{"product_id":"bob-dylan-no-direction-home-updated-edition-hardcover","title":"Bob Dylan: No Direction Home (Updated Edition) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Shelton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Thomson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis new illustrated edition includes key images of Dylan throughout his incredible, enduring career, making it a must for all Dylan fans.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Shelton met Bob Dylan when the young singer arrived in New York in 1961 and became Dylan's friend, champion, and critic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis book, first published in 1986, was hailed as the definitive unauthorized biography of this moody, passionate genius. Shelton tells the intimate and first-hand story of Bob Dylan's formative years in Greenwich Village NYC, and it is the only biography that has been written with his active cooperation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDylan gave Shelton access to his parents, Abe and Beatty Zimmerman - whom no other journalist has ever interviewed; 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConcluding Dylan's story backstage during his triumphant 1978 world tour, \u003ci\u003eNo Direction Home\u003c\/i\u003e, took 20 years to complete and when it was finally published the book received widespread critical acclaim. Following his Nobel Prize for Literature Award in 2016, Dylan's standing is higher than at any time since the 1960s and Shelton's book is now seen as a classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Shelton\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Chicago in 1926 and was on the staff of the New York Times for two decades until he went to Europe. Best known as the man who discovered Bob Dylan, he was the principle chronicler of the 1960s US folk revival. His books include the Woody Guthrie collection \u003ci\u003eBorn to Win\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Face of Folk Music\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Country Music Story\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Electric Muse\u003c\/i\u003e. He died in 1995.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 10.9 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44287730876518,"sku":"9781786751621","price":53.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/FkFj1e6MlL9781786751621.webp?v=1766668413","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/bob-dylan-no-direction-home-updated-edition-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}