Well there are tonnes of pictures, but let's just put it this way, you won't be able to finish it in one night. I have to be honest here, I've only seen snippets of the DVD so it would not be fair for me to compare the book to the DVD. The book basically traces the lives of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr individually and as part of The Beatles with short introductory biographical literature and bits and pieces of interviews from 1962 to 1970. It's a bit on the pricey side, I don't remember how much exactly (I bought it at Chapters about 8 months to a year after it came out) you should expect to pay between 50 and 75 bucks. You might be able to find some new copies on ebay for cheaper though.