| Foreword | p. ix |
| Introduction: The Sea of Time | p. xi |
| In the Beginning: Some History | p. 3 |
| When I Was a Boy: The Beatles' 1950s Roots | p. 3 |
| In the Town Where I Was Born: The Liverpool of Beatle Legend | p. 13 |
| Then There Was Music: The Road to Fabdom | p. 23 |
| Yes, I'm Gonna Be a Star: Beatlemania | |
| Off to the Jukebox Man: The Beatles' Record Labels | p. 39 |
| Move Over Once: Ten Acts Knocked from the #1 Spot by the Beatles | p. 49 |
| I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: Grabbing the Headlines | p. 56 |
| We All Want to Change Your Head: The Beatles in Politics | p. 72 |
| We Hope You Have Enjoyed the Show: Ten Immortal Performances | p. 81 |
| I Saw the Photograph: Ten Notable Beatles Photo Sessions | p. 94 |
| There Are Places I Remember: The Beatles' London | p. 106 |
| I Saw a Film Today: Cinematic Achievements of the Beatles | p. 116 |
| You're Telling All Those Lies: Commonly Believed Myths | p. 129 |
| Will You Read My Book?: The Essential Beatle Bookshelf | p. 139 |
| Listen to the Music Playing in Your Head: The Recordings | |
| It's a Clean Machine: Ten Beatles Instruments | p. 151 |
| Every Sound There Is: What Was That, Anyway? | p. 162 |
| No One (I Think) Is in My Tree: Recording Innovations | p. 172 |
| If I Knew What I Was Missing: Some Recording Variations | p. 182 |
| Half of What's Wrong: Ten Mistakes That Slipped onto the Vinyl | p. 191 |
| There's Nobody There: Solo Performances Within a Group Context | p. 198 |
| Oh, Rock On, Anybody: Ten Recordings Featuring Musical Role-switching | p. 207 |
| All Right, George!: The Quiet One's Shining Guitar Moments | p. 214 |
| Way Beyond Compare: The Cute One Can Play, Too! | p. 223 |
| I Got Blisters on My Fingers: The New Guy Shows George Martin What For! | p. 230 |
| Oh, Look Out!: The Witty One, When He Still Believed | p. 240 |
| Help Me If You Can: Outsiders on the Inside | p. 248 |
| I Can Be Handy: The Beatles in Service of Their Label | p. 258 |
| Do You Need Anybody?: Assistance Rendered | p. 267 |
| I Believe in Yesterday: Ten Beatles Moldy Goldies | p. 276 |
| Try Thinking More: The Original Titles of Beatles Songs | p. 283 |
| Please Lock Me Away: Unreleased, Until... | p. 290 |
| Don't Keep Me Waiting: A List of Releases We'd Like to See | p. 297 |
| What You Make for Us to Take: Ten Records That Directly Influenced the Beatles | p. 303 |
| No One's Frightened of Playing It: Ten Beatles "Singles" That Never Were (Until Done by Others) | p. 311 |
| That Is Confusing Things: Ten Odd Covers of Beatles Songs | p. 317 |
| The World Is Treating Me Bad: Ten Contemporary Songs About the Beatles | p. 324 |
| There's People Standing 'Round: Friends and Acquaintances | |
| Through Thick and Thin: The Beatles' Business Entourage | p. 335 |
| All These Friends...: The Beatles' Posse | p. 350 |
| ...And Lovers: Wives, Girlfriends, and One-Night Stands | p. 360 |
| All the Children Sing: Beatle Kids | p. 376 |
| However Big You Think You Are: Various Celebrity-Beatle Connections | p. 384 |
| It Won't Be the Same Now That I'm with You: Other Acts Produced by George Martin | p. 393 |
| So Let Me Introduce to You: Beatle Proteges at Apple | p. 403 |
| The Movie's Gonna Make Me a Big Star: Cinematic Fellow Travelers | p. 412 |
| The Only Difference Is You're Down There: Ten Acts that Opened for the Beatles | p. 420 |
| I'd Rather See You Dead: A Rogue's Gallery | p. 428 |
| Life Is Very Short: Among the Dead | p. 442 |
| It's Getting Very Near the End: Twilight of the Gods | |
| Half of What I Say Is Meaningless: Unexplained Beatle Trivia | p. 459 |
| Well, Well, Well, You're Feeling Fine!: The Genu "Medicine Cabinet" | p. 468 |
| Here's Another Clue for You All: Ten Reasons Why Paul Must've Been Dead! | p. 477 |
| And in the End: The Countdown to History | p. 486 |
| Afterword | p. 503 |
| Selected Bibliography | p. 506 |
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