I Buried Paul, Bruce Ferber
I Buried Paul, Bruce Ferber
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I Buried Paul

Author: Bruce Ferber

Narrator: Jacob Dawes

Unabridged: 9 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/14/2022


Synopsis

Jimmy Kozlowski has a regular gig playing Paul McCartney in the Beatles tribute band, Help!. The band is part of a cottage industry built around mimicry, where each group strives to be the ultimate Fake Fab Four. And none strives harder than Help!, thanks to Gene Klein, its John Lennon and leader. Gene's just gotten his Medicare card and spends much of his time caring for his ailing mother. But he hasn't lost a step on guitar or vocals, and is determined to take Help! to the top, his goal being to perform in Liverpool one day. Though the notion of the UK clamoring for a group of Long Islanders with fake British accents seems far-fetched, Gene has a plan.Unlike his boss, Jimmy has limited bandwidth for high-quality Beatle wigs or bespoke Nehru jackets. He works a straight job, entertains at a nursing home, and yearns to connect with the daughter he's never met. He also wants a shot at recording and performing his own original compositions. No matter the odds, Jimmy is determined to realize his creative dreams, even if it means "burying Paul" in the process.I Buried Paul is a love letter to the power of music, a humorous yet moving exploration of the sacrifices its disciples are willing to make in service to its magic.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Matt on April 09, 2020

A template for similar works. Everything you would want out of a study of this nature. Bruce’s work on the life of Paul is in-depth and a creative way to work through the life of the apostle. I admit at first I wondered how a book bigger than my Bible was going to go through half of half of the Bibl......more

Goodreads review by Justin on July 18, 2022

Excellent historical biography of Paul. Cedes too much to critical scholarship at parts. Otherwise great resource for historical context as studying Paul.......more

Goodreads review by Sherrie on June 09, 2014

So...when you write a book, particularly a historical book, it is very important to make it clear whether this is a book for laymen or a book for serious students of the subject. This book does not do that AT ALL. It goes back and forth between explaining the simplest of concepts in details and leav......more

Goodreads review by Frank on January 04, 2010

A traditional, conservative overview of the life and letters of the Apostle Paul. Bruce was a great scholar and this book, characterized by what you might call sanctified precision, contains a good number of deep, helpful observations. One downside: Many of the chapters in this book were originally......more

Goodreads review by Victoria on November 17, 2016

Bruce gives a beautiful, theologically-heavy and extremely pertinent view on the inner-workings of Paul. It's a fascinating book about the Apostle who changed the course of human history, and Bruce has no fear explaining his faults as well as his strengths. Hundreds of sources are referenced, as wel......more