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Books by Barry Miles






Paul McCartney(Reprint)
Many Years From Now
von Barry Miles
Paperback, 696 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1998 von Holt Paperbacks
Bargain Price
ISBN-13: 978-0-8050-5249-7, ISBN: 0-8050-5249-6

"If you think John Lennon was the smart, arty Beatle while Paul was an empty head twittering prettily, this book will hip you to the facts. While John sat in the suburbs getting stoned to numb the pain of his imminent divorce, bachelor Paul was feeding his head by immersion in the London avant-garde. He pioneered the Beatles' experimental stuff, though his witty song-by-song account proves that it really was a 50-50 partnership--an ..."






The Beat Hotel(Reprint)
Ginsberg, Burroughs & Corso in Paris, 1957-1963
von Barry Miles
Paperback, 304 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2001 von Grove Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8021-3817-0, ISBN: 0-8021-3817-9

"Called "a vivid picture of literary life along the Left Bank in the late 1950s and early 1960s . . . [and] fun reading" by Library Journal, The Beat Hotel is a delightful chronicle of a remarkable moment in American literary history. From the Howl obscenity trial to the invention of the cut-up technique, Barry Miles's extraordinary narrative chronicles the feast of ideas that was Paris, where the Beats took awestruck audiences with Duch ..."






The Zapple Diaries(Illustrated)
The Rise and Fall of the Last Beatles Label
von Barry Miles
Hardcover, 240 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2016 von Abrams Image
ISBN-13: 978-1-4197-2221-9, ISBN: 1-4197-2221-2

"This is the first full-length look at Zapple the Beatles label for experimental music and spoken word recordings and the most ambitious expression of the group s determination to be leading members of the counterculture movement in the late 1960s. Barry Miles, the acclaimed author, was the Zapple label manager and has written an engaging and slightly gossipy you-arethere review of this fascinating period in Beatles history. The book pro ..."






Zappa(1st Edition)
A Biography
von Barry Miles
Paperback, 480 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2005 von Grove Press
Bargain Price
ISBN-13: 978-0-8021-4215-3, ISBN: 0-8021-4215-X

"Ten years after his death, Frank Zappa continues to influence popular culture. With almost one hundred recordings still in print, Zappa remains a classic American icon. Scores of bands have been influenced by (and have shamelessly imitated) his music, and a talented roster of musicians passed through Zappa’s bands. Now comes the definitive biography of Zappa by Barry Miles, best-selling author of Hippie and Paul McCartney: Many Years ..."






Hippie(1st Edition)
von Barry Miles
Paperback, 384 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2005 von Sterling
ISBN-13: 978-1-4027-2873-0, ISBN: 1-4027-2873-5

"New York Times bestseller! Sales phenomenon! Now in an entirely new compact-sized paperback...at a mind-blowing price.Experience the ultimate flashback with this celebration of an era. Rich in illustratiosn and filled with the history, politics, sayings, and slogans that defined an age, this tribute to the 1960's counterculture is as groovy as it gets. For those who were there, this volume will invoke the spirit of the time. Those who w ..."






Rock Graphic Originals(1st Edition)
Revolutions in Sonic Art from Plate to Print '55 -'88
von Peter Golding, Barry Miles
Paperback, 256 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2018 von Thames & Hudson
ISBN-13: 978-0-500-29353-9, ISBN: 0-500-29353-8

"Fashion designer Peter Golding’s comprehensive collection is a unique, insightful record of the 20th century’s most exciting and productive periods of rock poster art and graphics. Fashion designer Peter Golding’s comprehensive collection is a unique, insightful record of the 20th century’s most exciting and productive periods of rock poster art and graphics. As part of the ’60s and '70s fashion movement, Peter Golding’s famous ACE bout ..."






