional look at the most popular band in history, the beatles, exploring what they mean today and why they still. My wife had already purchased the hardcover and the audiobook, and i knew i. Weve been reading a terrific beatle book called dreaming the beatles the love story of one band and the whole world by rob sheffield.
Sheffields charming new collection of essays, dreaming the beatles. Delivery depends upon author availability to stop by and sign, but usually is within 12 weeks. Rob sheffield is a contributing editor at rolling stone magazine. Every budget documentary or hastily thrown together biography seems to be a recap of information everyone on planet earth already knows, or a salacious, blowbyblow account of scandals from half a century ago. The hardcover first edition was released last year and won great accolades then. Rob sheffield is a great rock writer, instinctively striking a balance between the subjective and the objective, between the popular and the arcane. The love story of one band and the whole world is a celebration of the band, from the. Sheffield is too good a writer, and too knowledgeable a fan, to have produced a bad beatles book. Dreaming the beatles rob sheffield digital audiobook. Rob sheffield, rolling stone columnist and bestselling author of love is a mix tape, 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. He has done a ba in comparative literature from the brigham young university and also an ma and phd in philosophy from the villanova university. The love story of one band and the whole world is a celebration of the band, from the longtime rolling stone columnist.
One young mans quest for true love and a cooler haircut, turn around bright eyes. Sheffields book on the band, dreaming the beatles, came out last year to the kind of critical acclaim that most authors can only fantasize about. I was unmoved when i first learned that rolling stones rob sheffield click for my 2016 arts fuse interview was writing a book about the beatles. Veteran rolling stone journalist and music writer rob sheffields wistful, elegiac dreaming the beatles. Lost chords, major chords, minor chords, dissonant counter. Rob sheffield, rolling stone columnist and bestselling author of love is a mix tape, 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. He is the famous author of the best rob sheffield book series. The love story of one band and the whole world makes no pretense of objectifying the.
The love story of one band and the whole world by sheffield, rob isbn. An npr best book of the year winner of the virgil thomson award for outstanding music criticism this is the best book about the beatles ever written mashable rob sheffield, the rolling stone columnist and bestselling author of love is a mix tape offers an. This is the best book about the beatles ever written mashable rob sheffield, the rolling stone columnist and bestselling author of love is a mix tape 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. Harpercollins publishers, 2017 previously read by this author. Dreaming the beatles may not be a book we need, but its a book that plenty of us want. As hes proven in, well, all of his books, sheffield writes about fandom, about.
Life and loss, one song at a time an excerpt of which was featured in the january 2007 issue of gq, was released by random house in january 2007. To order a signed copy of any of the books listed below, please note signed copy request. You can get a signed, personalized copy of robs books. Scott timberg interviews rob sheffield about his new book, dreaming the beatles. The love story of one band and the whole world dey street, 368 pp. Rob sheffield is a renowned professor of philosophy at the collin college of mckinney in texas. Winner of the 2017 virgil thomson award for outstanding music criticism this is the best book about the beatles ever written mashable rob sheffield, the rolling stone columnist and bestselling author of love is a mix tape offers an entertaining, unconventional look at the most popular band in history, the beatles, exploring what they mean. An npr best book of the year winner of the virgil thomson award for outstanding music criticism this is the best book about the beatles ever written mashable rob sheffield, the rolling stone columnist and bestselling author of love is a mix tape offers an entertaining, unconventional look at the most popular band in history, the beatles, exploring what they mean today and why they. Winner of the 2017 virgil thomson award for outstanding music criticism this is the best book about the beatles ever written mashable rob sheffield, the rolling stone columnist and bestselling author of love is a mix tape offers an entertaining, unconventional look at the most popular band in history, the beatles, exploring what they mean today and why they still. The love story of one band and the whole world by rob sheffield 2017 nearly every book about the beatles is a historical document of some sort, attempting to capture the. Rob sheffield, the rolling stone columnist and bestselling author of love is a mix tape offers. I had seen this book mentioned in the beatles book collectors group on facebook, but really didnt pay it any mind until i stumbled upon it in a small book store while walking around a quaint little village with friends last week.
As the blurb states, sheffields book isnt a regular beatles artefact. Rob sheffields dreaming the beatles tells the greatest. This is the best book about the beatles ever written mashable rob sheffield, the rolling stone columnist and bestselling author of love is a mix tape 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. Rob sheffield is one of our best friends, and he his a new book dreaming the beatles is about our favorite band. Dreaming the beatles author rob sheffield on the fab fours unstoppable pop a brilliant new book rescues rocks biggest band from the same old arguments sean t. Rob sheffield, longtime rolling stone music critic and author, tackles some hardcore music trivia and chats about his newest book, dreaming. Dreaming the beatles by rob sheffield overdrive rakuten. Rob sheffield, the rolling stone columnist and bestselling author of love is a mix tape 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. Foreword by rob sheffield, author of dreaming the beatles. But neither has a chance of topping rob sheffields dreaming the beatles. Being born on the same planet as the beatles is one of the 10 best things thats ever happened to me.
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