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<div style="margin: 1ex;"> <div style="text-align: center;"></div> <div> <div style="text-align: center;"></div> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times;"><strong>"Hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking." -- Rolling Stone magazine</strong></span></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"></div> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: times new roman,times;">"Under Their Thumb offers memorable details from the inner sanctum." -- The New York Times</span></strong></p> <div style="text-align: center;"></div> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: times new roman,times;">"[German's] proximity to the band makes this an essential Stones book, while his engaging writing style will appeal to non-fanatics as well." -- Newark Star-Ledger</span></strong></p> <div style="text-align: center;"></div> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: times new roman,times;">"This book is absolutely great ... possibly the best book I've read about the Rolling Stones." -- Andrew Loog Oldham </span></strong></p> <div style="text-align: center;"></div> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: times new roman,times;">"Impossible to put down ... filled with priceless, often laugh-out-loud anecdotes.  Under Their Thumb is a cautionary tale, but a hugely entertaining one." -- Montreal Gazette</span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Under Their Thumb" src="images/stories/undercover-med.jpg" width="363" height="550" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: times new roman,times;">Published by Random House/Villard<br /><br />Available at all Borders and Barnes &amp; Noble stores</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: times new roman,times;"> across America, and all Waterstone's stores throughout England.  To purchase a signed copy, visit the <a href="purchase.html">Purchase</a> page. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Under-Their-Thumb-Brooklyn-Rolling/dp/1400066220"><br /></a><br /></span></strong></p> <div style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: times new roman,times;">If you enjoyed the film “Almost Famous,” then you’ll love Bill German’s new book, <em>Under Their Thumb</em>. It’s a true account of his life with the Rolling Stones.</span></strong></div> <div style="text-align: left;"><br /><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: times new roman,times;">German met the band while he was a teenager, shortly after launching his Stones-only magazine, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.beggarsbanquetonline.com">Beggars Banquet</a>. The publication lasted for seventeen years, during which time he traveled the world with the Stones, stayed at their homes, and witnessed their recording sessions. He lived the dream of every Rolling Stones fan, until he eventually had to leave the life behind.</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: times new roman,times;"><em>Under Their Thumb</em> offers a unique, honest, and humorous perspective of the greatest rock ’n’ roll band in the world, and features dozens of never-before-seen photographs.</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: times new roman,times;"></span></strong></div> </div> </div>

<div style="margin: 1ex;"> <div style="text-align: center;"></div> <div> <div style="text-align: center;"></div> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times;"><strong>"Hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking." -- Rolling Stone magazine</strong></span></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"></div> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: times new roman,times;">"Under Their Thumb offers memorable details from the inner sanctum." -- The New York Times</span></strong></p> <div style="text-align: center;"></div> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: times new roman,times;">"[German's] proximity to the band makes this an essential Stones book, while his engaging writing style will appeal to non-fanatics as well." -- Newark Star-Ledger</span></strong></p> <div style="text-align: center;"></div> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: times new roman,times;">"This book is absolutely great ... possibly the best book I've read about the Rolling Stones." -- Andrew Loog Oldham </span></strong></p> <div style="text-align: center;"></div> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: times new roman,times;">"Impossible to put down ... filled with priceless, often laugh-out-loud anecdotes.  Under Their Thumb is a cautionary tale, but a hugely entertaining one." -- Montreal Gazette</span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Under Their Thumb" src="images/stories/undercover-med.jpg" width="363" height="550" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: times new roman,times;">Published by Random House/Villard<br /><br />Available at all Borders and Barnes &amp; Noble stores</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: times new roman,times;"> across America, and all Waterstone's stores throughout England.  To purchase a signed copy, visit the <a href="purchase.html">Purchase</a> page. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Under-Their-Thumb-Brooklyn-Rolling/dp/1400066220"><br /></a><br /></span></strong></p> <div style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: times new roman,times;">If you enjoyed the film “Almost Famous,” then you’ll love Bill German’s new book, <em>Under Their Thumb</em>. It’s a true account of his life with the Rolling Stones.</span></strong></div> <div style="text-align: left;"><br /><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: times new roman,times;">German met the band while he was a teenager, shortly after launching his Stones-only magazine, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.beggarsbanquetonline.com">Beggars Banquet</a>. The publication lasted for seventeen years, during which time he traveled the world with the Stones, stayed at their homes, and witnessed their recording sessions. He lived the dream of every Rolling Stones fan, until he eventually had to leave the life behind.</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: times new roman,times;"><em>Under Their Thumb</em> offers a unique, honest, and humorous perspective of the greatest rock ’n’ roll band in the world, and features dozens of never-before-seen photographs.</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: times new roman,times;"></span></strong></div> </div> </div>