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John Lennon wrote Skywriting by Word of Mouth, an impressive collection of writings and drawings, while Yoko was pregnant with Sean, and always planned to have it published. It was a wish that seemed to end with his assassination in 1980 and the subsequent theft of the manuscript from the Lennons' home in 1982. When it was recovered and first published in 1986, Skywriting received immediate critical and popular acclaim. Written in Lennon's extraordinary voice, and lavishly illustrated with his own drawings, the collection reveals his fertile creative spirit up close and in full force. Included in Skywriting is Two Virgins, written when the public learned that John and Yoko were living together as husband and wife, and John's only autobiography. In addition there are notes on his falling in love with Yoko, the breakup of the Beatles, his persecution by the U.S. authorities and his withdrawal from public life. This is a book with John Lennon's spirit on every page -- a spirit the world needs to remember. "Candid and scathing....It's no wonder Lennon's fans grow more in love with him as time goes by... his great influence on popular music makes him impossible to forget; so does this book." --Houston Chronicle "Marvelous, delightful reading, and for Lennon fans a must." --Publishers Weekly
Described by Lennon as 'the best thing I've ever done', and widely
regarded by critics as his best solo album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono
Band was released alongside the remarkable Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono
Band on 11 December 1970. With first-hand commentary by John &
Yoko, members of the Plastic Ono Band and other key figures in
their lives, and packed with evocative and revealing letters,
artworks and photographs, this incisive volume offers new insights
into the raw emotions and open mindset of Lennon after marriage to
Ono and the break-up of the Beatles. Following their wedding in
March 1969, Lennon and Ono decided that their future musical
endeavours should be credited to a conceptual vehicle, the Plastic
Ono Band. The band featured an ever-changing line-up of musicians,
including Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann, Ringo Starr, Alan White,
George Harrison, Billy Preston and Jim Keltner, all of whom played
live with Lennon and Ono, and contributed to their recordings. The
fearless honesty that John & Yoko inspired in one another in
their search for truth, meaning and peace had a huge impact on
Lennon's song writing, resulting in the creation of tracks that are
intensely personal and unlike anything previously heard in popular
music, including 'Mother', 'Working Class Hero' and 'God'. This
book takes those lyrics as a starting point and explores Lennon's
life, relationships and world view during this transformative
period.
Ron Howard directs this documentary which follows The Beatles
during their touring years from 1962-1966. After quickly conquering
the British music scene in the early 1960s, the band went on to
play in front of sell-out stadium audiences all around the world.
Featuring live performance footage and archive interviews, the film
also includes insight from band members Paul McCartney and Ringo
Starr as they recount their experiences and memories from the time.
The last major interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, conducted by New York Times bestselling author David Sheff, featuring a new introduction that reflects on the fortieth anniversary of Lennon's death.
Originally published in Playboy in 1981 just after John Lennon's assassination, All We Are Saying is a rich, vivid, complete interview with Lennon and Yoko Ono, covering art, creativity, the music business, childhood beginnings, privacy, how the Beatles broke up, how Lennon and McCartney collaborated (or didn't) on songs, parenthood, money, feminism, religion, and insecurity. Of course, at the heart of the conversation is the deep romantic and spiritual bond between Lennon and Ono.
Sheff's insightful questions set the tone for Lennon's responses and his presence sets the scene, as he goes through the kitchen door of Lennon and Yoko's apartment in the Dakota and observes moments at Lennon's famous white piano and the rock star's work at the stove, making them grilled cheese sandwiches. Sheff's new introduction looks at his forty-year-old interview afresh, and examines how what he learned from Lennon has resonated with him as a man and a parent. This is a knockout interview: unguarded, wide-ranging, alternately frisky and intense.
This book examines comparative performance and best practice in
National Tourism Organisations/ Administrations from extensive
research carried out in 2003 and 2004. It compares qualitative and
quantitative data in order to ascertain best performance.
