Phillip Norman, whose 1981 classic Shout is considered the definitive biography of The Beatles, returns with John Lennon: The Life. This New York Times bestseller is an intimate look at the troubled genius who--along with Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr--changed the shape and sound of popular music forever. From his early Liverpool days and heartbreaking childhood tragedies through the heady roller-coaster ride that was The Beatles and far beyond--his prolific post-"Fab Four" career, his turbulent marriage to Yoko Ono, his peace crusade,...