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Dreaming The Beatles: The Love Story Of One Band And The Whole World

by Rob Sheffield

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Dreaming The Beatles: The Love Story Of One Band And The Whole World by Rob Sheffield appears in NPR’s 2017 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around nonfiction, biography & memoir, book club ideas, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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