Old Gods Almost Dead: the 40-year Odyssey of the ''Rolling Stones''

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Cover; Title page; Dedication; Epigraph; Contents; The Difference; Dionysus Is in the House; Rolling . . .; one: The Rollin' Stones; two: We Want the Stones!; three: No Satisfaction; four: Catch Your Dreams Before They Slip Away; five: Che Guevara with a Band; six: Let It Bleed; seven: The Devil's Right-Hand Man; eight: The Glimmer Twins; nine: World War III; ten: Old Gods; Selected Sources; Acknowledgments; Photo credits; Index; About the Author; Copyright.;In 2006, the Stones are in the middle of their latest world tour, and reach the UK in the summer with sell-out shows at giant arenas like Wembley Stadium. To tie in, Aurum reissues, with a stunning new cover, Stephen Davis's definitive 500-page history of the band: the most readable and comprehensive chronicle in print. Davis has also brought it up to date with details of their new album, Charlie Watts' illness and the American leg of the tour in 2005. Davis himself is the author of a number of consistently bestselling rock book classics - especially his Led Zeppelin chronicle, ""Hammer o.