Most Popular Books by Barry Miles

Barry Miles is the author of Somebody Knew Her (2019), Beatles. The Zapple diaries (2019), Los Beatles día a día (2003), Into the Seventies (2013), Io sono Burroughs (2016).

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Somebody Knew Her

release date: Jan 19, 2019
Somebody Knew Her
Detective Sergeant Carmoody has gotten complaints about a peeping tom from a woman named Miss Morgan. Carmoody put her beachfront motel under surveillance, but while he was taking a meal break, someone broke into the motel, and murdered her.

Beatles. The Zapple diaries

release date: Jan 01, 2019

Los Beatles día a día

release date: Jan 01, 2003

Into the Seventies

release date: Jul 01, 2013
Into the Seventies
Beginning with the Weathermen explosion in Greenwich Village and ending with punk, the seventies was the age of extremes; sex, drugs and, of course, rock ''n'' roll.With an extraordinary cast of characters, and even more extraordinary anecdotes, In The Seventies tells, firsthand, the story - and stories - of the decade. From Allen Ginsberg''s hippie commune in upstate New York to the time Miles spent cataloguing William Burroughs'' archives in London, from David Bowie in drag to Grace Jones naked at Studio 54, it''s all here. Vivid, compelling, intimate and, sometimes, insane, Barry Miles reveals the truth behind this legendary era.

Io sono Burroughs

release date: Jul 07, 2016
Io sono Burroughs
William Burroughs ha cinque anni quando, seduto con il fratello nella casa di famiglia, in un quartiere altoborghese di St. Louis, scoppia improvvisamente a piangere: «Era come la sensazione disperata e assoluta di essere vulnerabile». William ne è ancora ignaro, ma lo Spirito del Male è già penetrato in lui, entità ostile che lo perseguiterà per tutta la vita. Che studi medicina a Vienna o antropologia ad Harvard, che faccia il disinfestatore a Chicago o si rifugi tra le braccia dell''amico Allen Ginsberg a New York, lo Spirito del Male non gli darà mai pace, portandolo alle azioni più sconsiderate e alle sperimentazioni più folli, ma anche, per reazione violenta, alle visioni più lucide e alle verità più drammaticamente insondabili. L''uccisione della moglie nella delirante e ubriaca imitazione di Guglielmo Tell, la ricerca di giovani corpi nei casini di Tangeri, l''automutilazione del mignolo per farne dono all''innamorato, la dipendenza dall''alcol e dalle droghe, la fascinazione per l''occulto in tutte le forme con cui si manifesta, dallo sciamanismo a Scientology alla stregoneria: Burroughs, vestito di un abito scuro e di un cappello fedora per scivolare tra la folla come un hombre invisible, con l''immancabile pistola in tasca e la freddezza inquietante dello studioso, sperimenta ogni possibile deragliamento dei sensi, convinto di poter sfuggire al controllo dello Stato, delle religioni, del sesso, della droga, delle dipendenze solo immergendovisi fino in fondo, sprofondandovi ogni volta, dando in pegno la sua vita per guadagnarne mille. Sempre in fuga – Tangeri, Parigi, Città del Messico, New Orleans, Chicago, New York – e sempre un passo oltre, non solo rispetto agli amici beat, che ammirati lo elessero capo spirituale, ma anche alle mode letterarie e culturali e a qualsiasi limite dell''immaginario e della morale. Il Saggiatore porta in Italia la biografia fondamentale di uno degli scrittori più radicali e decisivi del XX secolo. A firmarla è Barry Miles, che assistette in presa diretta alla sua eccezionale esistenza e ne ricostruisce qui, tramite testimonianze inedite, l''intera vicenda biografica: una storia privata estrema che getta nuova luce sull''opera letteraria di Burroughs come tentativo disperato di esorcizzare lo Spirito del Male e «scrivere la propria via di fuga».

