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THE WIKIPEDIA PRINTS:
How to make 'books' and money without writing a single line!
Though they have a cover and pages, these items are, according to us, not really books: they are actually just printouts of Wikipedia articles, taken -not to say stolen- on a free web site and sold at high prices on the Internet: an original way to make money by using other people's work... The authors of Wikipedia have to make searches to write their articles, while the pirates just make a copy/paste operation, print out and sell the result as a new "book"!
Sometimes, to fool the customers even more and make them look like a 'real' book, an author's name is mentioned on the cover: just search for these 'authors' on the Internet and you will see that they have 'written' books on a vast amount of subjects... Actually, they know as much on everything as Wikipedia does!
Some publications do not even hesitate to use names of famous authors, such as "S. King", or "Arthur Miller"!
Most of these print outs are in English language, but they also exist in French, German, Spanish... why not, they are so easy to make...
'If you feel that doing a free search on Wikipedia is not worth your time compared to paying someone to print out Wikipedia articles for you, then these books may be of interest.' (www.goodreads.com)
'The German-speaking press and blogosphere have criticized Amazon for selling tens of thousands of print on demand books which reproduced Wikipedia articles. These books are produced by an American company named Books LLC and by three Mauritian subsidiaries of the German publisher VDM: Alphascript Publishing, Betascript Publishing and Fastbook Publishing. Amazon did not acknowledge this issue raised on blogs and some customers that have asked the company to withdraw all these titles from its catalog. The collaboration between amazon.com and VDM Publishing was started in 2007'. (Wikipedia).
The LLC products do not appear any more in the Amazon search.
Thank you to Knut Högvall for having investigated on a biography "by Joe Pecoraro", and discovered it was actually just a print of an Encyclopaedia Britanica on-line article, see below.
In 2023 ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) arrived on the scene. "It enables users to refine and steer a conversation towards a desired length, format, style, level of detail, and language".
Knut Högvall, who has found many pirate items on this page writes: "Now people don't even have to rip off Wikipedia any longer, they just ask ChatGPT to write a book about Bob Dylan: in effect, ChatGPT will explore Wikipedia for them.
All the A.I.-written texts will be slightly different, so we can't just compare the texts with Wikipedia to expose them anymore.
Our work will no longer be to weed out the rip-offs from the real books, but to even find the real books in the deluge of rip-offs."
That's technology... But we still have clues to detect an A.I. book: they are usually very thin, poorly illustrated, and their "authors" are completely unknown, if named. A few of them are presented below.
These items used to be in the 'BOOKS' section of CW&C, but they really do not deserve a place there, and are now listed separately. Larger scans are requested where noted.
Here is how they look like:
Thank you to Knut Högvall and Jürgen Wasser.
IN ENGLISH:
ANOTHER SIDE OF BOB DYLAN, "by Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster (Ed.)", 2010, 76 pages.ISBN 978-613-1-73885-2 |
 AWARDS RECEIVED BY BOB DYLAN, "by Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster (Ed.)", 2010, softcover, 128 pages. ISBN 978-613-3-71313-0 |
