Irving Berlin's Show Business: Broadway - Hollywood - America

by David Leopold

An exploration of the influential twentieth-century songwriter's career and pivotal contributions to Hollywood and Broadway culture is presented through a series of photographs, drawings, posters, costume and set designs, sheet music reproductions, and album covers, in a volume published to coincide with three traveling exhibitions dedicated to his work. 17,500 first printing.

Genres: Music

240 pages, Hardcover

First published October 25, 2005

Reviews

[Amy Dale · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was one of the best books I read last year (I just had about 20 pages to finish "this year.") it's so beautifully laid out and so crammed full of photos and information! I absolutely loved it! I knew nothing about Berlin going into it so it was all such a new and exciting story to me!
I loved how there are also side panels and pages dedicated to people and things mentioned to flesh it out even more thoroughly. I didn't want this book to end!

That being said I'm completely baffled by how I'm the only reviewer to see it this way, the majority are giving it 1 or 2 stars. I don't think they had their eyes turned on!!

[Noy Levi · Rating 3 out of 5]

it's a pretty basic overview of berlin's life & contributions to broadway, film & popular song. i loved all the photos.

[Scott Fuchs · Rating 1 out of 5]

Nothing new here except for some 'facts' that are not in agreement with those in other books on Berlin. And ohso many vital omissions.
It's hard to believe that this is really an Abrams book; text,formating,design,packaging are all substandard, as though from another publishing era.