The Beatles: The Biography

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The Beatles: The Biography is the name of a 2005 biography of the 1960s rock band The Beatles written by Bob Spitz. It was first published by Little, Brown and Company on November 1, 2005. The book received generally favorable reviews, however some journalists and fans of the band noticed a number of factual errors in Spitz's biography. When one of the editors for Daytrippin′, a Beatles fan zine, mailed the author a short list of incorrect facts ... more
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Bob Spitz

Bob Spitz is an American journalist and author best known for his celebrity biographies, including the New York Times best seller The Beatles: The Biography. Articles by Spitz appear regularly in The New York Times Magazine, GQ, Conde Nast Traveler, Men's Journal, In Style, Esquire and The...

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