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If you loved the game-changing hardcover edition, you’ll love the paperback, now with more songs and a personal foreword, giving us even more Paul McCartney. The audio recordings that Paul Muldoon made with Paul McCartney as they collaborated on this incredible book have been cut into the new Pushkin podcast, A Life in Lyrics — and while McCartney doesn’t recommend a book in every episode, the ones he does mention are worth revisting here.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Washington Post Notable Book Excerpted in The New Yorker A work of unparalleled candor and splendorous beauty, The Lyrics celebrates the creative life and the musical genius of Paul McCartney through his most meaningful songs. Finally in paperback and featuring seven new song commentaries, the #1 New York Times bestseller celebrates the creative life and unparalleled musical genius of Paul McCartney. Spanning sixty-four years—from his early days in Liverpool, ...

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