Call Me Burroughs(Reprint)
A Life
von Barry Miles
Paperback, 736 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2015 von Twelve
ISBN-13: 978-1-4555-1193-8, ISBN: 1-4555-1193-5

" Fifty years ago, Norman Mailer asserted, "William Burroughs is the only American novelist living today who may conceivably be possessed by genius." Few since have taken such literary risks, developed such individual political or spiritual ideas, or spanned such a wide range of media. Burroughs wrote novels, memoirs, technical manuals, and poetry. He painted, made collages, took thousands of photographs, produce ..."






Call Me Burroughs(1st Edition)
A Life
von Barry Miles
Hardcover, 736 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2014 von Twelve
ISBN-13: 978-1-4555-1195-2, ISBN: 1-4555-1195-1

" Fifty years ago, Norman Mailer asserted, "William Burroughs is the only American novelist living today who may conceivably be possessed by genius." Few since have taken such literary risks, developed such individual political or spiritual ideas, or spanned such a wide range of media. Burroughs wrote novels, memoirs, technical manuals, and poetry. He painted, made collages, took thousands of photographs, produce ..."






Hippie(1st Edition)
von Barry Miles
Hardcover, 384 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2004 von Sterling
ISBN-13: 978-1-4027-1442-9, ISBN: 1-4027-1442-4

"It’s the celebration of an era. At a mind-blowing price, this ultimate, beautiful, illuminating, and really groovy look at the 1960s counterculture is rich in illustrations and filled with the history, politics, sayings, and slogans that defined the age. For those who were there, this volume will flash them back. For those who weren’t, they’ll wish they had been.Sex, drugs, and rock and roll; peace rallies and riots in the ghettos; Flow ..."






Ginsberg(1st Edition)
A Biography
von Barry Miles
Hardcover, 588 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1989 von Simon & Schuster
ISBN-13: 978-0-671-50713-8, ISBN: 0-671-50713-3

"In part thanks to early friendships with renegades such as Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady, and William Burroughs, and his publication of the electrifying and brilliant Howl, Allen Ginsberg occupies a significant and enduring position in American literature. Following Ginsberg's death in 1997, Barry Miles, drawing both on his long friendship with the poet and on Ginsberg's journals and correspondence, thoroughly updated and revised his immen ..."






Peace
50 Years of Protest
von Barry Miles
Paperback, 256 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2010 von Readers Digest
ISBN-13: 978-1-60652-110-6, ISBN: 1-60652-110-1

""An explanation of how the peace symbol-that upside-down V with a vertical column running through the middle, all surrounded by a circle-came to be." -The Washington Post The peace sign is probably the most commonly used symbol of protest in the world. Instantly recognizable as the universal sign for peace, in 2008 it turned 50 years old. With accounts from around the world, this book tells the story of the enduring power of the line d ..."






Beatles(Reprint)
A Diary: An Intimate Day by Day History
von Barry Miles, Stephen Coates, Jason Beard, Nikki Russell
Paperback, 320 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2009 von Omnibus Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-84772-082-5, ISBN: 1-84772-082-X

"This is nothing less than a 30 year diary of The Beatles beginning in wartime Liverpool and ending in the dying days of the swinging sixties. It contains an astonishingly detailed chronology of gigs, venues, quotes and memorable dates. It exposes the unvarnished stories of the four band members, uncovering the quarrels, sex and the drugs as well as the personal triumphs."






Ginsberg(1st Edition)
A Biography
von Barry Miles
Paperback, Veröffentlicht 1990 von Harpercollins
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-097343-8, ISBN: 0-06-097343-9

"An intimate portrait of Ginsberg's colorful life and career, from his early friendships and "hands-on" exploration of drugs, religion, and sex to his political activism, also offers a sensitive appreciation of his poetry"






David Bowie Black Book(1st Edition)
The Illustrated Biography
von Barry Miles, Chris Charlesworth
Paperback, 160 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2016 von Overlook-Omnibus
Illustrated
ISBN-13: 978-1-4683-1390-1, ISBN: 1-4683-1390-8

"The elegant visual book about rock's iconic superstar, now available after being out of print for several years. David Bowie has never gone out of style, and this phenomenal book is every bit as stylish as its subject. Art directed by acclaimed graphic designer Pierce Marchbank and with text by former NME journalist and cultural commentator Barry Miles, David Bowie Black Book contains photographs from every era of Bowie's genre-defining ..."






