The book, written by Peter Ames Carlin and published by Touchstone Books/Simon & Schuster ($26), is described in a press release as "a fresh perspective on his many triumphs -- and failures" and says it offers evidence "that the widely accepted Beatles 'myth' -- with McCartney as villain and John Lennon as avant garde genius -- requires some revision."October 22, 2009, Steve Marinucci














