NOTE:  Books about The Beach Boys began to be published shortly after their popular resurgence in the mid-1970s.  Since that time, there have been individual and collective biographies, musical and sociological studies, collected writings from fan journals, extensive timelines, and even some fictional attempts at examining and explaining The Beach Boys influence and impact.  I've organized the titles by the year published, but the genre of the books available are all over the map.  Click on the title of the book to be taken to it.