From the Book - Regular Print
Introduction: Why Springsteen? / Jonathan D. Cohen and June Skinner Sawyers --
Part I: Springsteen Stories Growing Up with Bruce Springsteen / Eric Alterman --
How Bruce Springsteen Made a Middle-Aged Woman Believe in the Magic of Rock and Roll / Nancy S. Bishop --
From the Backstreets to the Badlands: My Springsteen Journey / Deepa Iyer --
The Ripple Effect / Frank Stefanko --
Part II: Springsteen, Politics, and American Society The Role of the Popular Artist in a Democratic Society / Jefferson Cowie and Joel Dinerstein --
Starting a Fire: Bruce Springsteen's Political Journey from "Born in the U.S.A." to "American Skin (41 Shots) / Gillian G. Gaar --
Springsteen's American Dream / Louis P. Masur --
At the River / Paul Muldoon --
The Ties That Bind / A. O. Scott --
Part III: Springsteen Live Live at the Roxy / Greil Marcus --
The Magic Circle / Wesley Stace --
Twist and Shout / David L. Ulin --
Part IV: Springsteen the Artist --
Brilliant Disguise: The Completely True Fictional Adventures of Bruce Springsteen / Peter Ames Carlin --
"The Welsh Springsteen": An Interview with Martyn Joseph / by Irwin H. Streight --
This Train: Bruce Springsteen as Public Artist / Colleen J. Sheehy --
Born to Write: Bruce Springsteen, Flannery O'Connor, and the Songstory / Irwin H. Streight --
Ten Great Springsteen Moments (and Five Iconic Concerts) / Kenneth Womack --
Part V: Springsteen, Sex, Race, and Gender Our Butch Mother, Bruce Springsteen / Natalie Adler --
Springsteen's Women: Tougher Than the Rest / Gina Barreca --
Shackled and Drawn / Lauren Onkey --
American Skin: Springsteen and Blackness / Elijah Wald --
Part VI: Springsteen and Aging --
Summer's Fall: Springsteen in Senescence / Jim Cullen --
Work and Play: Mid-Life Music / Daniel Wolff --
Part VII: Springsteen beyond Borders --
Bruce Springsteen's River in Dublin / Dermot Bolger --
The Boss in Bulgaria / Richard Russo --
We Take Care of Our Own / Wayne Swan