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As a member of the most publified Beatles my and (P, G, and R's) records might seem funnier to some than this book, but as far as I'm conceived this correction of short writty is the most wonderfoul larf I've ever ready.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn His Own Write\u003c\/i\u003e is John Lennon's literary debut, a book of stories, drawings and poems that was first published in 1964 to great critical acclaim and became a phenomenon, selling over 600,000 copies in the UK alone and revealing a hitherto unseen side to Lennon's artistic output and talent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46521225740524,"sku":"9781782115403","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/13854653482822.jpg?v=1749006073"},{"product_id":"a-spaniard-in-the-works-by-john-lennon-9781782115410","title":"A Spaniard in the Works","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing the incredible success of his first book, \u003ci\u003eIn His Own Write\u003c\/i\u003e, John Lennon's second collection of stories, drawings, and poems is just as witty, whimsical, and wonderful as his debut. First published in 1965, it is now back in print, looking just as it did when it first appeared half a century ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Spaniard in the Works\u003c\/i\u003e, The Fat Budgie, Snore Wife and some Several Dwarts, The Singularge Experience of Miss Anne Duffield, The Faulty Bagnose, We must not forget the General Erection, Benjaman Distasteful, The Wumberlog (or The Magic Dog), Araminta Ditch, Cassandle, The National Health Cow, Readers Lettuce, Silly Norman, Mr. Boris Morris, Bernice's Sheep, Last Will and Testicle, Our Dad and I Believe, Boot . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46542308147436,"sku":"9781782115410","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/13854723482822.jpg?v=1749707646"},{"product_id":"the-john-lennon-letters-by-hunter-davies-9781780225036","title":"The John Lennon Letters","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA lifetime of letters, collected for the first time, from the legendary The Beatles musician and songwriter John Lennon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Lennon is one of the world's greatest-ever songwriters, creator of 'Help!', 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds', 'Imagine', and dozens more. 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Some of the letters are tender, informative, funny, angry, and abusive, and some are simply heart-breaking—from his earliest surviving thank-you note, written when he was ten, to his last scribbled autograph given on 8 December 1980, the day he was shot, aged forty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow available in \u003cem\u003eThe John Lennon Letters\u003c\/em\u003e, these personal writings provide an unparalleled insight into the mind and heart of an iconic figure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46846358618348,"sku":"9781780225036","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/23036773482821.jpg?v=1758908544"},{"product_id":"john-yokoplastic-ono-band-by-john-lennon-9780500023433","title":"John \u0026 Yoko\/Plastic Ono Band","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescribed by Lennon as 'the best thing I've ever done', and widely regarded by critics as his best solo album, \u003ci\u003eJohn Lennon\/Plastic Ono Band\u003c\/i\u003e was released alongside the remarkable \u003ci\u003eYoko Ono\/Plastic Ono Band\u003c\/i\u003e on 11 December 1970.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith first-hand commentary by John \u0026amp; Yoko, members of the Plastic Ono Band, and other key figures in their lives, this incisive volume is packed with evocative and revealing letters, artworks, and photographs. 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These are paired with their firsthand commentary about the lyrics, songs, and album artwork, as well as contributions from the musicians, friends, engineers, and key figures involved in the making of this landmark album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMind Games\u003c\/i\u003e was the product of an exceptionally turbulent time for the Lennons. While Nixon and Hoover were attempting to have Lennon deported, John and Yoko endured endless litigations. As the popular press turned on them once again, they bravely rose above it all, continuing their campaigns for non-violent peaceful protest to end the war in Vietnam and for equal rights for women. It was also an exciting time when they both re-embraced mysticism and magical thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this sumptuous volume, text and images from the key players are woven together to reveal not only the details behind the creation, recording, and release of this groundbreaking commercial and skilfully crafted recording but also to shed new light on a period of transformation and experimentation for Lennon and Ono.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublication of this volume will coincide with extensive publicity surrounding the release of an exceptional, completely remixed and reissued 6 x CD \/ 2 x BluRay digital edition of \u003ci\u003eMind Games\u003c\/i\u003e, together with two deluxe \u003ci\u003eMind Games\u003c\/i\u003e box sets, bringing the album to a new generation of listeners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47082284155116,"sku":"9780500027783","price":123.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/98693482366.jpg?v=1765272550"},{"product_id":"imagine-john-yoko-by-john-lennon-9780500021842","title":"Imagine John Yoko","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePersonally compiled and curated by Yoko Ono, \u003cem\u003eImagine John Yoko\u003c\/em\u003e is the definitive inside story—told in revelatory detail—of the making of the legendary album and all that surrounded it: the locations, the creative team, the artworks and the films, in the words of John \u0026amp; Yoko and the people who were there.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFeatures 80% exclusive, hitherto-unpublished archive photos and footage sequences of all the key players in situ, together with lyric sheets, Yoko's art installations, and exclusive new insights and personal testimonies from Yoko and over forty of the musicians, engineers, staff, celebrities, artists and photographers who were there—including Julian Lennon, Klaus Voormann, Alan White, Jim Keltner, David Bailey, Dick Cavett and Sir Michael Parkinson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A lot has been written about the creation of the song, the album and the film of Imagine, mainly by people who weren't there, so I'm very pleased and grateful that now, for the first time, so many of the participants have kindly given their time to \"gimme some truth\" in their own words and pictures'\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eYoko Ono Lennon, 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1971, John Lennon \u0026amp; Yoko Ono conceived and recorded the critically acclaimed album \u003cem\u003eImagine\u003c\/em\u003e at their Georgian country home, Tittenhurst Park, in Berkshire, England, in the state-of-the-art studio they built in the grounds, and at the Record Plant in New York. 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