{"product_id":"visualizing-the-beatles-a-complete-graphic-history-of-the-worlds-favorite-band-isbn-9780062790989","title":"Visualizing The Beatles: A Complete Graphic History of the World’s Favorite Band","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForeword by Rob Sheffield\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eFilled with stunning full-color infographics, a unique, album-by-album visual history of the evolution of the Beatles that examines how their style, their sound, their instruments, their songs, their tours, and the world they inhabited transformed over the course of a decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining data, colorful artwork, interactive charts, graphs, and timelines, \u003cem\u003eVisualizing the Beatles\u003c\/em\u003e is a fresh and imaginative look at the world’s most popular band. 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