It Ain't No Sin to Be Glad You're Alive It Ain't No Sin to Be Glad You're Alive

It Ain't No Sin to Be Glad You're Alive

The Promise of Bruce Springsteen

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Publisher Description

Political journalist Eric Alterman examines the unique phenomenon that is The Boss and how he has come to reflect and interpret a turbulent quarter century of American history.

GENRE
Biographies & Memoirs
RELEASED
2010
January 30
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
288
Pages
PUBLISHER
Little, Brown and Company
SELLER
Hachette Digital, Inc.
SIZE
1.3
MB

Customer Reviews

tsierer ,

Nice bio on Bruuuuuce!

I read a lot of books on music history, specifically rock music, and this book is one of the most well-written i've read. Although i'd rather read something in Bruce's own words, this book uses historical data from public archives, as well as content from interviews with Bruce. This gives the book relevance and the casual writing style makes it an easy read for ANY Bruce fan.

The background information of Bruce's life certainly puts into perspective the Born in the USA tour experience i had... I attended a concert here in Austin during this tour and it remains my most memorable concert experience. I have aleays marveled at how one single person on a stage could capture the souls of a huge arena of people. Not only did i feel infused with Bruce's authentic warmth through his music, but i felt a closeness to everyone in the audience that i have never felt since. In reading this book, it gives me a deeper understanding of the world around me at that time and what Bruce was going through as well. It just creates a stronger bond with my man, Bruce...

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