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NEW THIS SEASON: SCHIFFER MUSIC 7 The Beatles Fab but True: Remarkable Stories Revealed Doug Wolfberg, Foreword by Tom Frangione ISBN: 978-0-7643-6683-3 $29.99 US | £27.99 GBP | $42.99 CAN HC • 208 pp. • 6" x 9" (152 x 229 mm) 80+ color& b/w images Music / Genres & Styles / Rock Music / Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal Music / Genres & Styles AVAILABLE: NOW ISBN: 978-0-7643-6683-3 $29.99 9 780764 366833 52999 A deep dive for hardcore devotees and casual fans looking for Beatles backstories that have been largely lost to history. The Beatles: Fab but True examines 16 discrete stories about the Beatles that range from the merely unreal to the cosmically coincidental. Unlike the countless other Beatles books that have been written over the decades, The Beatles: Fab but True does a deep dive on some of the lesser-known—but more remarkable—aspects of the lives and career of the Fab Four and their numerous and colorful associates and colleagues. Topics include • how a lucky bet on a longshot racehorse helped birth the Beatles; • how a drum salesman and a partially disabled signwriter created the enduring Beatles logo; • how Paul McCartney conjured the fictional name Eleanor Rigby in 1966, only later to find that the real one lay buried beneath his feet; • how the Beatles battled racial segregation in the South and played the first integrated concert at the Gator Bowl; • why the Beatles were labeled as “hustlers” by the Rolling Stones; • how an innocent musical homage to Chuck Berry got John Lennon entangled with a music industry mobster. This book tells these and many other remarkable stories in a quick-reading, fun, and authoritatively researched book. Doug Wolfberg is a musician, author, professor, and attorney who combines disciplined forensic research and sparkling storytelling with a lifelong love of the Beatles. He’s visited the places where the Beatles’ history unfolded, and interviewed people who were there when it happened. He lives in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Tina; their adopted dog, Lucy; and an assortment of rescued cats who are not easily impressed.