Bruce Springsteen: Two Hearts is the definitive biography of one of the most important songwriters and performers of the last three decades. Critic Dave Marsh has traced Springsteens career from its beginning; and has earned the singers respect through his careful documentation and critical description of Springsteens work. This biography brings together for the first time Marshs two previous biographies; Born To Run (which covered Springsteens early career through the mid-70s) and Glory Days (which took him through the mid-80s). Both were widely praised for their insightful and near definitive coverage of Springsteens life and music. For this book; Marsh has written a new chapter covering major developments in Springsteens career to today; particularly focusing on his album The Rising and its impact on American culture.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great readBy Cool Stuff on Fascinating story of James Rouse (actor Edward Nortons maternal grandfather) who helped pioneer the planned community with his forward thinking community in Columbia; Maryland. The book is very well written and covers Rouse from his childhood to his death. Rouse was a genius in urban planning and development and had a brilliant vision to make a community that didnt deteriorate into urban sprawl. He also invented the covered shopping mall and did work in Santa Monica; California on the 3rd Street Promenade. Brilliant man; fascinating; well-told story. I highly recommend it for those interested in history and urban planning.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A thorough biography of an urban pioneerBy Michael S. McGillThis is a fine book; well organized and written; giving a very comprehensive account of the career of financier-developer-builder-planner James Rouse. His career spanned the most formative years of post-War American urban policy; and he was involved in most of the major initiatives that occurred. While the author does not attempt to delve deeply into what made Jim Rouse tick; he presents a thorough account of the various initiatives he undertook; his motives for doing so; and the good and bad results that ensued.Rouses most notable accomplishments; including the new community of Columbia; MD; and the festival marketplaces in Boston and Baltimore; by themselves warrant providing an account of his life. What is remarkable is how much more he did; in both suburban and central city environments. He also interacted with and occasionally partnered with many of the other urban visionaries during the last half of the 20th century.I come away from reading this book with admiration for what Rouse accomplished but awareness of the limits and consequences of his work. In some respects; he demonstrated how to do very well the major new phenomena that emerged in American urban life in the post-War period; including shopping centers and suburban subdivisions; but by and large the architecture of these developments was bland and they ended up having many of the same negative consquences for American urban life that their less successful examples did. He also; to his credit; tried to tackle the negative impacts these suburban phenomena had for central city life; understandably with mixed success; ranging from major demolition and clearance projects under urban renewal; to neighborhood rehabilitation; to the festival marketplace.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Fascinating look at the industryBy EricI thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was a fascinating look at both the "for profit" and "not for profit" sides of the development industry. An enjoyable story of one mans life and his coontribution to this world.