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This book, When We Find Ourselves in Times of Trouble: The Beatles: All Their Songs with Encouraging Words for Challenging Times, was written by a lifelong Beatles fan, highlights all the songs of the Beatles, with stories of each song from their earliest demos to Abbey Road. The 260 stories include 10 “Bonus Tracks” of special interest. The book sprang from the author’s love of rock and roll and special love of the Beatles’ music, but specifically from his desire to help people cope with the uncertainty and anxiety of the coronavirus pandemic.
What became clear during almost a year of notes to a large group of family and friends is that the music of the Beatles could be just as important and potent a gift to a person during any challenging time in their life — a brief uplifting respite from stress and worry. For each song’s back story, special attention is devoted to the band’s creative process and its influence on and synergistic relationship with the culture at large.
The music of the Beatles can, indeed, provide those brief life-giving respites during a national trauma or any personally difficult time – our times of trouble. Explicit reminders and encouragement to persevere during those times of trouble accompany each song.
The book is available on Kindle at the moment.
Love This Book –
5.0 out of 5 stars You don’t have to be a Beatles fan to love this book!
Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2021
Whether or not you are a Beatles fan, this book is a great read! Through the difficulty of 2020, this author found a way to spread light through his knowledge and love of the Beatles. Along with history and information about the artists are lessons to be learned from each song. This was a fun way to learn more history about the band and lovely to see someone create beauty in such a difficult time.
Uplifting Gem –
5.0 out of 5 stars An uplifting gem!
Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2021
Tim Hatfield is a talented and compassionate author, professor and friend. His knowledge, love and passion for the Beatles combined with his genuine concern for his loved ones during the Covid pandemic birthed this glimmering gem of inspiration and song lyrics. This is a labor of love that you will not want to miss!
Scholarship, Fandom and Live –
5.0 out of 5 stars Scholarship, fandom and live
Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2021
A genuine combination of scholarship, fandom and love of music. What started as a way to amuse Hatfield and his friends daily during the pandemic, turned into a deep and wonderful exploration of why and how the Fab Four created music that has lasted from generation to generation. I marvel at how much work went into writing this. And I also marvel at how much pleasure it has provided its readers.