{"product_id":"skywriting-by-word-of-mouth-paperback","title":"Skywriting by Word of Mouth - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Lennon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in its author's much-imitated, never-duplicated voice, populated with his own illustrations, full of the wit and honesty that helped make him one of the most iconic, polarizing figures of the 20th Century, \u003cem\u003eSkywriting by Word of Mouth\u003c\/em\u003e is the lost and recovered, posthumously published autobiography of John Lennon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Lennon wrote \u003cem\u003eSkywriting by Word of Mouth\u003c\/em\u003e, an impressive collection of writings and drawings, during Yoko Ono's pregnancy with Sean, and always planned to have it published. The book's publication was a wish that seemed to end with Lennon's assassination in 1980 and the theft of the manuscript from the Lennons' home in 1982. When it was recovered and first published in 1986, \u003cem\u003eSkywriting\u003c\/em\u003e received immediate critical and popular acclaim. Filled with Lennon's extraordinary creative powers and lavishly illustrated with his own drawings, the collection reveals his fertile creative spirit up close and in full force. Included in \u003cem\u003eSkywriting\u003c\/em\u003e are \"Two Virgins,\" written when the public learned that John and Yoko were living together as husband and wife, and John's only autobiography, \"The Ballad of John and Yoko.\" In addition there are notes on his falling in love with Yoko, the breakup of the Beatles, his persecution by U.S. authorities, and his withdrawal from public life. This is a book with John Lennon's spirit on every page--a spirit the world needs to remember.\u003c\/p\u003e--Yoko Ono (from the afterword)\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Lennon wrote \u003cem\u003eSkywriting by Word of Mouth\u003c\/em\u003e, an impressive collection of writings and drawings, during Yoko Ono's pregnancy with Sean, and always planned to have it published. The book's publication was a wish that seemed to end with Lennon's assassination in 1980 and the theft of the manuscript from the Lennons' home in 1982. When it was recovered and first published in 1986, \u003cem\u003eSkywriting\u003c\/em\u003e received immediate critical and popular acclaim. Filled with Lennon's extraordinary creative powers and lavishly illustrated with his own drawings, the collection reveals his fertile creative spirit up close and in full force. Included in \u003cem\u003eSkywriting\u003c\/em\u003e are \"Two Virgins,\" written when the public learned that John and Yoko were living together as husband and wife, and John's only autobiography, \"The Ballad of John and Yoko.\" In addition there are notes on his falling in love with Yoko, the breakup of the Beatles, his persecution by U.S. authorities, and his withdrawal from public life. This is a book with John Lennon's spirit on every page--a spirit the world needs to remember.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.04 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 25, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455082709170,"sku":"9780060914448","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/7b16e5e2ffdf9e1bc6c57b7df711a742.webp?v=1778863528","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/skywriting-by-word-of-mouth-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}