Bob Spitz
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American journalist
Bob Spitz is an American journalist and author best known for biographies of major cultural figures, including Reagan: An American Journey ,[1] the New York Times bestsellers The Beatles: The Biography [2] and Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child , as well as books about Bob Dylan and the Woodstock festival.
Articles by Spitz appear regularly in The New York Times Magazine , GQ , Conde Nast Traveler , Men's Journal , In Style , Esquire and The Washington Post .[3]
In his early career he worked as a manager for Bruce Springsteen and Elton John, beginning at Wes Farrell's Pocket Full of Tunes, a music publishing and production company. When Mike Appel signed Bruce Springsteen, Spitz followed Appel.[4]
Spitz lives in New York.[3]
Nonfiction books
[edit ]- Reagan: An American Journey (Penguin Press, 2018年10月02日, ISBN 978-1-59420-531-6)
- Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child (end notes available on author's site) (Alfred A. Knopf, 2012年08月07日, ISBN 9780307272225)[5] [6]
- The Saucier's Apprentice: One Long Strange Trip through the Great Cooking Schools of Europe (W. W. Norton and Company, 2008)
- The Beatles: The Biography (Little, Brown and Company, 2005)
- Barefoot in Babylon: The Creation of the Woodstock Music Festival, 1969 (W. W. Norton and Company, 1989)
- Dylan: A Biography (McGraw-Hill, 1988)
- The Making of Superstars: Artists and Executives of the Rock Music Business (Anchor Press, 1978)
- Led Zeppelin: The Biography (2021)
Juvenile nonfiction books
[edit ]- Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!: The Beatles, Beatlemania, and the Music that Changed the World (Little, Brown and Company, 2007)[7]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Reagan, the Man: What Was He Really Like? | Art of Manliness". 9 January 2019.
- ^ "The Legacy of the Beatles," CBS News, Sep 9, 2005
- ^ a b Simon & Schuster Author Profile
- ^ Statham, Craig (2013). Springsteen: Saint In The City: 1949–1974. Soundcheck Books. ISBN 978-0957144231.
- ^ Spitz, Bob (2012年08月07日). Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child. Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 9780307272225. Archived from the original on 2012年08月17日.
- ^ Ien, Marci (2012年08月14日). "Biography reveals insecurities plagued Julia Child (Marci Ien interviews Bob Spitz, 05:11)". Canada AM.
- ^ Little, Brown and Company Kids official website Archived July 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine