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U2: The Complete Encyclopedia

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This is an extensive encyclopedia (just as the book title says) of everything U2. A real resource tool for the die-hard U2 fan, although it may be a bit too much for the casual U2 listener. I did find some inconsistencies though; on Larry Mullen Jr.'s bio, it says he is an only child, yet in the next paragraph, mentions 3 siblings (?). It does have some "rare" photos (one of Adam Clayton with a beard-whoa!), all in black and white. If you were expecting full-page color photos (like me) you may be disappointed. That would have been nice. But, if you're wondering why Naomi Campbell (yes, she's in it too) and Adam broke up, it's here. It's all here. Quite a trivia treasure of information that even ardent fans may not know. Get it if you must know EVERYTHING about the band. Some things I wish I didn't know.

Its about time someone truly wrote an authentic "Encyclopedia" about U2. I bought it for the soul reason that it's about my favorite group (yes i am a fanatic). My opinion might be a little biased but I think if you've ever wanted to know anything, and quite possibly everything, about U2 then this is the book. Its not to be read like a normal book, but to flip through it. Come across a concert you might have attended, find out some tidbit about the members or the band as a whole that you didn't know, or just as a refrence for the fellow fanatic.

This is my U2 Bible. It has everything you ever dreamed of knowing about U2, and it answers questions you've never even wondered about the band. It lists every single song ever recorded by the band and all the facts on them, the book has bios on all the band members, the stories of the tours, specific incidents in U2's career, and gives a wonderful history of their musical career. There is also a lot of facts about the band before they came together to form U2. I mean, how many people know all there is to know about U2? Well, read this book cover to cover, and you'll know probably more about U2 than they can remember for themselves! I used this book for a research paper on the band and used a good 50% of it as my main source! It's a must for any die-hard U2 fan. THE GOAL IS SOUL!

This is really cool, a concise encyclopedia of U2. I have only read some of it and flipped though it so far, but it look's like nothing is left out. Articles on every Album, Song, Important concerts, important people around the band, and on and on. This is not for the casual fan but for US U2 fanatics.

Filled with intriguing facts--from the origin of Bono's name (a hearing aid store called Bonovox, which means "good voice" in Latin) to the story of how the band got its start (a notice posted by Larry while all the members of the band were still in high school)--Mark Chatterton has compiled an extensive guide to one of the greatest bands of all time. With a fresh and entertaining writing style, this encyclopedia is highly recommended for both casual and fanatical U2 fans.

Frequently used by Dake-Bonoist clergy, it has point by point cross references to Strong's Concordance as well as Dake's Annotated Study Bible.

This novel is about the British band U2. It gives complete biographies and other information on the members of the band. It also provides the reader with information on concerts performed, awards won and nominated for, places they have visited/performed, info on other bands/people they have played with, information on their cd's, also about organizations they support etc... If you are interested in U2 and their life stories, you would enjoy this book.