In Their Lives, Andrew Blauner
In Their Lives, Andrew Blauner
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In Their Lives
Great Writers on Great Beatles Songs

Author: Andrew Blauner

Narrator: Tandy Cronyn, Richard Poe, John Keating, Kevin R. Free, Eva Kaminsky

Unabridged: 8 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/23/2017

Categories: Nonfiction, Music, Rock

Synopsis

For readers who loved Tune In, an anthology of essays from thirty luminaries about their favorite Beatles songs. Blauner anthologizes essays from 30 authors, actors, and musicians reflecting on their favorite Beatles songs, creating a monument to the enduring impact of the most popular band of all time. The diversity of favorite tracks and the variety of reasons contributors love them speak to the range of the Beatles' song catalog and the power their music still has more than fifty years after they arrived in the United States. The essays explore life at its many stages, from optimistic youth to spiritual awakening to mid-life crises, and how the Beatles' music can be a lifelong soundtrack. Whether readers remember the Beatles' music as a solace in times of trouble or as a celebration, in their lives, they've loved them all.

About Andrew Blauner

Andrew Blauner is the editor of the anthologies Coach, Central Park, Our Boston, and Brothers. He is also coeditor of For the Love of Baseball. His writing has been published in the New York Times, and he has appeared on NPR's On Point, The Leonard Lopate Show, The Brian Lehrer Show, ABC, CBS, NBC, and other media outlets. He is the founder of Blauner Books Literary Agency; a graduate of the Collegiate School, Brown University, and Columbia Business School; and a member of PEN American Center and National Book Critics Circle.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Andrew

I missed the heyday of the Beatles, that’s to say I was born too late. By the time I’d reached my teenage years, the band had broken up. In fact, I bought my first single in 1971, a year after the band’s demise. I was certainly aware of the band – I think it was impossible for anyone who lived in th......more

Goodreads review by Kathleen

In some ways, In Their Lives is like the Beatles catalog. Part of the magic of Beatles music is that it changed so much from one track to the next. They produced very deep and brooding music, as well as upbeat, fun, seemingly nonsensical tunes. While I wouldn't label any of the essays in the book as......more

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