Analysis is contained in detail for eight National Tourism
Organisations based in four Continents, comprising: Australia,
Canada, France, Ireland, The Netherlands, South Africa and Spain.
Each country is examined and analysed in the following key areas:
Travel and Tourism Performance, Organisation of Tourism, The
National Tourism Organisation, structure, Role, Staffing and
Offices, Resources and Funding as well as providing case studies of
good practice. The book includes methodology of the research and
provides discussion and comment of the main roles and success
formula in comparable National Tourism Organisations.
- Useful, practical guide to government's involvement in tourism
over the past decade or more
- Brings insight from both the academic and practitioner
markets
- International Case Studies
- Useful, up-to-date and practical guide to governments'
involvement in tourism over the past decade or more.
- Brings insight from both the academic and practitioner
markets.
- International case studies
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Imagine John Yoko (Hardcover)
John Lennon, Yoko Ono, With contributions from the people who were there
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Personally compiled and curated by Yoko Ono, Imagine John Yoko is
the definitive inside story - told in revelatory detail - of the
making of the legendary album and all that surrounded it: the
locations, the creative team, the artworks and the films, in the
words of John & Yoko and the people who were there. Features
80% exclusive, hitherto-unpublished archive photos and footage
sequences of all the key players in situ, together with lyric
sheets, Yoko's art installations, and exclusive new insights and
personal testimonies from Yoko and over forty of the musicians,
engineers, staff, celebrities, artists and photographers who were
there - including Julian Lennon, Klaus Voormann, Alan White, Jim
Keltner, David Bailey, Dick Cavett and Sir Michael Parkinson. 'A
lot has been written about the creation of the song, the album and
the film of Imagine, mainly by people who weren't there, so I'm
very pleased and grateful that now, for the first time, so many of
the participants have kindly given their time to "gimme some truth"
in their own words and pictures' Yoko Ono Lennon, 2018 In 1971,
John Lennon & Yoko Ono conceived and recorded the critically
acclaimed album Imagine at their Georgian country home, Tittenhurst
Park, in Berkshire, England, in the state-of-the-art studio they
built in the grounds, and at the Record Plant in New York. The
lyrics of the title track were inspired by Yoko Ono's 'event
scores' in her 1964 book Grapefruit, and she was officially
co-credited as writer in June 2017. Imagine John Yoko tells the
story of John & Yoko's life, work and relationship during this
intensely creative period. It transports readers to home and
working environments showcasing Yoko's closely guarded archive of
photos and artefacts, using artfully compiled narrative film
stills, and featuring digitally rendered maps, floorplans and
panoramas that recreate the interiors in evocative detail. John
& Yoko introduce each chapter and song; Yoko also provides
invaluable additional commentary and a preface. All the minutiae is
examined: the locations, the key players, the music and lyrics, the
production techniques and the artworks - including the creative
process behind the double exposure polaroids used on the album
cover. With a message as universal and pertinent today as it was
when the album was created, this landmark publication is a fitting
tribute to John & Yoko and their place in cultural history.
Introduced by Paul McCartney ABOUT THE AWFUL I was bored on the 9th
of Octover 1940 when, I believe, the Nasties were still booming us
led by Madalf Heatlump (Who only had one). Anyway they didn't get
me. I attended to varicous schools in Liddypol. And still didn't
pass-much to my Aunties supplies. As a member of the most publified
Beatles my and (P, G, and R's) records might seem funnier to some
than this book, but as far as I'm conceived this correction of
short writty is the most wonderfoul larf I've ever ready. In His
Own Write is John Lennon's literary debut, a book of stories,
drawings and poems that was first published in 1964 to great
critical acclaim and became a phenomenon, selling over 600,000
copies in the UK alone and revealing a hitherto unseen side to
Lennon's artistic output and talent.
