{"product_id":"across-the-universe-9780670089574","title":"Across the Universe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe music's still playing, fifty years on . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is 1965, and John, Paul, George and Ringo have lost themselves. Beatlemania is at its peak and the boys are overwhelmed by screaming fans, more money than they can count, and fame beyond their dreams. But one day, on the sets of the surreal \u003ci\u003eHelp \u003c\/i\u003e, George discovers the sitar, starting the boys off on a journey filled with\u003cbr\u003edrug-induced introspection, transnational spirituality and damned fine music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is 1968, and John, Paul, George and Ringo have decided to find themselves. Following an eerie series of events, as if devised by fate, the boys are brought to Rishikesh, India, in pursuit of eternal happiness through a secret mantra from Transcendental Meditation guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Hoping to get the better of their personal demons, they seek to break the shackles of stardom even though it begins the unravelling of the band.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcross the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e etches in lyrical detail a picture of the world's greatest band torn apart by their inner dissensions yet bursting with creative genius. Full of characters and happenings delightful and evil, of comic excess and dark whimsy, the book traces the path the Beatles took to India and the dramatic denouement\u003cbr\u003eof their sojourn at the Himalayan ashram. It is a modern fairy tale about four people the world has loved like no one else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e India Viking\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780670089574\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.20d","brand":"Ajoy Bose","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40550355894453,"sku":"9780670089574","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_fa0d17eb-9cc3-4fc3-b430-654db428e26f.jpg?v=1626789921","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/across-the-universe-9780670089574","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}