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The Nearest Far Away Place: Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys, and the Southern California Experience

by Timothy White · 1990

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Offers a portrait of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson along with a social history of the Los Angeles area celebrated in their music

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Los AngelesLos AngelesMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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long · 416 pages

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