Danny Lyon: This is My Life I'm Talking About

This Is My Life I'm Talking About by Danny Lyon is a picaresque memoir written from inside the heart of the revolutionary twentieth century by one of its most crucial witnesses. 'A Google search for ‘Danny Lyon’ produces more than eight million results in 0.30 seconds, yet the celebrated American photojournalist and filmmaker is little known in the UK. This superb, quixotic, bare-all memoir ought to change that.' - The Spectator 'Transfixing... He's a natural storyteller with a puckish sense of humour. To read his latest book is to encourage a character who could have stepped out of a Jack Kerouac novel... His memoir reveals him to be a die-hard radical artist.' - The Telegraph From his groundbreaking documentation of the Civil Rights Movement and his role in pioneering the New Journalism Movement, to his intimate portrayals of motorcycle subcultures, Lyon's work has left an indelible mark on the world of photography. A love story of a beautiful friendship with the great