{"product_id":"9780470373569","title":"Everybody Wants Some: The Van Halen Saga","description":"\"Good band, even better book . . . Essential reading.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eRecord Collector\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow did a pair of little Dutch boys trained in classical music grow up to be the nucleus of America's greatest hard rock band? What's the secret of Eddie Van Halen's guitar mastery? Who besides David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar has DNA strange enough to be a Van Halen singer? Are the legends of groupies, midgets, and contract riders all to be believed? The naked truth is playfully laid bare in Everybody Wants Some: The Van Halen Saga—now expanded and updated with reporting on the recent comeback tour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of 2007's Most Intriguing Books\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLA Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Highly recommended for Van Halen completists.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eChuck Klosterman\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Respect is due to author Ian Christe. His book is perfectly pitched, capturing both the flamboyant excitement and inherent absurdity of the rampant ego collective known as Van Halen.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eGeoff Barton\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eClassic Rock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Written in jubilant, elastic prose, Ian Christe's \u003ci\u003eEverybody Wants Some\u003c\/i\u003e is a sort of Day-Glo fairy tale . . . savvy, sympathetic, expert, funny ha-ha.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Phoenix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[Christe's] not fooling around. And his prose is always playful.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A new biography of the band that made metal marketable doesn't disappoint the fans.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe American Prospect\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Christe chronicles the sweeping scope of the Van Halen saga.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turner Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47013863457008,"sku":"9780470373569","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780470373569_p0.jpg?v=1763706200","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780470373569","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}