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    Title
    George Harrison: Living in the Material World
    Authors and contributors
    By (author) Olivia Harrison
    Physical properties
    Format: Hardback
    Number of pages: 400
    Width: 241 mm
    Height: 273 mm
    Thickness: 33 mm
    Weight: 2,018 g
    Audience
    General/trade
    Language
    English
    ISBN
    ISBN 13: 9781419702204
    ISBN 10: 1419702203
    Classifications
    BISAC category code: MUS035000
    Dewey: 782.42166092
    BISAC category code: BIO005000
    BISAC category code: BIO013000
    BISAC category code: BIO006000
    BISAC category code: MUS020000
    Dewey: B
    BISAC category code: BIO004000
    BICMainSubject: AVH
    Nielsen BookScan Product Class: T4.1
    Illustrations note
    260 illustrations
    Publisher
    Abrams
    Imprint name
    Abrams
    Publication date
    03 October 2011
    Publication City/Country
    New York/US
    Main description
    Drawing on George Harrison’s personal archive of photographs, letters, diaries, and memorabilia, Olivia Harrison reveals the arc of his life, from his guitar-obsessed boyhood in Liverpool, to the astonishment of the Beatles years, to his days as an independent musician and bohemian squire. Here too is the record of Harrison’s lifelong commitment to Indian music, and his adventures as a movie producer, Traveling Wilbury, and Formula One racing fan. The book is filled with stories and reminiscences from Harrison’s friends, including Eric Clapton, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and many, many others. Among its previously unpublished riches are photographs taken by Harrison himself beginning in the mid-1960s. It is a rich tribute to a man who died far too young, but who touched the lives of millions.Praise for George Harrison: Living in the Material World: “The ‘quiet’ Beatle’s widow draws on photos, letters, and memorabilia to evoke a living, breathing portrait of the man who sought a more spiritual life after experiencing the riches that came with fame. The book is tied to the HBO documentary directed by Martin Scorsese.” —USA Today“George was the quiet Beatle, so it’s a real magical mystery tour to peer behind the scenes with this nearly four-hundred-page book.” —New York Post “Seems well worth putting on your coffee table.” —Huffington Post  “Fans of George Harrison, the quiet Beatle who died in 2001, will lap up George Harrison: Living in the Material World, by his second wife, Olivia.” —Bloomberg.com “The four-hundred-page book is filled with reproductions of notes, letters, scribbled lyrics, and some never-before-seen photographs. How many Beatles fans are out there? And how many ‘liked George’? Quite a few, it may turn out: the book debuts at number 24 on our extended nonfiction bestseller list this week, in its first week on sale.” —Publishers Weekly
    Biographical note
    Olivia Harrison is a producer and philanthropist. She has received a Grammy Award for her video of the 2002 Concert for George, which she organized to benefit the Material World Charitable Foundation in memory of her husband, George Harrison; and a UNICEF Spirit of Compassion Award in recognition of her family's assistance to the children of Bangladesh. Mark Holborn is a distinguished editor of illustrated books, who has worked with numerous photographers and artists, from Annie Leibovitz to Lucian Freud.