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Peter Ames Carlin’s New York Times bestselling biography of one America’s greatest musicians is the first in twenty-five years to be written with the cooperation of Bruce Springsteen himself; “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.
About the Author
Peter Ames Carlin is a journalist, critic and author. Previously a senior writer at People magazine and a TV critic for The Oregonian newspaper, his work has been published in the New York Times Magazine, the Los Angeles Times Magazine, the Times (UK) , Men's Journal and the British music magazine, The Word.
He is the author of HOMEWARD BOUND: THE LIFE OF PAUL SIMON (Henry Holt, 2012) BRUCE (Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, November 2012) , PAUL McCARTNEY: A LIFE (Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, November, 2009) and CATCH A WAVE: THE RISE, FALL AND REDEMPTION OF THE BEACH BOYS' BRIAN WILSON (Rodale, 2006) .
Carlin lives in Portland, Ore. with his wife and three children.
