biography
Robert Shaw, An Actor’s Life on the Set of Jaws… by Christopher Shaw Myers review – a vivid family saga

Robert Shaw, An Actor’s Life on the Set of Jaws… by Christopher Shaw Myers review – a vivid family saga
The life story of a great actor folds out into an epic family saga
Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American Soil by Harry Freedman review – other Dylan books are available

Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American Soil by Harry Freedman review – other Dylan books are available
Telling Dylan’s story through the prism of his Jewishness is an interesting angle, but this isn’t the book to do it
Yoko by David Sheff review – a tribute to a revolutionary

Yoko by David Sheff review – a tribute to a revolutionary
David Sheff studies her life and work in the depth it deserves while authoritatively dismantling falsehoods
SMiLE: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Brian Wilson by David Leaf review – uneven account of rock saga
SMiLE: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Brian Wilson by David Leaf review – uneven account of rock saga
Kubrick: An Odyssey review – a forensic debunking of myths and falsehoods
Kubrick: An Odyssey review – a forensic debunking of myths and falsehoods
Dip My Brain in Joy: A Life with Neil Innes by Yvonne Innes review – a tender account of a cult hero

Dip My Brain in Joy: A Life with Neil Innes by Yvonne Innes review – a tender account of a cult hero
Weighted Down: The Complicated Life of Skip Spence review – sensitive portrait of a free spirit
