The Paul McCartney Encyclopedia [Paperback]

Taking in his many love affairs, from Linda to Heather Mills, his passion for animals and his fights for their welfare, his many charitable contributions and care for those less fortunate in society, this is an encyclopedia of all things McCartney. It covers his opinions about drugs and his various drug busts, his family history from birth, plus his songs, records, friends, concerts, schools, homes and the honours bestowed on him, together with a discography, bibliography and chronology. It tries to answer questions like why he decided to dissolve the Beatles, what life was like behind bars in Japan, the truth about his relationship with Yoko Ono, as well as examining why his former council house has become a shrine and how the relationships with John and George developed.

This is the most comprehensive book published on Paul McCartney. Bestselling author aand Beatles expert Bill Harry has written an A_Z of over half a million words that will tell you everything you might want to know about one of the greatest songwriters of the twentieth century.
With almost 2000 entries covering his family history, his love affairs, his opinions about drugs, his songs, records, concerts and honours bestowed upon him, together with a full discography and bibliography, this book is packed with new material and unique insights into the life of Paul McCartney.

Bill Harry was the first person to write about Paul McCartney on a regular basis. He first met Paul in 1958 and began to chronicle the Beatles rise from local to international fame in his publication Mersey Beat from 1961. Paul wrote regularly to him and the encyclopaedia reproduces extracts from Paul's letters about his experience backing a stripper, travelling to France with John Lennon and his first trip to Hamburg. In 500,000 words and almost 2,000 separate entries, the Paul McCartney Encyclopedia is the result of interviews and research conducted over a forty-year period. Harry is the world's leading authority on the Beatles. He attended the Liverpool College of Arts with John Lennon and is the author or a number of books on the Beatles, including the sister volumes, the Beatles Encyclopedia and the Lennon Encyclopedia both published by Virgin Books.