Books like London calling by Barry Miles

An illuminating social history of nineteenth‑century London, tracing its rapid expansion, technological innovations, and the everyday lives of its inhabitants from markets to sewers, as seen through the eyes of Charles Dickens and meticulous research by Judith Flanders.

Barry Miles delivers a definitive biography of Charles Bukowski, tracing his upbringing in Los Angeles, his encounters with the Beat scene, and his prolific output of poetry and novels such as Post Office and Factotum.

Based on hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews undertaken over a period of five years by Barry Miles, and on complete access to McCartney's own archives, this is Paul McCartney in his own words. It is a history from the inside of one of the greatest song-writing partnerships of the century. It is the private life of a man made public property - a Beatle - by the age of twenty-one. It is the trajectory of the most popular pop group in history, from beginnings to break-up. At its centre, of course, is Paul McCartney's relationship with John Lennon - as friend, collaborator, as part of 'Lennon/McCartney" - two young guys from Liverpool who went on to change the world - and finally as bitter rivals in a struggle for the soul and the business control of the Beatles. McCartney recalls the genesis of every song he and Lennon wrote together and talks in fascinating detail about how they worked and who was responsible for which line, which melody.

In a travel guide format, presents a look at the sites and society that existed in London during the time of William Shakespeare.