The Third Eye (Hardcover)

Hardcover. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An intimate, beautiful collection of more than two hundred never-before-collected photos of the Beatles at work and at playmany published for the first timetaken by their lead guitarist, George HarrisonThis extraordinary book features: 200+ intimate images chronicling the Beatles rise to world fame, captured by one of their own Running commentary on the photos including never-before-seen quotes from Harrison himself Essays by Harrisons widow, Olivia Harrison, and writers Colm Toibin and George SaundersFrom 1963 to 1969, George Harrison traveled the world with his bandmates, Pentax in hand, chronicling their impossible path from Liverpool to Ed Sullivan, Adelaide to Rishikesh, the Eiffel Tower to the beaches of Tahiti and beyond.In this extraordinary collection of Georges personal photos and 8mm film stillscurated by Olivia Harrison, Georges widoware singular images of Paul, John, Ringo, and George and the bands friends and entourage as they rocketed to stardom and fostered the joyful madness that came to be known as Beatlemania. This revelatory, beautifully designed book takes the reader along on their first plane ride to the US, motorcades through the Australian outback, shopping trips in Paris, and more.The candid, unguarded photos, brimming with Harrisons wit, intelligence and penchant for experimentation (he was enamored of selfies, long before the iPhone), and snapped in those rare moments out of the spotlight offer a remarkable, inside look at the human beings behind the Beatles, trying to hold onto themselvesand enjoy themselveswhile standing at the center of the storm.The Third Eye opens a window into the world of the Beatlesand the transformative cultural moment that they sparkedthrough the singular artistic vision of George Harrison. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…