The Bruce Library

Working on a Dream: The Progressive Political Vision of Bruce Springsteen (2010)

David Masciotra

Analysis of Bruce's lyrics and career in a political context.

Runaway Dream: Born to Run and Bruce Springsteen's American Vision (2009)

Louis P. Masur

Everything about the Born to Run album that you could ever want to know. From the recording of it to the public reception.

Prove It All Night: The Bruce Springsteen Trivia Book (1987)

Deborah Mayer

Test your Bruce knowledge with this quiz book Hours of fun entertainment for the hardcore fan.

Local Heroes: The Asbury Park Music Scene (2008)

Anders MÃ¥rtensson

Extended version of a book originally published in 2005 in Sweden. This is a close look at the music scene that Bruce grew out of and that followed in his wake.

Born to Run: The Unseen Photos (2006)

Eric Meola

Eric Meola took the legendary Born to Run cover photo, but obviously that wasn't the only picture he took of Bruce during the Seventies. This book is an awesome coffee table book that shows a bunch of them in razor sharp quality.

Streets of Fire: Bruce Springsteen in Photographs and Lyrics 1977-1979 (2012)

Eric Meola

Images of Bruce and the E Street Band from 1round 1977 by the guy who took the Born to Run cover shot.

Bruce Springsteen (1984)

Marianne Meyer

Springsteen (1998)

Frank Moriarty

Biography with lots of unique photos not least from the Born to Run Tour.

Bruce Springsteen (1991)

Toni Murphy

Bruce Springsteen de A ? Z (2002)

Jean-Michel Oullion

Bruce Springsteen (1991)

Stig Ultima Pedersen

Possibly the worst book written about Bruce Springsteen. Full of factual errors, no original information, and an amateurish production. In Danish.

Bruce Springsteen (2000)

Steve J. Powell

The Moral Passion of Bruce Springsteen (1996)

Pat Primeaux

The author is a leading Catholic ethicist and teacher. In this book he discusses the phenomena of Bruce Springsteen and the moral core of his music.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band 1975 (2015)

Barbara Pyle

Photo book with lots of rare pictures of Bruce and the band from 1975 just as fame was breaking.

Bruce Springsteen (1985)

Nancy Robison

Bruce Springsteen: Learn From the Greats and Write Better Songs (2005)

Rikky Rooksby

An examination of Bruce's writing style including details about his arrangements, chord sequences, melodies, and lyrics.

Raise Your Hand: Adventures of an American Springsteen Fan in Europe (2012)

Caryn Rose

A personal tale about an American fan's tour of Europe following Bruce.

Bruce Springsteen (1995)

Steven Rosen

Marred by serious errors in the captions, but otherwise a nice-looking book with some nice pictures.

Bruce Springsteen (1986)

James R. Rothaus

Bruce Springsteen in Focus 1980-2012 (2013)

Debra L. Rothenberg

Long-time fan Debra L. Rothenberg's excellent photos from a life-time of following Bruce.

Bruce Springsteen: The Illustrated Biography (2010)

Chris Rushby

Springsteen: Point Blank (1999)

Christopher Sandford

One of the most controversial Bruce biographies with its focus on Bruce's alleged huge consumption of women. As such it's an entertaining read, but perhaps it should be taken with a grain of salt. Not least considering many of the sources are anonymous.

Bruce Springsteen (1992)

Jay Allen Sanford

Part of the Rock 'n' Roll comics series so apparently this is a comic book.

Greetings From E Street: The Story of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (2006)

Robert Santelli

Not just a book, but a lavish collection of text, pictures, and loose effects such as backstage passes, setlists, and much more. One of the most beautiful Bruce publications.

Tougher Than the Rest: 100 Best Bruce Springsteen Songs (2006)

June Skinner Sawyers

A thorough description of what the author considers to be the best Springsteen songs. Not everyone will agree with the selection ("Balboa Park" and "Big Muddy"?), but Sawyers makes excellent cases for her choices.

Racing in the Street: The Bruce Springsteen Reader (2004)

June Skinner Sawyers (ed.)

A collection of some of the best and most famous Springsteen articles, from the Time and Newsweek cover stories to The Advocate. Essential!

Bruce Springsteen (2008)

Rae Simons

Part of the series Popular Rock Superstars of Yesterday and Today.

Bruce Springsteen: An American Classic (1985)

Mike Slaughter

Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and American Song (2002)

Larry David Smith

A comparative analysis of Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan's songwriting.

Songs (1998)

Bruce Springsteen

Authorized lyrics book with Springsteen himself writing introduction to the various album chapters. While no huge news is offered, it's still a nice read.

Born to Run (2016)

Bruce Springsteen

Bruce's autobiography and without a doubt the best and most important Bruce Springsteen book there is with its honest and well-written account of a life that, before this book, few people were aware was so complicated and difficult.

The Boss: Bruce Springsteen (1984)

Sharon Starbrooks

Springsteen: Saint in the City 1949 - 1974 (2013)

Craig Statham

A great look at the years before the fame and Bruce's early bands. The author interviewed several of his old band mates and altogether did thorough research.

Days of Hope and Dreams: An Intimate Portrait of Bruce Springsteen (2003)

Frank Stefanko

Photo book by one of the most famous Springsteen Photographers. Frank Stefanko took the pictures that ended up on the covers of Darkness and The Rivers and has taken many other now famous shots of Bruce.

Bruce Springsteen (1985)

M. Stewart

The Gospel according to Bruce Springsteen: Rock and Redemption, from Asbury Park to Magic (2008)

Jeffrey B. Symynkywicz

Theological and political analyses of Bruce's music and career.

Bruce Springsteen: Our Reasons to Believe (1986)

Carole Tuszynski

A compilation of essays by fans where they talk about how they became fans of Bruce and what his music means to them.

Springsteen: Album by Album (2014)

Ryan White

A great big coffee table book describing and analyzing Bruce Springsteen's studio albums up to and including High Hopes.

The Grace of God and the Grace of Man: The Theologies of Bruce Springsteen (2016)

Azzan Yadin-Israel

The author examines the theological aspects of Bruce Springsteen's lyrics.

Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.: A Look at the Local Scene (1983)

Chuck Yopp

Despite the title, this is an almost all-Bruce photo book featuring shots of his surprise appearances in Asbury Park in the early Eighties. It was originally published in 1983 and long out of print when a new edition was published in 2008.

Bruce Springsteen (1986)

Zadra

Bruce Springsteen (1991)

Petra Zeitz

A German biography. Lots of cool pictures up to and including the Tunnel of Love Tour.