No Direction Home: The Life and Music of Bob Dylan

Shelton, Robert

ISBN 10: 1617130125 / ISBN 13: 9781617130120

Published by Eyrie Publications, Milwaukee, WI, 2011

About this Item

Of more than a thousand books published about Bob Dylan, this is the only one written with the subject's active cooperation. Author Robert Shelton was given special access to Dylan's parents, Abe and Beatty Zimmerman, whom no other journalist has ever interviewed in depth, to his brother, David; to childhood friends from Hibbing and fellow students and friends from Minneapolis; to fellow musicians, including Joan Baez, Mary Travers, and Pete Seeger; to his manager , Albert Grossman, as well as to would-be Dylan producer Phil Spector. Taking twenty years to complete, "No Direction Home" was first published in 1986 and was hailed as the essential biography of this moody, passionate genius and his world. Notes. Chronology. Discography.Bibliography. Illustrated. 3598 pp. Revised and updated edition. Brand new hardcover in a new, mylar covered, unclipped dust jacket. The photos on the listing pageare of the actual book for sale. Always carefully packaged and shipped quickly, often same day.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: No Direction Home: The Life and Music of Bob Dylan
• Publisher: Eyrie Publications, Milwaukee, WI
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1617130125
• ISBN 13: 9781617130120
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New

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Synopsis

(Book). Robert Shelton met Bob Dylan when the young singer first arrived in New York. He became Dylan's friend, champion, and critic. This book, first published in 1986, was hailed as the definitive unauthorized biography of this moody, passionate genius and his world. Dylan gave Shelton access to his parents, Abe and Beatty Zimmerman whom no other journalist has ever interviewed in depth; to his brother, David; to childhood friends from Hibbing; to fellow students and friends from Minneapolis; and to Suze Rotolo, the muse immortalized on the cover of Freewheelin' , among others. No Direction Home took 20 years to complete and received widespread critical acclaim. Two decades on, Dylan's standing is higher than at any time since the 1960s and Shelton's book is now seen as a classic of the genre. Today, everything Bob Dylan does guarantees saturation media coverage, and a new edition of No Direction Home is long overdue. This new edition, published to coincide with Dylan's 70th birthday on May 24, 2011, restores significant parts of Shelton's original manuscript and also includes key images of Dylan throughout his incredible, enduring career, alongside updated footnotes and bibliography, and a new selective discography, making it a must for all Dylan aficionados. Listen to Elizabeth Thomson live at Book Expo America on the BEA Podcast.

About the Authors

Mark Brend is an author and musician who lives in Exeter, Devon. His books include Strange Sounds andAmerican Troubadours, and his journalism has appeared in Record Collector, Mojo, Art & Music and many other publications.

Patrick Humphries has written for Melody Maker, NME and Vox magazines and broadcast on rock music on World Service radio. He has written books on Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd, Nick Drake and Bob Dylan. He lives in London.