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"Peter Ames Carlin&#8217;s New York Times bestselling biography of one America&#8217;s greatest musicians is the first in twenty-five years to be written with the cooperation of Bruce Springsteen himself; &#8220;Carlin gets across why Mr. Springsteen has meant so much, for so long, to so many people&#8221; (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&#8217;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."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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