 BOB DYLAN, "by Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster (Ed.)", 2011, softcover, 76 pages. ISBN 978-613-0-00215-2 |
 BOB DYLAN (ALBUM), "by Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster (Ed.)", 2010, 116 pages. ISBN 978-613-1-74508-9 |
 BOB DYLAN AND THE BAND 1974 TOUR, "by Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster (Ed.)", 2010, 80 pages.ISBN 978-613-3-71521-9 |
BOB DYLAN AT BUDOKAN, "by Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster (Ed.)", 2010, 92 pages.ISBN 978-613-1-74170-8 |
BOB DYLAN DISCOGRAPHY,"by Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster (Ed.)", 2010, 108 pages.ISBN 978-613-1-74549-2 |
BOB DYLAN: THE COLLECTION,"by Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster (Ed.)", 2010, 88 pages.ISBN 978-613-3-71511-0 |
 DESIRE (BOB DYLAN ALBUM), "by Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster (Ed.)", 2010, 96 pages. ISBN 978-613-1-78640-2 |
 DYLAN & THE DEAD, "by Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster (Ed.)", 2010, 92 pages.ISBN 978-613-3-71421-2 |
FOREVER YOUNG (BOB DYLAN SONG), "by Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster (Ed.)", 2010, 72 pages. ISBN 987-613-3-78616-5 |
 I'M NOT THERE: BIOGRAPHY, MUSICAL FILM..., "by Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster (Ed.)", 2013, 160 pages.ISBN 978-613-0-25347-9 |
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I WANT YOU (BOB DYLAN SONG), "by Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster (Ed.)", 2010, 88 pages. ISBN 978-613-3-78627-1 |
MODERN TIMES (BOB DYLAN ALBUM), "by Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster (Ed.)", 2010, 148 pages. ISBN 978-613-1-79140-6 |
 MTV UNPLUGGED (BOB DYLAN ALBUM), "by Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster (Ed.)", 2010, 88 pages. ISBN 978-613-3-71340-6 |
 ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER, "by Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster (Ed.)", 2011, 92 pages.ISBN 978613715615 |
ALBUMS PRODUCED BY JOHN HAMMOND: THE FREEWHEELIN' BOB DYLAN, BOB DYLAN etc... 64 pages. Large scan required |
 BOB DYLAN ALBUMS: BOB DYLAN TRIBUTES ALBUMS, TRAVELING WILBURYS ALBUMS, etc... 564 pages. Large scan required |
BOB DYLAN CONCERT TOURS: NEVER ENDING TOUR, ROLLING THUNDER REVUE etc... 55 pages |
BOB DYLAN SONGS: Desolation Row, Mr Tambourine Man, Like A Rolling Stone, etc... 1179 pages |
 BOB DYLAN: TRAVELING WILBURYS, THE BAND, HIBBING MINNESOTA, LIST OF ARTISTS WHO HAVE COVERED etc... 226 pages |
 BOB DYLAN TRIBUTE ALBUMS: THE 30th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT CELEBRATION, I'M NOT THERE, 76 pages |
FILMS ABOUT BOB DYLAN: DONT LOOK BACK, I'M NOT THERE, etc..., 51 pages |
 WORKS BY BOB DYLAN: BOB DYLAN DISCOGRAPHY, THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN', 19 pages. Large scan required |
 THE BOB DYLAN ALBUMS (MUSIC GUIDE), 2015, 104 pages. ISBN 9781156039342 |
CREATESPACE INDEPENDANT PUBLISHING
'CreateSpace provides free tools to help you self-publish and distribute your books'. They are not responsible for the contents of these books.
 BOB DYLAN & ERIC CLAPTON, "by Arthur Miller", CreateSpace Independent Publishing, 2017, paperback, 82 pages. ISBN 978-1979221733 |
 BOB DYLAN & THE BEATLES, "by S. King", CreateSpace Independent Publishing, 2017, paperback, 62 pages. ISBN 978-1978219953 |
 BOB DYLAN & JOHNNY CASH, "by Arthur Miller", CreateSpace Independent Publishing, 2017, paperback, 76 pages. ISBN 978-1978332829 |
 BOB DYLAN & THE ROLLING STONES, "by S. King", CreateSpace Independent Publishing, 2017, paperback, 84 pages. ISBN 978-1978209763 |
