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Title: Monkeemania: The True Story of the Monkees by Glenn A. Baker, Tom Czarnota, Peter Hogan ISBN: 0-312-00003-0 Publisher: St Martins Pr Pub. Date: 01 December, 1986 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $10.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.36 (11 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A very informative and entertaining book!
Comment: This is by far the most informative literary piece I have read on the Monkees. I have read numerous magazine articles and interviews but only one other book-"Hey, Hey, We're the Monkees" by Harold Bronson (which I really enjoyed). This book however was packed with pictures, information and incredibly detailed stories about the Monkees individually and as a group that I hadn't seen or heard before. I couldn't put it down. The only thing that bothers me about the validity of the information provided is that twice, the author states Peter's longtime girlfriend Reine Stewart as being the daughter of famous actor James Stewart. I am also a Jimmy Stewart fan and know this is absolutely not true (I know all four of his children and Reine is not one of them). This makes me question what other tidbits of information are not true. Otherwise, I loved the book and would recommend it to anyone (Monkees fan or not).
Rating: 2
Summary: I give it an "eh"
Comment: First of all, the book had some really great pictures. That's the good thing about this book. The ONLY good thing. The bad thing is that most of the information is wrong, wrong, wrong! There are many errors in this book, and it'll get Monkees fans really really confused (it happened to me!) Now, I just like to look at the pictures in the book. Steer clear, don't read!
Rating: 2
Summary: Entertaining but not completely accurate
Comment: Kudos to Baker for writing a book about The Monkees, the most misunderstood group of rock history. They still tour and are still popular (and still damned good). But, aside from some decent photos and a fairly interesting pace, there's a ton of misrepresentations here, old rumours that noone bothered to check up on and just plain old errors. In dates, personal lives, etc.--just about every element is distorted at least somewhat. I'm not saying intentionally, but still... Which while it doesn't really stop you from reading, it gets pretty annoying. Come to think of it, of all the books published about The Monkees, there is no one single definitive tome available and there never has been. Maybe one day a serious literary endeavour will emerge to tell the whole story accurately, but then The Monkees story is not yet over.
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Title: The Monkees Tale by Eric Lefcowitz ISBN: 0867193786 Publisher: Last Gasp Pub. Date: 01 August, 1989 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Monkees, Memories & the Magic by Edward Wincentsen, Many photographers ISBN: 0964280884 Publisher: Wynn Publishing Company Pub. Date: 15 March, 2000 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title:Monkees - Season Two ASIN: B0000TAZW4 Publisher: Wea Corp Pub. Date: 18 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $79.95 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $71.96 |
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Title: Total Control: The Michael Nesmith Story by Randi Massingill ISBN: 0965821838 Publisher: Flexquarters Publishing Pub. Date: 01 November, 1997 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title:Daydream Believers - The Monkees Story ASIN: B00005RIY2 Publisher: New Concorde Home Video Pub. Date: 25 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $13.48 |
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