William S. Burroughs
von Barry Miles
Hardcover, 736 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2014 von Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN-13: 978-0-297-86725-8, ISBN: 0-297-86725-3

"Authoritative biography of cult writer William Burroughs (1914-1997). It has been 50 years since Norman Mailer asserted, 'I think that William Burroughs is the only American novelist living today who may conceivably be possessed by genius.' This assessment holds true today. No-one since then has taken such risks in their writing, developed such individual radical political ideas, or spanned such a wide range of media - Burroughs has wri ..."






Zappa(1st Edition)
A Biography
von Barry Miles
Hardcover, 480 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2004 von Grove Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8021-1783-0, ISBN: 0-8021-1783-X

"Ten years after his death, Frank Zappa continues to influence popular culture. With almost one hundred recordings still in print, Zappa remains a classic American icon. Scores of bands have been influenced by Zappa's music, and a talented roster of musicians passed through Zappa's bands. Now comes the definitive biography of Zappa by best-selling author Barry Miles, who knew Zappa personally and was present at the recording of some of ..."






The Beat Hotel(1st Edition)
Ginsberg, Burroughs, and Corso in Paris, 1958-1963
von Barry Miles
Hardcover, 294 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2000 von Grove Pr
ISBN-13: 978-0-8021-1668-0, ISBN: 0-8021-1668-X

"Called "a vivid picture of literary life along the Left Bank in the late 1950s and early 1960s . . . [and] fun reading" by Library Journal, The Beat Hotel is a delightful chronicle of a remarkable moment in American literary history. From the Howl obscenity trial to the invention of the cut-up technique, Barry Miles's extraordinary narrative chronicles the feast of ideas that was Paris, where the Beats took awestruck audiences with Duch ..."






Paul McCartney(Updated)
Many Years from Now
von Barry Miles, Paul Mccartney
Paperback, 671 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1998 von Vintage
Import
ISBN-13: 978-0-7493-8658-0, ISBN: 0-7493-8658-4

"As the first full account of the Beatle years by a Beatle, Many Years from Now is unique. This is J.Paul McCartney's story--as told to Miles--of life right at the epicentre of the 60s hurricane. Covering the glory years, the 600-odd pages offer a first-hand, insider's account of the most influential and widely-imitated band of all time, making this a fascinating fly-on-the-wall chronicle. Miles is good at putting McCartney's memoirs int ..."






The Beatles(1st Edition)
A Diary: An Intimate Day by Day History
von Barry Miles, Chris Charlesworth
Paperback, 320 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1998 von Omnibus Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-7119-6315-3, ISBN: 0-7119-6315-0

"What more can be published about the Beatles? Flying in the face of opinion that yet further books on the subject can only be superfluous is The Beatles: A Diary, proving that there is still much more of value to be discovered and enjoyed about the Fab Four phenomenon. Written by close friend of the band Barry Miles it acts as a marvellous accompaniment to Many Years From Now, his bestselling authorised biography of Paul McCartn ..."






Naked Lunch(Reprint)
The Restored Text
von William S. Burroughs, James Grauerholz, Barry Miles
Paperback, 304 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2013 von Grove Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8021-2207-0, ISBN: 0-8021-2207-8

"Since its original publication in Paris in 1959, Naked Lunch has become one of the most important novels of the twentieth century. Exerting its influence on the relationship of art and obscenity, it is one of the books that redefined not just literature but American culture. For the Burroughs enthusiast and the neophyte, this volume—that contains final-draft typescripts, numerous unpublished contemporaneous writings by Burroughs, his ..."



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