Paul McCartney. Ricordo di una vita

release date: Jan 01, 1997

I Settanta

release date: Jul 24, 2014
I Settanta
Greenwich Village, 6 marzo 1970. Tre esplosioni in rapida sequenza sventrano l''elegante palazzo al numero 18 dell''Undicesima Strada Ovest; dalle fiamme escono, confuse ma illese, due ragazze seminude. Domato l''incendio, le forze dell''ordine trovano in cantina più di sessanta candelotti di dinamite, una bomba anticarro e tutto l''occorrente che sarebbe servito al gruppo terroristico Weather Underground per produrre altri ordigni. È l''atto di nascita degli anni Settanta e Barry Miles è a New York per registrarne i primi, turbolenti vagiti. Giornalista inglese sbarcato negli Stati Uniti per lavorare con i grandi della Beat Generation, Miles attraversa la decade più anticonformista e trasgressiva del Novecento e ne sperimenta in prima persona la genialità e gli eccessi: è con Allen Ginsberg nella comune di Cherry Valley, dove il poeta accoglie amici, amanti e artisti newyorkesi alla ricerca di pace e disintossicazione; è nel capanno di Lawrence Ferlinghetti nel Bixby Canyon, a poca distanza da dove Jack Kerouac ha scritto Big Sur; è nel bunker di William Burroughs sulla Bowery quando «Bill», per dimostrare l''efficacia della sua pistola antiaggressione, finisce per riempire la stanza di soffocanti fumi tossici. È l''epoca di sesso, droga e rock''n''roll; della cocaina, della pornografia, delle mode estreme; delle stravaganze notturne all''Hotel Chelsea, casa di poeti come Gregory Corso e musicisti come Bob Dylan e Patti Smith, e degli spettacoli drag delle Cockettes, il gruppo teatrale fondato da Hibiscus, alias George Harris, l''hippy con il dolcevita che in una storica fotografia infila un fiore nel fucile di un militare, fuori dal Pentagono. Ossessioni, provocazioni, conquiste. Ci sono tutti i Settanta in questo memoir suggestivo, nostalgico e insieme sfavillante: gli astri di quegli anni – come le stelle visibili a Manhattan durante il famigerato blackout del luglio 1977 – bruciano con un''intensità che non accenna a spegnersi.

Frank Zappa. La vita e la musica di un uomo «Absolutely Free»

release date: Jan 01, 2006

Rock Graphic Originals

release date: Nov 27, 2018
Rock Graphic Originals
Fashion designer Peter Golding’s comprehensive collection is a unique, insightful record of the 20th century’s most exciting and productive periods of rock poster art and graphics. Fashion designer Peter Golding’s comprehensive collection is a unique, insightful record of the 20th century’s most exciting and productive periods of rock poster art and graphics. As part of the ’60s and ''70s fashion movement, Peter Golding’s famous ACE boutique in London’s Chelsea district brought him into regular contact with the biggest names in rock ’n’ roll, and he went on to create one of the most comprehensive collections of rock ’n’ roll graphics in existence. Showcasing the cream of this collection and more, Rock Graphic Originals is packed with vibrant poster art, logos, stage set designs, and promotional ephemera created for artists such as the Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd, The Doors, and many others. Barry Miles’s concise introduction places the key protagonists and their work within their cultural and political context, while reflections from the artists themselves lend unique perspectives on their influences and methods. The book is punctuated throughout with special illustrated features on the social, political, and cultural phenomena that influenced the music scenes and design approaches of the period, including radical collective, The Diggers, US and UK underground comics, the psychedelic shops, and the legalize pot rallies. Rock Graphic Originals is a unique, insightful record of the 20th century’s most exciting and productive periods of rock poster art and graphic design. As part of the ’60s and ''70s fashion movement, Peter Golding’s famous ACE boutique in London’s Chelsea district brought him into regular contact with the biggest names in rock ’n’ roll, and he went on to create one of the most comprehensive collections of rock ’n’ roll graphics in existence. Showcasing the cream of this collection and more, Rock Graphic Originals is packed with vibrant poster art, logos, stage set designs, and promotional ephemera created for artists such as the Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd, The Doors, and many others. Barry Miles’s concise introduction places the key protagonists and their work within their cultural and political context, while reflections from the artists themselves lend unique perspectives on their influences and methods. The book is punctuated throughout with special illustrated features on the social, political, and cultural phenomena that influenced the music scenes and design approaches of the period, including radical collective, The Diggers, US and UK underground comics, the psychedelic shops, and the legalize pot rallies. Rock Graphic Originals is a unique, insightful record of the 20th century’s most exciting and productive periods of rock poster art and graphic design.

