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Ringo: A Fab Life by Tom Doyle review – Starr treatment
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Ringo: A Fab Life by Tom Doyle review – Starr treatment

This engrossing, affectionate and well-researched biography reveals the human behind the caricature

David Bowie’s late revival was heroic, in a very English way
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David Bowie’s late revival was heroic, in a very English way

New book Lazarus is the story of David Bowie’s comeback from the creative doldrums

Robert Shaw, An Actor’s Life on the Set of Jaws… by Christopher Shaw Myers review – a vivid family saga
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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
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Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American Soil by Harry Freedman review – other Dylan books are available

Yoko by David Sheff review – a tribute to a revolutionary
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Yoko by David Sheff review – a tribute to a revolutionary

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SMiLE: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Brian Wilson by David Leaf review – uneven account of rock saga
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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
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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
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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
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Weighted Down: The Complicated Life of Skip Spence review – sensitive portrait of a free spirit