Here Comes the Sun, Joshua M. Greene
Here Comes the Sun, Joshua M. Greene
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Here Comes the Sun
The Spiritual and Musical Journey of George Harrison

Author: Joshua M. Greene

Narrator: Gildart Jackson

Unabridged: 10 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/28/2020


Synopsis

Joshua Greene, who studied meditation with the legendary Beatle George Harrison, draws on personal remembrances, recorded conversations, and firsthand accounts to create a moving portrait of Harrison's spiritual life, his profound contribution to the Beatles' music, and previously unpublished anecdotes about his time with music legends Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, and others. A supplemental PDF is included with this audiobook.

About Joshua M. Greene

Joshua M. Greene earned his master's degree from Hofstra University, where he taught Hinduism and Holocaust history until his retirement in 2013. He has spoken at the Pentagon, the Judge Advocates College, and the New York Public Library Distinguished Author series, and he lectures frequently before state bar associations. His most recent book is a biography of Srila Prabhupada, titled Swami in a Strange Land.

About Gildart Jackson

Gildart Jackson is a professional actor with experience on stage, on screen, and behind the mic. Best known for his role as Gideon on Charmed, he has narrated more than seventy audiobooks and has appeared on Providence, General Hospital, Stargate: Atlantis, Las Vegas, and CSI as well as in The Seagull, My Fair Lady, and Private Eyes at the Old Globe.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Elle

Being a child of the sixties, anything that looks like a good read and not just cashing in on The Beatles, is something that attracts me. Placed in a context of a spiritual journey, it explains an important facet of George Harrison, as much as any outsider can understand. What I found interesting is......more

Goodreads review by James

I've never found a Beatles book that I didn't like. I take that back. Peter Brown's "The Love You Make" was pretty dreadful. But Greene's book is a fairly interesting look into the spiritual development of George while also explaining his influences, gurus, as well as those parts of of the Gita and......more

Goodreads review by Theo

My main interest in picking up this book was to learn more about the process George went through to write great songs like Something and Here Comes The Sun - unfortunately, the book dwells almost exclusively on his spiritual journey. Final analysis: the book is 95% Spiritual and 5% Musical. Too bad.......more

Goodreads review by Mary

I am pretty picky about biographies, especially ones written about musicians, simply because I want someone who knows the person they are writing about, rather than a 'fan' who takes interviews by reporters and then put them together to try to create a 'history' of the artist. This one is well writt......more