Io sono Burroughs. Una biografia

release date: Jan 01, 2016

I Settanta. Da William Burroughs ai Clash, da Allen Ginsberg a Patti Smith. Avventure nella controcultura

release date: Jan 01, 2014

The British Underground Press of the Sixties

release date: Jan 01, 2017
The British Underground Press of the Sixties
In 1966 Barry Miles and John ''Hoppy'' Hopkins decided to start a newspaper. They called it International Times and launched it in April. It was the first British underground newspaper, and began a news media revolution. This catalogue accompanies the exhibition of the same name and displays the covers of every British underground paper that launched in the 1960s: ''International Times'', ''Oz'', ''Friends/Frendz'', ''Gandalf''s Garden'', ''Black Dwarf'' and ''Ink''. It also includes the comic books that grew out of the papers, and various examples of the graphics, ads, posters and flyers produced by each publication.

The Beatles phenomenon

release date: Jan 01, 2008
The Beatles phenomenon
The world''s most celebrated band has been the subject of countless books and articles over the years. But The Beatles Phenomenon is a unique new Beatles chronicle that brings their astonishing legend to life using sheet music, rare photos and a detailed chronology of their gigs, public quotes and most memorable moments. Based on the exhaustive research of the legendary Miles, intimate member of the Beatles Sixties circle, The Beatles Phenomenon weaves together the whole spectacular Beatles story, the full sheet music of their most important songs in chronological order and 240 rarely-seen colour and black-and-white photos. The result is a truly amazing personal history of The Beatles, a collectable book that will become a treasured and evocative keepsake for those who grew up with their music, and an essential reference tool for anyone seriously interested in rock''s must influential phenomenon.Each of the 100 songs featured in this prestigious collection is printed with topline, guitar chord boxes and full lyrics. The result is a magnificent musical, visual and textual commentary on the life, times and music of the most phenomenal rock n roll band the world has ever seen.

Play-along soul with a live band

release date: Jan 01, 2008

Barry Peckham's New Forest

release date: Oct 01, 2001

London calling. La controcultura a Londra dal '45 a oggi

release date: Jan 01, 2023

After the break-up, 1970-2001

release date: Jan 01, 2001
After the break-up, 1970-2001
An updated paperback edition of the hardback best-seller. A fascinating and meticulous piece of Beatles scholarship.

The Beatles a Diary

release date: Jan 01, 2004
The Beatles a Diary
A detailed chronology of gigs, venues, quotes, and memorable dates relating to The Beatles.

William Burroughs

release date: Jan 01, 2010

Beat Hotel

release date: Oct 21, 2011
Beat Hotel
L''hôtel du 9, rue Gît-le-Coeur ferma pour de bon au printemps 1963. William Burroughs se souvenant du moment où Madame et son chat Mirtaud sont finalement partis : "Il y avait un chat gris au Beat Hotel. C''était celui de Madame. Quand elle s''est retirée, elle est allée de l''autre côté de la rue. Elle avait l''air si triste, là, l''air des gens qui prennent leur retraite. Elle avait des géraniums et un vieux menton gris et un vieux, vieux chat gris, et elle a simplement disparu dans un fondu enchaîné..." Au coeur du quartier latin, rue Gît-le-Coeur à Paris, un hôtel miteux a joué un rôle clé dans l''histoire de la littérature beat. C''est dans cet établissement, tenu d''une main de fer par Madame Rachou, que les écrivains américains beat, exilés volontaires d''un pays trop puritain pour recevoir leurs idées, ont trouvé refuge. Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, Gregory Corso... tous y ont séjourné. Et ce petit hôtel de devenir l''épicentre du phénomène beat qui, entre New York, San Francisco, Mexico, Tanger, Amsterdam, Londres et Budapest, n''a pas simplement concerné les écrivains et artistes américains, mais toute la bohème internationale. Cet ouvrage remarquablement bien documenté retrace les années parisiennes des grandes figures beat. Il saisit l''aspect international de ce mouvement et nous plonge dans le Paris populaire et interlope de cette époque, son souffle, ses voix aujourd''hui disparus.

William S. Burroughs

release date: Jan 01, 1994

Desk-top Computing with the Sinclair QL

Barry Miles

release date: Jan 01, 2012

William S. Burroughs.

release date: Jan 01, 1994

An Experimental Study of Microvascular Blood Flow Response to Capillary Occlusion

Neviditelný muž William Seward Burroughs

release date: Jan 01, 1996

Chales Bukowski

release date: Jan 01, 2005
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