WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY CRAIG BROWN, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ONE TWO THREE FOUREverybody knows the Beatles: John, Paul, George, Ringo ... and Brian.The Fab Four's meteoric rise is one of the most famous rags-to-riches stories ever told. And behind it all was Brian Epstein, the 'fifth Beatle' and legendary manager, who transformed the group from a small-time club band into global superstars.What was his secret? How did one man lead these scruf...

We live in a world of crowds and corporations, artworks and artifacts, legislatures and languages, money and markets. These are all social objects - they are made, at least in part, by people and by communities. But what exactly are these things? How are they made, and what is the role of people in making them? In The Ant Trap, Brian Epstein rewrites our understanding of the nature of the social world and the foundations of the social sciences. Epstein explains and challe...

O LIVRO ORIGINAL DE MEMÓRIAS DO EMPRESÁRIO DOS BEATLES PELA PRIMEIRA VEZ NO BRASIL Todo mundo conhece os Beatles: John, Paul, George, Ringo... e Brian. A ascensão meteórica dos Fab Four é uma das histórias mais famosas já contadas. E por trás de tudo isso estava Brian Epstein, o "quinto Beatle" e lendário empresário, que transformou o grupo de uma pequena banda de clube em superstars globais. Qual era o seu segredo? Como um homem levou esses rapazes desleixados de Liverpool a mudar o mundo...

Social ontology is the study of the nature of the social world. This Element aims to provide an overview of this burgeoning field, and also to map the questions that theories in social ontology address. When we encounter a theory of some social thing – groups, law, gender, and so on –how are we to read it? What classes of theories have been explored and abandoned, and what classes are new and promising? The Element distinguishes theories of social construction from theories that characteri...

Über die Beatles ist viel geschrieben worden. Auch von Brian Epstein, dem legendären Entdecker, Manager und Förderer der Fab Four. Ende 1964, als die Beatles den ersten Höhepunkt Ihrer atemberaubenden Weltkarriere erreicht hatten, als sie die Beatlemania in die USA exportierten, mehrfach bei Ed Sullivan auftraten und die ersten 6 Plätze der amerikanischen Single-Charts belegten, da nahm Brian Epstein dies zum Anlass, um kurz innezuhalten und mit seinem Assistenten Derek Taylor möglichst vi...

Discover the remarkable biography of Brian Epstein, the creative force behind the Beatles' incredible ascent to fame. An engrossing biography of the guy who made four Liverpool boys become the world's largest band is presented in this work.From his early days managing record stores to his pivotal role as the Beatles' manager, Epstein's vision and tenacity were the key components of their success on a global scale. Walk through his challenges, the highs and lows of his career, and t...

The Beatles came onto the scene like a force of nature. Their songs became the anthems of generations of fans, and their emergence marked a high-water mark of popular music. But beyond the Beatles themselves, there is one man who can be credited with engineering this perfect maelstrom of musical majesty, and that man is former Beatles manager Brian Epstein.Epstein discovered the Beatles at just the right time and then proceeded to pull just the right strings to gain them the recogn...

The Beatles: Paperback Writer is a unique volume containing over 40 years of interviews, articles, reviews and essays, on subjects ranging from the Fab Four's Liverpudlian origins, to their influence on the counterculture of the late 1960s, and beyond to the post-Beatle paths followed by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. This collection is a compelling and utterly essential guide to the Beatles' story

Der fünfte Beatle erzählt die wahre, unbekannte Geschichte von Brian Epstein, dem Visionär, der die Beatles entdeckte, managte und sie zu bis dahin unerreichtem Starruhm führte, während er auf dem Weg die Regeln des Popmusik-Business änderte. Aber Brian Epstein war auch ein Außenseiter, der beständig den Platz im Leben suchte, wo er hingehörte - und der mit 32 Jahren einsam starb. Verfilmung geplant! Die Geschichte des Aufstiegs der größten Pop-Band aller Zeiten als atemberaubende Graphic ...

When I first saw Brian Epstein’s black Twinlock binder, I was struck by how small and unassuming it was – just 160 by 100 millimetres, the kind of thing you could slip into a coat pocket. But inside, it held a universe. The book felt alive, buzzing, ready and waiting to be explored. So I dug deeper.1967 – The World of Brian Epstein and the Beatles is a remarkable fusion of biography and detective story, offering a vivid portrait of The Beatles' in...

Joe Flannery has been described as the 'Secret Beatle', and as the business associate and partner of Brian Epstein, he became an integral part of The Beatles' management team during their rise to fame in the early 1960s. Standing in the Wings is Flannery's account of this fascinating era, which included the controversial dismissal of Pete Best from the group (nothing to do with London, but matters back in Liverpool), Brian Epstein's fragility, and the importance o...

**"Captivating . . . . tells a great story . . . . a rip-roaring yet empathic rock history."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)The definitive, comprehensive biography of Brian Epstein—the man who built the Beatles—by eminent Beatles biographer Philip Norman**There will never be another pop manager like Brian Epstein, the young record retailer from Liverpool behind the 20th century’s greatest romance. Having achieved his much-derided aim of making the Beatles "bigg...