Meet the Beatles: A Cultural History of the Band That Shook Youth, Gender, and the World – The Rolling Stone Columnist's Essays on the Emotional Impact of Pop Culture's Most Beloved Icons

One of best books about the Beatles, their history and how they arrived at just the perfect time in a myriad of ways.

A very subtle, fascinating and intricate insight into the Beatles' influence, role and legacy within our society and theirs. I used it for an essay in one of my classes and everything i found inside was extremely relevant to the subject. It's most likely to be one of the best books you can find upon The Beatles and their influence over society. I definitely advise it, would it be for your studies or your personal knowledge. It's well-written, enjoyable, and it doesn't indulge in gossips nor is it flooded by "useless" facts (or facts that you can find into any good biography). Steven D. Stark definitely stresses more the analysis rather than the cold, plain facts, and that's what makes his book genuinely interesting and worthy.

Almost 40% of the total size of the book is references to other works, but Stark comes up with some interesting ideas and observations. Not much new, if you've read other histories of The Beatles, but a lot of good background, and he summarizes material gathered elsewhere into a good narrative. Worth reading.

The Author assumes some working knowledge of the Beatles - which I hardly had. But from the preface the author, and subtitle, explicitly state that this is not a comprehensive, or even an abridged, history of the Beatles. Instead this book aims to explain the cultural status at the time of the Beatles and their impact on that culture. This is my first book on the Beatles that I have read. Since I was born in the late 70's, I was looking for a book that would help explain the cultural context of the Beatles. The book delivers on this point. The writing style was engaging, and the book was pleasant to read. I reccomend it.

I recommend this book as it is filed with lots of useful information. I needed it to do a term paper/PowerPoint presentation fpr a class in college. Not only did I think the book was interesting but there is enough information to keep you reading on....

This is a well researched and chronologically accurate book. The author starts by asking the question “why do we need another Beatle book.” I finish the book by saying why the heck did I read another Beatle book – – I really didn’t learn anything. However I could not give it a bad score because I was grading the writing and not my personal background about the Beatles – which is extensive. So if you don’t much about the Beatles; this is a great book for you but if you know things it’s a good review.

Nice shape

used for school. perfect quality and pristine condition