Led Zeppelin: Shadows Taller Than Our Souls »

Charles R. Cross is the author of seven books, including Led Zeppelin: Heaven and Hell and the New York Times bestseller Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain, which won the ASCAP Timothy White Award for outstanding biography. A veteran rock critic, Cross's writing has appeared in hundreds of publications, including Rolling Stone, Esquire, Q, and Spin. He lives in Seattle.

This commemorative edition includes:

• 90 full-color and black-and-white images, including some never-before-published and rare photos.
• 20 interactive and rare memorabilia, including tickets, posters, stickers, and more!
• An audio CD containing a historically significant interview with Jimmy Page.
• A keepsake slipcase, making Led Zeppelin a fitting tribute to the legendary sound of the band.

In 1968, the electrifying potion of musical greats Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham exploded onto the rock scene as Led Zeppelin. Their palpable, walloping beats in combination with their extraordinarily lyrical atmospherics quickly transcended the boundaries of traditional music to earn them the moniker "Gods of Rock." In Led Zeppelin: Shadow Taller Than Our Souls, Charles R. Cross looks past the over-told saga of Zeppelin's offstage antics to reexamine the reasons why the band garnered millions of screaming fans in the first place—the exquisite depth of their music. In an unprecedented format filled with interactive, historic memorabilia, this charged piece of rock criticism surveys Zeppelin's entire career, explores their landmark contributions, album by album, and displays stunning photographs and significant ephemera.