{"product_id":"love-and-let-die-9781399600170","title":"Love and Let Die","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Smart, analytical and enormously good fun'' Stuart Maconie, \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Ingenious . . . conjures a whole cultural history of the past six decades'' \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Strikingly insightful . . . page after page of glorious anecdotes'' \u003ci\u003eThe i Newspaper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A book to leave you shaken and stirred'' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Poignant and entertaining'' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''If you take popular culture seriously, this is the book for you'' Jeremy Deller\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr No\u003c\/i\u003e, the first Bond film, and ''Love Me Do'', the first Beatles record, were released on the same day. Most countries can only dream of creating a phenomenon on this scale; Britain produced two on one windy October afternoon. Told over sixty dramatic years, \u003ci\u003eLove and Let Die\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of two culture touchstones that continue to define our aspirations and fantasies; of opposing values, visions of Britain and ideas about male identity; and of how a clash between working class liber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA daring, dazzlingly entertaining pop cultural critique . . . smart analytical and enormously good fun. There's\u003cbr\u003esomething provocative or revelatory on every page\u003c\/p\u003e -- Stuart Maconie * MAIL ON SUNDAY *\u003cbr\u003eStrikingly insightful . . . [Higgs] gives us page after page of glorious anecdotes about Bond and The Beatles, revelations about one sparking insights into the other * i NEWSPAPER *\u003cbr\u003eIngenious . . . \u003ci\u003eLove and Let Die \u003c\/i\u003estarts with a perfect coincidence [and] conjures a whole cultural history of the past six decades * THE SPECTATOR *\u003cbr\u003eA highly evocative picture of the 1960s . . . \u003ci\u003eLove and Let Die\u003c\/i\u003e is a book to leave you shaken and stirred * INDEPENDENT *\u003cbr\u003eThis is more than just a book about those two cultural colossi, the Beatles and Bond. It \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e that, and magnificently so, but it is also about class, art, masculinity, entitlement, politics, love and death. Humane, droll and wise, there is some brilliant apercu, revelation or connection on every page. A dazzling, daring, recondite and immensely readable pop culture critique -- STUART MACONIE\u003cbr\u003eIf you take popular culture seriously, this is the book for you -- JEREMY DELLER\u003cbr\u003ePoignant and entertaining . . . sharp and pacy. . . Higgs is a lively writer and has assembled many intriguing nuggets from six decades of British popular culture * OBSERVER *\u003cbr\u003eIn pairing these pop-cultural phenomena, Mr Higgs is onto something. A brilliant meander through the British male psyche . . . excellent and  illuminating * WALL STREET JOURNAL *\u003cbr\u003eA triumphant work of truth, heart and soul. \u003ci\u003eLove and Let Die\u003c\/i\u003e is revolutionary, spirited, shaken and stirred -- SALENA GODDEN, author of MRS DEATH MISSES DEATH\u003cbr\u003eBrilliant -- Frank Cotterell-Boyce * OBSERVER *\u003cbr\u003eEntertaining . . . an eccentric jaunt through the interwoven histories [of the Beatles and Bond] * SUNDAY TIMES *\u003cbr\u003eHere is an author who constantly reaches out to the reader, grabs their attention and doesn't let go, finding connection in the most unexplored places . . . I was gripped throughout . . . Higgs finds beautiful threads everywhere . . . packed with small details and big ideas * THE PSYCHOLOGIST *\u003cbr\u003ePersuasive . . . The story of the power struggle between the working class and the establishment, as seen through the lens of the Beatles' records and the Bond films, is a fascinating one . . . entertaining * TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT *\u003cbr\u003eLives up to the hype . . . both captivating and thought-provoking. A riveting read * SHINDIG! *","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738901459287,"sku":"9781399600170","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781399600170.jpg?v=1720050532","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/love-and-let-die-9781399600170","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}