**“In this authoritative, unsparing history of the biggest rock group of the 1970s, Spitz delivers inside details and analysis with his well-known gift for storytelling.” —PEOPLEFrom the author of the iconic, bestselling history of The Beatles, the definitive account of arguably the greatest rock band of all time.**Rock star. Whatever that term means to you, chances are it owes a debt to Led Zeppelin. No one before or since has lived the dream quite like Jimmy Page...

**An Instant New York Times Bestseller“A magisterial work that charts the 60-year journey of ‘the greatest rock and roll band in the world.’ . . . Hundreds of books have been written about the Rolling Stones, but few sparkle quite like Spitz’s. For anyone who loves or even likes the Stones, it’s indispensable.” —Los Angeles Times**All great music is a threat.What left is there to say about The Rolling Stones? A hell of a lot, it turns out.B...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A"rollicking biography" (People Magazine) and extraordinarily entertaining account of how Julia Child transformed herself into the cult figure who touched off a food revolution that has gripped the country for decades.Spanning Pasadena to Paris, acclaimed author Bob Spitz reveals the history behind the woman who taught America how to cook. A genuine rebel who took the pretensions that embellished French cuisine and fricasseed them to ...

1 juni 2017 is het vijftig jaar geleden dat het iconische, legendarische album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band verscheen, een plaat die in de ogen van velen de pop- en de rockmuziek voorgoed verhief tot een volwassen en invloedrijke kunstvorm met een geheel eigen bestaansrecht. Een goede aanleiding om de prachtige en meeslepende biografie van Bob Spitz uit 2005 opnieuw het licht te doen zien. Deze biografie is met 1088 pagina’s en twee fotokaternen niet te dun en niet te dik...

HET DEFINITIEVE BOEK OVER THE ROLLING STONESBob Spitz was vijf jaar bezig met het opnieuw onderzoeken van een van de grootste verhalen uit de popmuziek. Zijn talloze aanpassingen laten zien hoezeer de band tot nu toe de controle over dat verhaal heeft gehad. Spitz' grootste gave is het overzien van het grote geheel. Hij weet waar de magie zit en waarom en prikt door een hoop vastgeroeste onzin heen.In de kern draait het verhaal om twee jongens, Mick en Keith, en hun uniek...

**A GROUNDBREAKING RECKONING WITH THE WORLD'S GREATEST ROCK 'N' ROLL BAND FROM THE AWARD-WINNING, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF CLASSIC HISTORIES OF THE BEATLES AND LED ZEPPELIN.AN OBSERVER BEST BIOGRAPHY OF 2026A NEW YORK TIMES MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026**'Epic' THE TIMES***'***Electrifying' OBSERVER'The definitive (and debauched) history of the band' TELEGRAPH

From New York Times bestselling biographer Bob Spitz, a full and rich biography of an epic American life, capturing what made Ronald Reagan both so beloved and so transformational.More than five years in the making, based on hundreds of interviews and access to previously unavailable documents, and infused with irresistible storytelling charm, Bob Spitz's REAGAN stands fair to be the first truly post-partisan biography of our 40th President, and thus a balm for our...

**The perfect gift for music fans and anyone fascianated by Woodstock, Barefoot in Babylon is an in-depth look at the making of 1969’s Woodstock Music Festival—one of Rolling Stone’s “50 Moments That Changed the History of Rock and Roll.”“Mr. Spitz feeds us every riveting detail of the chaos that underscored the festival. It makes for some out-a-sight reading, man.”—The New York Times Book Review**Fifty years ago, the Woodstock Music Festival defi...

The definitive biography of The Beatles, hailed as "irresistible" by the New York Times, "riveting" by the Boston Globe, and "masterful" by Time.As soon as The Beatles became famous, the spin machine began to construct a myth -- one that has continued to this day. But the truth is much more interesting, much more exciting, and much more moving -- the highs and the lows, the love and the rivalry, the awe and the jealousy, the drugs, the te...

The education of a barbarian in the temples of haute cuisine.In the blink of an eye, Bob Spitz turned fifty, finished an eight-year book project and a fourteen-year marriage, had his heart stolen and broken on the rebound, and sought salvation the only way he knew how. He fled to Europe, where he hopscotched among the finest cooking schools in pursuit of his dream.Spitz hit the fabled cooking-school circuit in a series of idyllic European villages, and

Die ultimative Biografie über die legendäre Rockband Led Zeppelin – schonungslos ehrlich und fesselnd erzählt.Mit über 300 Millionen verkauften Alben prägte Led Zeppelin Jahrzehnte der Rockgeschichte wie keine andere Band. Von ihrem ersten Album an zeigten die vier Musiker, dass sie etwas Besonderes sind: eine Kollision aus großartigen künstlerischen Fähigkeiten und brutaler Kraft, englischer Folk Music und erdigem amerikanischem Blues. Hits wie »Stairway to Heaven...

A OBRA MAIS COMPLETA E HONESTA SOBRE AQUELA QUE É CONSIDERADA POR MUITOS A MAIOR BANDA DE ROCK DE TODOS OS TEMPOS "Um dos melhores livros de música do ano." — Chicago Tribune "Uma biografia digna da principal banda de rock da década de 1970." — Kirkus "Apesar de todo o excesso e crueldade da história, a paixão de Bob Spitz pela genialidade da banda vai cativar os entusiastas do rock." — Publishers Weekly "A história ultrajante do Led Zeppelin e toda a sua loucura do rock 'n roll está bem a...