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4-6What in the World? series.
The story behind the Beatles' groundbreaking Sgt. Pepper album is touched on in the final third of the book, which begins with a political history of the 1960s and an overview of the band's early years. The many glossy photographs and sidebars (some unrelated) round out the time period but also distract from the main subject. Small font is off-putting. Timeline. Ind.