The photographic biography book “John Lennon: All I want is the Truth” by Elizabeth Partridge was written to inform the readers about the legendary life that John Lennon led. The author writes this book to provide a grand amount of factual information, real quotes, and interviews from John Lennon. The book begins with an introduction with John and Yoko (his wife) being huge activists which we later learn about in the book. The chapters from then on begin with John as a young boy, his rebellious years as a teen, John collaborating and making music, and how he was closer to his aunt and uncle than with his own mother. Elizabeth continues to write on how the group got together little at a time to become what is famously known as the “Beatles”, and their ups and downs as a band. In a part of the book the author give us details on how John was also another star who battled with drug usage. The biography ends with the death of John Lennon being assassinated by Mark Chapman and the legacy he leaves behind. The book includes source notes, bibliography, further reading list, Beatles books, an index, acknowledgments, and permissions Elizabeth was granted to include into the book. This book would be a great resource for students working on research projects, creating bibliographies on famous musicians, even for students who simply just love reading and learning about the lives of famous people just like John H. Ritter describes in “Making the Match”.
