Christopher Sandford Books

This book delves into the significant bond between a renowned U.S. president and Great Britain, highlighting the historical context and personal dynamics that shaped their relationship. It offers insights into diplomatic strategies, cultural exchanges, and the impact of this alliance on international relations during a pivotal era. Through detailed analysis, the narrative reveals how this connection influenced both nations and contributed to shaping modern geopolitics.

The classic biography of the Rolling Stones - updated for their 60th anniversary

Sting (born Gordon Sumner) holds a place as the thinking man's rocker. His years of success with the Police preceded a hugely successful solo career and a continued involvement in acting and environmental issues. His support for social and environmental causes like the Rainforest Foundation, have polarized his critics down two lines, those who admire his stand, and others who accuse him of being motivated more by egomania than by genuine concern. This biography seeks to point out the contradictions and hypocrisies in a life that has generated some of the most talked-about music to emerge from rock and roll's first 40 years, and show that Sting is not one to make a virtue out of being a one-track pop star.

The Second World War through the eyes of the leading British cricketers of 1939.

A fresh account of one of history's most notorious con artists by an acclaimed biographer

Full of extraordinary revelations, Paul McCartney is a revealing tale of self-destruction, violence and epic excess. Between 1963 and 1970, Paul McCartney did the following: Sold 160 million albums. Scored 25 Number One singles. Captured the whole thing in A Hard Day’s Night . Experimented with drugs. Offended the church. Established the concept of rock-as-art with Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Persuaded millions of kids to pick up electric guitars. Single-handedly invented the Swinging Sixties. And became one of the most famous Englishmen alive. The Beatles’ bloody in-fighting, the sex, the drugs, and McCartney’s extraordinary marriages are here revealed in full. Yet while the revelations will genuinely astound, this book remains a celebratory feast for his millions of fans, capturing the glorious rush of the best songs and revealing the untold stories behind them. Paul McCartney is the definitive biography, charting not only the pop legend, but also the man and his era.

A full and frank portrait of the complex man behind the icon of cool.

Keith Richards is the legendary rock'n'roll survivor of our time. He's the shy, half-educated boy from Dartford; the player and writer of timeless rock classics like (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, Ruby Tuesday and Brown Sugar, among scores of others; the titanic abuser of every conceivable drug; a cultural icon to three generations of fans; and latterly a contented family man who continues, nonetheless, to be rock's most indomitable living practitioner. birthday in December 2003 and the Rolling Stones' touring machine is creaking into gear once more. But who is the real Keith behind the kohl-eyed image? In this penetrative and entertaining portrait, Sandford reveals a life of brilliant invention, of talent, self-destruction, drugs, sex and lurid excess, and above all the glorious rush of the music.

A kaleidoscopic social history of the year that shaped the modern world