{"product_id":"one-two-three-four-the-beatles-in-time-by-craig-brown-9780008340001","title":"One Two Three Four | Craig Brown","description":"\u003ch2\u003eOne Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time | Craig Brown\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eMa'am Darling: 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret\u003c\/em\u003e comes a fascinating, hilarious, kaleidoscopic biography of the Fab Four.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize's 25th Anniversary Winner of Winners Award | Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize 2020\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Spectator Book of the Year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Times Book of the Year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Telegraph Book of the Year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Sunday Times Book of the Year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Book:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eJohn Updike compared them to 'the sun coming out on an Easter morning'. Bob Dylan introduced them to drugs. The Duchess of Windsor adored them. Noel Coward despised them. JRR Tolkien snubbed them. The Rolling Stones copied them. Leonard Bernstein admired them. Muhammad Ali called them 'little sissies'. Successive Prime Ministers sucked up to them. No one has remained unaffected by the music of The Beatles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAs Queen Elizabeth II observed on her golden wedding anniversary, 'Think what we would have missed if we had never heard The Beatles.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne Two Three Four\u003c\/em\u003e traces the chance fusion of the four key elements that made up The Beatles: fire (John), water (Paul), air (George) and earth (Ringo). It also tells the bizarre and often unfortunate tales of the disparate and colourful people within their orbit, among them Fred Lennon, Yoko Ono, the Maharishi, Aunt Mimi, Helen Shapiro, the con artist Magic Alex, Phil Spector, their psychedelic dentist John Riley and their failed nemesis, Det Sgt Norman Pilcher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eMa'am Darling\u003c\/em\u003e comes a kaleidoscopic mixture of history, etymology, diaries, autobiography, fan letters, essays, parallel lives, party lists, charts, interviews, announcements and stories. \u003cem\u003eOne Two Three Four\u003c\/em\u003e joyfully echoes the frenetic hurly-burly of an era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSummary:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time\u003c\/em\u003e is a non-fiction book written by satirist \u003cstrong\u003eCraig Brown\u003c\/strong\u003e about the English rock band the Beatles. The book was published by 4th Estate on 10 April 2020, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the announcement of the group's break-up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eFrequently Asked Questions About \u003cem\u003eOne Two Three Four\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQ: \u003c\/strong\u003eIs this book a traditional chronological biography of the Beatles?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA:\u003c\/strong\u003e No. Instead of delivering a standard, linear timeline, this book uses an innovative \"exploded biography\" layout. It functions as a kaleidoscopic, highly entertaining mixture of fan letters, party lists, parallel timelines, diaries, and micro-histories that capture the entire sensory whirlwind of the Beatlemania era.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQ:\u003c\/strong\u003e Did this book win any major literary awards or historical accolades?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes. This work is highly celebrated in the literary community and won the prestigious Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction. Critics and judges widely praised it as a profound, joyous, and incredibly unique masterpiece exploring the realities of immense success and sudden cultural shifts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQ: \u003c\/strong\u003eDoes the narrative focus only on the band members or does it include other figures?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA:\u003c\/strong\u003e The book expands far beyond John, Paul, George, and Ringo. It profiles a fascinating, often bizarre cast of secondary characters caught in their massive gravity field—including their tragic manager Brian Epstein, Yoko Ono, their failed legal nemesis Detective Sergeant Norman Pilcher, and even historical figures like J.R.R. Tolkien, Muhammad Ali, and the Queen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQ: \u003c\/strong\u003eWhat unique writing style and background authority does the author bring to the text?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe book is written by Craig Brown, a legendary British satirist, critic, and award-winning author of 18 books. His signature writing style combines deeply thorough archival research with a sharp, wicked wit and parodic humor, ensuring the historical text reads more like an addictive, hilarious social anthropology study than a dry music textbook.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQ:\u003c\/strong\u003e Why should a reader choose this book over the hundreds of other Beatles books available?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA:\u003c\/strong\u003e While most texts fixate on basic recording logs and familiar studio trivia, Craig Brown examines how the Beatles systematically altered the entire world around them. It studies the psychology of mass obsession, how the band warped the social rules of the 1960s, and the profound, lingering impact their cultural explosion left on modern global society.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCraig Brown:\u003c\/strong\u003e Critic \u0026amp; Satirist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCraig Brown's last book, \u003cem\u003eMa'am Darling: 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret\u003c\/em\u003e won both the James Tait Black Prize for Biography and the South Bank Sky Arts Award for Literature. His previous book, \u003cem\u003eOne on One\u003c\/em\u003e, was long-listed for the Samuel Johnson prize for Non-Fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe has been writing the parodic celebrity diary for Private Eye magazine for over thirty years, and is currently a columnist for the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday. Over the years, he has written for a wide range of newspapers and magazines, including Vanity Fair, the Sunday Times, the New Statesman, the Spectator, the Guardian and the New York Review of Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eHe lives in Aldeburgh, Suffolk with his wife Frances Welch; they have two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBibliographic Data:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFull Title:\u003c\/strong\u003e One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time (\u003cstrong\u003eAlternative Title:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e1-2-3-4: The Beatles in Time\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor(s): \u003c\/strong\u003eCraig Brown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher \u0026amp; Imprint: \u003c\/strong\u003e4th Estate \/ Fourth Estate (An imprint of HarperCollins Publishers)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 10, 2020 (Hardcover First Edition Profile)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Format: \u003c\/strong\u003eHardcover (With Dust Jacket)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pre-Owned \/ Very Good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrint Length: \u003c\/strong\u003e656 Pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780008340001\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0008340005\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLibrary of Congress (LCCN):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2020438928\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrimary Genre (BISAC):\u003c\/strong\u003e BIOGRAPHY \u0026amp; AUTOBIOGRAPHY \/ Music\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSub-Genres (BISAC):\u003c\/strong\u003e MUSIC \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism; HISTORY \/ Europe \/ Great Britain \/ 20th Century; MUSIC \/ Genres \u0026amp; Styles \/ Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.26 x 1.73 x 9.45 inches (15.9 x 4.4 x 24.0 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 34.6 oz (approx. 2.16 lbs \/ 980g)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGrab Your Copy!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA kaleidoscopic, brilliantly witty look at the band that changed the world. 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