{"product_id":"and-in-the-end-the-last-days-of-the-beatles-non-mint","title":"And in the End: The Last Days of the Beatles (Non-mint)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eKen McNab\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSoftcover | \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e13 x 2.4 x 19.5 cm | 288 pp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePolygon | 2019 | 9781846975226\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the story of the last acrimonious days of the Beatles, a final chapter reconstructing for the first time the seismic events of 1969, the year that saw the band reach new highs of musical creativity and new lows of internal strife. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo years after Flower Power and the hippie idealism of the Summer of Love, the Sixties dream had perished on the vine. By 1969, violence and vindictiveness had replaced the Beatles' own mantra of peace and love, and Vietnam and the Cold War had supplanted hope and optimism. And just as the decade foundered on the altar of a cold, harsh reality, so too did the Beatles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the midst of this rancour, however, emerged the disharmony of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLet It Be\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the ragged genius of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAbbey Road\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, their incredible farewell love letter to the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePLEASE NOTE: This book is a NON-MINT item. NON-MINT books are new but are either ex-display copies or warehouse marked - minor cosmetic imperfections such as scuffs, marks, or minor dents to the covers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polygon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48055350886658,"sku":"BK-POL-AITE-002-C","price":6.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6226\/3204\/files\/IMG_3098_8a7b0ecb-c923-407a-b572-9ba76a87b58e.jpg?v=1762789090","url":"https:\/\/www.booksaboutart.co.uk\/products\/and-in-the-end-the-last-days-of-the-beatles-non-mint","provider":"Books About Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}