Bruce Format: Paperback

From the New York Times bestselling author of Tonight in Jungleland comes the first biography in more than twenty-five years written with Bruce Springsteen’s cooperation—an intimate, powerful portrait that captures the enduring impact of the Boss: “Carlin gets across why Mr. Springsteen has meant so much, for so long, to so many people” (The New York Times).

In Bruce, 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 Springsteen’s astonishing career and explores the inner workings of a man who managed to redefine generations of music.

A must read 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.

Peter Ames Carlin has been a senior writer for People, a TV critic for The Oregonian newspaper, and is the author of Tonight in Jungleland: The Making of Born to Run; Bruce; Catch a Wave: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson; Paul McCartney: A Life, and more. A regular speaker on music, writing, and popular culture, Carlin lives in Seattle, Washington. Visit PeterAmesCarlin.com.