Following the incredible success of his first book, In His Own
Write, John Lennon's second collection of stories, drawings and
poems is just as witty, whimsical and wonderful as his debut. First
published in 1965 it is now back in print, looking just as it did
when it first appeared half a century ago. CONTENTS A Spaniard in
the Works The Fat Budgie Snore Wife and some Several Dwarts The
Singularge Experience of Miss Anne Duffield The Faulty Bagnose We
must not forget the General Erection Benjaman Distasteful The
Wumberlog (or The Magic Dog) Araminta Ditch Cassandle The National
Health Cow Readers Lettuce Silly Norman Mr. Boris Morris Bernice's
Sheep Last Will and Testicle Our Dad I Believe, Boot . . .
Celebrate friendship with this lyrical picture book that
beautifully illustrates John Lennon and Paul McCartney's
world-renowned words from "With a Little Help from My Friends." I
get by with a little help from my friends... In this gorgeously
illustrated picture book, the universally loved words to "With a
Little Help from My Friends" come vividly to life, showing that
sometimes, all you need is a little help from your friends!
(Piano Duet Play-Along). Take a trip back to the 60s with these
great piano duet arrangements of Beatles classics The book comes
with a CD that features separate tracks for the Primo and Secondo
parts perfect for practice and performance The CD is playable on
any CD player, and also enhanced so Mac & PC users can adjust
the tempo without changing the pitch. 10 songs: All You Need Is
Love * Blackbird * Day Tripper * The Fool on the Hill * Here, There
and Everywhere * Hey Jude * The Long and Winding Road * Michelle *
When I'm Sixty-Four * Yesterday.
22 beautiful arrangements, including: Eleanor Rigby * The Fool on
the Hill * Here, There and Everywhere * Lady Madonna * Let It Be *
Yesterday * and more.
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Imagine (Hardcover)
John Lennon; Illustrated by Jean Jullien
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Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I'm a
dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope some day you'll join us,
and the world will be as one. Join one little pigeon as she sets
out on a journey to spread a message of tolerance around the world.
Featuring the lyrics of John Lennon's iconic song and illustrations
by the award-winning artist Jean Jullien, this poignant and timely
picture book dares to imagine a world at peace. Imagine will be
published in partnership with human rights organization Amnesty
International.
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In My Life (Hardcover)
John Lennon, Paul McCartney; Illustrated by Genevieve Santos
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With three generations of one family, we share moments that are
meant to be savored in this special book that beautifully
illustrates the words of John Lennon and Paul McCartney's
world-renowned song "In My Life." There are places I'll remember,
in my life, though some have changed... One gift with a bright bow
starts a young girl on a path...one her mother follows with her as
she explores, grows, and rides off on her own, only to return again
with her own daughter in tow. This hauntingly beautiful book shares
the small moments of that journey that are meant to be remembered
and savored in the lyrics of this classic song.
This study examines the waves of graffiti that occur before,
during, and after a conflict-important tools of political
resistance that make protest visible and material. Graffiti makes
for messy politics. In film and television, it is often used to
create a sense of danger or lawlessness. In bathroom stalls, it is
the disembodied expression of gossip, lewdness, or confession. But
it is also a resistive tool of protest, making visible the
disparate voices and interests that come together to make a
movement. In Conflict Graffiti, John Lennon dives into the many
permutations of graffiti in conflict zones-ranging from the protest
graffiti of the Black Lives Matter movement in Ferguson and the
Tahrir Square demonstrations in Egypt, to the tourist-attraction
murals on the Israeli Separation Wall and the street art that has
rebranded Detroit and post-Katrina New Orleans. Graffiti has played
a crucial role in the revolutionary movements of these locales, but
as the conflict subsides a new graffiti and street art scene
emerges-often one that ushers in postconflict consumerism,
gentrification, militarization, and anesthetized forgetting.
Graffiti has an unstable afterlife, fated to be added to,
transformed, overlaid, photographed, reinterpreted, or painted
over. But as Lennon concludes, when protest movements change and
adapt, graffiti is also uniquely suited to shapeshift with them.
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