There is only one authorized biography of The Beatles in the entire world, and you are holding it in your hands; the only successful attempt to understand and describe the phenomenon of The Beatles is from the inside. In 1967–1968 writer and journalist Hunter Davis spent 18 months with the band, then at their creative peak. Not only John, Paul, George and Ringo, but also their friends, family and fellow musicians shared their revelations with the official biographer. And over the almost half century since the book was published, this connection has not been broken: Davis continued to communicate with his heroes - with those who remained alive - and the book was replenished from edition to edition with new material. The basis for this publication was an expanded version of the biography, released for her 40th anniversary.