THE WALRUS AND THE ELEPHANTS: JOHN LENNON’ S YEARS OF REVOLUTION

Book ID/图书代码： 12070012B59512

English Summary/英文概要： In late 1971 John Lennon left London behind and moved to New York, eager to join a youth movement rallying for social justice and an end to the Vietnam War. Lennon was quickly embraced by radicals and revolutionaries, the hippies and Yippies at odds with the establishment. Settling in Greenwich Village, the heart of Manhattan’s counterculture, the former Beatle was soon on the frontlines of the antiwar movement, and championing a range of causes and issues. Seen as a savior by a generation in need of cultural heroes, Lennon was just as passionately hounded by a government eager to find enemies within. The FBI and White House considered Lennon a threat; a plan was devised to deport the singer prior to the election as a "strategic counter-measure" to preserve Richard Nixon’s presidency in 1972.

The Walrus and the Elephants is told by the unlikely cast of friends, including the musicians of Elephant’s Memory, who were among the few with a chance to see the man behind the Beatle. Exclusive interviews include writer and feminist leader Gloria Steinem; congressional black caucus cofounder Ron Dellums; "Chicago Seven" veteran Rennie Davis; immigration attorney Leon Wildes; and legendary poet-activist John Sinclair, whose imprisonment for marijuana--a ten-year sentence for two joints--kicked off Lennon’s American journey.

It was a busy year of making albums, controversial TV appearances and what would be Lennon’s last full-length concert at Madison Square Garden; it was a time of great change in America, the confrontations that began brewing in the sixties reaching an end for many movements . . . and the beginning of a new era. John Lennon fought for peace and was treated with scorn by some, suspicion by others--including a government wishing to silence the singer. The Walrus and the Elephants is a look back by those who fought the fight; he was a dreamer, but he wasn’t the only one.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 约翰•列侬在1971年年底离开伦敦,搬到纽约,渴望加入青年运动来呼吁社会正义和结束越南战争。列侬被迅速接受为激进分子和革命者，嬉皮士和雅皮士在争执中建立。他们定居在曼哈顿的反文化中心格林威治村，前披头士乐队成员很快就站在反战运动的前沿，并发起了一系列运动。他被需要文化英雄的大众视为救星，列侬仅仅是政府急切追捕的敌人。联邦调查局和白宫将列侬视为威胁；在尼克松总统1972年选举之前，一个名为“战略对策”的计划被制定来驱逐这些歌手。

《海象和大象》由演员朋友所讲述，包括“大象的记忆”的音乐家，他是为数不多能看到披头士背后故事的男人。还有独家专访，包括作家和女权主义领袖格洛丽亚•斯泰纳姆和国会黑人党团联合创始人罗恩•德勒姆斯以及芝加哥七子”的老将雷尼•戴维斯，和移民律师莱昂•王尔德，以及传说中的诗人活动家约翰•辛克莱，他因为大麻而被监禁，因为在两方接头背叛十年——列侬的美国之旅拉开序幕。

这是忙于录制专辑的一年，他们在有争议的电视节目中亮相，这将是列侬在麦迪逊花园广场的最后一场完整的演唱会。这个时期美国发生了很大的改变，许多在六十年代酝酿的冲突开始结束，一个新的时代开始了。约翰•列侬为和平奋斗，但被一些人怀疑和轻蔑对待——包括政府希望歌手保持沉默。《海象和大象》是对那些战斗的回顾；他是一个梦想家，但他不是唯一的一个。（LNL）

Awards/获奖情况："James Mitchell carefully and lovingly has reconstructed an inspiring and poignant chapter both in John Lennon’s odyssey and in the tangled flow of the American anti-war and other protest movements of the late nineteen sixties and early seventies. "The Walrus and The Elephants" is an indispensable window into an amazing time in American history and the history and rock and roll."- Danny Goldberg, author of "Bumping Into Geniuses"

“This book serves as a backstage pass to the missing link between Lennon’s music and his activism, ranging from decriminalization of marijuana to termination of undeclared war -- both ends of that spectrum fueled by the government’s misuse of power without compassion -- revealing how the Nixon administration tried to silence him.” –Paul Krassner, author of Confessions of a Raving, Unconfined Nut: Misadventures in the Counterculture

“Lennon is one of the most documented individuals in modern culture, yet never before has this early New York period of his history been examined with greater depth and clarity.” –Lee Ranaldo, co-founder of Sonic Youth

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/the-walrus--the-elephants-john-lennons-years-of-revolution-by-james-a-mitchell-book-review-9065366.html

Happy to share this very good interview/feature that the author just sent us:

http://epoca.globo.com/vida/noticia/2015/07/john-lennon-em-nova-york-os-anos-de-revolucao-traz-lado-rebelde-do-ex-beatle.html

Sharing with those of you who read Portuguese, a feature that appeared in Brazil’s main newspaper, O Globo:

http://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/livros/revolucao-na-grande-maca-biografia-ilustrada-recupera-periodo-de-ativismo-de-lennon-em-ny-16760215

About the Author/作者介绍： 詹姆斯•A•米切尔写了《为了和平》：处于战争状态国家的和平（大厦场，2009年），饱受战乱之苦的斯里兰卡东北的一个孤儿院的故事；《摇滚传记：一切都对》：米奇莱德的音乐生活（韦恩州立大学出版社，2008）；来自乡村报纸的故事，《阿普尔盖特》：一个小城镇的表达自由（2002年，美国大学出版社）。他也是一位超过20年的记者和编辑，他是美国陆军士兵记者，在纽约为消防站和视频商业杂志工作了十年。他的作品题材广泛，出现在“娱乐周刊“，”以人为本”和“星志”。米切尔来自南亚，为CNN制作关于内战后二十六年的主题视频。米切尔住在密歇根州东南部，经常为斯里兰卡的一个非盈利性组织“格雷斯护理中心儿童之家”捐赠。在写关于斯里兰卡的社区和民间团体之前，他已经频频亮相了，并多次出现在电台和电视节目中讨论底特律摇滚。

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Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：Rights Sold: Germany (Editions Nautilius), Brazil；THE WALRUS AND THE ELEPHANTS sold in Japan

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