 BOB DYLAN -BLOOD ON THE TRACKS, "by Arthur Miller", CreateSpace Independent Publishing, 2017, paperback, 28 pages. ISBN 978-1978190146 |
 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, MICHAEL JACKSON & BOB DYLAN, "by Arthur Miller", CreateSpace Independent Publishing, 2017, paperback, 108 pages. ISBN 978-1981339310 |
 ELVIS PRESLEY & BOB DYLAN, "by S. King" CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017, paperback, 82 pages. The photo of Bob Dylan and Elvis Presley is a fake. ISBN 978-1978202535 |
 JAMES BROWN, CHUCK BERRY & BOB DYLAN, "by S. King", CreateSpace Independent Publishing, 2017, paperback, 80 pages. ISBN 978-1981129485 |
 MADONNA & BOB DYLAN, by Christian Boniman, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (12 Oct. 2017), 62 pages.ISBN 978-1978207769 |
 TOM PETTY & BOB DYLAN, "by Arthur Miller" CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017, paperback, 66 pages. ISBN 978-1978200531 |
 TOM PETTY, BOB DYLAN & ERIC CLAPTON, "by Arthur Miller", CreateSpace Independent Publishing, 2017, paperback, 96 pages. ISBN 978-1979253413 |
 BLOWIN' IN THE WIND: BOB DYLAN AN UNOFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY, "by Taft Johnson", Breinigsville, USA 2011, 169 pages, softcover |
 BOB DYLAN BOOTLEG RECORDINGS, INCLUDING: EAT THE DOCUMENT, GREAT WHITE WONDER, FROM
NEWPORT TO THE ANCIENT EMPTY STREETS OF L.A., IN 1966 THERE WAS, ZIMMERMAN
LOOKING BACK, A TREE WITH ROOTS, Hephaestus Books, 2015, large format paperback, 48 pages |
 ESSENTIAL MUSICIANS: AN OVERVIEW OF BOB DYLAN AND HIS INFLUENCES, EDITED BY JULIETTE HALL FROM HIGH QUALITY WIKIPEDIA ARTICLES, no publisher & year |
 ESSENTIAL MUSICIANS: BOB DYLAN IN THE 1960s, EDITED BY JULIETTE HALL FROM HIGH QUALITY WIKIPEDIA ARTICLES, no publisher & year |
 ESSENTIAL MUSICIANS: BOB DYLAN IN THE 1970s, EDITED BY JULIETTE HALL FROM HIGH QUALITY WIKIPEDIA ARTICLES, no publisher & year. 415 pages, softcover |
 ESSENTIAL MUSICIANS: BOB DYLAN IN THE 1980s, EDITED BY JULIETTE HALL FROM HIGH QUALITY WIKIPEDIA ARTICLES, no publisher & year, softcover |
 ESSENTIAL MUSICIANS: BOB DYLAN IN THE 1990s and 2000s, EDITED BY JULIETTE HALL FROM HIGH QUALITY WIKIPEDIA ARTICLES, no publisher & year, softcover |
 FILMS
ABOUT BOB DYLAN, INCLUDING: DON'T LOOK BACK, HEARTS OF FIRE, RENALDO AND CLARA,
EAT THE DOCUMENT, NO DIRECTION HOME, MASKED AND ANONYMOUS, I'M NOT THERE, 65
REVISITED, THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MIRROR (FILM), COMPLETE UNKNOWN, Hephaestus Books, 2015, large format paperback, 36 pages |
 REFERENCE GUIDE BOB DYLAN AND HIS ALBUMS FROM 1978-2009 INCLUDING STREET-LEGAL, UNDER THE RED SKY, TIME OUT OF MIND, TOGETHER THROUGH LIFE AND MANY OTHERS, Gabrielle Dantz editor 2015, large format paperback, 146 pages |
 SONGS WRITTEN BY BOB DYLAN, INCLUDING: DESOLATION ROW, ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER, BLOWIN' IN THE WIND, MR. TAMBOURINE MAN, IT AIN'T ME BABE, BLIND WILLIE MCTELL (SONG), SUBTERRANEAN HOMESICK BLUES, THE LONESOME DEATH OF HATTIE CARROLL, CHIMES OF FREEDOM. Hephaestus Books 2011, US. 450 pages, softcover |
 UNAUTHORIZED GUIDE TO THE MUSIC OF BOB DYLAN, (AN) , EDITED BY CHARLENE SAND FROM HIGH QUALITY WIKIPEDIA ARTICLES, no publisher & year, 317 pages, softcover |
 BOB DYLAN, (biography), no author's name, the inner back cover simply states “Printed in the UK by Amazon.co.uk.” information and scan bobdylanisis.com |
 BOB DYLAN , "by Jesse Russell and Ronald Cohn", Bookvica Publishing, VSD 2012. "High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles!" is printed on the cover, softcover |
