# Looking for help buying a Springsteen Book...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-help-buying-a-springsteen-book/219597>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 17, 2003, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-help-buying-a-springsteen-book/219597 "2003-12-17T19:26:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Larry\_Bee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Larry\_Bee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Bee)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-help-buying-a-springsteen-book/219597/1 "2003-12-17T19:26:37Z")

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I want to get myself a book on Burce Springsteen to read over the holidays.  
Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.  
Larry

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**Author:** ![Mal\_Adroit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@Mal\_Adroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mal_Adroit)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-help-buying-a-springsteen-book/219597/2 "2003-12-17T20:21:01Z")

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I understand the one by Dave Marsh is quite good, _Born to Run._ Didn’t read it, but I did read _Down Thunder Road: The Making of Bruce Springsteen_ years ago, which was co-written with Mike Appel, his manager from the early days. Very illuminating, if not always sympathetic view of Bruce. (But then, Appel’s always been under fire for being a weasel himself.) Fascinating reading, though.