<p><b><i>New York Times</i></b><b> bestselling author Alan Paul''s in-depth narrative look at the Allman Brothers'' most successful album, and a portrait of an era in rock and roll and American history.<br></b><br>The Allman Brothers Band¿s <i>Brothers and Sisters</i> was not only the band¿s best-selling album, at over seven million copies sold, but it was also a powerfully influential release, both musically and culturally, one whose influence continues to be profoundly felt.<br><br>Celebrating the album¿s 50th anniversary, <i>Brothers and Sisters</i> the book delves into the making of the album, while also presenting a broader cultural history of the era, based on first-person interviews, historical documents and deep research.<br><br><i>Brothers and Sisters </i>traces the making of the template-shaping record alongside the story of how the Allman Brothers came to the rescue of a flailing Jimmy Carter presidential campaign and helped get the former governor of Georgia elected preside