 BOB DYLAN - BIOGRAPHY OF THE GREATEST SONGWRITER , "Author Amanda Geraldine" is printed on the cover, but this is a re-written Wikipedia text. Softcover, 190 pages. ISBN 979-8394597015 |
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 BOB DYLAN CONCERT TOURS, 72 pages |
 BOB DYLAN CONCERT TOURS (2), 90 pages |
 BOB DYLAN DISCOGRAPHY, by "Jesse Russell and Ronald Cohn", Bookvica Publishing, VSD 2012. ""High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles!"" Paperback.ISBN 9785510792300 |
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 BOB DYLAN - EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
"By Kenneth Marshall". Emereo Publishing 2014, 174 Success Facts. 144 pages, softcover. Strange items, where a lot of words are replaced by synonyms, in order not to get caught in an Internet search. Even in the quotes of lines from the songs!
For example:
"Darkness at the break of noon/
Shadows even the silver spoon/
The handmade blade, the child's balloon/
Eclipses both the sun and moon/
To understand you know too soon/
There is no sense in trying"
becomes
"Darkness at the split of noon/
Shadows even the silver spoon/
The handcrafted brand, the child's balloon/
Eclipses either the sunlight and moon/
To comprehend you comprehend also soon/
There is no feel in trying". Thank you to Knut Högvall for the information |
 HE NOT BUSY BEING BORN IS BUSY DYING -AMERICAN SONGWRITER "by Dhirubbai Patel", Independently published, 2017, paperback, 166 pages. ISBN 978-1549593703 |
 LIFE AND TIMES OF BOB DYLAN (THE), "by Jacob Anderson" , Lulu.com 2016, 206 pages. ISBN 9781365463822 |
 SELF PORTRAIT (BOB DYLAN ALBUM) Philippe Valentin Giffard (Ed.), Tort 2011, 144 pages, softcover. "High quality content by Wikipedia articles". ISBN 978-613-8-58057-7 |
 SONG FOR BOB DYLAN "Lambert M. Surhone, Mariam T. Tennoe, Susan F. Henssonow (Ed)", Betascript Publishing 2010, 132 pages, softcover. "High quality content by Wikipedia articles". ISBN 978-613-3-44536-9 |
 WATCHING THE RIVER FLOW Sören J. Ethan (Ed) EAN 9786137936887 128 pages Thank you to Jürgen Wasser |
 TEARS OF RAGE, Bob Dylan, Richard Manuel, The Band, Spir 2011, softcover, 296 pages. ISBN 978-613-7-971710 |
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 WATCHING MY LIFE GO BY, Michael Edges, Bob Dylan, All Along The Watchtower, Tract 2011, softcover, 112 pages. ISBN 978-613-7-933978 |
 INSIDE THE POETIC LETTER OF BOB DYLAN, by Janina Brixey, Independently published (August 13, 2021), 101 pages, paperback. ISBN 979-8455625855 |
 BOB DYLAN AND POETIC LETTER: MELANCHOLIC, POETIC EXPLOSION IN SONGS OF BOB DYLAN, by Millard Rieker, Independently published (August 13, 2021), 101 pages, paperback. ISBN 979-8455643828 |
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 COLLECTION OF SONGS OF BOB DYLAN: BEHIND THE FAMOUS SONGS, by Mose Ramelize, Independently published (August 13, 2021), 124 pages, paperback. ISBN 979-8455773648
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 FAMOUS SONGS OF BOB DYLAN: GREAT ALBUMS IN ROCK HISTORY, by Gilbert Dietzel, Independently published (August 13, 2021), 101 pages, paperback. ISBN 979-8455497322
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 AMERICAN SOCIETY ROCK VOCALIST GOTTEN GRAMMY AWARDS AND NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE, Smart Publishing Press (13 August 2021) paperback, 32 pages. ISBN 979-8459924589 |
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 50 SONGS OF BOB DYLAN, "by Savina Marcella" (actually just the lyrics of the songs) Independently published (September 3, 2021), 122 pages. ISBN 979-8470128164 |
