Bruce

PETER AMES CARLINâÈçS NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING BIOGRAPHY OF ONE OF AMERICAâÈçS GREATEST MUSICIANS is the first in twenty-five years to be written with the cooperation of Bruce Springsteen himself. With unfettered access to the artist, his family, and band membersâÈ'including Clarence Clemons in his last major interviewâÈ'acclaimed music writer Peter Ames Carlin presents a startlingly inti­mate and vivid portrait of a rock icon. For more than four decades, Bruce Springsteen has reflected the heart and soul of America with a career that includes twenty Grammy Awards, more than 120 million albums sold, two Golden Globes, and an Academy Award. Peter Ames Carlin masterfully encompasses the breadth of SpringsteenâÈçs astonishing career and explores the inner workings of a man who managed to rede­fine generations of music. A must for fans, Bruce is a meticulously researched, compulsively readable biography of a man laden with family tragedy, a tremendous dedication to his artistry, and an all-consuming passion for fame and influence.