Lennon in America : 1971-1980 : based in part on the lost Lennon diaries

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Introduction Imagine Nation: Uncovering the Lennon Legacy; Prologue Cry Baby Cry: Early Neglect And Sex Thereafter; One: Who Loves a King -- 1971: Revolution For The Hell Of It; Two: Lifting The Veil -- 1972-1974: Beyond The Lost Weekend; Three: Kaleidoscope Eyes -- 1975: Apple And Isolation; Four: Two Virgins -- 1976: The Conning of A Beatle; Five: Tunnel of Love -- 1977: Born Again Beatle; Six: Paper Soul -- 1978: Genius of Pain; Seven: Conspiracy of Silence -- 1979: Love, Lies, And Death.;John Lennon was a legend in his own time. Deprived of life at a young age, Lennon has become a symbol of the '60s and '70s peace movement. But what do we really know about him as a person? Cover Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Page Table of Contents Introduction Imagine Nation: Uncovering the Lennon Legacy Prologue Cry Baby Cry: Early Neglect And Sex Thereafter One: Who Loves a King -- 1971: Revolution For The Hell Of It Two: Lifting The Veil -- 1972-1974: Beyond The Lost Weekend Three: Kaleidoscope Eyes -- 1975: Apple And Isolation Four: Two Virgins -- 1976: The Conning of A Beatle Five: Tunnel of Love -- 1977: Born Again Beatle Six: Paper Soul -- 1978: Genius of Pain Seven: Conspiracy of Silence -- 1979: Love, Lies, And Death. Eight: Stupid Bloody Tuesday Man -- 1980: The Assassination of John LennonFamily Tree Chronology Discography A Note on Sources/Credits Index The Author. "Lennon in America is based on more than sixteen years of research, utilizing exclusive interviews with Beatles insiders and family members, private letters, and most notably, the explosive contents of Lennon's written and taped diaries in which he recorded his most private, uncensored thoughts. Beatles authority Geoffrey Giuliano has taken these raw materials and transformed them into a biography. The result is a candid, no-holds-barred look at the troubled interior life of a brilliantly gifted artist and enduring cultural icon."--BOOK JACKET. "John Lennon was a legend in his own time. Deprived of life at a young age, Lennon has become a symbol of the '60s and '70s peace movement. But what do we really know about him as a person?."-- Provided by publisher This eye-opening look at the years that Lennon lived in America show the former Beatle in all his contradictions--devoted husband, wanton adulterer, pacifist with a temper, doting father and absentee dad

John Lennon was a legend in his own time. Deprived of life at a young age, Lennon has become a symbol of the '60s and '70s peace movement. But what do we really know about him as a person?