 100 SONGS OF BOB DYLAN, "by Savina Marcella" (actually just the lyrics of the songs) Independently published (September 3, 2021), 254 pages. ISBN 979-8470118271 |
JOAN BAEZ AND BOB DYLAN, Lulu.com 2022, 88 pages. ISBN 978-1458364791 |
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 THE BIOGRAPHY OF BOB! no author's name, 2022, 40 pages, ISBN 979-8359613583 |
 BOB DYLAN - THE BIOGRAPHY, University Press, 2022, 50 pages, ISBN 979-8355879679 |
 BOB DYLAN - BIOGRAPHY, "By Mike Robert", 2022, 89 pages, ISBN 979-8356630095 |
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 BOB DYLAN BY JOE PECORARO. Rip-off from Encyclopaedia Britannica article |
 SELF PORTRAIT (BOB DYLAN ALBUM). "by Philippe Valentin Giffard (ed)"Books for Africa (!) Tort 2011, 143 pages. ISBN 978-6138580577 |
 BOB DYLAN ALBUM, U2, BRYANADAMS, PETER MULVEY, OMAGH bOMBING. "by Juliet Turner"Books for Africa (!) 2011, 143 pages. ISBN 978-6138580577 |
Below are "books" by "author" Richard Etchells; he has written a lot on various subjects but a comparison between the Amazon excerpts of his "books" and the Wikipedia articles show that that he just publishes Wikipedia articles. Thank you to Knut Hogväll for this information.
 THE TRAVELING WILBURYS, "by Richard Etchells", Independently published 2021, 46 pages. ISBN 979-8731831222. |
 THE MUSIC OF BOB DYLAN, "by Richard Etchells", Independently published 2023, 191 pages. ISBN 979-8391920236. |
Below are "books" about THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE MODERN SONG, by Bob Dylan. "The 'authors' have done on Wikipedias articles a search-and-replace on certain words and phrases to prevent the text to be flagged in a comparison search: that makes it read as written by a dude sky high on LSD". Thank you to Knut Hogväll for this information.
 BOB DYLAN: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HIM AND HIS FORTHCOMING BOOK, "by Mike K. Navas", 86 pages. ISBN 979-8363735974 |
 BOB DYLAN: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HIM AND HIS NEW BOOK, "by Steven B. Parrish", September 2022. |
 SUMMARY OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF MODERN SONG, "by Daniella Sumpkins", 36 pages. ISBN 979-8361737406 |
 SUMMARY OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF MODERN SONG, "by Austin C. Mason", 24 pages. ISBN 979-8361697922 |
 SUMMARY OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF MODERN SONG, "by Anthony F. Lujan", 24 pages. ISBN 979-8361510252 |
 SUMMARY OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF MODERN SONG, "by David J. Gilmore", 32 pages. ISBN 979-8361200023 |
 SUMMARY OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF MODERN SONG, "by Bradley Owen", 26 pages. ISBN 979-8361871995 |
 SUMMARY OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF MODERN SONG, "by Stephen Oswald", 36 pages. ISBN 979-8362798048 |
 SUMMARY OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF MODERN SONG, "by Gary Lane", 36 pages. ISBN 979-8361696567 |
 SUMMARY OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF MODERN SONG, "by Barbara Robert", 37 pages. ISBN 979-8358987067 |
These are printed-on-demand paperbacks, but there are more kindles with the same title, not presented here. In these 'exchange words for synonyms' Wikipedia rip-offs cashing in on Dylan's new book, "Bob Dylan" becomes "Bounce Dylan", "The Rolling Stones" becomes "The Vagabonds", and "Like A Rolling Stone" becomes "Like A Stray"!... Thank you to Knut Högvall for the information. |
These 2024 Biographies are highly suspect to be Wikipedia printouts: small number of pages, unknown author...
