{"title":"Bob Spitz","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-rolling-stones-the-biography","title":"The Rolling Stones: The Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePre-order this 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMost Anticipated Book of 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Spitz offers a good explanation for why the Stones have endured, filthy rich while continuing to present themselves as unwholesome, dangerous street rats . . . a treasure trove for Stones fans’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eKirkus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLADIES AND GENTLEMEN … THE ROLLING STONES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat left is there to say about the Stones?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA hell of a lot, it turns out . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou think you know the story? Think again. Shorn of dulling layers of myth and received wisdom, an irresistible, clear-eyed portrait emerges of a band who, after sixty years, continue to break new ground and command our attention.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd at the heart of it all is the remarkable, unique, fractious, codependent, alchemical bond between Mick and Keith, the Glimmer Twins. There’s been debauchery, decadence and death along the way. Not everyone survived the journey, but the band was always greater than the sum of its parts, laying down a trail of classic albums and landmark live performances in its wake.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on decades of music industry experience and five years of dedicated research, critically acclaimed biographer Bob Spitz brings a fresh eye to the epic story of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll band in the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2026 they remain in a league of their own. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Rolling Stones\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e shows why.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cu\u003ePRAISE FOR BOB SPITZ\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A treasure trove for Stones fans’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eKirkus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Riveting ... startlingly well-reported and consistently engaging’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Irresistible … a captivating picture that hasn't been seen before’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Spitz researches like a historian and writes like a novelist’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘No other book captures it so well, understands so well...’ Greil Marcus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Spitz delivers inside details and analysis with his well-known gift for storytelling’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePeople\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘No biographer has dug as deeply or with such verve. . . Energetic and engaging’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57021012803957,"sku":"978-0593489093","price":32.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/d9e80be6-d4e6-4370-892e-d451b9e92054.jpg?v=1775144360"}],"url":"https:\/\/goldsborobooks.com\/collections\/bob-spitz.oembed","provider":"Goldsboro Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}