The cynical idealist
Subtitle: a spiritual biography of John Lennon
By: Gary Tillery
Edition: 1st Quest ed.
Publisher: Theosophical Pub. House
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Wheaton, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9780835608756
Description: "Here, for the first time is the spiritual odyssey of this remarkable artist ... Mining Lennon's lyrics, poetry, prose, and interviews, Gary Tillery tracks his thinking as it evolved from his troubled, working-class childhood throughout his many roles as Beatle, peacenik, social activist, and househusband."--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-191) and index.
Table of contents: title: The roots of rebellion. Nowhere land ; Rock 'n' roll ; Help!; title: The long, dark cynical night. God ; Love ; Meditation ; Cynicism; title: Life as work of art. Reborn artist ; Peace advocate ; Social activist ; Househusband; title: Cynical idealism. Superstars ; Mind games ; Imagine ; Shining on.