 THE BIOGRAPHY OF BOB DYLAN "by Angela S. Bruson", Independently Published 2024, 104 pages, paperback. ISBN 9798340952929. [1124] |
 BOB DYLAN BIOGRAPHY "by Mark J. Preston", Independently Published 2024, 82 pages, paperback. ISBN 9798342665872. [1124] |
 BOB DYLAN THE KIDS BIOGRAPHY "by Mark J. Preston", Independently Published 2024, 108 pages, paperback. ISBN 9798342468053. [1124] |
See above about the ChatGPT books.
 BOB DYLAN - FOREVER IN FLUX (THE BIOGRAPHY) "by Keke Alexis", Independently published 2023, 73 pages, paperback. ISBN 979-8851447693. This is probably a ChatGPT 'book'. |
 BOB DYLAN - LA BIOGRAFÍA, (in Spanish) United Library 2023, paperback, 66 pages. This is probably a ChatGPT 'book'. |
 BOB DYLAN - THE BIOGRAPHY, United Library 2024, paperback, 64 pages. ISBN 978-9464900927. This is probably a ChatGPT 'book'. |
IN FRENCH: 
ALBUM DE BOB DYLAN; THE FREEWHELIN' BOB DYLAN, HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED, BLOOD ON THE TRACKS, THE BASEMENT TAPES, MODERN TIMES Livre Groupe 2010, 168 pages |
BOB DYLAN: I'M NOT THERE, DISCOGRAPHIE DE BOB DYLAN, DONT LOOK BACK, NO DIRECTION HOME, ROLLING THUNDER REVUE, CHRONICLES VOLUME 1, SARA DYLAN (??) Livre Groupe |
 BOB DYLAN -L'EXPLOSION ROCK À LA CITÉ DE LA MUSIQUE, François-Marie Dupuis Ed, Fastbook Publishing 2012, 144 pages |
CHANSON DE BOB DYLAN: LIKE A ROLLING STONE, ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER, POSITIVELY 4th STREET, HURRICANE, SUBTERRANEAN HOMESICK BLUES. Livre Groupe 2010 |
IN GERMAN: BOB DYLAN: Biograph, Bob Dylan/Diskografie, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, Together Through Life, The Bootleg Series Vol.8; Tell Tale Signs, Sara Dylan, Bob Dylan Live 1966, The Royal Albert Hall Concert, The Bootleg Series Vol. 4, Self Portrait. LLC Books, Memphis USA, 44 pages |
 BOB DYLAN HAUTNAH, by Florian Schwartz, 84 pages, ISBN ISBN 3759104762 [1124] |
 DER INOFFIZIELLE ADVENTSKALENDER FÜR ALLE FANS VON BOB DYLAN, by Sogia Vogel, 50 pages. ISBN 3759110215 [1124] |
IN NORWEGIAN: BOB DYLAN - ALBUM -The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, Planet Waves, The Bootleg
Series Vol 8: Tell Tale Signs, Self portrait, The Concert for Bangladesh, The
Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 1961-1991, Blood on the Tracks, The Bootleg Series
Vol. 5: Bob Dylan Live 1975. LLC Books, Memphis USA, 36 pages |
IN SPANISH:  BOB DYLAN - CANCIONES DE BOB DYLAN, GIRAS MUSICALES DE BOB DYLAN, ALBUMES DE BOB DYLAN, etc... |
 CANCIONES DE BOB DYLAN, Like A Rolling Stone, Mr Tambourine Man , Hurricane, etc... |